I fully dry my hair (usually diffuse) and sleep in a satin bonnet. I pull the bonnet off in the morning or do a steam refresh in the shower with it on, try and tame some frizz and flyaways, fluff and go.

I too shower at night. I usually just shower, apply all my products, scrunch out some excess water, and then plop it in a t-shirt overnight while I sleep.

I sleep in a gel crunch and it really helps take the frizz overnight. In the morning I just glaze some diluted leave in to refresh and shake it out a little. I haven't tried plopping overnight though

This is why I eventually gave up the curly routine. I wear it curly when I feel like it for one day, but the idea of re doing my hair every single day is so exhausting.

Following this because I still don’t know either. What’s your refresh routine like? I discovered the continuous mist water bottle and it has been a life saver! I fill it up with warm water (low porosity hair) and two pumps of Cantu wave acrivator, then spray and scrunch until hair is damp. Then I go in with small pumps of mousse, and then and oil when it all dries. I let it air dry because diffusing for me causes so much frizz.

My best I've found so far is using two claw clips. First you flip your head upside down, take the hair from the back and place two big claw clips like high pigtails on the top of your head (if your hair is longer you could use one big one). You can tie a silk scarf around the head to help keep friction down from the pillow. 

I do pineapple with satin pillowcase because bonnets always messed with my curls

I don't know how either so every morning I wet and detangle my hair lol

I’ve just resorted to fully re-wetting my hair with shower head, re-applying product, and re-scrunching & drying. The spray bottle method to refresh just makes my hair crazy frizzy… If you find a way, let me know!!

I spritz it with a continuous spray water bottle to reactivate the gel and scrunch until it's back to normal.

That's the neat part about type 2 hair: you don't!

I wash my hair everyday and it is just fine.

I put my hair up in a pineapple and use a silk pillowcase. In the AM I use dry shampoo cause my hair sticks flat to my scalp, then I lightly skim wet hands over the top of my hair with emulsified and diluted hair product. I have to be careful with scrunching my hair since it likes to frizz during the refresh process. But I must always forget this fact, because I always scrunch. Then I’m shocked and surprised when my hair turns into a frizzy mess! Lol

Hi! You loosely pony tail your hair on the top of your head then put a silk cap over it. It’s called a pineapple! You can also get a silk pillowcase, as a bonus it’s good for your skin. You can find silk caps on Amazon, I use this one :)

Ooh… washing my hair even a few hours before sleeping is a huge no no for me. My curls never make it right to the morning; there’s not enough time to air dry. I wash my hair before noon on a weekend and let it air dry all day. It has to be bone dry for me to go to bed. I put a silk elastic sleep cap on at bedtime and it keeps my curls frizz free until morning! Sometimes I don’t even have to refresh. I love my silk sleep cap!

Satin bonnet sold in the haircare aisle. Available in lots of prices, but I think you can get them for $4-5. (I spent $12 on the Cantu one because I liked the shade of green.)

You'll get the hang of tucking all your hair in, with or without the aid of a scrunchie, depending on the length.

I use a satin shawl that I wrap around my head

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Nothing is working to hold your curls because you’re not using any hold product in your hair. You need gel or mousse on top of the leave in conditioner. Also make sure you’re using a microfiber towel or T-shirt instead of a regular towel on your hair.

I like the brands curlsmith or ouidad. If you want more drugstore brand kind of product, the Aussie Freeze gel or mousse have great hold

ETA: Apply your leave in right out of the shower, not on dry hair. Detangle and the scrunch in mousse or gel while hair is wet. I like to apply mousse first while soaking wet, then I scrunch out extra water with a t-shirt and apply gel on top, then diffuse. If you don't want to use heat you can air dry or look into plopping.

Ive been told to brush my hair when wet, and thats really the only way im able to brush it. My hair stylist recommended me bali curls conditioner and shampoo, and then a hair mask from garnier, i usually dont blow dry, but only towel dry my hair, after drying it i put a leave in on. I do the exact routine ive been taught to, but it really doesnt do it for me i think, please help me just anything, but mostly for sleep routine!!

Honey baby, first of all that color is doing you no favors and second, you MUST have products for curly hair. Oil, leave in conditioner, mousse or a gel to hold the curl. I comb my hair with a wide tooth comb with conditioner in my hair and then rinse and then don’t comb it until you are washing your hair again. Gently scrunch in products from root to tip and air dry/diffuse. I’m not badmouthing your stylist but I don’t think they can help with your curls and if they put that color on your hair, you might need to move on to someone else.

If all you're adding to your hair out of the shower is a leave in conditioner, there's no product with hold, you need some kind of gel or mousse with hold to keep your definition through the day and especially overnight

I really like shea moisture products for another affordable option. Their curl mousse and curl smoothie work great for styling without making my hair feel too heavy or crunchy.

My curls are the same and the only thing that half works is pineapple and sleeping on a silk pilllowcase. I still had to get great at my refresh game. Here is my morning routine in case it helps you.

I spray my hair with a continuous water bottle that has several pumps of Bumble and Bumble curl reactivator inside, as well as a small pump of Ouidad advance climate control gel, and water. I usually just rake my fingers through a bit and scrunch, but sometimes I have to use my bounce curl brush if my curls are really out of shape. Then I scrunch in Ouidad Whipped Curls conditioning mousse in the gray bottle. If I feel like my curls need it, I use a bit of Ouidad advance climate control gel after as well. Then when it’s all dry, I scrunch out the crunch with Verb ghost oil on my hands.

I dampen my hair, especially frizzy areas, spray my favorite detangler, use my fingers or a comb to get out any tangles and then a very small amount (like pea size) of curl cream , work that in and scrunch. It dries frizz free and curls bounce back. My hair is 2B/2C.

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I pull everything on the top of my head and then pull half through into a bun with an invisibobble. It def preserves style

I use a bonnet. I have to flip my head upside down, tousle my hair so it’s all down toward the floor, then slide my bonnet on from the nape of my neck.

My curls sit on top of my head. My husband laughs, cause I have this giant pouf on top of my head.

Have you tried a silk scarf? It might stay on.

Go to manes by Mel on YouTube she’s a hair dresser with curly hair and has tons of tips on curl maintenance

Have you tried a loose pineapple with a silk scrunchie inside the bonnet?

I do kind of a pineapple on my head, but I pull the hair through again through the back, so it's kind of a bun and my length is protected from being smushed. The bonnet didn't work for me.

I just started doing Paulina's trick.  She divides her hair in half.  Life it way up. Twists it (toward the back) all the way down to the end.  Then spin it around and clip.  You'll end up with two small buns up high on each side.   

It makes a beautiful wave in the morning.  

There isn't really nighttime care. The styling you do after washing and how you refresh is what matters the most. If you're wearing a bonnet or a scarf at bedtime, that's about all there is to do. I don't recommend applying leave in just to apply it, though. There are plenty of routines pinned and tons of posts with info.

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This looks like too much product imo. Did you apply the leave-in on wet, clean hair?

Have you tried a satin bonnet? Pineapple your hair with a satin scarf, then put a bonnet over it.

Usually when my hair is long I do the pineapple ponytail. Now my hair is too short right above my boob. So I have the same problem as you. I wash it the day of then I just straighten it the next day. I only was my hair 2x a week.

My hair is shoulder length so I half-pineapple. Works for me.

When my hair was long, my best option was to put it up. A pineapple of sorts like others say.

Now my hair is too short to put up, but it’s sufficiently layered and textured. With the layers I don’t have to do anything to it before bed. My following days routines are what matter

Usually day 2 I just puff it back out some. Day 3 I spray it with a water bottle and apply a little more gel. Usually only enough for it to take about 20 mins to air dry on its own. Day 4 I puff it back out again. Sometimes it makes it to a day 5 where I do the water bottle again, sometimes it I just to start the routine over.