Persistent curls: the secrets of professional styling

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1. What kind of braid to choose?

Inexpensive hot-laying appliances are made entirely of metal, and professional ones are coated with special materials: ceramics, tourmaline or titanium. Is it worth overpaying? Of course, because the working surface of ordinary metal is heated unevenly and can harm the hair.

Ceramics - evenly distributes heat and does not injure hair. Slides easily along the strands, giving them smoothness and shine.
Tourmaline - due to ionization, it keeps hair healthy and obedient, gives shine and removes static electricity.
Titan - the most durable and durable coating with instant heating and uniform heat distribution. Gives hair shine and smoothness.

2. The size of the curtain affects the result.

Before you begin styling, decide which curls you want to get: elastic curls, springs or soft waves? The result is primarily influenced by the diameter of the curling: the bigger it is, the more natural and soft the curls will be.

The most popular and practical option - curling iron 19-25 mm, which is suitable for any hair length.

3. The correct temperature

A good curling iron has several temperature conditions and it is mistaken to assume that the highest one guarantees stable curls. For each type of hair you need to choose the right temperature, and never heat the curling iron above 200 degrees so as not to burn the strands.

100 degrees - For thin, brittle or colored hair.
150 degrees - for healthy thick hair.
200 degrees - for hard, fluffy, thick hair.

4. How to wind the hair?

Using the same curling iron, you can achieve completely different curls by simply experimenting with winding the strands. See for yourself!

5. Start the perm from the roots.

To curls kept as long as possible, start the curl from top to bottom - from the roots to the ends, and not vice versa. The secret is that the strand itself receives as much heat as possible and reliably fixes the shape of the curl. And for thin tips, a few seconds of curling are enough to not overdry.

6. Fix curls for greater durability

The main secret of persistent curls - let them cool and remember the shape before you dismiss the strand. Having twirled a curl, wrap it around two fingers and secure the resulting ring with an invisible one. Spray varnish to fix. After 5-10 minutes you can remove the hairpins, dissolve hair and enjoy styling all day.

7. Hold the curtain properly

Even the arrangement of curling affects the formation of curls: if you hold the device vertically, the waves will be softer and airier, and if horizontal, you will get tight, tight curls.

8. Curls in 5 minutes

If it seems to you that waving is too complicated a science, then we discover the main secret of how to make beautiful curls on the run: gather hair into a high tail and curl strands. Wait until the hair has cooled, then remove the gum, shake the strands with your hands and spray the lacquer - a volume feminine hairstyle is ready in 5 minutes.

Secret 1: curl selection

Unfortunately, not all hair can make any curl resistant. The steeper the curly hair, the thinner and denser it is, the longer this styling will last. Naturally, large curls and careless waves are the most unstable. If your hair is very soft, smooth and thin, or vice versa, smooth and heavy and straight, it is better to choose round, thick curls at once. All kinds of beach waves and large curls are a story for bleached, dry and tough hair that keeps its shape sharp.

Secret 2: hair preparation

It is very important to properly prepare the hair for wrapping. Hair should be perfectly clean and perfectly dry. Personally, I advise you to wash your hair with shampoo for oily hair or for deep cleaning and ignore the balm, mask, any indelible care. Plus, the hair should be very thoroughly, completely, 100 percent blow-dry, better barely warm, since at this stage we do not use thermal protection.

Secret 3: minimum staling

Tons of lacquer are good for collected hairstyles, light waves heavy staling will pull down. I use a maximum of 2 products on length: salt spray and sometimes hairspray with elastic fixation. But the salt spray my absolute masthev for curls. I wrote in great detail about how to make with it beautiful, natural and very durable curls right here. I use lacquer for evening styling, from a distance of at least 30 cm and literally 5-6 short taps on the dispenser. It rather protects the hair from fluffing than from sagging curls.

Secret 4: Radical Volume

This is not a client's wish, but an obligatory base for curls. Getting envious need to be removed from the scalp. I do it with the help of a light pile on a dry shampoo. At home, you can only use dry shampoo. Why is this done? The scalp is hot and sweating, and the curl can be broken only in 2 ways: heat it up or wet it. So we build a protective barricade and get persistent curls.

Secret 5: heat, stretch, cool

It is absolutely not necessary to curl curls at 220 degrees, they curl perfectly at 150-160 (by the way, the temperature on which I curl any curls almost always). But the type of instrument itself plays an important role. The most resistant curls are obtained with the help of an iron or thermal rollers. The first one not only heats up, but also stretches the strand (remember how the ribbons curl on the flower bouquets from childhood), and the curler not only heats up, but also cools right in the same shape. Then the usual curlers and a special curler, which sucks the strand, twists it with air flow and then gives a curl, go along with resistance, and a regular curling machine gives the most unstable curlers.

In all cases except curlers curls, it is important to still properly cool. The curl needs to be picked up, folded and fixed with a clamp (this is such a small, light clamp). Remove the terminal can only be cool when the curl.

If you follow all these rules, and then do not fry or wet your head very much (and do not moisten the sauna with air, for example), the curls will hold you until the next shampooing. Of course, they are modified, slightly deformed, but they are super stable. Too complicated and time consuming and it requires a lot of consumables? Sign me up for styling :)

What are they suitable for?

You can, of course, make this styling in the cabin, but it does not pose any difficulties for home-made.

And there are lots of ways, depending on the structure and length of hair. Afrokoudri are especially in demand during the warm season, they make the image exotic, fresh and mischievous.

This is the best fit. girls with long and medium hair. She creates even from thin not very thick strands a magnificent magnificent mane, to the envy of any beauty. However, on short hair, a small curl often looks very advantageous, you just need to find the right “toughness” of the curl.

And this is a great way for girls with curly and unruly natural curls. It is enough to make such a set once and fix it, and then you can not have any worries with a haircut for several days. Curls will keep a well-groomed and tidy look until the next shampooing. It is enough to experiment and choose your own, suitable way to make small curls, and then you can do without expensive trips to the salon to create the perfect image.

Council Such curls are not suitable only for girls who are too round-faced with large features, they visually expand the proportions and make a “ball” out of their faces.

Also you should take into account your height - long hair with fine curls is more appropriate on tall slim girls. If the growth is short, the length of the hair to the shoulder blades is desirable, otherwise the voluminous head of hair can ruin the miniature silhouette.

Step-by-step instruction

Small "African" curl at home is done in different ways. They depend on the structure and length of the hair, as well as on the expected effect. You can make curls with the volume of the roots, and you can collect on the crown in the tail and wind it up, dividing it into fine strands. So, let's figure out what ways you can achieve small curls.

It will take:

hair foam
varnish of various fixation
gel with the effect of wet hair or wax,
comb-massage flat wide,
rare tooth scallop
comb-tail with a thin handle (to separate hair into strands),
clamps, rezinochki invisible.

For curling, depending on the chosen method:

curling iron (round of small diameter, or a special nozzle for small curls),
baking foil roll,
small diameter bobbins,
piece of cloth about 40 * 40 cm.

Method number 1 - using braids

This is the most simple perm, with excellent effect.

Pure wet hair divided into fine strands.
Braid a lot of tight braids (you can weave thin ribbons), secure with small elastics.
If desired, sprinkle with a little varnish or other spray for styling.
Leave overnight or for several hours (at least three).
After the time has elapsed, carefully braid the braids, trying not to fluff the hair.
To model small curls with the help of wax or gel.
The same procedure can be carried out, after collecting hair in a tight tail at the crown. As a result, only the strands themselves will be voluminous, not from the roots. From the resulting braids, you can roll the bun, and securing the hair with invisible hair leave it until morning. You can wear a hat on top.

We recommend reading: the basic rules and recommendations on how to make braids from braids.

Method number 2 - using curling

Now consider How to make small curls at home with a curling iron. They are obtained if you use a curling iron or a small-diameter nozzle (up to 2.5 cm).

Council Choose a tool with titanium, tourmaline or ceramic coating, with a temperature controller. They are the safest hair. Which curling iron is better: with titanium, tourmaline or ceramic coating, you will find on our website.

Curling irons or electro-forceps are different. For example, a "carrot" or a conical curling iron allows you to create curls without wringing the hairs from the bottom of the strand.

This is the most convenient device for beginners, the curl is released easily, however, for short hair, it is not very convenient to use, practice is needed. The diameter for obtaining small curls choose 1.3-2 cm.

If the curling iron with nozzles, among which should choose the sets, where there is a nozzle of small diameter for tight curls. The diameter of the forceps or attachments can be:

18-20 mm (the result will be curly retro style)
13-15 mm - small curls resembling natural curls,
10 mm - the so-called waving "small devil", this installation is suitable even for very short strands.

Operating procedure:

Dry clean hair moisten with a means of thermal protection curls.
Divide the hair into sectors, fasten with clips so as not to interfere with the formation of curls.
Twist the strands one by one from the back of the head.
It is necessary to withstand one strand in a curling iron no longer than 10 seconds, then gently releasing the clamp to pull the tool out of the curl.
Finished curls treat varnish, combing is not necessary.

Method number 3 - using ironing

How to make small curls at home ironing hair straighteners:

Clean cleaned hair to dry and comb well with a rare comb, then a massage brush.
Divide hair into sections and fasten with clips.
Select a thin strand. Retreat from the roots a couple of centimeters, place the iron on the strands.
Rotating the device to hold it across the entire strand to the end. Pressing the tool too hard is impossible, otherwise a uniform curl may not work.
Further, the whole head of hair is processed this way.
Finished, cooled curls can be slightly divided with the fingers, A comb should not be used, as curls can bloom and a small wave will not work.
You can use a corrugation nozzle, with the most convex relief, the result will be a small wave. Each strand is compressed in fragments by the same time interval along the entire length.
Ready curls sprinkled with varnish.

Method number 4 - using foil

How to wind fine strands using foil:

Prepare the foil (cut into strips of 2.5-3 cm wide, equal in length to the hair)
Divide the wet hair into narrow strands and wrap each in a strip of foil.
Now, each stripe accordion, doing bends as often as possible.
Ready-made accordions are fastened with clips, stealth or any convenient hairpins.
It is necessary to keep about 3 hours, In any case, you need to wait until the strands are dry.
Foil gently removed and form the hair with his hands, without using a comb.
Fixing varnish.

Method number 5 - using cloths

The so-called "grandmother's" method is in demand today, due to its availability, simplicity and good effect.

Cooking cloths (we cut a piece of cloth into narrow strips not less than 6 cm long).
On the billet we wind wet thin strands, just like using curlers, from the ends to the roots. If desired, you can pre-process hair styling agent.
In the end, we put cloths on the knots so that the curls do not bloom.
We dry in the natural way or the hair dryer.
Carefully untie the cloths or cut them, dismissing the finished curls.
We form the hairstyle and, if desired, fix the curls with varnish.

We recommend to read: how to wind the hair without curlers and curling.

Method number 6 - using curlers

This is one of the most simple and not time-consuming options.

The smallest curlers on the curler or the bobbin are taken to wrap.
The hair is divided into sectors and stabbed with clamps.
Further, wet hair wind in the usual way, trying to withstand one direction.
If you need bulk roots and kucheryashki the entire length, then you need to wind from the roots. If the volume at the roots is not needed, then you can make a wrap, departing the desired distance from the scalp. The second option is possible for long and medium hair.
Leave the wrap overnight or dried with a hair dryer with a diffuser and incubated for 2-3 hours.
When using thermal rollers, the exposure time is about half an hour or until they are completely cooled and the hair dries.
This is followed by styling using any suitable means (mousse, spray, varnish, foam).

Method number 7 - using studs

Small curls in Afrostyle can be created using ordinary studs:

Moisten clean wet hair with any suitable fixative.
Divide the hair into fine strands.
Each strand of "strung" on a pin zigzag way. (The smaller the curl is needed, the thinner the strands should be.)
Upstairs it is better to wear a hat and leave the wrap for the night.
In the morning, the hairpins are pulled out and volumetric small curls in afrostyle are obtained.

Council If you wish, the effect of wet hair can be created with a gel or foam.

There are many methods for creating small curls You can choose the best for yourself only by experimenting and observing simple rules:

the beauty of the curl is very dependent on the same thickness of the twisted strands,
it is necessary to twist the curls tightly so that in the finished form they do not stick out untidy,
embossed curls do not comb, otherwise you will get magnificent waves.

In conclusion, it remains only to give advice not to forget about the health of your hair, and not to use too often hot styling methods (curling irons, irons, hair dryers, diffusers), to put necessary means of thermal protection. You can alternate ways to cheat or simply diversify hair and styling alternating romantic curls and straight hair.

2. Technique "flagellum"

When creating a separated and elastic curls before using a curling or ironing, slightly strand the hair strand into a loose flagellum. Wrap the hair around the nozzle and lock the strand in this position for a few seconds.

Plain perm

Waving with a flagellum

3. Trendy curls

If you want to create fashionable Hollywood curls this season with free, straight ends, then curl your hair with a curling iron, slightly releasing the ends of the strands and holding them with your hands.

If you use this technique for the first time, be sure to use a special thermal glove to help prevent burns.

6. Beach curls

An excellent summer option for hairstyles will be voluminous beach curls that look like natural curls, obtained under the influence of salt water.

To create such a curl, twist the strand with a curling iron, and then pull it a little bit at the tip of the curl. It is necessary to do this while the hair is still warm from the impact of the curling, so that they do not have time to fix the shape.

7. Quick Curling

If you are late for a meeting, and you have no time left for curling your hair in the usual way, use a little cosmetic trick.

Put the hair in a high tail on the back of your head and divide the hair into two equal parts. Start curling curls, it is easy to split the hair into sections. This method of creating waves is one of the most economical in terms of time, as it allows you to quickly curl and "move" through the hair, as they are gathered together.

9. Festive curls

Curling curls to go to a solemn event - it is not easy. Indeed, in addition to giving the hair the necessary shape, it is also necessary to think about how to fix the strands so that the curls hold as long as possible.

Using lacquer in large quantities is not an option, as the product gives the hair too strong adhesion, which creates an unnatural look.

Instead, it is better to stock up on invisible men with whom you will fasten the curls after curling, putting your hair in a bagel.

Before leaving, just let your hair loose and lightly go over the curls with your hands to give the waves a natural look. At will it is possible to sprinkle hair with the fixing varnish.

Curvaceous curls

To create lush, careless curls, as if you had given in to the wind, you would need dry shampoo. That is what star stylists do! Curl your hair with a curling iron or ironing, let the strands cool, then apply a small amount of dry shampoo to your hair and evenly distribute. Try to beat every lock with your fingers. Dry shampoo will make hair matte and fix it.

Hair styling: the struggle for volume

The method proposed by the famous New York stylist Eugene Toye is a bit unusual, but, nevertheless, it is very effective. Our grandmothers used starchto make the collars "stand." Eugene proposes to rotate the same operation with hair in need of additional volume. Just spray your hair with a solution of starch before styling.

The second way you hardly guessed is using spray shampoo. Put your head down and sprinkle the roots with this remedy. Carefully distributed and wait a little in such a position that the spray had time to act. Raise your head - you are a goddess!

The third way is using Kera Knightley's stylist Michael Barnes. If you have thin hair, then you can give them extra volume by working the roots with tongs corrugation. Just leave the visible part of the hair smooth. No one will see the crimped hair, but everyone will be amazed at the volume of your hair.

Hair styling: sun protection = protection from curls

If you're tired of straightening curly hair, use the Josh Barrett method that works with Drew Barrymore. To straighten the curly hair of mulatto women (and you never dreamed of such shaggyness), he advises using sunscreen, which is about to expire. Apply a little cream on the palm, rub it and spread it over your hair.

Down with all the styling products!

A professional makeup artist who, apparently, sometimes turns into a hairdresser, uses argan oil instead of a thermoprotectant, as well as foam and mousse for styling. Apply it on wet hair after shampooing and immediately before styling. Do not worry that the hair will become oily, the oil is perfectly absorbed into the hair. By the way, the glow of curls you provided!

Folk way to fix the volume: cut lemon on small pieces, use even a peel. Pour everything with a glass of water and boil until the volume of the liquid is half the size. Strain and pour into the atomizer. The resulting tool will allow the volume to stay longer, and the smell of it is just gorgeous!

Instead of hairspray, many stylists use Black tea. Before curling, soak your hair with strong brewing, let it soak in and proceed to “frizz”.

When working on each hair dryer, do not remove the comb immediately, let your hair cool in a given position. Only then can you move on to another strand. Allowing your hair to "cool", you will ensure a long-term styling.

Perfect bouffant

To fix the pile, it is not necessary to pour liters of varnish on the head. Take advantage of dry shampoowho will perfectly cope with a task, without sticking together hair. Yes, and then you comb will be much easier.

Thin smooth hair is difficult to comb - they always strive to slip out of hand! To tame the recalcitrant, spray them with varnish before laying.

Waving master

If you curl your hair using a curling ironStart from the middle of the strand, not from the tips. This installation will last much longer.

Does the hair amenable to perm? Scroll the curl on the finger, wrap the bagel with foil and press it with the iron.

Listen to meteorologists

Do not try to fool nature into rain or slush. If you have curly hair, do not straighten them, and vice versa. Increased humidity will not let you go with such stacking for a long time. Better emphasize your merits for a change.

Do not apply styling products just before the process, let them soak for ten minutes. This is the only way you will squeeze everything out of the tool!

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