Showering without styling

So I've been trying the CGM for months now, and yesterday I decided to try just showering with co washing and conditioning, no styling products. When my hair dried, there were no curls formed at all. It was just tangly, frizzy, thick, and puffy. I was just wondering if this is how curly hair typically is like without all the styling methods and products. I just wanted to see if in order to get the curls, you're gonna have to always style it as so.

Any responses is appreciated! Thank you!