The volumizing product is especially important if your hair doesn’t hold styles well. If your hair tends to get frizzy, use a smoothing product instead.
Hold the brush horizontally and parallel to the floor, not vertically. Work in small sections, starting at 1 side of your head and finishing at the other. The sections should be a little shorter than the brush. How thin they are depends on how thick your hair is; the thicker it is, the thinner the sections should be. If you want to add volume, blow dry your hair upwards at the roots as well.
Wrap 1 section towards your face, and the other away from your face. This will give your waves a more natural look.
It would be a good idea to let your hair cool for a few minutes first, or use the cool setting on your blow dryer after you finish blow drying each section. If you brush or comb it while it is still warm, you’re more likely to undo those gorgeous waves.
You can change your part later, after you have created the waves. You need an equal amount of hair on each side of your hair. Make sure that your hair is not dripping wet, or it will take too long to dry.
The section should be at least twice the width of your index finger.
This process is sort of like creating a rope braid.
This step is similar to French braiding or French rope braiding.
When you are done, the hair that you were working with should be ready to gather into a pigtail, which you will later turn into a bun. In the end, you’ll end up with 2 buns!
Don’t add the hair from the other side of the part into the bun.
All of your hair should be gathered into your buns at this point.
If your hair feels damp at any point, stop! Wrap it back up into a bun and let it dry some more.
If you want more volume, flip your hair over, mist it with hairspray, then flip it back.
If your hair is prone to frizz, use a smoothing cream.
Don’t blow dry all of your hair just yet.
The more sections you create, the smaller and tighter the waves will be.
Speed up the air drying process by sitting out in the sun. Be sure to wear sunscreen!
Do not brush your hair, or it will turn bushy. If you don’t want to use your fingers, you can use a wide-toothed comb instead.
You can part your hair down the center or off to the side.
