Overview
This video details a step-by-step routine for eliminating a defined middle part in curly hair, while maximizing both curl definition and volume. The creator shares product recommendations, styling techniques, and tips for maintaining results over multiple days.
Viral TikTok and Tutorial Requests
- Video about moving curls to hide middle part received over 3 million views on TikTok.
- Many viewers requested a detailed tutorial on the process.
Prepping the Hair
- Start with freshly washed, brushed, and damp hair.
- Re-wet hair using a spray bottle if it dries out before applying products.
- Apply leave-in conditioner (Redken All Soft Mega Curls) throughout the hair, focusing on hydration and frizz control.
Sectioning and Product Application
- Section the hair: top (U-shape at arch of brows), then divide the rest into two equal lower parts.
- Secure sections with clips while working on each area.
- Apply a styling cream (Weed Advanced Climate Control Feather Light Styling Cream) to lower sections for added moisture and shine.
Defining Curls and Hiding the Middle Part
- Use the Bounce Curl Define Brush vertically on bottom sections for defined curls; shake or scrunch as needed.
- Avoid defining a straight middle line to prevent visible parting.
- Style the top section differently: take horizontal sections, pull forward, and define curls.
- Keep head centered to avoid favoring one side.
Styling Products and Techniques
- Apply Bounce Curl Light Hold Cream Gel for definition and hold, glazing and scrunching it into curls.
- Use Bumble and Bumble BB Curl Mousse for root volume, ensuring mousse is worked into both roots and lengths.
- Diffuse hair mostly with head upside down to prevent formation of a middle part, while preserving length and maximizing volume.
Maintaining Volume and Results
- Use Bounce Curl Volume Root Clips at 70% dry to keep roots lifted while air drying to 100%.
- Once fully dry, gently remove clips, shake out the roots by hand, and avoid using oils for shake-out.
- Perform additional manual adjustments, like zigzagging or swapping curl clumps, if a middle part appears.
Day Two and Ongoing Maintenance
- On day two, simply remove the bonnet and shake out hair upside down for restored volume and blended part.
- Short layers and a curly cut help cover and camouflage any residual middle part.
Product Recommendations
- Leave-in: Redken All Soft Mega Curls Hydromelt Treatment.
- Styling Cream: Weed Advanced Climate Control Feather Light Styling Cream.
- Gel: Bounce Curl Light Hold Cream Gel.
- Mousse: Bumble and Bumble BB Curl Mousse.
- Tools: Bounce Curl Define Brush and Volume Root Clips.
Questions / Follow-Ups
- Requests for video ideas and product (oil) recommendations are welcomed in the comments.