Summer is almost here and we can’t wait to indulge in light outfits, natural make-up and wild hairstyles. Yes, because one thing we love about the summer is that we can hold our hair very naturally, abandoning plates and irons that are really unpleasant to use with high temperatures.
The trendiest hairstyle of these months? Without a doubt the beach waves! These almost disheveled waves are very easy to create and give volume and movement to your hair.
We now reveal some simple ways to make them quickly.
Beach waves with pigtails
The beach waves obtained with the braids are a great classic: the effect is a very defined, soft, but not excessively voluminous wavy.
After washing and drying your hair, still when it is damp, divide your hair into two sections and make two side braids. If you prefer a more “from lioness”, You can create them four or five, depending on the length of your hair. Leave everything on for a few hours, or overnight for a more defined and lasting effect.
If you want, to fix the waves and make them even more lasting, you can quickly pass the plate over the braids before melting them. Once you have completed these steps, undo each strand and gently pass your fingers to separate them and make them more natural, without ruining them or making them fall.
The rumored robe belt method
In recent months there has been a lot of talk about this method, thanks to the videos that the influencers have published to tell about its ease and effectiveness. The beach waves with the bathrobe belt they are much easier to make than it seems and the result is amazing!
The material can be either sponge or microfiber, the important thing is that the hair has been properly untangled before starting this procedure.
In addition, we recommend that you apply a modeling foam that will allow the style to last longer.
The procedure for creating beach waves with the bathrobe belt
- After shampooing, wrap your hair in a towel and leave them for a couple of minutes like this, in order to absorb the excess water.
- Once the towel is off, apply the foam on the hair, especially on the tips, but also on the lengths.
- Dry your hair with the hair dryer, but leave them slightly damp.
- Part your hair in two locks and places the belt on the head like a headband.
- Start to wrap medium sized strands around the belt, securing them with an elastic band, until all the hair is gathered.
- Take advantage of the two remaining parts of the belt for wrap your hair around the head, or leave them pendulums on the shoulders, which we recommend you do especially if you decide to keep the styling in place all night.
In the morning, melt your hair and comb it with a wide-toothed comb to “bring down” the curls formed, without damaging them. Finally, spray some fixing spray to make the hairstyle last longer.
As an alternative to the bathrobe belt you can use a curling ribbon, a satin sausage around which to wrap the hair to obtain defined and voluminous waves!
Watch the video to find out how to use it:
Try the bobby pins!
We leave this method for last because it requires a little more patience: you can create some fantastic beach waves even using it alone the hairpins.
On dry hair, apply a small amount of curly hair mousse. Create small strands, roll them around two fingers and secure everything at the nape of the neck with a bobby pin. Repeat this process until the entire head is complete.
Leave on for a couple of hours and then observe the effect: it will be a pleasant surprise!
Salt spray for beach waves like at the sea
As you know, that wonderful effect soft, jaunty is wild obtained after a day at the beach, it depends on thesalt water, which has an incredible volumizing and waving power.
To create fluffy waves for your hair you can use both a made with salt water that you can easily find in the supermarket, perfumery or hairdressing shops, but also create a homemade compound.
The recipe for the marine spray
- Get one pot and pour 500 ml of water, putting it immediately afterwards on the fire.
- When the water has heated up, pour it into it half a tablespoon of salt, possibly marine.
- Let the mixture cool and insert it into one sprinkle.
- Add a spoonful of conditioner and some drop of almond oil or of coconut, which have an important nourishing power for the hair.
How to create beach waves with water and salt
The saline solution can be applied to both foliage still damp, both when it is perfectly dry. Apply the spray from root to tip and let your hair air dry, or if you’re short on time, use the blow dryer with the diffuser nozzle.
To prevent the hair from drying out, finally pass a little coconut oil on the strands to nourish and soften them.
