How To Create The Perfect Curl In 10 Minutes!
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| Doing hair at RAW Boston fashion show OCT 2012 |
From my many years of experience in the industry (participating in fashion shows, photo shoots, bridal parties and working in the salon) I have picked up some really useful tips that I pass along to my clients and friends. These tips help with your speed, offers a better understanding of the tools, what products you should be using and what you may be doing incorrectly. I like to use a three products when I create any type of curl: serum or oil (depending on your hair texture), setting spray/hairspray and backcombing or teasing spray. Yes, products are important but the tools are what achieve the desired curl. The tools I use consist of: a curling iron (size/tool depends on what curl I want to achieve), sectioning clips, comb and pin curl clips (optional). Below is a list of tools that I use to create all different types of curls:
The curling irons to the left are great to achieve the "beach wave" or a looser wave. These are made by Hot Tools and are apart of the Nano Ceramic line. They are tapered in at the end to give the curl a more "natural" look and offers a diverse curl. The nano ceramic technology is designed to emit far infrared energy to seal the cuticle (adding shine and sleekness) and eliminating frizz leaving hair soft and shiny. It also comes with a really cute glove that prevents you from burning your fingers while using the tool. It is available in 2 sizes and can be purchased at +Sally Beauty Supply , on the Hot Tools website www.hottools.com or a really fun website named folica http://www.folica.com/tools/curling-irons/hot-tools-nano-ceramic-tapererd-curling-iron where the irons are on sale (20-30% off) and offer FREE shipping. The curling irons below can also be found on the websites menchioned above but are used for a fuller curl or a more volumous style. The purple curling irons come in 5 different sizes that can suit any different texture and length. They offer a heating level from 1-10 and heats up quickly while staying hot during styling. My clients feel more comfortable using this type of iron opposed to the marcel iron. Its easier to manipulate thought out the hair and it comes with a grip on the top of the iron for stability. The larger the barrel, the larger the curl pattern will be. Its that simple! So once you decide on what style you wish to achieve, it easier to pick the size of the barrel. For a bob to shoulder length hair the medium size irons are best and for longer hairstyles the medium to extra large are suitable. Once again, it depends upon your desired results so don't use a small iron when you want to achieve a large wave. If you do, you will be creating more work for yourself in the end.Creating A Beach Wave/Tight Wave
The first step to creating any type of curl is to understand you MUST protect your strands! Yes, it's wonderful to have fun hairstyles and beautiful curls but if you don't protect your hair then you will cause damage that may take some time to reverse. I prefer +Moroccan Oil or L'ANZA for my oils because they smell amazing, is easily absorbed into the hair and offers unbeatable shine! The setting spray/hair spray will also help with protecting your hair from the heat. I prefer Kendra Volume Spray 25 because it can act as a setting and styling spray. It also allows your to run your figures though after you spray it without flaking or making the hair have a "white" cast (which is usually seen with clients who have darker hair). Lastly, my favorite teasting or backcombing spray is produced by +redken and is called quick tease 15. This product works magic and I am never without it at runway shows, photo shoots or my own beauty bar.
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| Waves I created for my model at a photo shoot using my Hot Tools Nano Ceramic Curling Iron. |
2. Take two hair clips of your choosing and section your hair into 3 different sections, starting at the top and not clipping up the last section.
3. Start with the bottom section lightly spraying it with setting spray and combing it so the product is evenly distributed.
4. Start with the left side of hair by sectioning it into 2 sections (smaller sections for tighter waves/smaller iron for shorter hair). Always WRAP hair around the iron AWAY from your face never towards your face and hold for 3-10 seconds (depending upon thickness of your hair/section and setting you chose for your iron). By doing this, it will arrange the curls to "open up your face" looking fresh and ready for the day opposed to closing in causing hair to curl towards your face. Repeat on the right side.
5. Continue doing this though out all the sections and spray the entire head of curls once completed.
6. Once you are done, take a small amount of serum/oil and run it though your hair to separate the curls and prevent static and frizz. Depending upon your texture, you may want to spray your hair lightly with Kendra Volume Spray 25 once more to ensure your curls will stay the entire day.
7. (OPTIONAL) For added volume at the root, take your Redken quick tease 15 and backcomb (gently please) with a teasing brush or comb though out the top few sections spraying each section lightly. This will lock in your tease and make it last all day/night. Once you are finished teasing, lightly comb your hair back into place and spray one last time.
Creating A Bouncy Curl/Tight Curl
These steps are very similar to the ones above but here you use a different curling iron and technique. Remember PROTECT THOSE STRANDS!!!
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| Bouncy Curls I created at a photo shoot using my marcel iron |
4. Start with the left side of hair be sectioning it into 2 sections (smaller sections for tighter curls/smaller iron for shorter hair). Manipulate the hair though out the iron always curling AWAY from your face ad holding the top of the iron for stability. By doing this, it will arrange the curls to "open up your face" looking fresh and ready for the day opposed to closing in causing hair to be in your face. Repeat on the right side.
5. Continue doing this thought out all the sections and spray the entire head of curls once completed.
6. Once you are done, take a small amount of serum/oil and run it though your hair to separate the curls and prevent static and frizz. Depending upon your texture you may want to spray your hair lightly with Kendra Volume Spray 25 once more to ensure your curls will stay the entire day.
7. At this time you can pin (with your pin curl clips) the first two top sections of curls while you do your makeup, get dressed, drink some coffee or your daily morning routine. This will give you body at the root, allow the curl to set ensuring your curls will stay bouncy all day and night.
7. At this time you can pin (with your pin curl clips) the first two top sections of curls while you do your makeup, get dressed, drink some coffee or your daily morning routine. This will give you body at the root, allow the curl to set ensuring your curls will stay bouncy all day and night.
8. (OPTIONAL) For added volume at the root, take your Redken quick tease 15 and backcomb (gently please) with a teasing brush or comb though out the top few sections spraying each section lightly. This will lock in your tease and make it last all day/night. Once you are finished teasing, lightly comb your hair back into place and spray one last time.
TADA!!!!! You now have beautiful waves in 10 minutes!!! Now wasn't that easy??!?? Remember, you don't always have to use a curling iron for only curls, you can use them to do a fun bun, add volume to the root or add texture to the hair. Check out my website www.kiaramooneyhmua.com or my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/kiara.mooneys.page and follow me on Instagram under kiaramooney for beauty tips 24/7!!
