Perfect The Natural-Looking & Classic Wave!

April 29, 2013

Step 1: The first step in any hairstyle involving a heat tool is to prep your hair. I used TRESemme Keratin Smooth Heat Protection Shine Spray first, followed by a light misting of TRESemme Ultra Fine Mist Hair Spray. I find that prepping my hair with hairspray helps the curls to hold better. The secret to a classic wave hairstyle is a small barrel curling iron, a clip-less one that is. I will be using my Cortex 4 in 1 curling iron set with the smallest barrel which is a 1/2-1″. Now on to the fun part!

Step 2: I started off by pulling half of my hair up so that I could start with the bottom section of hair first. The key is to work with smaller sections, about an inch wide, and curl each section going away from either side of your face. My curling iron is set to 290 degrees and, I hold each section for 10-15 seconds.

Steps 3, 4, & 5: Before you let your curl go, hold it in your hand for about 10 seconds and hair spray it so that way it has time to cool down and holds its shape. Now you can curl the rest of your hair!

Step 6: After you are done curling your hair, take a hair brush and gently run the brush through your curls. I know this seems like the perfect way to ruin all the time you just spent curling your hair, but trust me this will give you the perfect wave!

Step 7: Finish off with some hairspray and voila! The perfect classic wave is complete!

- Morgan McWilliams