By Sarah
2012 was a year of elaborate hairstyles, achieved with authentic mid-century techniques.
2013… Not so much! I am keen to have long hair for the first time in my life, and exercising more than ever. Overnight sets with rollers and pincurls just aren’t suitable these days. I need to look glamorous in a hurry! This style is ideal, and so easy. You need tongs, probably some products, clips, and a brush. Start with clean dry/slightly damp hair.
I prepare my hair with a quick spritz of Umberto Giannini Princess Perfect Hot Styler Spray. It claims to make styles created with heat last longer. It certainly smells lovely! My style does last, but my hair is usually quite compliant so I don’t know whether the spray is assisting this or not.
Using wide-barrelled curling tongs, curl a fairly large section. Make sure the ends are curled under rather than flicked upwards. I hold the tongs in for a good 20-30 seconds as my hair is thick and already pretty damaged!
The resulting curl may look pretty rubbish! But fear not. Grab the end and curl it in the same direction as you did with the tongs around two fingers. [PICS 5 and 6]
Gently roll the curl back to the scalp and pin into place.
Curl the next large section and repeat all over the head. I then give it all another spritz of the heat styler spray for luck.
Leave for at least 20 minutes, longer if you can. Do your makeup and get your glad rags on!
Remove all the clips / pins. The curls might look a bit odd.
Grab a hairbrush – a natural bristle one is ideal. Gently brush through your curls until you are happy with their appearance.
Finish with plenty of hairspray (I like Tresemme Freeze Hold) and accessorise accordingly!
Sarah
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