Hair experiment: beachy waves gone bad

catgirl

I am so uncoordinated! Attempted to follow a video on curling with flatiron. I think it's a hot mess but I wish it wasn't because I can see it would be a fun change. I guess more practice is in order.

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10 years ago

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Peri

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Sort of what I'm going for!

Have you tried a 1 1/4 inch curling iron? I think it will work better than a flat iron. I'm assuming. Once I get better at it....

10 years ago

jackiec

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Hey not bad at all! I've done the wave thing with the flat iron and it definitely takes practice. Once I get the hang of it it works really well. I actually like what you've done here!! Your hair is getting long! Looks great!

10 years ago

Gigi

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Actually, I don't think this looks bad at all, especially for a first attempt. I think that sometimes when we do something new with our hair, we feel like it looks bad simply because it looks different.

10 years ago

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I think this is fun. But truth be told, I am wanting a shorter hair cut for you. Your silver coming in is just beautiful.

10 years ago

catgirl

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Well, DH had an allergic reaction to this look! He thought it looked "big". I tried to make it less so, with this result. Funny because he rarely cares what I do or wear. Oh well, maybe if I do a better job he will like it more.

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10 years ago

Jaime

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OMG! your hair! Swoon!

10 years ago

catgirl

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Shevia, you are on my inspiration list! Remind me when you grew yours out?

10 years ago

Marley

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SO not a hot mess! I like what you've got going on. The thing about beachy waves - is that it's supposed to look messy and choppy. That's what the beach air and sea salt water does to your hair. Also, I promise you that the more you practice with the flat iron, the easier it will be and the more control you will have over the direction of the waves. I much prefer a flat iron over a curling iron. The curling iron gives me helmet head - I can't imagine what it would do to yours!

ETA: this style would probably be easier and maybe look a little bit better if your hair was shorter!

10 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I really love your end result, Una! You've got a really cool, imperfect wavy look, in the car photo.
The first photo looks like the beach-wave look, too, actually, though the second photo does look a little bit "big-hair." So I think you're close, there. I had to laugh along with you--"hot mess" is my experience exactly, when I try to re-create something a stylist did.

10 years ago

Jaime

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It was just about two years ago now. (I had to look back at my pictures to remember.)

10 years ago

dakotacheryl

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I think your hair is great in all photos..."Drybar" has some great styling videos you might like.

10 years ago

harmonica

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Your silver hair is amazing!! I like what you have going on, but I feel your pain with the flat iron. It always ends up really strange when I try and then I leave it for several months.

10 years ago

rachylou

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Oh, wait this is a hair issue I know. Maybe the only one! I like the first pic. Beachy waves look good on you. The second pic shows that your hair is flat on top... then it sort of goes out and then bends pretty sharply out from the head and comes down. For beachy waves, you want your hair to lay pretty flat against your head all the way through the bend down to mid ear. So you want to start the curl lower. This is a problem one gets with blow drying bobs too. In this case, tho, you need to take your brush right to the top of your head and pick up hair at the root - start the "bend" higher.

10 years ago

Anonymous

I think it looks really promising. You look good Una! I know I would struggle with using the flat iron to create waves I expect practice will help.

10 years ago

annagybe

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Not so much for beachy hair, but I really like this for roughening it up.

http://www.sephora.com/instant.....Id=1635291

I find better than the Bumble & Bumble salt spray

10 years ago

catgirl

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Thanks for the tips all. This is clearly another "organized chaos" trick.... I need to learn how to curl both ways and without creating a big bump. Anna, thanks for the product link. I have the salt spray but it doesn't help with holding in place, just messing up.

10 years ago

texstyle

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I really like the second attempt. I think you need a true curling iron - not a flat iron. And you could try braiding or wrapping damp hair and letting it air dry to see if you can get waves (or have you tried this already?).

10 years ago

Vicki

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I love where you're going with this and the second photo you posted had me swooning and on the edge of my car seat. YESSSS!!

10 years ago

Ariadne

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I love it, actually, especially the end result pic.

10 years ago

lyn67

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Wow, for the greys growing out in a beautiful ombré look, and pictie in the car is fab! Practicing is mother of perfection!:-)

10 years ago

Hil

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Hey Una! I like the look on you! And I'm loving your silver.

Now that my hair is longer, I've been doing the beachy wave/flat iron thing quite a bit, and it does get easier with practice. I have a lot of hair so to save time, and avoid the big hair look, I scrunch dry my whole head and then only "curl" portions of the top bit. I do it very randomly and try to curl in different directions.

10 years ago

Thistle

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I have never mastered the beachy look. How I long for organized chaos to work for me too!

10 years ago

Karie

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Not a mess at all! Instead of a flatiron, use a big barrel curling iron. Try using one of the sea salt sprays, too - you can pick up a bottle at your local drugstore or Target.

10 years ago

AviaMariah

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My tip for beachy waves is to use a medium size curling iron ( maybe 1 1/2 ") but the important part for me is to leave ends of the hair out of the curling iron. Gives it the messy, beach look instead of the poodle look!

10 years ago

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