Everyone knows the classic “perfect” hairstyles from social networks – light and casual beach curls, tousled buns and other classics of Pinterest and Instagram.
We checked if it is so easy to make them yourself, and asked the stylists what are the secrets of simple hairstyles at first glance. The art director of the Persona school of stylists, Alexandra Lukyanova, revealed the secret of five styling: a Hollywood wave in the style of the 30s, beach curls, a careless bun, a ponytail and braiding.
A classic wave is made simply, but it dries for a long time, on special pintucks and with a diffuser. It’s almost impossible to repeat this at home – you can’t buy terminals in a supermarket. We are making a simpler version, but in order to repeat even it, you need to know a few rules.
1. Strands are wound strictly in one direction, while they are separated by vertical parting.
2. Hold the curling iron perpendicular to the ground.
3. Strands should not be more than two centimeters thick.
4. It is very important to immediately make a parting in which the wave will “fall” and not wait for the end of the styling.
5. After curling, go through the hair with a bristly comb, cover with varnish on top and create a wave with your palms.
Commentary on the hairstyle: the model perfectly twisted the curls, holding the curling iron vertically – only one curl was missing from the face, which was made by the stylist.
The most difficult hairstyle – a good runway option – takes an hour and a half to complete. A layman simply cannot cope with complex hair growth – for example, if they are all directed in one direction or there is a large asymmetry in the hairstyle, a cascade. A few tips for a seemingly rudimentary hairstyle:
1. Be sure to leave volume in the parietal zone – after fixing the tail, you will need to pull out several strands from there so that the shape of the head is not “flattened”.
2. It is important to hide the elastic – usually it is wrapped in a strand of stripes. By the way, most girls do the ponytail wrong! In order for the hair to flow beautifully, you do not need to thread the hair in an elastic band, as everyone is used to, but wrap the tail around it. The elastic is secured with two pins – one at the beginning, and the other after winding. It turns out a “directed” and beautiful tail – its base is much longer than with the usual version.
Commentary on the hairstyle: the elastic wire used by the model does not fix the hair reliably – the tail will not last long, especially on thick hair.
This is a classic styling on the set of the last 8-10 years – it suits every type of face and really brings the image to life. The biggest mistake is to do it with a pair of tongs, not a curling iron.
A few more tips:
1. Take strands of different lengths and wind them in different directions.
2. Never curl the ends – the hairstyle will look like a doll.
3. After styling, use sea salt, dry shampoo or a very dry strong hold varnish – they will not leave sticky strands when you comb your hair with your hands.
4. Finally, squeeze individual strands for a light, casual effect by tilting your head forward or backward.
Hairstyle commentary: the main thing is to scroll the curling iron away from the face on the front strands. It’s pretty easy to learn how to handle it.
The tufts are always based on the tail. For voluminous or curly hair, the right bun is the perfect secod hair day to hide stale hair.
1. For the beam you need to choose the right place. One hand is placed on the parietal zone, the other on the back of the head. Where the fingers of one hand will close with the other, and a proportional bundle will be located – it will stretch the oval of the face, visually add a couple of centimeters of growth. The hairstyle came to us from the Greeks.
2. There are many options for how to twist the ponytail around an elastic band for a bunch – you can twist several strands or make a braid.
3. If the hair is short, then the tail can be combed – the bun will look voluminous and careless.
Commentary on the hairstyle: the model herself twisted the strand into a tourniquet and secured it with hairpins. She had to add volume to the beam and hide the hairpins a little – it would be perfect.
To learn how to weave patterns and braids, you need to develop fine motor skills and spatial thinking – even with the help of a mirror, a beginner will not be able to navigate where and how to throw the strands on his own back of the head. Classic weaving is a difficult topic for Russia. We have a Slavic type of face – and with weaving, the girl turns into “Marya-master”, this hairstyle is more suitable for Asian women or ladies from the East – a colorful appearance and heavy textured hair are important here.
1. An interesting option for dressing for a Slavic appearance is to release a few strands, tousle the hair and show the texture of the hair.
2. When fixing the weaving with varnish, apply it from a distance of no closer than 40 centimeters from the hair – otherwise it will leave glued and hard strands that will ruin the weaving.
Hairstyle comment: the model was not able to repeat the weaving of the master, although the texture and volume of the hair allows it. It would be worth slightly loosen the weaving, tousle it.
The editors would like to thank the Atrplay school of stylists “Persona” for their help in filming