DevaCurl First Impressions

So, after reading several good reviews and watching a few online demonstrations, I decided to give DevaCurl a try.  Yesterday I went to Ulta and I picked up the basics of their line, and I thought I'd jot down my thoughts after using them for the first time today -

No-Poo Cleanser:

Really nice smelling - some hints of tea tree oil, which is great.  Does not lather at all, but it isn't supposed to.  Having used the conditioner wash method previously, I wasn't as freaked out by this as others might be.  It does feel a lot like the conditioner wash - you work it mostly through your scalp, but I also invariably get it on my ends as well.  Make sure you massage your scalp when using.

Just remember - lather does not equal clean.

One Condition:

Not quite as nice smelling as the No Poo, but also not a terrible smell.  Honestly, this seems much like any other conditioner.  The directions recommend using a "generous" amount and doing a light rinse, which I imagine means that the design is to have some left behind to continue moisturizing your hair throughout the day, so... good for porous hair.  I actually went a step further and ran a small amount through my hair after the rinse as well.

AnGEL:

Love the smell of this - I feel like this is the smell that has been in my hair all day.  It's clean and fruity.  The instructions are to towel dry your hair (they recommend microfiber or paper towels - I used a tea towel.  I think the bottom line is not terry cloth because the fluffy bits cause discord and separation, which is devastating for curly hair).  Basically, you tilt your head and then scrunch the hair toward the scalp with the towel to soak up the water without doing too much disturbance to the curls that are already forming.

At this point, I left the towel around my shoulders and got dressed and put my makeup on.

Set It Free:  

This is a moisture lock spray.  I sprayed this in my hair both before and after the blow dryer per the instructions to help with frizz.  This is pretty self explanatory.  Again, a good smelling product. 

DevaFuser:

This is a diffuser attachment for your blow dryer.  It looks like a weird claw thing.  The design is to provide constant airflow to all parts of your hair and allow it to dry from the inside out.  Personally, I usually let my hair air dry, but that's mostly because I've never liked the way it came out with a blow dryer, and also that I'm too impatient to stand around and wait while the blow dryer does its thing when I could be out and about while nature does her thing.

At any rate, I was impressed with the work of this diffuser.  You have to finagle with it and get it as close to your scalp as possible, with hair both on the top and the bottom of the "claw" (for lack of a better word).  I was definitely impressed with the lift that it gave me - I tend to have flatter hair at the scalp (most curlies do - there's a technique called clipping to combat that, which I will eventually try as well).  But with the DevaFuser, I found today that my hair looked less flat at the scalp.

Now I will say this, I did not wait for my hair to be completely dry from the DevaFuser - once again, my laziness and impatience got the better of me, and I made sure that the hair at my scalp was dry, but I didn't wait for my ends to be dry - I let nature take care of that.

Overall Impressions:

You can see some of the ringlets.  I wish I had a better camera.

My hair has smelled fantastic all day today, which is one of the things that I had been missing since I ditched the 'poo, so that is a definite plus.  Additionally, my hair did look lovely today.  It fell together in some very pretty ringlets with a minimal frizz factor.  There is a definite difference in texture, my hair feels very thick and very soft today.

I'm really hopeful that my experiences will continue to remain pleasant.

As always, please leave me any questions you have in my comments section, and I will be happy to attempt to answer them.  :)