How To: Waves Without Heat

When most people are decompressing from a stressful weekend, they probably have a glass of wine or go work out. Me? I play with my hair. I wanted something that would be quick to do, since I knew I'd be very tired in the morning heading to work. I decided on some waves without heat. I liked it so much I've done it twice this week--once with medium rollers and once with large rollers. Enjoy.

You'll Need: 

• 1 pack of Spiral Rollers (I used medium one night and large the next)
• Comb
• Frizz-Free Serum
• Holding Product (hairspray, mousse, spray gel, styling putty, etc)
• Almost Damp Hair (like 85-90% dry)

Directions:

• Start with damp/freshly-washed hair (Exciting right? I usually request day-old hair!).
• Comb through hair and apply serum--I need something to fight frizz, but Moroccan Oil works fine for most people.
• Allow hair to become almost dry.
• Divide hair in half and part as usual. Lay out your spiral rollers. I got mine from Target for about $9. Try these  or these (or Google "spiral foam rollers" if you can't find them at the store).
• Pick a side and choose a 1 inch section of hair. Take a medium/large spiral roller and place under the section. Start about 2 inches from the root and wrap around the roller, away from your face. Bend up the ends.

• I start at the root instead of rolling ends to top because I'm going for waves, not a ringlet curl. You can tuck in the ends or not--not tucked in will produce beachy waves. Continue all over hair. 

• Let hair air dry or dry overnight. You *can* use a hair dryer BUT this is a no-heat look and you'd need heat protectant as well.
• Undo the rollers and apply more serum, if needed, and a holding product. That's it!

 {Medium and Large}

{Large and Medium}

Notes:

• Note how I have roller space (you can see the roller). This produces a looser wave. Wrap closer together for a tighter wave. I don't suggest the small foam rollers because they produce more of a ringlet curl than a wave (I've tried!)
• For each section you wrap, drop down in your hair where you start the roller until you are done with the first section of your parted hair. Then repeat the process on the other side, starting about 2 inches, and then the next roller, maybe 2.5 inches and so on. Your hair in rollers will look like a "v" formation and will look more natural once this is over, instead of having each roller lined up.
• I parted my hair in half so I could be able to sleep on my back in the rollers, to make it a little more comfortable.
• This took 5 minutes to wrap and about 5 minutes to style.
• Don't do this on wet hair. Hair is most fragile when wet & it just won't dry when wrapped in the roller.

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