This look incorporates what the professonals call "barrel curls." There are two main types of curls, "barrel" and "spiral." Barrel curls are when you take a wider base and the curl comes out looser. Spiral curls are the ones that look like ribbons or phone cords.
What you will need:
Clean hair that has been blow dried
Rat Tail comb (the kind with the stick on the end)
mousse
hair spray (I prefer areosol but if you are a squirt kind of girl- then go for it)
curling iron (the good old fashioned one with the clampy thing)
jaw clamps (hair clips that look kind of like chip clips, or anything that will hold your hair)
thermal protectant (Paul Mitchell "seal and shine" is a good one)
Duckbill clips
*What size curling iron do I need????
Relax. It will all be ok. If you have short hair, you probably need a 1/2" or 3/4" iron. My favorite size is the 3/4" because it makes curls that stay in all day and they are not too tight. If you have longer hair, you may want to use a 1" iron. To have really loose waves, try a 1 1/2" iron.
How to do it:
Turn on your curling iron - medium to 3/4 heat--- NOT HIGH!!!!
One of my secrets of getting hair to stay curled ALL DAY (yes ladies, there is hope!) is that I put mousse in my hair after I have blow dried it. I may also put a smidge in before I blow dry it too, but usually I just put it in after.
Another trick is that I let the curls set (cool off) before I let them fall.
Section your hair into five sections: a rectangle on top, then front right, front left, back right, and back left.
Using your rat tail comb, and starting in one of the back sections (its easier to see what you are doing if you don't have the curls to look past like if you had started in the front) part out a horizontal parting the height of the width of your curling iron. Do this at the BOTTOM of the section. Clip the rest back up. Holding your parting straight out from your scalp, insert the hot curling iron about halfway on the strand and slide it down to the bottom of your hair. (The clampy side should be up) Roll the curling iron (under... you don't want a crease in your hair) almost up to your scalp. It's ok if you stop about 1" away, that part does not need to be curled, and you don't want to get burned. Tilt the curling iron a little bit, and work the iron out of your hair but leave it rolled up and catch the curl with your other hand. Clip it with the duckbill clip. Move on to the next curl and clip them up as you go.
Work your way up the section, and continue on to the other back sections, and then the side sections.
Take a break and spray your hair with hairspray and scrunch it. (Only a little hair spray- don't go crazy)
On to the top! Start at the back of the top section and section out the same size and do the same thing as the sides, but go as close to the scalp as you can without burning yourself ( you can lay the comb between your iron and your scalp for a good guide and you won't get burned that way). You want the clamp facing forward, so your curls will be rolling backward. Work from the back of the section to your bangs.
Dangle upside down and spray a little hairspray.
Curl your bangs or straighten them, however you like them.
Enjoy your hair!!
I will do a video and post it on here and on youtube as a visual aid for this technique too!
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