It's named as such because with more than 20,000 upvotes on Reddit, this routine went incredibly viral a few months ago. At the time, people were in awe of both her curls and the thorough regimen she'd developed to get them. I've gotta say, though, this routine actually turned out to be one of the simplest of the bunch. Shampoo and condition how you please, then squeeze out water with your hands, and then with your head flipped over, run a dollop of Cantu's Shea Butter Leave-in Conditioning Repair Cream through your hair. Scrunch in a generous squirt of Miss Jessie's Multi-Cultural Curls Cream, tie up your hair with a cotton T-shirt (I used a microfiber towel again), and let it sit for 10 minutes. Reddit user Capslockramen recommends using a diffuser for 20 minutes while scrunching your hair with the towel to help it dry faster, but I'm an air-dryer through and through, and I didn't miss it.
Best for: People with easy access to Miss Jessie's (i.e., a Target). This routine gives great results (as they all do), but it took me three drugstore visits to find one that carried the Miss Jessie's cream.
Worst for: People who don't have half an hour to dry their hair in the morning; people with thin hair. The Cantu was great for me, but as they say online, it's "thicc."
Cost: $21.99 (not including shampoo and conditioner)
Routine Three: The Cruelty-Free
Jennifer Mulrow
As someone who's never met a too-strong gel, I was wary heading into the Aveda routine. Per Reddit user anxietygirl13 (an anxietygirl after my own heart), you use the brand's cowash and conditioner, then comb and rinse. Squish to condish with the same conditioner, flip your head over, and run a few pumps each of Aveda's Be Curly Curl Controller and Style Prep through your hair. Up until this point, I'd been intimately familiar with all the product categories on my head. Cowash, conditioner, leave-in, gel—the mileage varies, but you generally know what you're getting. The Curl Controller, on the other hand, was way thinner than I was expecting, while the Style Prep was also a squirty little guy. Bottom line, I was nervous, but the combo gave good curl, and if you've ever walked past an Aveda, you know what my head smelled like all day. Would recommend.
