How To: Messy Beachy Waves

No-heat waves are great because they look natural. But they take forever to create...usually overnight! Waves with heat are great because they can be created quickly, but they usually look a little too polished. I decided to marry the two ideas into beachy waves that look a little messy, natural, and can be created in minutes! Here's how to:

Instead of spraying on wet hair, 

spray Garnier Fructis Wonder Waves (last seen here) on dry hair.

Scrunch hair. 

Your hair won't really be wavy--that's fine--it's just to give some texture.

Take 1 in. to 2 in. sections,

and wrap around a curling wand.

My curling wand is 1.5 in.

Hold for about 5-10 seconds,

leaving space between hair 

& the barrel, 

as pictured.

Repeat all over hair

and gently loosen waves with fingers.

Spray and scrunch again if desired.

T I P S :

• Always use a heat protectant before applying heat.
• To keep the look messy, don't brush out sections before wrapping. Just grab random sections of various sizes, and wrap hair around the barrel.
• Add a flower behind your ear (real or not) as a finishing touch.
• Don't use homemade salt spray--see my homemade salt recipe here--it just doesn't work the same!
• Need 10 ideas for waves? Try my no-heat beachy waves guide & my waves-with-heat guide.

PS: HAPPY 17th BIRTHDAY 

TO MY BABY SISTER, HOLLY!!

ily.