Thursday, August 21, 2008

Sweet Style Shortcuts - 5 Steps to Wavy

Ever have a lazy hair day? Maybe you don't want to call it a bad hair day because you still want a fly-fabulous hairdo. With weaves you can be very versatile with the texture EVEN IF you wear straight hair. The hair I wear is 16 inches of beautiful Indian hair. However, there are times after I wash it where I don't feel like going through flat ironing or curling it so here is a quick shortcut for getting wavy texture in straight hair:

  1. After washing and conditioning your extensions, make sure the braids underneath are dry. You can use a blow dryer or sit under a hooded dryer.
  2. The extensions will be dry for the most part, but this can still work :). Part your hair in 4 sections. You may want to spritz a little water on each section to dampen it but just lightly. You don't need soaking wet hair for this to work. You can also use a small dab of Biosilk on each section.
  3. Braid each section into an old school visit your grandma plait. Secure the ends with a rubber band.
  4. When you are done gather your braids and tie your hair down with a scarf to sleep. The braids can stick out of the scarf.
  5. This is best done overnight so the waves have time to set. In the morning, take those braids out and get read for lovely waves!
This is a pretty easy style to keep up with also. Each night before bed just re-braid your hair, securing the ends with a rubber band, and tie your hair back down with a scarf. You can add more braids if you want even more waves in your hair. Another option is to braid your hair soaking wet and then sit under the dryer for deeper waves. That is a little too much work for me though! Here are a few pictures to help you out:

Before with braids


After with waves


Enjoy the waves and post pictures of your own if you try it out!

Smooches XX!