Now that the summer rains and humidity have begun, wearing your hair wavy can be a nice alternative to your usual styling regime. Beachy waves are sexy, practical, and relatively easy to attain. As long as you hair has some wave and curl to it, this technique should work very well. If you have super straight hair, I’m sorry, you will have to use some sort of hot tool, preferably a flat iron, to create waves.
Start with hair that has had a little bit of time to air dry. Spray your choice of foundation product, (something with at least a little bit of hold) my preference is Styling Lotion by Bb., all over the hair. Next layer Bb. Grooming Creme (a product with slight hold and a satin finish) all over as well. Go ahead and skip the Grooming Creme or just concentrate it on your ends if you have very fine hair. Really make sure you coat your hair with the product, separate the hair into sections to make this even easier. Next, spray Surf Spray by Bb. (a wave/curl enhancing texturizing product that replicates ocean water) all over, especially at the root if you need a bit of extra lift.
Now that you have your products in, its time to do the drying. I recommend using a clip to section the hair a bit, I find that getting the hair all dry is very difficult without separation. Now take a large section and twist it to the root. In general, the bigger the section, the looser the curl will be. If you find that your hair doesn’t curl well, try taking more smaller sections. Then collect the twist up in your hand, holding it roughly parallel to the section, and apply heat with the blow dryer. It is best to have the dryer on high heat but low blowing intensity, you don’t want to agitate the hair a whole lot. Get your section almost dry (80-90%) and then let it down. The curls will not lay together well at first, but kinda separated and dread-y.
When you complete this process all over the head is when you can get a little creative. You can just rake your fingers through with some of the Grooming Creme on your hands to polish out the curls and give them a little more weight. You can spray a little more Surf Spray in and break it up for a more dirty and separated look. If you feel like your roots are too flat, flip your head and diffuse the rest of the water out. Just play with it and see what you like that day!
Good luck guys! I’ll have another technique for curly/wavy hair next time that might even be easier!
You’d be so proud of me–I’ve been wearing my hair wavy/curly thanks to my flatiron and, yes, PRODUCT!!