Just like skincare, haircare is extremely personal. As a beauty editor with coarse, thick, curly hair, I can honestly tell you that I’ve tried plenty of products that were wrong for my strands. Once I finally found products that were right, though, the health of my hair took an extremely positive turn. Even though I’m now pretty well-versed in what does and doesn’t work for my specific hair type, I still like to try new things, especially when they have the good name of Beyoncé attached to them. I managed to get my hands on a few things from Beyoncé’s new haircare line, Cécred, and I’m going to share every single one of my thoughts on the products later on in this article.

For those who might not know, here’s a fun fact: Beyoncé’s mother was a hairstylist with her own salon. Growing up, Bey spent much of her time sweeping the floors and watching her mother transform her clients’ strands using a mix of both mainstream products and her knowledge of textured hair. She accredits much of what she learned about her own hair to this time in her life. Little did she know that later on, they would go on to create a results-driven haircare brand together that puts the needs of textured hair first.