Looking for a product to encourage curl

[Willow]

I'm growing my hair out and have two weddings coming up in the next few weeks (one is a formal Italian wedding...no pressure or anything! )

I am growing a full fringe out too and most days just pin it back.

For these weddings I want to wear it out though. My hair is naturally quite wavy and I think it will be better if I wear it wavy, that way the fringe growing out will be less noticeable (besides which I detest straightening my hair these days).

I generally just use good old fashioned styling mousse - true story. One of my friends recommended it and it actually works really well but you have to be careful not to use too much or you end up crispy

I'm looking for a product that will encourage the curl/wave in my hair without making it go crispy.

Anyone have any recommendations?

[Willow]

Erm...anyone???

[Miss K]

I highly rec Muk Kinky Muk its a cream in a blue tube.. It moisturizes the hair, de-frizz's as well as defining the curl I have a lady with the craziest afro un-managable curls using this religiously now and she is obsessed and said she has never had a product like it before! I also have another client who has really fine hair which is lifeless and wavy and putting a little bit of this in scrunching or twirling into the hair and she has beautiful curls!

I have tried NAK, Bed Head, Schwarzkopf, Loreal, Matrix, PPS, Goldwell and all these products don't compare and the Muk is cheaper than all of them its $20.95 or some places have it for sale for $23.95 my client with the thick afro curly hair gets 3-4 months out of her tube using it everyday!

Hope that helps

[~Kim~]

ah buggar...was hoping to come in here and find the answer to all my dramas ATM lol. It's 97%humidity 97% of the time - blerch.
I'm with you I use mousse too - but not a fan of 'crispiness'.

ETA disregard...took too long to post.

[Asparagus and Lemons]

What about good ol' fasioned curlers.. you know the ones you put into your hair overnight?
For me to have curly hair.. I just get out of bed.. I hate it.

[Willow]

Thanks Miss K, will have a look at it. Do I buy it in salons or would places like Hairhouse Warehouse sell it?

Kim - Sorry, I don't have any answers! I couldn't stand that humidity, let alone the bad hair that goes with it

Poopie - I tried that once before, years ago and it ended in disaster! Tangled, messy, decidedly un-curly hair!

I could get my hairdresser to do it for me but I'll be really pushed for time on the day.

[Miss K]

hairhouse warehouse do sell it its $23.95 there, get them to try some in your hair first and Muk have a 100% money back gurantee... They might try to sell you other stuff but be careful as some of them are 1st and 2nd years or unqualified trying to meet their target for the week with Muk you only need the cream nothing else

[luna moth]

I keep a tube of the Juuce brand curl booster at work (so can't see it right now and it gives really soft curls.
For a more intense effect (but a little crispy) I use PPS D-Frizz.

I also highly recommend MOP C-curl. I used to use it, but it was too soft for me.