CurlsBot's Holiday Shopping Guide for Curly/Wavy Hair
Updated with last minute holiday shopping deals
December 20, 2025
In this guide I'll feature picks from our most popular posts. If you read about these products, you can get them at a discount this holiday season. Most of these sales should last from now until the New Year but a few are only until Cyber Monday.
And MANY of these products are available on Curls Monthly, a monthly subscription service that lets you try a bunch of products to see if they work for you! Now that it's getting REALLY close to the holidays, I think it's a great gift option because it's a subscription (so you can just like give them a card without worrying about last minute shipping). So your giftee can try a bunch of products to see if they work for them! Here's a link if you want to try it out.
In the EU? Check out the Curlsmith and Tootilab products below. Australia, we saw Lohy has a sale as well!
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The perfect gift if you don't know what to get
If you're not sure what to get someone with curly hair, a Curls Monthly subscription is a great gift. It gives them access to a huge library of products to try and a coach to help them find the best products for their hair.
Strong Bond Repair Products
Featured in both the Abbey Yung Method Guide and The Skeptics Guide to Bond Repair for Curly/Wavy Hair posts, these are the only four producs in the world that claim to repair strong, covalent bonds. They are normally very expensive that's why they are the top picks for this post.
The Big Four
Olaplex
On sale both at Olaplex and Amazon
Epres
On sale at the Epres website for 20% off. This is the one I'd pick over the others. It's like Olaplex but better, and simpler.
Living Proof Triple Bond Complex
On sale at Living Proof and Amazon
My personal picks
These are what I picked up at recent sales
Eva Mane Magic
One of the spray leave-ins I recommend that works awesome on all curl types but especially finer, low porosity, and wavy hair. On sale both on Eva NYC and Amazon.
Sulfate Free
- Color Wow Dream Coat for Curly Hair @ Amazon: I've only tried this once so far but it was really lightweight and helped prevent frizz really well, while taking MUCH less time to dry than my usual products like gel or mousse.
- Curl Wow Flo-etry @ Amazon: If you are looking for a lightweight cream, this is it. It is specially formulated not to weigh down hair.
- Miche Set Gel to Foam: I tested over 10 mousses this year and this was my favorite. It works for nearly all curl types.
- Tootilab Gel: I tried this on Curls Monthly and really liked it so I bought a full size for myself on their black friday sale.
Abbey Yung Guide for Wavy/Curly Hair
My guide to the Abbey Yung Method is one of our most popular posts. Here are some of her picks on sale:
Abbey Yung Recs
Bumble and bumble. Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Primer
A heat protectant leave-in conditioner that Abbey has as one of her options for hair that prefers heavier products.On sale at Bumble and bumble and Amazon
Redken One United All-In-One Leave In Conditioner
A leave-in/heat protectant. On sale at Redken and Amazon
Amika Midnight Mender
An overnight strength repair treatment on sale at Amika and Amazon
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo
A dry shampoo Abbey recommends for if you need to refresh your hair between washes on sale at Living Proof and Amazon
Irish Curls
My guide to the Irish Curls's recommended mousse is on sale:
Ouidad Advanced Climate Control Volumizing Foam
This foam is a great option for lightweight hold and texture that boosts the outer layer of Irish curls. On sale at Ouidad, Ulta, and Amazon.
Low pH Shampoos/Cleansers
If you're interested in seeing if a lower pH shampoo/cleanser makes your hair less frizzy and tangled, many of my top picks are on sale:
Tootilab Gentle Shampoo
A gentle low pH shampoo
Curlsmith Essential Moisture Cleanser
A gentle low pH shampoo
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