Managing Your Wavy "S" Hair

Wavy hair falls between the category of straight1) Wash your hair thoroughly and then spray the
hair and curly hair. An anomaly, wavy hair tendsroots with volumizing spray.
to be coarse and has a definite "S" pattern to it.2) Its a good idea to spread straightening spray
A wave forms from the base and throughout thethroughout your hair if it's very course and curly.
hair in the shape of the letter "S". This "S" type3) At this point, your hair MUST be completely
hair curves while laying flat against the scalp anddry. Now blow dry your hair straight. Starting at
does not stand up away from the head in thethe root of the hair will give you more volume.
manner that curly hair does. Actress JenniferAlso, blowing cold air into the roots adds even
Aniston and supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri all aremore volume because cold air locks in the style.
proud owners of the "S" pattern wavy hair type.4) Separate your hair into three sections and
Wavy and curly hair types are often confusedsecurely fasten them with your ponytail.
with one another because certain individuals get to5) Use the 1 inch barrel curling iron to curl your
manage their curly hair to lay flat and look wavy.hair. Starting with one section at a time, take 1
Do not take this out of context though. To makeinch portion of your hair and wrap it around the
curly hair appear as if it was wavy takes a lot ofbarrel of the curling iron. Remember, this IS NOT
time, money, and energy. Usually this takes attraditional curling. DO NOT clip the hair into the
least a couple hours conversing back and forthbarrel and curl it all the way to the root. And
with your hair stylist. The reason why thiswhen curling, be sure to leave the ends of your
transformation requires a lot of work and effortshair a bit loose. After about 5-10 seconds,
is because the distinguishing characteristic of wavyremove the curl. Hold it longer if you want a
hair is that it sits close to the scalp. Even if youtighter curl. Now you should have a corkscrew
cut it into layers, the hair will not bounce up.curl.
Getting that "to die for" red carpet hair style is6) Roll and pin the curl to your scalp.
not as difficult, or as expensive, as you might7) Alternate the direction of the curls as you
think:move through the section. This means wrap hair
Average Time About half an hour to an hourunder once, then over the next time. Following
depending on thickness and length of hairthis method will present much more natural curls.
What you need:8) Once your curls, that you have pinned down,
- Straightening Spray (for thick, course hair)are cooled you can remove them.
- Volumizing spray9) Gently loosen waves with the blow dryer. You
- Ponytail Holdercan also separate waves with your fingers but
- Bobby pinsmake sure you don't brush them
- Hairspray10) Looking good!! We are almost done. You can
- Hair dryeruse hair serum or saltwater to add shine to your
- 1-inch barrel curling ironwaves.
- Saltwater spray11) Now all you have to do is spritz the waves
- Shine serumwith hairspray. But DON'T over kill it or else the
Stepswaves will look hard and crunchy!!