Using Your Hair Straighteners To Create The Latest In Waves and Curls

A lot of us have spent many hours in the last couple of years frantically straightening and smoothing down our hair with straighteners and serums with the aim of creating the perfect and straight head of hair. However the latest styles no longer demand this perfected style and the catwalks have been awash with curls, not the perfect kind, but those created by straighteners, tongs or crimpers to give texture and body. These hairdressing tools can be used to create a wild and textured look or something more refined such as the waves Liv Tyler shows off immaculately.

What Is The Easiest Way To Create Waves and Curls?

There are some easy steps to follow if you want to create a wavy or tousled style which is perfectly attainable for day to day wear.

  • Ensure that your hair is freshly washed and dried or brushed out without any tangles.
  • Your hair should be treated with either a heat protection spray or serum before starting to curl.
  • It's much easier to curl your hair if you can section it off with clips - have a look at the video below as this illustrates how it can be done. If you don't have the time for this though, I recommend pinning your top layer of hair up out of the way and concentrate on curling the hair underneath, then loosening the top layer a section at a time to add a curl or wave.
  • Taking a section of hair approximately one inch (or about 2.5 cms) wide grasp your hair near the roots with your straighteners with them horizontal and then turn them upwards by 90 degrees allowing your hair to follow them so that your hair is wrapped around the straighteners.
  • Firmly, but slowly pull the straighteners through your hair until you reach the bottom of the section - as your hair slides out of the straighteners you should have created a lovely curl or wave. How curly or wavy your hair goes will depend on your hair type, the product that you have used and how long your hair is - but just keep practicing until you get the desired result.
  • Don't worry if at first your hair comes out with the odd kink or not curled at all, just allow it to cool whilst working on another section and come back to it and work on it again.
  • Finally spray your hair with hairspray to hold the curls in place.

Curls and waves are a lot of fun after straight hair has been with us for so long - happy practicing and it would be great to hear from you if you have any fantastic tips.

Video courtesy of handbag.com and YouTube.