Hey! It’s been so long since I’ve posted a hair tutorial. Probably because I wear my hair in a pony tail 99% of the time these days. Last week I actually did my hair (for a special occasion, obvs), and I posted this picture of it:
The caption said, “I made this: waves with a flat iron.”
A bunch of people replied that they wanted to know how, and you know how I live to please…
Section your hair, and clip up any hair you aren’t working on so it’s out of the way. I had no product in my hair. It was day-old, meaning I had washed it the day before.
I have my iron on the hottest setting, but that’s what works for my hair. If your hair responds well to lower heat settings, that’s SO much better for your hair. Anyway, hold your flat iron parallel to your face – this is how you’ll hold it for this hairstyle.
Grab a small section of your hair, then put it in your flat iron, still keeping the iron parallel to your face.
As you move the flat iron down your hair, twist the iron by turning your wrist in. Hold the rest of your hair in your other hand to help guide it through the flat iron.
Slowly but fluidly move the iron down your hair while you hold the twist. Don’t get frustrated if it feels awkward – it can take some practice.
All the way to the end!
Your hair should look like this when it comes out of the flat iron.
Repeat!
You can already see how much more body my hair has after doing one side. The waves are soft and natural.
Once you’ve curled your whole head, gently pull the curls apart with your fingers. Do NOT brush.
Ta-da! Flat iron waves! You can use any size flat iron to achieve this look. Keep practicing – I know you can do it!
Nanette says:
Love it!
Josey says:
In your last picture you look exactly like your mom!
Bella says:
I wish I could do that to my hair. Well, I can do it – but it will last for about 5 minutes before it goes away and my hair is completely straight once again.
Great job!
Carla S says:
I feel your pain. I spent 30 minutes the other day curling my daughters hair just for it to be FLAT as soon as we walked out of the bathroom. Stinkin thin straight hair.
Becca_Masters says:
do use any product to keep the waves in?
like Bella said, I can do the waves with my flat iron, but they last for a whole 5 minutes and then my hair just is, well a bit crap.
Heather says:
nope, no product at all!
Alison says:
How convenient! I just had a hair appointment where she did flat iron curls in my hair. When I tried to do it myself I failed miserably. This tutorial might just be the thing I need!
Aliesha says:
I was just going to say the same thing…my hairdresser did this to my hair one time, and I LOVED it. I’ve never been able to recreate it myself.
But, like a few others mentioned, it hardly seems worth the effort because my hair straightens itself out within an hour anyway. Sad
ambergo says:
I ran out of funds to purchase a new curling iron this weekend, so I tried this this morning before work and it worked great! Thanks! :oD
Melli says:
You should make a YouTube video tutorial on this for hair dummies like myself
Amanda says:
Can’t wait to try this! My curling iron is ancient plus I like the look of the softer look better.
Skye says:
So pretty! I love your hair tutorials- thank you for sharing!
AmazingGreis says:
I suck at this. I just need to move in with you so you can do my hair for me every day. PROBLEM SOLVED!! I’d pay you in childcare!
Alexandra :) says:
Heather! you look BEAUTIFUL!