I developed my own way of doing nice randomly chunky waves. I actually don't even know if this technique has a pre-existing name or anything... but I do know that it is my favourite way to curl my hair, and I always love the results, no matter what!
Here's how to get some nice messy random waves, without sleeping on a head of uncomfortableness. All you need is a flat iron and some hair spray!
I absolutely LOVE the randomness of these curls. No piece of hair is the same, and it doesn't look as if you sat there with a curling iron perfecting every wave.
Have you seen this method done before? I'm so curious to know if it's an actual "thing" haha.
*UPDATE: #1 QUESTION I KEEP GETTING ASKED:
"How do you put your hair in the flat iron without burning your fingers?"Answer: Be careful! Try rolling your curls a bit bigger so you have more hair to hold onto when sticking it into the flat iron. Also use the tips of your fingers. It takes some practice, and yes I've burned myself a couple times... but just be careful and it will all work out.
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45 comments:
AWESOME tutorial! My 5 year old has crazy long stick straight hair and has sat for hours trying to get me to curl it, nothing works. I think this will! THANK YOU! Maya will be pumped to have some "curly wurlies".
thanks for the tutorial! I love it, it looks so pretty I will definitely have to try this!
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wow cool. i wanna try. thanks for the tutorial! :)
Irene Wibowo
can't wait to try it! awesome!
I gotta try this! My hair is kinda on the short-ish side (shoulder length) and I constantly worry I'll look like Shirley Temple if I curl my hair with some of the methods you talked about. ;) This sounds perfect!
such a great tutorial! i'm totally gonna try this. thanks!
i am sooo giving this a try! they look so natural, i love it!
What a great idea! Im going to try this for sure.
Dana, you look so gorgeously in these pictures!! :)
Love this. I also wave my hair with a flat iron. My technique is a little different (on my blog) but I like the way you do it. It seems like this would me a little more messy which I love. I love your tutorials!
Wow! I've never heard of this technique before... must try asap! thanks dear :)
Love it! I have never tried curling my hair before and am going to start with this trick!
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I already have crazy curly hair, but that's a great idea! Thanks for sharing, lady!!!
beautiful photos. beautiful you! love your make up so much
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Soooo Pretty! I have been trying to figure out how to do this and it never turns out "beachy" enough! Thank you!
Fun!! I wish I lived near the beach so I could let the wind and ocean do it for me ;)
lovely, as always!
found this on pinterest today!!! I'm so in love with your blog!!!
such a great tutorial, and easy to follow. i'll have to try this next time i head out somewhere. definitely never seen this before. adore!
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This is such a great idea! My hair is super stubborn when it comes to holding a curl- I'm going to have to give this a try! :)
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This is a perfect idea for my wavy hair. I would have never thought about using a flat iron for curl! Awesome. I am pinning it now so I don't forget about it. PS Stopping by from Little Tree Vintage!
So fantastic! I have super straight hair too. Now, I just have to find a flat iron.
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Ahhh...love the hair girl!
Thank you for this tutorial! I have to try this...my hair is also super straight and I love messy waves. I wish I was born that way...but hey...what to do!
Love your blog by the way! :)
//Niina
Did you put any product in your hair before you started?
@Nhart
I used a dry shampoo beforehand (because it gives me more volume) but that's all :)
I haven't seen it done this way before! Will have to try it out! :)
I'm thinking about buying a straightening iron just so I can try this.
I like the randomness too! Looks great!
Awesome tutorial! I also make my hair wavy using my curling iron, but a little bit differently. I love your method though, i'm totally trying that tomorrow! :)
so how do you do this without burning your fingers? every time I try to twist it,it never works.
PERFECT! I have the same hair as you and have never figured out a way to get it to stay pretty haha.
When I was a small girl, my mother would take my hair in little pieces and twist it and then she would curl it up and place a bobby pin in it. Then I would sleep with them in my hair and the next day, my hair would be wavey. Your way seems so much easier. At least you would get a good nights sleep.
Thank you so much! I have been trying to find a good way to curl my hair for such a long time. Nothing ever works for me, and with this technique I don't even have to buy another hair tool. Thanks again!
Joy xx
Thank you for the tutorial. I found this on pinterest and got super excited! I tried it and it worked but I did have trouble after rolling the hair to my head grabbing it with the flat iron without almost burning my hand. Any tips there? Thanks so much for sharing!
Thats neat! Thanks for sharing, I'll try that out this weekend! :)
Could you spray the hairspray on each wave before you flat-ironed it? Or is it best to just do it after?
@Megan
i suppose you could, but it would gunk up your flat iron and might make the curls too crunchy!
@Curtis and Crystal Emery
practice! haha. i use the very tips of my fingers to hold the curl in the iron.
I tried this tonight for the first time, I love the way it came out so far...all I need is a little more practice and it'll be perfect. I've tried a different method to get my hair wavy with a flat iron but it never worked for me. Your method is great, easy and pretty quick, only took me 10 min. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us :)
Love this! I found you via Pinterest and couldn't wait to give it a try. It's so simple and effective, but scorched fingers were a problem for me too. I found wearing an exfoliating glove protects your skin and allows you more time to place the hair on the straightener plates neatly.
I just joined pinterest on Monday and this is the first thing I clicked on. I have done it twice now and I ABSOLUTELY love it!! It looks amazing even after sleeping on it overnight. Thank you!!!
Do you twist your hair tight? or is it still kind of loose?
@smtaylor
you don't need to twist it tight. when i do it i don't even think about the tightness, so i guess it's kinda loose?
I am totally doing this tomorrow !! Thanks for the tutorial
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