PS, I feel that these pics are ultra cheezy, but how does one take pictures of themselves and smile, all while holding an intensely hot curling iron and heavy dslr camera? I almost burned myself numerous times!!
First off, I'll start by telling you I have intensly thick, dry, bleached hair! underneath all that blonde is a mane of very dark locks. For the last few years, I've refrained from washing my hair every day and have now reduced my washing routine to about twice a week. I use either PSSSSST dry shampoo or Suave on the days that I don't wash it. These pics were taken the morning after I washed my hair, and let dry overnight.
Depending on the look I want to achieve, I take a different approach. Sometimes I wash my hair before bed, apply serum, towel dry and go to bed with a damp head, other times I dry it with the hair dryer and if I'm looking for a smoother curl, I'll flat iron before bed and then curl it in the morning. The first technique gives the curliest look. The steps below are after I slept on it wet:
First I have my tools ready. After washing, I always apply Biosilk serum. I either use a 1 or a 1.5 inch barrel T3 curling iron and I use two separate hairsprays. I use Loreal Elnett before I curl it to create the curls and Redken forceful 23 to keep it in place!
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| I always curl or straighten in 3 sections. I start by piling 2/3 of my hair on top of my head with a clip. I always start with the pieces beside my face. I spray the piece that I'm about to curl with Elnett. I run the curling iron through the hair--sort of like a flat iron first to smooth it out. Then, on the second pass, I start by curling the first piece in the middle AWAY from my face, leaving the ends exposed. |
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| Here's where it gets a bit trickier. Next I loosen the barrel a smidge and twist it so that I now am curling more of the hair that was exposed at the bottom. |
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| I loosen again and curl the remaining piece of hair. |
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| ....continuing around the remaining hair until I reach the back of my head, then I start over again on the other side of my face. Again, I always curl away from my face! |
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| I repeat the process with the other two layers until I've finished. |
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| Non-frizzy curls!! This is the result with a 1 inch barrel iron. The below pic is the result from using a 1.5 inch barrel and leaving the ends exposed. |
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| Using the 1.5 inch barrel and not curling the ends, gives it a more natural, wavier look. Hope this helps for those of you that have asked! Happy Monday. XO, |
