Beauty

5 mistakes you make when you’re curling your hair

From bad perms to beachy curls

I was at the hairdresser the other day and had some really nice curls styled into my own hair. A beachy look was born. I’m really bad at doing this myself. I loved curling my hair back when I was younger and could spend hours doing it. However, I’d only be able to enjoy for them two seconds, because they’s droop down in no time. So after 380 failed attempts, I gave up. Over the years I’ve learned a lesson or two in hair styling, so I know now that I need to prep my hair well in order for the curls to last longer. I also know that you need to brush out the curls instead of keeping them in a perfect perm formation. And if you also take the pointers I listed below into account, you’ll be bouncing out with a head of hair like Shakira.

Point 1

Prep your hair. It starts with washing your hair. If you’re fresh out of the shower, you’re hair is silky soft which is gorgeous of course, but I can assure you that nothing will stick or stay up with that hair of yours. The best thing you can do is wash it with a salty shampoo or a prep conditioner that makes your hair a little rougher. A good mousse and a salt spray also work wonders by giving it a better hold.

Point 2

A lot of things can go wrong when you twist your hair around the curling wand. It looks very easy, but you can end up looking like you just came back from the eighties. Loosely twist your locks around the curling wand. I paid close attention to my hairdresser while she was doing it and she holds the piece of hair by the end so you don’t get a weird coil at the bottom. So you don’t twist it all the way around the curling wand. And she also moves the curling wand around a bit, so the curl is looser and more natural.

”If you’re wondering if the temperature is good for your hair, start with pieces of hair at the top of your neck”

Point 3

Be careful with the temperature. You don’t want your curl to drop as soon as it comes out because the temperature was too low. If you curl each strand for a couple of seconds at 90 degrees Celsius, you’ll be fine. It’s okay to set it at a higher temperature if you have very thick hair of course. Although I wouldn’t go higher than 160 degrees. If you’re wondering if the temperature is good for your hair, start with pieces of hair at the top of your neck. This way, you won’t have to cut off all your hair if something goes wrong.

Point 4

The direction of the curl is also imortent. It sounds really weird, but you can create a whole other look just by turning the curl outwards or inwards. If you want to have a very natural and beachy look, twist the curling wand away from your face. It doesn’t really matter for the rest of the hair as long as you do this at the front. Also hold the curling wand loosely in a vertical position. It’ll give you a much prettier curl than when you twist the hair tightly around the curling wand and hold it horizontally.

Point 5

Let your hair cool and brush it all out. A lot of people use tons of hairspray before the curl has even cooled down. Don’t do that. Clip the curl up whilst letting it cool and don’t loosen it before it has reached the normal temperature. This way, your curls will hold the longest. And don’t forget to finger-comb you hair before brushing it out with your head bent over. Still worried it’ll sag? Just put a little beach spray in it, run your hands through your hair and it’ll look like good as new.