Unleash Your Hair’s Potential: Create Stunning Curls with Your Hair Straightener!
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Using the Right Products and Tools
- Heat - protectant spray 🌡️: Heat - protectant spray is a must for any heat styling, whether you’re curling or not, as it reduces the impact of heat on your hair. Always apply a heat - protectant spray before styling with heated tools, and make sure to choose the most suitable straightening temperature based on your hair type and texture to minimize heat damage.
- Texturizing spray 💨: With just a few ingredients, texturizing spray can add volume, dimension, and longevity to your heat - styled wavy curls. They coat your strands, providing hold without weighing your hair down, resulting in a full - bodied, impactful style. For fine or naturally straight hair, texturizing spray can even replace the need for hairspray after styling.
- Mousse 🫧: While mousse isn’t the most essential product here, it’s your best bet if you want to add volume. If you’re wondering how to add volume to straight hair, we recommend applying mousse to your roots while your hair is still damp, then blow - drying it quickly before using a hair straightener to create wavy curls.
And here’s the star—Lena H2S, which protects your hair from excessive high temperatures without compromising on hair results.
Method 1 - Bubble Waves
Bubbly waves are the most sought - after straightener hairstyle and are simple to create. Creating bubble - wave curls is an easy flat - iron curling method that can be dressed up (think 1920s - style finger waves) or down (messy, woke - up - like - this texture).
Method 2 - Flat - Iron Bends
Another perfect way to create wavy curls with a hair straightener is the “bend - and - curl flat - iron” method. Depending on the rhythm at which you use the straightener, this hairstyling process is highly customizable, and you can decide whether you want your wavy curls to be voluminous or natural.
First, hold the straightener vertically and clamp a small section of hair near the root. Rotate your wrist outward and “bend” the hair backward over the straightener, then pull it down to the ends. Then, move on to the next section of hair.
If you want slightly looser waves, you can also vary the direction of the curls. Simply twist some strands toward your face instead of away from it. Once the curls have cooled, run your fingers through them to make the curls look more undone.
Method 3 - Drop - Down Curls
You don’t need a curling wand to create these more wavy curls. The “drop - down curl” is a classic method of curling with a hair straightener. At first glance, the result may look more like a just - curled - with - a - straightener curl, but with a gentle run of your fingers and a little gravity, it can easily create beachy waves that the Pacific Ocean would envy.
To start the first drop - down curl, hold the straightener horizontally and clamp it on a small section of hair, starting a few inches below the root. Rotate the straightener about 180 degrees downward, pulling the remaining hair out from above the root. Then, slide the straightener vertically down until you reach the end of the strand.
When straightening the clamp, remember not to clamp down too hard on the hair. A light, repeated clamp along the length of the wave will create a light and voluminous effect.
You can use a texturizing spray to better set the bounce of the curls, or you can let the curly waves loosen over time for a natural look.
Wave Hello to Your Favorite New Style
Whether you want retro bubble waves full of bounce or beachy - style curls, remember that it may take some trial and error to perfect the technique. But we’re sure that soon you’ll be creating your desired wavy curls with ease.
After all, that’s what learning these techniques is all about—so you can add one more easy - to - create hairstyle to your styling arsenal. With the right techniques and tools, these styles can easily turn heads, just like making waves.