Written by Ingrid Sørensen, senior stylist at Sølvi with 12 years behind the chair. People ask us about The Curly Bundle at the front desk almost every week, usually after they spot it on the Davines shelf at our downtown Boise studio. The name suggests one thing, the bottle does another, and we would rather you hear the honest version from a stylist than guess. So here it is. We carry it, we use it behind the chair, and we have opinions about who should buy it and who should skip it.
What The Curly Bundle Actually Is
First, a clarification, because the name trips people up. The Curly Bundle is our storefront name for Davines OI All In One Milk, the brand's roucou-oil leave-in. It is not a multi-bottle curl kit. It is a single weightless softener that works on any hair type from fine to coarse. The roucou oil is the reason it works: pressed from the seeds of the Amazonian achiote plant, it is loaded with carotenoids and beta-carotene, which act as antioxidants and lay a light film along the cuticle. That film is what smooths the surface and calms flyaways without weighing hair down, and it carries the soft signature Davines scent that tends to linger through the day. It runs $30.60 on our retail shelf (price as of June 2026), which is well below the typical Davines counter price, so it is an easy yes when it is the right product for you.
Who It Is For
In our experience, this is a frizz and flyaway product more than a curl-defining product. If your hair drinks up moisture and still looks dull or fuzzy by the afternoon, especially in the dry Idaho air that pulls hydration out of everything, this is where it earns its keep. Last winter a client with fine, color-treated hair came in fighting an afternoon frizz halo by 2 p.m. every day. A pea-sized amount worked through damp hair before her blow-dry, and the halo stopped showing up. That is the whole routine: a small amount through clean, damp hair, combed through, then style as usual.
Who Should Skip It
Here is the honest part. If you came looking for a defined-curl product with strong hold, this is not it, and we will tell you that to your face before you spend the money. It softens and smooths, it does not sculpt a curl pattern or lock a shape in place. Clients with tight, type 3 and 4 curls who want clump definition and humidity hold are usually happier with a dedicated curl product. Reach for the Davines Curl Gel Oil from our styling wall instead, which is built to define and hold. The Curly Bundle is a softener. Buy it for that, not for hold.
How We Use It at Sølvi
Behind the chair, we treat it as a finishing step, not a styling base. After a cut and blow-dry, a small amount smooths the surface and knocks down the frizz halo that Boise winters love to create. On wash-and-go clients with looser waves, it adds softness and shine on top of whatever cream they already use. It also layers cleanly, so it plays well with the rest of a routine rather than fighting it. That is genuinely why it stays in our rotation instead of collecting dust.
The Verdict
Is The Curly Bundle worth it? For the right person, yes. At $30.60 it is a reasonable, do-one-thing-well softener that fits a daily or weekly routine and respects fine hair. The only real catch is the name, which oversells it as a curl system when it is really a frizz-taming finisher. Go in with that expectation and you will probably love it. Go in expecting curl definition and you will be disappointed.
Want Us to Match It to Your Hair
If you are not sure whether a softener or a true styling product is the right call, that is exactly the kind of thing we sort out during a service. Browse our full menu of services to see what fits, or just book an appointment online and bring it up at the chair. We will hand you the honest answer, and a sample if we have one, at our studio on 104 S Capitol Blvd in downtown Boise.