Before I went to cosmetology school, I had absolutely no idea how to style my hair, and so my hair either got flat ironed or braided or put into a ponytail. I see girls everywhere with beautiful curls, who just don't know how to style them. Curly hair is not a curse! It actually makes things easier for us. Here is one way to style your curls that is so easy and very pretty.
What you will need:
blow dryer
diffuser (a bell shaped attatchment for the blow dryer)
leave in conditioner (optional but I find it helps your overall hair health)
curl product (paul mitchell "round trip" or TIGI "small talk" are great ones)
shine product (paul mitchell "super skinny" or biosilk are good, you want a oil one not a creme one)
clean, damp hair
How to do it:
Shampoo and condition your hair, then towel dry your hair.
Apply leave in conditioner if you have it.
EMULSIFY (rub it around in your hands so you don't glob it) the curl product (if you are using round trip you will notice it goes from clear to white, this is normal) and apply it to your hair. You don't need a lot. Usually 2 pumps of round trip or one pump of small talk work great for most people. The more stiff you want your curls, the more product you will need to use.
Once the product is worked through your hair, get your diffuser out and attatch it to your blow dryer. Use your diffuser and dry your hair about 80-90%.
How to diffuse: hold the blow dryer with diffuser attatchment and bring the bell to the bottom of your hair. Gathering your hair as you travel, press the difuser bell to your scalp. Now your hair is gathered, so your curls are at their curliest, and your hair is drying but not being blown everywhere. Once it starts to feel too hot, gently let the curls down and move to another section. Work your way around your head this way (you may need to make a 2nd sweep to get it dey enough).
Once your hair is mostly dry, emulsify your shine product and scrunch it into your hair. DO NOT RUN YOUR FINGERS THROUGH YOUR CURLS.
Now the important part- leave it alone. If you are constantly running your hands through your curly hair, it will just turn into a poof. This is the trick to pretty curls that are defined, yet flexible.
If you try this style and you have long heavy hair and it falls out (after you have tried it and seen that with THIS METHOD it falls, not if it just usually does) then you can use a little bit of areosol hairspray (sexy hair's "soya want full hair" is great, so is Paul Mitchell's "super clean extra").
Good luck! Happy styling!
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