Tuesday How To

I thought I would cover a basic today. We are going to explore one way to get pretty curls through your hair. It is not too hard or time consuming so I hope you find it useful! Once you have mastered this you can add a zillion variations. It is also a great base to pulling your hair up really quick and elegantly.

Let's get started. Kelsey is our model today. This post is officially dedicated to her because she happens to be in  labor this very second. Exciting right!?

1. If you are starting with wet hair, you will want to put a bit of product in it. Your favorite mousse or curl aid would be perfect. Work it through the hair. Try to mostly use your fingers to comb through your hair rather than a comb or brush. We want to maintain as much of the natural texture as possible. Dry your hair any way you please until it is about 80% dry.

2. To dry your hair the rest of the way, add a diffuser onto your blow dryer. If you don't have one, get one! When do this on yourself it is good to do it upside down and allow your hair to pile up in the diffuser as you bring it to the scalp. Kelsey has some of the straightest hair around, and thanks to my little friend, diffuser we got some great natural texture to shine through. This will create a puffed up, more voluminous base for us to build off of. Continue piling sections of hair in the diffuser and hold it until it is completely dry.

3. When your hair is completely dry you can move on to the actual curling. Depending on how your hair texture is, you might need to curl your entire head, or just do some touch ups to enhance your natural look. The bigger the iron the better. I used a 1 1/2" on this do. Since Kelsey does not have extremely long hair, this width was adequate to the the big wavy curl we were going for. Here is how I like to curl. 

Taking bigger sections not only speeds things up, but it also gives you a bigger, looser curl. Continue through your whole head. This is when having the right layers will really help you out. Wrapping it around the outside of the barrel rather than clamping it also gives a different look. Different in a way that I like for this look.

4. After all your curls are set, run your hands through them to break them up. We don't want individual ringlets. Adding some product like this one will help loosen your curl and add shine all at the same time. That's it! Add some spray and you are set for the day! 

This is also a great do to throw some braids and twist in to make it interesting. It is really basic, but I hope maybe it helped! Remember to always ask questions if you need any clarification and email me any pics if you have something  you want to learn!