1. Start with air-dried, conditioned hair.
2. Apply an anti-frizz serum. This will serve to condition and protect your hair from the heat.
3. Brush though each section of hair before straightening it to untangle it. To prevent breakage, hold the roots of your hair.
4. Brush through the section of hair as you straighten it to get soft, untangled, straight hair. Do this all throughout your hair till it’s all straightened.
5. Clip up sections of hair. This will help you curl one layer at a time, especially if you have thick hair.
6. To start curling with the straightening iron, start with the bottom layer near your roots or middle of the section of hair, taking it all the way down to your ends.
7. Unclip and do the same with the other layers. Remember to curl to the left when curling on the left side of your hair, curling to the right when curling the right side, and curling up and out if you’re curling your bangs.
8. Finish off with a serum spray to prevent frizz and add shine.

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Have you ever wished you could score great bouncy waves without heat tools and expensive products? Well, if you’re looking to save time, spare your hair some heat damage, or just simply looking to try something new, sponge rollers are a great option! Not only are they great for your hair and simple to use, but they also produce great results if done right! Follow the steps below to achieve big, loose and bouncy waves without any hot tools!

1. Step 1 – Brush or comb your hair to remove any and all tangles. Then, apply a lightweight mousse. This will help the curl set in better! Part your hair into equal sections that work best for you. Typically starting at the bottom and working your way up your head works best.
2. Gather a small section of your first section. (The amount of hair you take depends on the size of rollers you’re using. The smaller the roller, the tighter the curl. For the best results use medium sized rollers. This way, as the day goes by and your waves loosen, you will still have a good amount of body in your hair!) Take a roller in one hand and the section of hair in the other. Starting with the ends of your hair (about an inch up from the tips) place over the roller and begin to roll up your hair. Depending on the length of your hair, you can roll up close to your roots, or stop by your ears.
3. Secure all of your hair into the rollers. Then, spray the finished rollers with a spray gel or hair spray. If you have time, you can complete the above steps before bed and simply remove the sponge rollers in the morning. If you don’t have the time, you can blow-dry your hair with the rollers in to set the curl quicker (you’ll only need to blow-dry your hair long enough to let the mousse dry).
4. To remove the rollers, do NOT pull them out of your hair. Instead, carefully unroll them down your hair until they are completely out. Be careful not to grab and tug as this will be damaging to your hair and cause the waves to prematurely fall flat. Once all rollers are out, gently finger comb your hair so that you have loose waves!

Voila! Now that you can produce great waves without any heat, you can save your hair from heat damage as well as save yourself time in the morning! Keep in mind while sponge rollers stand as a great alternative to heat tools, you may need to do a once over with a curling iron to perfect any stray pieces. But all in all, sponge rollers are a great (and affordable) method to achieving big, bouncy waves!

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A signature look for classic, American beauty, is big, beautiful curls. Feminine and sweet, soft curls are a polished way to style your hair, anywhere you might go. To celebrate Election Day, here’s a tutorial on how to get the biggest, bounciest, vote-worthy curls in the country.

Step 1: Heat a large 1.5 inch curling iron to it’s highest heat setting. Start with day-old, un-washed hair. The oils in dirty hair hold curl much better than clean hair does, especially for those of us with fine, straight locks. Starting at the crown, section your hair into 4 layers. 

Step 2: Spray hair with heat protector like the Chi spray I used. Working from one side of your head to the other, divide your hair into 2 inch sections.

Steps 3-4: Take a section of hair and start by clamping the curling iron at the end of the section. Roll the curling iron INWARD towards your head, until all the hair is rolled into the iron. Heat section for about 20 seconds or until hair is quite hot to touch.

Step 5: Slowly unroll hair from iron and you will have a loose ringlet. Move to next 2 inch section until entire layer is curled. Set curled layer with hairspray, like the Tresseme spray I used.

Steps 6-9: Repeat steps two through four on all section layers of hair, working your way up to the crown. Once at the crown, if you have long bangs, separate them away from the rest of the hair in that section and curl those last.

Voila! Now you have big, beautiful American girl curls. Head on out to that voting booth and remember to always VOTE BEAUTY!

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Let’s face it: summer came and went too soon, but for this next tutorial you wont need the beach to have waves in your hair. For a while, every time I seen a “beachy waves” tutorial, I’ve needed sea salt from the ocean. Personally, my hair is already dry, so when I did try the spray it made it really dry (it is salt after all). Ultimately after trials and errors I found a way of achieving this look without having to dry my hair or apply lots of chemicals.

1 & 2. Start off by using a root awakening or volumizing shampoo or leave in treatment. I use John Frida Root awakening shampoo – it gives you shine and gives and boost to you roots for bouncy hair. After you brush your hair apply a leave in treatment to protect your hair from the heat you’ll be applying. Anti heat products prevent damage from occurring to your hair. I use Joico K-Pak reconstruct leave in protectant. This product is amazing not only does it tames frizz but keeps your volume all while still preventing breakage from the heat. Face your blow dryer down as you brush through your hair if you want a smooth surface use a boar or vented brush. If you want more of a tousled look skip the brush and use your fingers. Make sure you separate your hair in pieces your brush/fingers will be able to grasp. Tip: by keeping your blow dryer facing down you will prevent frizz hair but if you hair really has no volume tip your head over and blow dry from the roots to the front of your hair USE your fingers while doing this instead of your brush tip your hair back and finish the front with your brush.

3. Separate your hair into two pieces by parting down the middle. Clip your left side up and grab a medium size of hair from your right side down and clip the rest of it up.

4. Use and 1 inch curling iron and face it down. Grab about a 1-inch size of hair and wrap it away from your face. Hold it for no longer than 10 seconds and let it loose. Tip: don’t keep your hair wrapped for a long time because this will give you a well-defined curl and for this look you want loose waves.

5 – 10. Do the same with the rest of your hair. When you get to those hard to reach strands in the back of your hair lift your hair up and face the curling iron in a vertical way and then wrap your hair around. When you get grip of the end tightly move the curling iron in a horizontal way.

11 + 12. When all of your hair is curled take a dime sized amount (for long/thick hair take a quarter size) of shine oil and mix it together in the palm of your hands and run your fingers through the curls. This will break your curls and give you lots of volume and shine. Run your fingers through your hair twice if you want more of a tousled look.

13 + 14. Spray hair spray through out your hair. For a bigger volume tilt your head forward and spray your hair from the roots to the front of your hair.

Voila! Who said you needed the beach to rock sexy waves.

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