I've never been a fan of letting my hair air dry. Usually when I air dry, I have very little definition and a whole lot of frizz. This cream, however, keeps the frizz at bay and helps my natural waves look like they were intentional instead of I-woke-up-like-this scary. And let's not forget the 15-20 minutes is saves me by not having to get out the diffuser!

As you can see from these pictures, I don't have a lot of curl definition with the air dry cream. My hair is a combination of 2c-3a waves and curls, and when left to its own devices falls into waves instead of defined curls. To achieve more defined curls, I need a tighter-holding product, like Monat's styling taffy, and a little heat by way of diffusing.

I feel like I should point out that the air dry cream does not have as long-lasting of a hold as the actual curl products. I can sometimes stretch it to a third day, but usually by that point I need to do some type of refresh. However, because the air dry cream is so light, I can use it up to three times per wash cycle without having to worry about a lot of product build-up.