Day 11 – Dear Mane Family, Life Got Messy (But the Curls Stayed Put)

Hi again!

Okay, so here’s the truth:
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday — I didn’t write.
Because my house was taken over.

Cousins rolled in like a full-blown wedding procession.
Laughing, singing, raiding my snacks, and somehow turning the living room into a dance floor by Saturday evening.

Between making chai 10 times a day and hearing “bro play that one song again” on loop, my blog got a 3-day nap.

But one thing that didn’t take a break?

My curl care.

 What I learned this weekend: If you want to maintain curly hair during chaos, you’ve got to keep it simple, but steady.

Not because curly hair is hard.
But because it’s different, it needs understanding, not taming.

Growing up, I thought the answer was always to tie it up, flatten it, or oil it until I disappeared under it. But now I know better.

Healthy hair doesn’t mean perfect hair.
It means hair that feels good, breathes easily, and doesn’t need you to hide it when people show up unexpectedly.

While everyone was throwing on filters for selfies, I realized something:

My curls had already done their job.
Defined enough to hold.
Soft enough to move.
Loud enough to be mine.

Here’s something people still don’t talk enough about:
There’s a wave of curl education rising in India — finally.
From viral routines to Shark Tank curly hair brands, more of us are learning what our hair needs.

We’re figuring out:

– What the best curly hair conditioner should feel like
– Why "oiling and combing" isn’t a solution
– And how to find the best curly hair products in India that work for our texture, not some random hair chart

So if you're just starting, here’s my advice:
Don’t aim for perfection.
Aim for patience.

Start small. Stay consistent.
Even if your cousins are yelling for the aux cord and eating all your kaju katli.

Because one day, you’ll catch a glimpse of your curls in a selfie someone else took…
and smile.

You won’t need a filter.

You’ll be wearing your own.

Talk to you tomorrow,