My everyday go-to for quick air-drying
"Great for quick, hassle-free air-drying when you don't want to spend time on perfect curls in everyday life. Works equally well for initial styling and refreshing. Will definitely buy again!"
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Ideal to enhance your waves providing light definition for a natural look.
Ideal for wavy hair
Delivers an even mist
Suitable for curl & texture types (Wavy, Curly, Coily)
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Effortless Waves
How does it perform across different curl types?
Wavy (2A-C)
Hair Texture:
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Curls (3A-C)
Hair Texture:
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Coily (4A-C)
Hair Texture:
Fine
Medium
Coarse
Great
Works
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Product Specifications
Product type:
Styler
Format:
Spray
Best for:
Natural Waves
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The Formula
Our mission is to provide clean, effective products that help you achieve the curls of your dreams. We’re constantly looking for feedback and finding ways to improve on existing formulas to deliver better results and experiences to our community.
Linseed
Full of fatty-acids and anti-oxidants, Linseed is known to help reduce frizz and give hair an increased shine.
Aloe leaf
Often used for its moisturization properties.
Chia Seeds
An ancient grain, with high protein & Omega-3. Known for their anti-inflammatory & antioxidant properties & moisturizing vitamin E content.
How to use
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After your wash routine, apply your usual leave-in conditioner. Spray Effortless Waves evenly through the mid lengths to ends.
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2
Work the product through the hair in sections using the "raking method" for an even distribution.
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3
Scrunch the hair upwards towards the root to enhance the natural waves.
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4
Diffuse or air dry as usual.
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Compare Products
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Effortless Waves
$38
Best suited to:
Natural Waves
Benefit:
Spray
Type:
Styler
Format:
Spray
Awestruck Definition Cream
$43.50
Best suited to:
Natural Looking Defined Curls
Benefit:
Cream
Type:
Styler
Format:
Cream
Overall rating: 4.6113014 / 5 from 584 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Effortless Waves provides a lightweight formula that offers a soft hold and enhances wavy hair's natural bounce. The spray defines curls and waves without adding crunch, and it has a pleasant scent that leaves hair feeling soft and full. Opinions vary on its effect on hair weight, but many appreciate its natural look and summer-friendly hold.
Summary topics
- Spray Formula (12%): Customers loved this spray, praising its lightweight formula and ability to define wavy hair. (100% agreement)
- Product Results (6%): Customers expressed satisfaction with the results of the product, as it provides good and consistent results.
- Curl Definition (12%): Customers appreciated the ability of this product to make my curls and waves more defined and bouncy.
- Hair Feel (6%): Customers loved how this product made their hair feel soft, bouncy, and full.
- Product Hold (14%): Customers expressed appreciation for the great loose hold this product provides, making it perfect for summer.
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Review highlights
- "Good hold, frizz free lovely soft curls and waves which last a few days." —
- "Effortless waves made my hair feel lovely and soft and did create a nice wave." —
- "Lovely smell and styling gives a casual hold I am happy with defining my waves with ease" —
Reviews
The products feel nice and
"The products feel nice and moisturizing however they do not provide the type of hold I am looking for. My curls were quite frizzy when using these products compared to others I have tried."
Love love love
"Effortless Waves was one of the produce I tried, and voila, here I am about 20 products in to CurlSmith! Effortless Waves lives up up its name. Light spritz, a little scrunch and out the door. Plus the smell is AMAZING. I want products that work, and they have to smell good too. Win win. Can you make that scent into a body spritz?"
I love this product.
"I love this product."
Fresh curls
"I love it. I use it after my week cleansing, to help define my curls and waves. They look gorgeous for at least three days without doing anything else and it doesn't add any build up or weight to them."
Great product
"This is a nice, lightweight spray that refreshes my fridge zzz waves and curls and smells very nice!"
If it wasn't for the smell. . . .
"Good for refreshing. And good curly soft hold. BUUTT the smell is horrible. Too sweet like tropical High school products. It would be so good with minty os herbal smell or no smell at all."
Definitely effortless!
"The name is perfect, because these are the effortless way I refresh my waves. I use them on day 2 and 3 to redefine my waves and then diffuse for like 5 minutes and I’m ready to go!"
Great if used sparingly
"I use this when air drying alongside the protein leave in. It doesn't have enough hold to be used alone, but it does add a nice finish to my waves and helps them dry smoothly. I have very thick 2c waves and I can take quite a bit of product, but I do have to be careful with this as it can become heavy and leave hair greasy if used too much."
Love this product
"My waves are so soft and bouncy, brings my wavy thin hair back to life"
Q&A
- How do you use this with the Weightless Airdry Cream?
- Hi! As the Weightless Airdry Cream is a leave-in conditioner and the Effortless Waves is a styler. Use the Airdry Cream after shampoo and conditioning your hair, rake it through the hair and scrunch, then spray the Effortless Waves on your hair :)
- What is the difference between effortless waves and air dry cream? Is it necessary to use both?
- The Weightless Air Dry Cream is a leave in conditioner, which is designed to add moisture to your curls and smooth the cuticle ready for your styler. This product has no hold. Effortless Waves is a styler which has a bit of hold, so this is for encouraging your wave pattern and defining curls. Used together, these products help to nourish and smooth the hair while encouraging natural wave and curl formation. The Weightless Air Dry Cream provides moisture and cuticle smoothing, while Effortless Waves adds light hold and definition for beautifully enhanced texture.
- The 2nd picture describes the product as alcohol-free but I see "BENZYL ALCOHOL" in the ingredients list. Which one is the correct info?
- Although the term “alcohol” is used in the name, it does not contain any ethanol. Benzyl alcohol is an organic alcohol that occurs naturally in some fruits
- I am looking for a spray to use between washes for this purpose, can it be used that way?
- We would recommend the Moisture Memory Reactivator for between wash days!
- Can this be used on hair once it’s already dried?
- We advise to use on wet hair when applying
- Love this wavy product so far, but now I need to know how to utilize this product for day 2 refresh. Any tips???
- You can apply with a spritz of water to refresh your waves inbetween washes
- Does effortless waves have a strong smell? I’ve been unable to use your products due to the heavy fragrances
- The scent used is similar to the Moisture line, for fragrance free options check out our Shine range!
- Does this have to be used on wet hair ? Can it be used on dry hair to refresh, or do have to wet your hair first?
- Hi, Merryn. Thanks for your question. The effortless spray is to use after applying a leave-in conditioner.
- What does this smell like? Does it have the same scent as the other styling products? Will you get a fragrance free option?
- The fragrance is the same as our Moisture range products!
- What sort of scent does this product have?
- This has a fruity scent in line with our Moisture range!