Ask the Experts: Curly Hair Do's and Dont's

If you have natural curls, you know how challenging it is keeping them bouncy, glossy, and fabulously frizz-free (and yet Alicia Keys always seems to get it right!). Here's the thing: Caring for and styling your natural curls, coils and kinks is easy, once you know the insider secrets. Here, we chatted with Anthony Dickey, celeb hairstylist and owner of NYC's Hair Rules salon and product line, to find out his top ten curly hair do's and dont's--and check out our curly girl gallery for style inspiration!

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Wash and Wear

DO: RE-WET HAIR EVERY THREE DAYS. “For curlier textures, I usually recommend a three-day limit between rinsing and conditioning,” says Dickey. “If you wait longer than that, your curls will shrink up or dry out.”

Here, Alicia Keys rocks a pretty, half-up/half-down curly coif.