Summer’s Hottest Haircuts for Curly Hair

Fellow curly girls, back me up on this: Summer can either make or break your texture, thanks to that ruthless combination of heat, sun, and humidity. Extreme volume, whether you want it or not, is a daily reality, and your curl pattern can pull a complete 180 depending on the weather. And

frizz

? You’d best have your army of products at the ready to keep it in check, especially if you don’t feel like wearing a

protective style

this season.

But let us not pretend that having waves, curls, and kinks isn’t a blessing—they’re gorgeous, the styling options are endless, and now that we see a light at the end of the social-distancing tunnel, we can even begin to think about visiting our stylist for a new haircut. Seriously, remember the days when you could waltz into the salon with a photo of your celebrity hair crush and be like,

Do whatever it takes to make me look like this

? The memories are flooding back. So in the spirit of that momentous day when you are reunited with your stylist, we chatted with two industry heavyweights and masters of curly hair,

Johnnie Sapong

and

Erickson Arrunategui

—who has kept my curls in check for the last year—for their thoughts on the hottest trends for 2b

–

4d hair this summer.

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