Umberto Giannini Curl Friends Jelly - Review

Hi Everyone!

So you’ve probably noticed that I’ve curly hair! This seems to have been the result of my taking Sodium Valproate. The curls started when the meds started & got curlier as the does increased! I’m hoping this doesn’t reverse as I come of the Sodium Valproate as I’m just getting the hang of styling my curls! On that note, meet today’s product - the new Umberto Giannini Curl Friends Create A Curl Scrunching Jelly*.

This product is designed to de-frizz & define curls. I struggle with frizz, so was very excited to give this a try! I do think this helped to calm my frizz prone hair & also noticed that my curls were more defined, it surprised me at first as I hadn’t seen them particularly defined since my hair has gotten longer (& so heavier!).

One of the things I really like about this product is that it’s hard to over product your hair. I’m quite heavy handed so this is a huge plus for me! My hair did sometimes look a little ‘wet’, though I don’t know whether this was just because I was looking in the mirror when my hair was wet! The jelly kept my curls defined all day, even in windy weather!

I had a little bit of a panic about three weeks into using the jelly when I read the bottle. I must’ve had a dyslexic moment & misread jelly for gel - the last time I used a gel was not a pretty sight! There is a photo of me that I wanted to include to show you just how bad, but I untagged myself from it on FaceBook & now can't find it (probably a good thing!).

A minute later & I was telling myself not to ‘be so stupid’ - I’d already been loving using product & had great results! That wouldn’t suddenly change by me finding out that it’s a gel (even though it actually isn’t!)! Just a little snippet for you into my very muddy brain!

Here are some pics of me with the jelly defining my curls.

The product has a pleasant, light fragrance & is silicone free. It’s also only £6, a price I was expecting to be higher & can be purchased from Boots.

Have you tried anything from the Curl Friends range?

Tania Xx

Ingredients:

AQUA (WATER), XANTHAN GUM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, GLYCERIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, ACRYLATES/PALMETH-25 ACRYLATE COPOLYMER, POLYQUATERNIUM-11, PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTER OIL, SODIUM BENZOATE, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM METHYLPARABEN, AMINOMRTHYL PROPANOL, PARAFUM (FRAGRANCE), BENZOPHENONE-4, COUMARIN, ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, LINALOOL, CI 17200 (RED 33).