Gwyneth Paltrow and other mane celebs like
Angelina Jolie, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jessica Simpson are
currently making waves on the red carpets with loose, cascading
waves that are not exactly messy but also not exactly stiff and
finished.
The key to current big beautiful waves is
creating lots of body with long relaxed curls that you then
style into a big bouncy wavy look.
To recreate a Gwyneth or Angelina, Jessica
or Sarah Jessica Parker style follow these steps:
1. Turn up
the volume.
Work a good protective heat protective
product through towel dried, damp but not dripping tresses.
For
stick straight hair, layer
on a good volumizing product like
Robert Hallowell's Super Volumizing Spray,
PhytoVolume Actif or similar volume enhancing formula.
Hot tip:
If your hair is naturally straight, use rags or sponge
curlers to set hair overnight for a stronger wave and hold.
For
curly hair work a light
mousse, cream or molding beeswax formula that defines & shapes curls through
the length of damp strands and layer a volume enhancing product
Hot tip:
For more manageable and polished curls, dry first with
a diffuser attachment.
For
naturally wavy hair, layer
on a good volumizing styling product like such as at the roots. The Root Lift Volumizer Spray
is a 2-in-1 Spray Gel & Finishing Spray that protects
from heat of blow dryers and curling irons. Great for scrunching
wavy and natural curls.
Hot tip:
To encourage the formation of natural waves, use fingers
to scrunch fullness and waves into place while your blow dry.
With any type of
textured hair to achieve maximum fullness bend over
at the waist and blow dry the underside of your strands
directing the blow dryer up the shaft from the ends to the
roots.
When completely dry lift your head and
blow dry the sides and then the top of your strands using a
large round boar's bristle or other
natural
bristle brush to add volume and lift. Continue to
direct the air from the blow dryer "up" the hair shaft to get
maximum fullness.
2. Create
curls.
Separate
your strands into 3-4 inch sections and then wrap hair around
large
hot rollers that are 1 to 1 /2" in diameter like the
Conair
CHV14N Jumbo Rollers
allowing the hair to completely cool before removing curlers.
After all the hot rollers have been
removed, spray the raw curls lightly with a good styling
products. Gently brush hair while applying medium heat
from a blow-dryer to smooth curls without losing their fullness.
3. Lock in
volume
Fingerpick and fluff your curls into
place. Lift the top sections of you hair, spritz roots
with a volume enhancing spray. Set the newly achieved
tress volume by applying low heat from a blow-dryer for just a
minute or two.
Let strands fall naturally into place,
continuing to carefully style with your fingers around face as
desired.
Use
a
small barrel curling iron in the front of the style to
create face framing waves allowing the bigger waves to cascade
towards the back of the style.
Finish
with a few drops of your favorite shine product like
Robert Hallowell's Love That Shine Drops,
Back To Nature's
Berries & Creme Silk Serum or
similar hair polish that you apply to your palms of your
hands and then lightly brush over the top of your style.
Other Wave
Creation Tricks To Try
An alternative method to creating fat
waves is to first blow-dry damp tresses that have been prepared
with the appropriate thermal and volume products completely
straight with a large round brush.
After strands are totally dry, select
small sections of hair around the face. Twist them into a
soft spiral shape using your fingers. Wrap each twisted
strand around a
3/4" to 1" inch curling iron directed away from the face.
Instead of opening the tongs on the iron, experiment with
wrapping the twisted strands around the outside of the barrel
and holding in place for several seconds.
Pre-twisted tresses that are then curled
with a hot iron will result in a softer, more natural style.
Experiment with different types of twists and different hot iron
barrel sizes to achieve more or less curl and bounce.
Apply
a
very light gel to your fingers and then finger pick through
newly curled strands to help set waves and add instant shine and
polish. Remember, less is more for a softer, less coiffed style.
If all that heat makes you nervous for the
health of your tresses, experiment with a "wet set" by wrapping
product prepped hair on
Velcro or sponge rollers and sitting under a
hood dryer. Touch up waves or curls with a
2" barrel curling iron.
Best Wishes,