When you curl your hair, take these tips into consideration:
1. If your hair is stick straight or freshly washed, the key to making
it curl is using the right product. If you want your hair to curl, and
you want your curls to stay, you can't skip the product! Peace Chocolate Spray
is my favorite product. Technically this product is for people
with naturally curly hair, but it works great on stick straight hair or
hair that never holds a curl. Styling hair mousse, hair wax, spray wax and curl
setting spray are also good prepping products.
2. Flat iron curls tend to hold better than curling iron curls. It's
tricky at first to curl with the flat iron on yourself, but once you get
it down you will be amazed how well they stay in! To curl, use a flat
iron that's thin, has rounded edges and gets hot on the outside as
well. When curling, if you are getting kinks that means you are holding
it too tight. If the flat iron won't slide down the hair, try brushing
out the section first so it's nice and smooth.
3. If you'd rather curl with the curling iron, spray your hair with hairspray before
you curl, let it sit for a second to dry (so it doesn't sizzle), and
then curl it. Once it's curled, gently brush through the curl so it's
not crispy. The hairspray will help with the hold, but brushing it out
will keep it looking soft. Best of both worlds!
4. Try clipping up each curl as you go to let it set in place while it
cools. This will allow the cuticle to cool and close while it's in the
curl shape, making it stay a lot longer once you take the clips out.
5. Once all of your hair is curled, spray it one last time with
hairspray and then blow dry it on low for a few seconds. The heat plus
the hairspray will really glue the curls in place.
6. If your ends won't curl no matter what you do, that means it's time
for a trim. Damaged and split ends are stubborn and sometimes won't
take to the curl. Getting a trim and keeping it healthy will help it
curl a lot better.
7. Invest in nice tools. I use Hot tools curling irons, and they work great. Having a nice curling iron will
not only speed up your curling time, but it will be less damaging,
create bouncier curls and help your curls stay in longer.
