First of all, thank you to all of you and your sweet compliments on my hair. I will be honest. I do not love my hair, but I have come to like it. It’s really thick, a little coarse, super wavy/curly and can be a pain to style. It’s taken most of my life to figure out how to work with it and so your comments have meant a lot! I’ve gotten a few requests for a tutorial on how I do my hair. I originally used this tutorial to get the hang of it, but it took a few tries to get it right. Just a word of warning, I really have no idea what I am doing here!
I don’t really use any product in my hair, unless you count moroccan oil. Once it’s completely dried, I use a straight iron and butterfly clip for styling. Although I have a nicer flat iron (Chi), I really like this $20 one by Remington. It has a longer ceramic plate so I can straighten or curl more hair at a time. It’s been a time saver for me!
This is my hair after drying it. If I let it air dry it is much curlier, but I use a paddle brush to straighten it a little.
I go from bottom to top so I use my butterfly clip to secure the upper portion of my hair.
Taking about a 2 inch section at a time, I pull the straightener from root to halfway down then start to twist the straightener as I pull down.
Typically I twist the straightener over 360 degrees around. The more you twist the tighter the curl.
Once I’m done with a section I keep moving up.
From the back.
And from the front. For me this stays at least a full day. I typically take outfit pics after work so what you see is after about 10 hours. And I don’t use hairspray either.
And if you promise not to laugh here is a quick video. Hope you found that helpful!
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