From curl-enhancing shampoo and conditioner combos to frizz-busting hair oils, here’s what you need in your curly (or wavy!) girl routine.
Tired of wrestling with your curls to no avail? We’ve got just the guide for you. Nothing beats a good hair day, especially when you’re a curly girl! Unfortunately, for most wavy and curly textures, a wash-and-go routine isn’t quite in the cards. More often than not, a little primping and priming is necessary to get your hair to behave, and narrowing down those products to the must-haves and the mehs is no easy feat.
That’s why we’re taking the stress off your hands with our tried and tested curly girl routine. We asked our resident curly girl for her top picks, and we’ve designed the ultimate hair care routine from there. Find the full routine ahead:
The cleanse
Every curly girl’s routine is different, but chances are that you’ve got a fair few styling products in your everyday roster. That’s why cleansing is the most important step in your hair care routine—between the curl cream, the hairspray, and the texturising spray, you’ll want to make sure your shower routine is doing its job to kick residue and dirt from your tresses on wash day.
Step 1: Cleanse with the Oribe Eternal Curls Shampoo and Conditioner
A good shampoo and conditioner are all you need to start off your hair care routine, and Oribe’s Eternal Curls collection hits all the right marks. Formulated for curly hair types two through four, the Moisturizing Shampoo (RM242) gently cleanses your curls while adding much-needed hydration, leaving your hair smooth, sleek and nourished. The Intense Conditioner (RM256), on the other hand, doubles down on moisture and hydration while offering damage repair and effortless detangling.
Step 2: Scalp care with the Miriam Quevedo Extreme Caviar Exfoliating Scrub Scalp Mask
Both a wonderfully calming once-a-week ritual and a must for healthy hair, scalp care is crucial for your curls. Fortunately, our 2025 BURO Beauty Empties Winner, Miriam Quevedo’s Extreme Caviar Exfoliating Scrub Scalp Mask (RM300), has bottled the ultimate scalp routine into a single sophisticated formula. This exfoliating scalp mask is a pre-treatment that uses Tahitian mother-of-pearl, coral sand, cell detox-booster, and caviar to gently exfoliate, detoxify, and nourish your scalp.
The styling routine
Bouncy, shiny, and defined curls don’t just happen! Unless you’re having a good hair day, it typically takes a little priming and encouragement to get your curls to behave. Here are the bare essentials for a good hair day.
Step 1: Define your waves with the Ouai Wave Spray
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For the girls rocking natural waves, this salt-free Ouai Wave Spray (RM154) is here to help you enhance your natural texture while controlling frizz, all with a touchable, non-crunchy finish. Simply spritz it onto your hair in sections, scrunch and leave to air dry or diffuse dry! PS: It can also be used on curlier hair as a texturising spray before your curl cream.
Step 2: Add some hold with the Schwarzkopf Professional Session Label The Definer Curl Cream
If you’re in need of more heavy-duty hold, The Definer from Schwarzkopf Professional works to shape and control your tresses without any stiffness. Simply apply it to damp hair and either let it air dry or diffuse dry—it protects your strands against heat damage up to 230ºC!
Step 3: Double down on hold with Briogeo’s Curl Charisma Rice Amino + Quinoa Frizz Control Gel
Want even more hold and definition? Briogeo’s light to medium hold curl gel uses rice amino acids and tomato fruit ferment to smooth and seal the hair cuticle, as well as quinoa extract and keratin amino acids to strengthen your strands from within. Simply apply a small amount from root to ends on damp hair and leave to air dry or diffuse dry! Then, once the cast is set, scrunch in a little hair oil to break up the curls.
Step 4: Add shine and defrizz with the Oribe Eternal Curls Polish & Protect Oil
The latest addition to the Oribe Eternal Curls collection is the Polish and Protect Oil (RM264), a blend of 17 deeply nourishing and silkening botanical oils formulated for both curls and coils alike. The oil is infused with castor seed oil to repair damage and prevent breakage, apricot oil to seal in moisture and tame frizz, coconut oil to nourish and soften dry tresses, olive fruit oil to add shine and softness, and watermelon seed oil for intense moisture and protection from pollution.
The refresh
Should your day-two curls need a quick refresh, we’ve got just the thing! A little water and leave-in can do wonders to revive scragglers in a pinch, tying you over until the next wash day.
Step 1: Mist the Davines Oi All-in-One Milk
Best for fine to medium hair, this multi-tasking leave-in treatment milk uses toucou oil and provitamin B5 to control frizz, hydrate, protect, and soften your hair for a shiny and silky finish. Simply mist it over dry or frizzy areas, re-coil your hair to define the curl, and scrunch! For coarser hair, you can follow up with a little more curl cream and hair oil in stubborn areas for extra hold and shine.
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