For a long time, Maria thought her hair was just… awkward.
Not straight enough to sit smoothly. Not curly enough to have shape.
Just something in between, a little flat, a little frizzy, and never quite doing what she wanted.
“Like an awkward in-between of almost wavy and quite flat, and a little frizzy.”
Like so many wavies, she didn’t realise that ‘in-between’ was actually something else entirely…
Maria’s day-to-day routine was simple.
Wash it. Let it air dry. Brush it out.
“I never straightened or curled it; I was always too scared it would burn my hair off! But I did use heatless curlers.”
She even tried following her mum’s routine, who has naturally curly hair, but that didn’t quite land either.
“I’d wake up with a big frizzy mess.”
No matter what she tried, she couldn’t find that middle ground.
Looking back, the clues were obvious.
“My mum has proper curly hair, and mine has never been fully flat. Always an awkward in between.”
Even on holiday, her hair behaved differently. But at the time, it just felt like her hair was inconsistent. Not wavy.
It wasn’t one big turning point, more a slow realisation.
“Maybe about a year ago, I started to try to have a proper hair routine. I was getting sick and tired of it, always looking frizzy.”
And when she realised her hair was actually wavy?
“Everything started to make a lot more sense. I started to put a lot more effort, and my hair actually started to look a lot nicer.”
The biggest shift? Confidence.
“Since I’ve started properly taking care of my hair, I’ve had a lot more positive comments. It’s made me feel a lot more confident. And I definitely regret not embracing my wavy hair sooner; I wish I’d put more thought into it.”
Before: Messy
Now: Confident
Maria's advice to you...
For anyone who feels like their hair is just “bad”, Maria’s message is simple:
“You don’t have bad hair. It’s just the products, the styling, and the time you’re putting in.”
Even small changes can make a difference.
“Maybe even if it’s just a little research, look into it. Different styles and even cuts can have an effect on how it sits and lies. Even just different products.”
Sign 1: Hair's wavy when wet, but dries straight
Hair shows natural waves when wet. Drying disrupts the pattern - leaving puffiness instead of soft, defined waves.
Sign 2: Heat styling never lasts
You curl it, it drops. You straighten it, it bends - your natural wave won’t hold either.
Sign 3: Your ‘frizz’ feels uncontrollable
Not random frizz - your wave pattern separating, not clumping. That’s why smoothing products never really fix it.
Sign 4: Your hair never looks ‘finished’
You wash and dry… but it lacks shape or polish. Never sleek, never defined, always needing more.
Sign 5: Your ends puff or flick out
Flatter at the roots, uneven through the lengths. Ends flick, curl, or puff depending on humidity.
Straightening, brushing and everyday drying break apart your natural wave pattern.
So instead of waves... You see frizz.
The fix? A simple 15-minute routine using lightweight products designed for waves.
The Merwave Wavy Hair Kit works with your natural pattern, transforming frizz into soft, defined, beach waves.
Over 160,000 women have already made the switch.
