1️⃣. Use a MICROFIBER towel! Trust & believe my curls started looking a helluva lot more healthy + less frizzy the second I stopped using my bath towel (cotton) to dry my hair 🥴. I have a few different microfiber towels from various brands & the only real difference I notice between them is their thickness. While TurbieTowels are more affordable & you can purchase nearly 2 sets of 2 for the price of one DevaCurl towel 🥵, I find DevaCurl towels to be thicker & therefore absorb the moisture faster, making my wash/condition/style process easier & MUCH faster (which is totally worth it to me!). 2️⃣. Do EVERYTHING upside down! From brushing to scrunching to drying - keep your head DOWN ⬇️! This helps build volume in a "natural" way without having to use additional products to achieve the volume you desire. Being a curly girly is not for the faint of heart or for weak pockets so any time you can cut a corner without damaging your curls, i highly recommend taking full advantage 💯‼️ 3. Use a diffuser when blow drying your hair & do NOT stop until AFTER the point where it feels like your arm is going to fall off (bc if you’re doing it right – it will 😩). Seriously though, diffusing is usually where people give up bc it takes forever + you have to continuously scrunch upwards. If you have thick hair like me, you might as well just pull up a chair + put on some good tunes bc you will be there awhile 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️. I can, however, pinky promise that it will be 110% worth it in the long run ❣️ I try to let my hair air dry as often as possible but sometimes the situation (or my inability to manage time effectively) does not allow me to wait 2 full days for it to completely dry so if I do use a hot tool, I always use a good heat protectant (I tagged my favorite one), grab my diffuser, + get to scrunching (whilst dancing to my jams ☝🏻)! Check out my post from yesterday where I tried CakeBeauty’s curly hair products for the first time & use all 3 of these hacks to get an outcome I was NOT expecting 😍😉🙃! xo, e * this post is NOT sponsored.* LTKunder50 LTKstyletip LTKbeauty