Curlsmith - Curl Defining Styling Soufflé - Vegan Medium Hold Styling Gel for Wavy, Curly and Coily Hair (16oz)

Excellent product

Perfect gel cast hold that doesn't leave my hair heavy, hard, or looking like it is wet. My hair has never looked so shiny or bouncy, it does such a great job at getting the initial cast I need for my hair to dry and is probably the best gel I have used in terms of breaking the cast and being left with a soft bouncy curl. In the past with other gels I have struggled to break the cast and this gel does not make it difficult at all. After using this gel I went from only lasting 3-4 days to easily almost 8-9 with great looking curls and almost no retouches. The application feels gross at first on your hands, it almost feels like alcohol and very drying on the hands/hair but does not actually have a drying affecting on the hair. If anything it feels like my hair is more hydrated and voluminous after using it. No strong smells. Overall very happy with the gel! You don't have to use a lot either.

It makes my hair look good, I also use another product from this line to give my hair definition. A little goes a long way.

This product is nice enough. I get the feeling that I've not really unlocked its full potential. I have thin, low porosity hair that ranges from 2B to 3A. It took a LOT of trying different methods to get be able to use this product without ending up with crispy, piece-y waves. I would say this is not for low-maintenance hairstyles. It definitely wants hair to be pretty wet when its used, though I can get away with only about a nickel size amount on all my hair. Then I use a denman brush to shape my waves before diffusing. I have never had much luck air drying with this product or simply scrunching. The smell is very pleasant and I do feel like it offers a strong hold, and the cast scrunches right out when dried, provided I didn't use too much. My hair tends to be frizzy and this helps to an extent.I first bought the smallest size and it lasted me a good long while, so while it is expensive I do feel like I got my money's worth. This time I got the larger size and I was extremely disappointed to discover upon arrival that the product had opened up in the envelope and squirted out. I lost a good inch off the top. For something that costs $40, I would have hoped there would at LEAST be some kind of guard against that. Heck even a piece of tape over the lid would have sufficed. I have to wonder if it was a used product to not have even one of those removable tabs under the lid. That's mainly why I knocked off a star.

I have tried and liked so many gels from this brand, but the search is over. I have fine, medium density 2B & C and 3A hair. Effortless waves was excellent but had to use sooo much, Flex jelly really nice during certain times of year but always had to finish with a hair spray for hold, shine gel was way to heavy but the soufflé is the end. I can use this as a single styler on soaking wet hair and my hair looks great for 3 days with just a water refresh. No crunch. Sold. I purchased the 2 oz to test out and the 16 oz delivered today. Just right. Smell is nice but would prefer an unscented version.