Alright so let me tell you how this whole Central Cee hair thing went down for me. Seriously, trying to get those cool waves looking right ain’t as simple as it looks on TikTok, especially when your budget ain’t big.
The Starting Point: Pure Mess
Saw Central Cee rocking his hair everywhere, man. That texture, those soft waves sitting just right. Mine? Straight out the shower looked like I stuck my finger in a socket. Dry. Frizzy. Zero definition. Felt annoyed, honestly. So I decided: gotta figure this out, but cheap. Hit the drugstore aisle feeling kinda lost.
The Hunt for Cheap Fixes
First stop, this little corner store near my place. Saw some random brand curl cream in a tub for under five bucks. Grabbed it thinking “How bad could it be?” Man, that stuff sucked. Made my hair feel sticky like I dipped it in cheap glue. And it did nothing for the frizz! Washed it out after an hour, mad frustrated.
Next day, went to a proper drugstore. Stood there staring at shelves feeling stupid. Asked a random lady stocking shampoo where the “hair defining stuff” was. She pointed me to this cheap blue gel. Got it home, tried it on soaking wet hair like the tube said. Boy, my hair went solid. Crunchy helmet head. My sister walked in, took one look, and called me “frizz head”. Brutal. Took me two washes to get that crunchy feeling out.
Finally Stumbled On Something That Worked
Okay, so gels and random creams weren’t it. Remembered reading online ages ago about leave-in conditioner for curly-ish hair. Found one in the drugstore clearance bin. Bottle looked kinda plain, nothing fancy, couple bucks. Skeptical, but desperate. Next morning after shower:
- Squeezed out like a palm-full of water from my hair. Dripping wet? Forget it. Just damp.
- Pumped two sprays max of that cheap leave-in onto my hands. Rubbed ’em together quick.
- Ran my hands through the sides and back, gentle like, not pulling. Just smoothing it down mostly.
- Scrunched the top a little bit where I wanted some waves to clump together.
- Walked away. Seriously. Didn’t touch it. Let it air dry the whole damn morning.
Checked the mirror around lunchtime. Hold up… was that actual waves? Not crunchy! Hair felt soft, still a little messy but in a decent way? Like the frizz calmed down majorly. Actually kinda looked like how I wanted it. Couldn’t believe that discount bin stuff worked better than any fancy name product before.
What I Actually Use Now (No Hype)
After wasting cash on maybe six or seven duds over weeks, here’s the only things that stayed:
- That random drugstore leave-in conditioner (Brand name ain’t important, feels light, doesn’t build up).
Sometimes a tiny dab of this petroleum jelly alternative stuff (Vaseline type thing but in a small tub) – only if the ends feel dry later in the day. Just rub a tiny bit between fingertips, touch ONLY the dry ends. Way cheaper than any “hair oil”.
That’s it. Seriously. No curl creams weighing it down, no crunchy gels. Simple cheap stuff. My hair finally cooperates without feeling gross or costing a fortune. Looks way closer to those vibes I was chasing. Experiment over? For now, hell yeah. Cheap wins.