In this tutorial Heather Kennett demonstrates the finger‑coiling method for curly hair, explaining when to choose it over a simple wash‑and‑go and how to integrate product application. She walks through preparing co‑washed hair—detangling, sectioning, and applying leave‑in conditioner and styling cream—before showing the core technique: taking small sections, lifting the hair away from the scalp, twisting with the fingers, and releasing to form uniform curls. Heather discusses handling partings and directional coiling to avoid flat ringlets and to add volume, and she emphasizes the importance of hover‑diffusing to preserve the curl pattern. She also covers refreshing finger‑coiled hair, noting the tendency for halo frizz and offering strategies such as re‑wetting, re‑applying products, or teasing. Throughout, she balances enthusiasm for the method’s results with realistic notes on its time‑consuming nature, suggesting it’s best for special occasions or when a polished look is desired.
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Now I'm going to show you finger coiling. So finger coiling is a bit more time consuming. You can choose to do the whole wash and go where you are. Co washing, put in your leave in and style it and then use this technique as finger coiling brings more uniformity to curls. Or you can do your finger coiling at the same time as applying your products. So you've got freshly co washed hair and you're going to finger coil. I'm going to be applying my products as I finger coil. You're going to need one of these to section your hair. And your co washed hair needs to be detangled before this point. With finger detangling, it's really up to you in terms of the width of each of the coils that you're going. Finger coiling. Sorry, in terms of the width of the finger coils that you want to create. But I choose to rake in my products. You could use praying hands or a another method. But finger coiling is simply grabbing the hair and twisting it. My hair's quite long so it takes a little while. Twist, twist, twist, You see there. And then letting go, move on to the second one, your finger to finger coiling away all the way to the end. Then grab another section. You need to do these in quite small sections, otherwise you sort of end up with the ragdoll ringlet. Look. I must admit I do love to finger coil because it's one sure way to know that you're going to have a good hair day. It just takes a little bit of time. So make sure that you have applied your leave in conditioner and your stylet take small sections. And finger coil. So this is finger coiling. One thing to bear in mind, and I certainly do is I lift my hair away from my scalp. So I don't want to create ringlets that are going to fall very flat to my head. But also when you're working around your parting area, I tend to finger coil all the way up and then rest each of the finger coiling sections back. The whole top section of my head until it's dry. Otherwise you have a center parting with finger coiled hair. Either side doesn't suit me and you know I like big hair, so volumes my thing. But I'll leave that up to you. Bit trial and error. So if you have a parting, make sure that you're finger coiling in the right direction. I'm right handed so I go back the way as I finger coil. So you can see here, try and get closer. That's my finger coiling, you don't have the opportunity for any frizz or anything because you're manually manipulating the hair there into finger coils to dry finger coiled hair again, as you would expect, it may take a bit longer. And remember, if you're going to diffuse finger coiled hair, make sure you watch the video and hover diffuse, otherwise you're really going to disrupt the curl pattern. So grabbing the next section, applying leave in and stylet. Smallish sections, pulling them away from the scalp. And finger coil. It's quite therapeutic, but it's not something I would manage before the school run. Hence why the wash and go is my favourite. But for a special occasion or to try something new, definitely the way to go. In terms of refreshing with finger coiled hair, you will find that because this has been made perfectly by finger coiling that you may experience more halo frizz than you would normally on the refresh days. There's no real way to get that stray hair back into each finger coil unless you're going to re, wet, re, apply, leave in and style it. So at that point for me I would just wash my hair again, but I'll leave that up to you. In terms of refreshing the halo frizz, you may be able to tease it back in. So you just continue all the way around the head with finger coiling. So you can see the difference because here all the curls are separated in their natural form and here they've been finger coiled much more perfect. So that is finger coiling.
