How to Create Soft Waves Without a Flat Iron or Blow-dryer
You can create soft, springy wave curls without using a damaging flat iron or blow-dryer. A curling iron, hair rollers, and a few important styling techniques will set you on the right path to styling gloriously soft waves. This hairstyle works best for hair that is shoulder-length or longer. For shorter hair lengths, you may wish to use a smaller-barrel curling iron in order to achieve this same look. For a fresh look, you should not attempt this style on dirty hair or hair that you have styled previously in the day. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Heat-protectant spray
- Comb
- Large duck-bill hair clip
- 2-inch barrel curling iron
- Hair rollers
- Light-hold hairspray
Instructions
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Spray a heat-protectant spray on the hair shaft and on the ends. Make sure to comb the heat protectant through the hair. Combing helps rid the hair of tangles.
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Separate the hair into equal top and bottom halves and secure the top half of the hair in a duck-bill hair clip.
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Curl 2-inch-wide sections of hair on the bottom half with your curling iron. Curl the hair in an inward direction, toward the face. Do this until the entire bottom half is curled.
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Secure the curls on the bottom half with hair rollers to preserve the curls while you curl the top half of your hair. Each curl wraps around its own individual roller. Wrap the curl starting at the tip and roll toward the root, keeping the curl intact as best you can. Once you reach the root secure the curl with whatever comes in your roller set to secure the hair to the roller.
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Curl 2-inch-wide sections of hair on the top half with your curling iron. Curl the hair in the opposite direction that you curled the bottom half--outward, away from the face.
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Secure the curls on the top half with hair rollers to preserve the curl. Let the rollers sit in the hair for 15 minutes to cool. The curls will take shape better if they have time to cool.
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Remove all rollers from the hair after waiting 15 minutes. If the curls have not had a chance to cool they will not stay curled.
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Spray the curls with light-hold hairspray and run your fingers through the curls until they relax into waves. Once you notice the curls are no longer tightly coiled you have finished the style.
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Tips & Warnings
Carry hairspray with you for touch ups if necessary.
