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waterlily716
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Name:
Sarah
Channel Views:
78,121
Total Upload Views:
971,107
Style:
Beauty
Joined:
Jul 21, 2007
Latest Activity:
2 hours ago
Subscribers:
3,585
"Straighten your hair and you'll be happy for a day... learn to embrace your curls and you'll be happy for life!"

For business enquiries please contact me at:
sarahelizastevens -at- gmail.com

For personal questions or comments feel free to email me at:
weepngwillow16 -at- gmail.com

I make videos about taking care of natural curly hair, hairstyles, product hauls, and product reviews. I will also occasionally make fashion and makeup videos.

I started this channel because I noticed there weren't very many natural vloggers (with looser curl types) at the time. With my videos, I try to provide education about curly hair basics and help others learn how to care and love for their natural curls.

Curlies that follow this channel ♥
√ 1000 on 01.25.11
√ 2000 on 07.10.11
√ 3000 on 11.27.11

REQUESTS:
I'm always open to video request, so please let me know if you have one, while keeping in mind:
- Don't forget to search my videos first! It's annoying to get requests again and again for videos I have already done. Just click "uploads" above, and there's a little search box. :)
- You are welcome to suggest products for review, but I don't review hair products that contain silicones or sulfates. (These are non-curly girl method approved products.)
- I can only give so much advice for people that don't have curly hair similar to my own. I'm sorry, but I can't make a video about wavy hair, kinky hair, oily hair, or short hair etc... because I don't have that kind of hair!
- Try to submit ideas that would work for a full video. If you have a personal question, post it on my wall or send me a message.

QUESTIONS:
Please leave questions here on my profile, in the comments section of a video, or send me a PM for things that require more detail.
- If you are asking for general help with your hair please explain your current routine, problems, etc. I can't give you a diagnosis without any symptoms to work with! :)
- Please take a look at the FAQ beforehand.
- If you want me to determine whether a product is Curly Girl method approved or not, please send me a link where the ingredients are listed.
About Me:
 
I am a college student, majoring in Psychology and minoring in Spanish. Besides hair styling, I like reading books, shopping, wikiHow, tumblr, playing the flute and the ukulele, and other fun stuff.

Birthday: March 16
Hometown:
Some city back in Kentuck.
Country:
United States
FAQ & Resources  
What HAIR PRODUCTS are you using currently?
This gets asked all the time. Please refer here for a generally up-to-date list. :)

-shampoo i use occasionally: giovanni triple tea treat shampoo
-conditioner wash: suave naturals coconut conditioner
-rinse out conditioner: tigi bed head moisture maniac conditioner
-leave in conditioner: kinky curly knot today
-serum like product: curly hair solutions curl keeper
-gel: LA looks sport gel (dark blue)

How do you STYLE YOUR CURLS?
styling hair wet routine (still has not changed):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGKD7pJ0hcg

After styling, I plop. PLOPPING METHOD VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r54bdlLwXnI

What's your CURLY HAIR ROUTINE?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DilMn2upSSM

WHAT CAMERA DO YOU USE?
MacBook webcam (lower quality) or Canon PowerShot A496 (better, grainy quality)

MY CURLY HAIR IS FRIZZY/BLEH/SAD? What should I do?
Try the curly girl method! Click on the picture to the left of my before and after results to visit the guide page or check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhhCWDMiRnY

MY NEGLECTED VLOG:
http://www.youtube.com/sarahelizastevens

LINKSLINKSLINKS
This is the step-by-step curly girl method page I wrote:
http://bit.ly/cgmethod

Some more curly care links to check out:
Got curl? The curly girl page - http://bit.ly/EaLZ4 (outdated product recs)
Laura Lee's All In One Guide to Going CG - http://bit.ly/166lkB
NC.com's CurlTalk Forums - http://bit.ly/cneix
Live Curly, Live Free - http://bit.ly/HSJuA
Tightly Curly - http://www.tightlycurly.com
Blog with CG Product List of Amazingness - http://curlgirljourney.blogspot.com/
Healthy Curls - http://healthycurls.awardspace.com/ (outdated product recs)
NC.com's Mondo list of hair product ingredients - http://bit.ly/ingreds

Also check out the book "Curly Girl: The Handbook" (2nd edition) by Lorraine Massey!

OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET
curly hair blog:
http://curlsandblossoms.blogspot.com/

tumblr:
http://whimaway.tumblr.com/

twitter:
http://twitter.com/waterlily716

instagram - whimaway (only on mobiles)

fotki (hair pics):
http://public.fotki.com/waterlily716/hair/
pw is whim

formspring
http://www.formspring.me/whimaway

My facebook account is private, so even if you do find me on facebook I much prefer being contacted through email! Thanks!
Channel Comments
LollitaZooper (2 days ago)
Hi! 1st of all, just wanted to thank you for these videos, they've been very helpful. Also, i was wondering if you have any suggestions for cheaper products. I've been using Garnier Fructis natural "fortifying" conditioner and leave in, but it is making my hair tangled and unmanageable. All day it has a "rough" feeling and i hate the feel! but all the products i've heard about are very expensive. any suggestions? thanks!
LollitaZooper (2 days ago)
Hey! 1
tigertwenty4 (3 days ago)
Hi waterlily - sorry i am spazzing on this because I feel like I should know the answer, but do you have a site where you post pics of your different hair styles, rather than just the videos? I am looking for good updo ideas and the internet is making me disgruntled with its results for what it is trying to pass off as "curly hair". Thanks!
melisolRS (1 week ago)
Hi, I love your channel :) I was wondering if you have tried Gorilla Snot Gel? I like the it's hold but would like your opinion. I've bought it at Walmart. Thanks!
classyglamourgirl04 (1 week ago)
Hey. Check out my beauty channel!
I have a giveaway/contest going on!!
I would love for you to enter!


xoxo, Classy
mayterrance (1 week ago)
Omg...I feel so happy that you subbed my channel. omg. ok thank you. of i subbed you too. i think you are beautiful. ok bye.
layanmahshi (1 week ago)
You are so cute!
mayterrance (2 weeks ago)
♥♥Hi: Awesome channel.♥♥ Love your curls.
ciscettina (2 weeks ago)
In italiaaaaaannnn ç.ç
Dakota0204 (2 weeks ago)
I love, love your saying at the top of your page....so true! i used to wear my hair naturally curly for years..It's about as curly as yours but not as long. But, it made me look really young. So, I started straightening it. But sometimes, I miss those curls! LOL
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