a hair tutorial

Let me just start out by explaining my hair type... this tutorial may not work for everyone. First of all, I have A LOT of hair! It's thick, coarse and frizzy. My hair isn't too oily, so I usually go 3-4 days before washing my hair. 

This hair tutorial is for those awesome, more casual curls, and it doesn't use a curling iron, but instead a straightener. The reason why I love curling my hair this way, is  1.) my straightener gets way hotter than my curling iron  2.) it's super fast  3.) it produces fun, beach style waves 

Because my straightener gets so hot, I usually wash, dry and straighten my hair the day before. My hair is then less frizzy, and has some natural oils in it.

1. Start by heating up your straightener - needs to be a smaller straightener. You will also need some dry shampoo (I use TRESemme), hair spray (whatever brand you prefer), and you might need some Moroccan Oil if you have really dry hair. 

2. Spray your roots with the dry shampoo and comb it in with your fingers. This just helps make your style last longer and look less greasy.

3. I like to split my hair into two and work back to front. Then when one piece is curled, I can throw it to the back, out of my way. Gather a piece of hair and start about a quarter down from the root. I usually curl my hair to the back, away from my face, all in the same direction.

4. Begin just like you would if you were to normally straighten your hair, but twist your wrist down, back and around in a curling motion. At a certain point, your wrist won't be able to turn anymore. This is when, with the help of your other hand, you can re-position your hand, back to normal.

5. You can now slowly pull down on the straightener and you should be left with a curl. It's okay to leave the ends a bit straight. It will give your hair that beachy look. Move the curled hair to the back, and grab another strand, repeating above steps, until one side is completely curled.

Move to the other side and repeat steps.

6. I like to come back in and touch up some spots, especially the top layer, making sure all hair is curled. 

7. Comb through your hair with your fingers to loosen curls. Add hairspray. I like to spray up into the bottom of my hair and scrunch it a bit. The hairspray should help smooth and control any fly-aways. If your hair is drier, than a moroccan oil may help instead. Just remember a little goes a long way.

8. And you're done! Altogether, this usually takes me about 10 mintes or less.