How to have hair like Taylor Swift with simple hair styling gel

Get hair like Taylor Swift at home with hair styling gel

Want hair like Taylor Swift? She has lovely wavy locks and no doubt the income to pay salons to produce it. But here's how others are getting hair like Taylor Swift with a simple at-home method just using hair styling gel and not even any heat. You can use any hair styling gel you prefer, and your only other supplies are a wide-toothed comb and three hair clips. Taylor Swift's hair is different than the overly big spiral permed hair of the seventies that ended up causing frizz after all the chemical applications. On the other hand, spending hours hand curling single ringlets piece by piece into the hair can be impractical. For this method, we simply use braids to create the waves. Your hair needs to have enough natural wave that it holds after it dries when putting it into shapes while damp, yet not be too naturally frizzy or curly.

Things You'll Need

• Hair styling gel of your choice
• Three hair clips

Instructions

1. Get Taylor Swift hair layers. If your hair is cut off straight at the bottom like a broom, it won't have the random waves you're seeking. But you can get gentle layering at home quickly. Bend over at the waste and brush hair completely out and down towards the floor. Gather it all and make a big, tight twist to the left, then snip off about a half inch of hair. Then twist it tightly to the right and cut off another half inch. Shampoo and condition your hair as usual, then get your hair styling gel and hair clips ready.

2. Use styling gel and a simple "lift" method as the next step to get hair like Taylor Swift. Apply styling gel to wet hair. Then comb it tangle free and slick back like Dracula. When you let your hair dry like this, it will have a natural lift and fall that looks similar to Taylor Swift hair once it dries. Let hair dry about half way like this. If it starts to part and fall while drying, comb it back again with the wide toothed comb. If it keeps trying to part, you may need more or stronger hair styling gel next time.

3. Make braids to get hair like Taylor Swift. Imagine putting two braids on each side of your hair Native American style, but instead, put three in. With hair still slicked back and slightly damp, put one braid in the back and two braids on each side, dividing hair equally by three. Make the braids tight and start them as close to your scalp as possible. At the bottom of each braid, instead of a rubber band, curl the last bits of hair into a flat ringlet and secure with a hair pin. Let dry. The combination of hair styling gel and slight dampness should give you a strong enough wave.

4. Comb out your Taylor Swift hair. Once hair is completely dry, remove hair clips. Gently uncoil the braids. Part hair on the side over your right eye. Carefully comb out your wavy hair with the wide toothed comb. A brush will make the waves mesh rather than remain as individual waves. If your waves hold well, this can become your method to get hair like Taylor Swift without any heat and very few chemicals other than the hair styling gel (and you can even get green and natural hair styling gel).

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