16 | September 2019
BEAUTY SOLUTIONS
The trick to natural-
looking volume and
bend is to layer a few
products before you
ever touch a hot tool.
STEP 1 Work a drop
of thickening cream
into roots only. Try
Garnier Fructis Mega
Full Thickening Lotion
Spray ($4; drugstores).
STEP 2 Mist the length
of your hair with a
salt spray such as
Beachwaver Co. Shubie
Surf Beach Spray ($18;
beachwaver.com) ,
then comb it through.
“The thickening cream
creates lift at the roots,
“Super-sleek hair
may look cool on the
red carpet, but most
women who wear their
hair straight want it to
have nice bounce and
body,” Cranford says.
STEP 1 Massage a
mousse such as Herbal
Essences Body Envy
Volumizing Mousse
($4; drugstores) into
damp roots, then aim
your blow-dryer there
while lifting the hair
with your fingers.
STEP 2 Blow-dry the
rest of your hair until
it’s mostly dry while
tossing it around with
your hands, then finish
with a mixed-bristle
round brush like the
Goody Heat 101 Brush
($9; walmart.com).
STEP 3 While blow-
drying the hair around
your face, work with
small sections and pull
the brush back away
from your face to
create body. “For the
top of your head, lift
the hair straight
up toward the ceiling
with the brush behind
the hair, then roll the
brush back to your
scalp,” Cranford says.
STEP 4 After
unwinding each section
of hair from the round
brush, roll the hair up
into a pin curl, clipping
the ends against
your scalp with duck
clips. Try Kristin Ess
Sectioning Clips ($6;
target.com). Let hair
set for 5 minutes, then
remove clips and brush
out with a paddle
brush. “This move adds
amazing volume from
your roots all the way
through to the ends,”
Dickey says.
STEP 5 Rub antifrizz
cream onto your
hands. Apply to your
ends, then pat along
the outer layer of your
hair to calm flyaways.
Try Nunzio Saviano
The Cream ($28;
nunziosaviano.com).
the sea salt spray
injects fullness into
the length of hair,”
Dickey says.
STEP 3 A squirt of
mousse raked through
hair is what gives
waves all-day hold,
says Herbal Essences
celebrity hairstylist
Bridget Brager. We
like Pantene Body
Boosting Mousse
($5; drugstores ).
STEP 4 Air-dry or
blow-dry your hair with
a diffuser. Once it’s dry,
wrap 1-inch strands
around a curling iron.
“Leave the bottom
inch of hair sticking out
of the iron, and when
you release it from the
barrel, gently tug on
the ends to straighten
them. This gives you
those pretty, natural-
looking S-shape
waves,” Brager says. ■
BOUNCY
BLOWOUT
BEACH
WAVES
MAKE IT LAST
Before bed,
put your hair in a
high, loose
bun and secure
with a fabric
scrunchie.
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