CURLSMITH - Curl Defining Styling Soufflé - Vegan Medium Hold Styling Gel

I have searched high and low for a product that my hair will tolerate. I was very discouraged for many year trying popular brands with different methods and not getting the results I was looking for. I bought this on a whim and will be a forever customer. My curls have never looked better. I have 3c curly hair; it’s a bit finer but I have A LOT of it. It is very dry, does not like heavy products or oils, and will get buildup easily because it doesn’t absorb products well. That is not the case with this magic soufflé. I will section fully wet hair into two parts and use around a tablespoon’s worth of this product on each side. I run it through my ends, work it up towards the roots but do not apply on my scalp. I will smooth the curls between my hands in a prayer motion and then scrunch them in my palm and upwards towards my scalp. I flip my head upside down, carefully fluff up my roots with my fingers and scrunch again. I diffuse on the warm low setting for around 20-30 minutes until it’s about 80% dry and then use the cool high setting to finish drying. The results are incredibly defined but soft-to-the-touch curls. No gel, no mousse. No custard or serum; just this product. Never in my life has my hair felt so airy and light. 2nd and 3rd days curls look great too and keep their definition well; I just do a little spritz of water to wake them back up. I am so happy and feel a huge weight off my shoulders knowing I have found a product that works so well for me. I will never stop recommending it and will be gifting it to curly friends and family so they can get in on the magic.

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. —— Coming back one YEAR later to say the 16 oz bottle I purchased on July 31st 2024 has just ran out on June 7th 2025. This stuff is amazing! An entire bottle lasted 1 year with my hair being hip length

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.

Smells really sent-sational but still not perfumey. Light & fruity, rosy. Delish! I actually have the softest, cleanest feeling hair with spirals now. Doesn’t feel heavy or crispy at all. As an adult I am normally a straight/wavy girl but was born with curly hair. Here I used the product following a scrunch with a reflex serum (by another brand,) along with a bounce curl type brush for curl definition. (No mousse) and I was left with a nice glossy & bouncy result the very first time. I have noted that it has all of those great nourishing ingredients like rosemary, sage, babassu oil, shea butter, castor oil, and aloe vera. (But c’mon, how is it so featherweight still?) 🥇 This product gets my vote! Try it out.

I have a mix of all of the Type 2 curls. I have fine hair that usually frizzes out of control. I used to live somewhere where soft water was a thing, now I live somewhere where it’s only hard water. This curlsmith soufflé is the best product I’ve ever used for my hair. 1. A little goes a long way, LESS IS MORE. 2. It MUST be applied to sopping wet hair - in the shower or re-wet over the sink. I starting using more of this product because I changed up my routine in the morning - and my hair started to look thin and like I had 4 curls on my head. Randomly one day I decided to stop using this, but as my hair started to frizz out of control, I was like ok I’ll just re-wet and use a little to control the frizz and I what I ended up with was the nicest, softest, fuss-free curls. For fine hair, the key really is to use 50% less than you think you need then go from there. And your hair must be sopping wet. With these 2 tricks, I don’t even get a cast or have to crunch, it’s just perfect as soon as it’s dried - with all of my separate curls, a bunch of volume, and no frizz! I have tried Innersense curl cream and I can’t get it to do what this product does, so for me this product wins. Though I do prefer Innersense shampoo and conditioner…

definitely good quality. its very good at holding the curls. the product is very small for the amount of money you pay. it’s good, but never pay that much money for this tiny thing.

Makes my frizz into curls and lasts for days between washings. It gives me good curl definition on my long Irish curls.

perfect

Hyper hydratant et Sent bon !!

This deserves more than 5 stars tbh. I have lots of wavy, fine strands of hair. My wave is probably 2a but is very inconsistent and hard to give body to. Using this as per the instructions gives me consistent and resilient waves that are more like 2b. Best piece of advice I can give: DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THE CAST. This product is SUPPOSED to make your curls stiff and crispy; with just 10 minutes of scrunching out when your hair is dry, the cast will disappear. Think of it like a plaster-cast that helps form the shape of the curls beneath that you then break away. I have very fine hair that gets greasy super quickly, but this cast comes out perfectly in my hair with no lingering product. You would never even know it had been there. Even more amazingly — yesterday I went walking on a windy beach, slept on my hair during the night, and my waves were still perfect the next day. This is unheard of. I have never liked my hair, it is messy and frizzy and fine and the waves seem random and can't be easily tamed. Honestly this gives me the hair I've always wanted. I can't find a single fault with it. Worth the price 100%, I promise.

He probado muchos productos para los rizos y definí este me ha encantado, define los rizos, tiene el efecto mojado y sobre todo deja el pelo suave. Me encanta y lo recomendaría totalmente.

It smells great and all, but if you want something to help hold your curls better this is not it. This also has a very weird texture that feels almost dry and it leaves flakes over your curls. I will not be buying again

Premetto che ho sempre investito sui miei ricci ma mai un prodotto mi ha resa completamente soddisfatta. Questo gel mi ha convinta al 100% e’ fantastico!!!! Un unico prodotto che ha reso i ricci definiti lucidi ed idratati senza appesantire assolutamente il capello. Consiglio vivamente 🔝⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️