10 Minute Messy Waves

10 Minute Messy Waves

I’ve said it before but I’m definitely kind of lazy with my hair. I wash it every five days or so, let it air dry, don’t brush it enough and I use too much dry shampoo. It usually looks good enough on its own for a couple of days but the third day is when I start to notice my natural wave falling flat and the rest of my hair looking a little messy and greasy.

Last week when I was getting ready to leave for work I took my hair out of the pony tail I had it in to do my makeup and realized it looked too sloppy to just wear down all day. I looked at the clock and had about 10 minutes till I really needed to go so I figured I would try and make it look at least half decent.

IMG_9176.JPGEnter the fast way I figured out to do half of my hair and get out of the house on time. It only takes about 10 minutes start to finish so you can fit it in to a rushed morning and still get out of the door on time.

Part of how your hair turns out following these steps has to do with the texture and length of your hair but if your hair is anything like mine with some natural wave or body, I think this will work well.

One of the main tips starts with the night before.

1. Add dry shampoo to your roots before bed and don’t do anything.

I read this in a beauty article once and it made a lot of sense. You’re trying to get rid of oil so don’t use your hands to rub it around. Instead, sprinkle dry shampoo on your roots and hop in bed. Your tossing and turning and sleeping on the pillow will move it around enough so in the morning you just need to brush your hair.

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2. Brush your hair all the way out and add a little bit of a leave in conditioner or oil to the ends.

My hair tends to be dry on the ends so when I think about it I try to put a couple pumps of Moroccan oil on my ends or spray it with a light leave in conditioner. This will also double as a heat protectant.

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3. Heat up a curling wand and section your hair into two parts split in the middle.

Focusing on the front of your hair curl 1 inch pieces around both sides of your face then again a few inches apart. Only do about 3 curls on each side focusing on the bottom half of your hair, and then do another one or two curls on the underneath/bottom half. This way you only have to do about 8 curls for your whole head instead of a bunch. If you have shorter hair you can do less.

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4. Next run your fingers through and blend the curled pieces of hair in with the ones you left alone.

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I like to keep my hair pulled to the front of my body most of the time anyways, but since that is where most of the curlers are, it looks like it’s all done with half the work and half the heat damage.

 

What are some go to hair or beauty tricks you use to get out of the house on time?



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