Bold Fringe: Texture

Among many trends, the one constant theme that sticks out to me is texture. Curls, waves, twists, and braids are all the rage. This is a wonderful thing! It opens so many doors to fun styles to play around with. It is also great because both short and long haired beauties can take advantage! Though sleek and straight can be stunning, it can also be a snooze. So spice. it. up!

Don't let yourself get overwhelmed. Not every day needs to be a fancy braided up do or time consuming long glamorous curls. You can keep it simple and actually use texture to SAVE you time. Wake up late? Diffuse rather than round brush and apply some product to get a great textured look. Bad fringe day? Toss those suckers into a quick french braid around your front hair line. Hair in your face driving you nuts? Do some quick twists back and pin it. You can also curl large amounts of hair at one time. This will give you movement and texture without taking your whole morning. No more fighting kinks and hair that wont stay into place. We want the natural look to shine through!

There is no end to the different things you can do when it comes to adding texture to your hair. There are a few things that will make you life easier.

Have the right kind of layers. Layers lighten up your hair and allow it to hold curl, or wave, or whatever else you are asking it to do. They also allow the movement to carry throughout the entire length of your hair rather than gathering at the bottom giving you that lovely triangle head look.
Get some product that helps you out. A pomade is a huge help when trying to braid and twist hair. It really helps hold it all together and adds even more texture as well. I can not live without it. Another product that is helpful is any sort of mousse. This will help bring out your natural texture and just sort of add some substance to your hair.
Don't aim for perfection. Braid and leave. Twist and leave. The biggest problem I see when teaching people to style their own hair is perfectionism. Unless it is your wedding day, not every hair needs to be in place. Especially when it comes to todays trends, quick and easy really should be quick and easy.
Google. Feeling like the well of hair ideas is drying up? Well go ahead and Google some ideas. Google images can be a huge inspiration. See it, like it, try it! And if you can't quite figure it out? Send it on over and I will help you out.

I will continue doing Tuesday How To's that will hopefully give you some fun ideas to try and figure out how to use texture to your advantage. I will leave you with a few or my current favorite looks. If only we all had the hair team these celebs have always helping them out right?