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Curls for long hair: styling at home. Photo, video master – class
Long hair is a great springboard for trendy hairstyles. The most ideal styling, both for stars and ordinary girls, is curls for long hair. You can create a hairstyle yourself, having only an iron and a comb at hand.
Preparing long hair for curling
Before making curls, you need to wash your hair well. Any hairstyle should be done on clean hair. It is best to dry naturally. So the hair does not dry out. To maintain optimal moisture in your hair, conditioner should be used.
Stylists recommend applying a light conditioner to your hair for volume before styling.
After the hair is dry, you need to comb it thoroughly.
Step-by-step instructions on how to make curls on long hair
After preparing your hair for styling, you can wind the curls around your hair, as in the photo with the stars.
1. It is necessary to distribute the hair into 2 equal parts. In the temple area, you need to select a strand of hair with a vertical parting and comb it out well.
2. Directing the iron with the end down, grab the separated strand from the roots, squeezing it with the tool plates. Then you need to turn the iron 180 degrees opposite the face, without releasing the lock. With the other hand, hold the ends of the hair, pulling it parallel to the floor. Without releasing the strand from the ironing plates, you need to slowly draw the tool from the roots to the ends of the hair. The speed of movement of the iron is determined individually, paying attention to the type and structure of the hair, as well as to the characteristics of the instrument.
3. Immediately after releasing the hair, the curl must be straightened with your fingers, setting the direction to the face or away from the face, while the strand is still hot. It is necessary to determine the direction of the curls from personal preference. The curls with an alternating direction look the most natural.
4. Having finished winding the curls on one side, it is necessary to move to the second. Curls should be started from the face.
For larger curls, use a wide-plate iron.
If the styling disintegrates quickly, it is necessary to pre-treat the hair with fixing agents.
To give the hairstyle a finished look, you need to apply a special dry spray to create volume from the roots. It does not envelop the hair and maintains the natural structure of the hair.
It is necessary to apply the spray to the roots. When spraying the product, you should beat the hair a little at the roots with your hands. At the end, you should comb your hair with a brush.
Guided by step-by-step instructions, you can make “American curls” yourself. Such curls can be collected at the back of the head or left loose. Both options look impressive and harmonious.