Olaplex on waves

October–November 2022

I remembered I had some Olaplex and decided to give that a try, paired with lots of hard-hold gel (Aussie Instant Freeze). It worked beautifully and I was thrilled. I had big, juicy wave clumps for the first time!

I also had my most successful second-day results ever, which was a big deal for me as anything beyond day 1 hair was pretty “bleh” at this time.

This kicked off an obsession with finding the hardest-holding hair gels imaginable + hair repair products, which lined up nicely with a late-October trip to NYC. I purchased a ton of haircare products in the US, and I’m still working my way through them two years later (heh). I also picked up some alligator hair clips on that trip and started reliably sectioning my hair into three parts to wash and style thanks to the awesomeness of the clips.

In early November I started experiencing pretty bad wet frizz while washing for the first time. I took a look at the products I’d been using and realized I’d managed to choose a bunch of products with no protein in them for a few washes in a row. I re-introduced protein and the wet frizz went away over the course of the next month. This is how I learned my hair likes protein!