According to stylists, medium hair is the most convenient for creating beautiful and varied styling. This length allows you to tie a ponytail or bun, add volume, curl romantic curls, make afro curls, or, conversely, give your hair perfect smoothness. Thanks to this, you can change every day and choose a hairstyle for the appropriate image.
Styling features for medium hair
The duration of the creation of styling and its result depends not only on the length of the hair, but also on their structure. For example, girls with coarse hair and wavy texture will take significantly longer to straighten them than owners of obedient, slightly curly curls.
But in any case, the process of hair styling and its result will be much more pleasant if you follow these recommendations:
- When using hot appliances (hair dryer, styler), be sure to use thermal protection. It creates a protective layer on the hair and prevents moisture from evaporating from it.
- Styling is done on freshly washed hair. After washing your hair, you need to gently blot the curls with a towel, after which you can start applying cosmetics and drying with a hairdryer. If you need to use an iron and curling iron, it is important to completely dry your hair.
- For girls with thin oily hair, various foams and mousses are suitable, which are applied to the root zone. Their composition thickens the curls, which allows you to give the hair visual density and volume, and prolongs the duration of styling.
- When choosing styling products, you should give preference to professional brands. Their formulations not only facilitate the styling process and fix the result, but also take care of the hair.
- If you have thin and brittle hair, you shouldn't use hot styling too often. An alternative is to dry with a warm and cold blow dryer or use a curler overnight. If this cannot be avoided, then you need to carefully care for your hair - use nourishing masks and oils, as well as serums for the ends.
- If it is not possible to wash your hair and renew your styling, dry shampoo comes to the rescue. It visually cleanses the roots, lifts them and fixes the volume.
- With frequent use of styling, especially mousses and powders for hair roots, it is important to regularly use deep cleaning shampoo and peeling for the scalp (2-3 times a month according to the instructions). They deeply cleanse the scalp and hair from the remains of cosmetics, which, when accumulated, can dry and damage the hair.
Required tools and materials
The arsenal of tools and cosmetics for creating styling depends on the needs of the girl and the structure of her hair.
The standard set looks like this:
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Styling without forming structures for medium length hair
Beautiful styling for medium hair is not always difficult and multi-stage. Loose hair is a great option for every day, especially when there is no time and desire to experiment with new hairstyles.
Depending on your own preferences, hair structure and availability of time and gadgets, you can choose one of the three proposed options.
The first is a sleek, straight hairstyle. Many owners of curly and unruly hair dream about it. But even girls with straight curls are not always happy with their smoothness, so an iron is needed for such styling. In addition to it, you will need a comb and a pair of clips.
Hairstyle is performed in several stages:
- Apply thermal protection to the hair.
- Separate the lower part of the hair and pass through each strand with an iron in turn.
- The same is done with the rest of the hair layers.
- If there is a lack of volume, you can comb the roots with a special narrow comb. To do this, you need to separate the strands at the parting, which will cover the fleece, and comb the lower ones, moving the comb towards the head.
The second simple styling is creating volume with a hair dryer. Here you can get both straight lush hair and natural curls that beautifully frame your face. You will need a round comb for your hairstyle. For the first option, a large diameter is needed, for the second, medium.
Styling process:
- Treat the entire length of the hair with a protective spray, if necessary, apply mousse or foam to the roots.
- Separate the bottom of the hair, and fix the top with clips at the back of the head.
- Dry your hair with a hairdryer, lifting it at the roots.
- Then you should take a round brush and wind a strand of hair around it. It must be dried by bringing the hair dryer as close to the curls as possible. To do this, you must choose warm or cold air.
- To straighten the hair, but at the same time leave it voluminous, when pulling the hair, you must direct the cold air from top to bottom.
- If you want to twist the hair, the strand twisted on the comb is fixed from above, and blown with warm air from below. To fix the curl, rotate the comb with a comb and slowly lower it to the end of the strand.
- Repeat all the manipulations with the rest of the hair layers.
- To prevent the styling from falling after a few minutes, it must be fixed with varnish.
A third way to style your loose hair is to make light waves with an iron or a beach style curling iron. This hairstyle is especially suitable for owners of unruly hair that has an uneven texture.
They do it like this:
- Dry your hair with a hairdryer.
- Twist each strand with a conical curling iron or iron.For the second method, you need to place a curl between the plates, turn the device and slowly lead it down.
- At the end, apply a salt spray, and beat the hair well with your fingers, additionally squeezing them in your palms.
For owners of curly hair, you can apply the product while drying and simply squeeze the hair randomly to give it the desired shape.
Evening designs for medium length
Beautiful styling for medium hair for an evening out can be created even without ordering the services of a stylist. The length allows you to try your hand at doing an elegant hairstyle yourself. The simplest option is a low beam.
To create it, you will need invisibility and a few minutes of time:
- Dry hair with a large diameter round brush. This will create volume at the top of the head.
- Make a tail from the central part of the hair and form a familiar bun. The remaining strands of the face should be alternately laid around the structure and fixed inside the hairstyle with invisible ones.
The next styling is a classic shell.
By the principle of execution, it is similar to the above-described hairstyle, but still has differences:
- Separate the front strands, and from the remaining ones make a low tail, which must be turned through itself several times.
- Twist the front strands into bundles from the face and then wrap them around the resulting bundle. Hide the tips inside the hairstyle and fix it with invisible ones.
The third option is the most versatile. This is a fleece tail.
It runs like this:
- Separate bangs or short strands from the face.
- Then select the first layer of hair. It will cover the fleece.
- Comb the hair on the crown with a special comb.
- Gather your hair in a ponytail, covering the fleece with loose strands.
- Lay bangs or front curls in the usual way from the face.
- To cover the elastic, take a thin section of hair from the bulk and wrap it around the ponytail. Hide the tip at the bottom of the hairstyle and fix the small one with invisibility.
Versatile mid-length designs
There are several styling options for medium hair that are suitable for both special occasions and everyday life. The first hairstyle familiar to many from childhood is "Malvina".
It can be made as elegant if the hair is carefully gathered, or daring, which will be suitable for a youth party. For example, for the first option, you can brush your hair and twist the ends slightly, and for the second, make small curls.
But regardless of the "mood" of the hairstyle, it is created according to the following principle:
- Separate the upper third of the hair.
- Divide it into parting or comb it back. If necessary, do bouffant.
- Fix the hair with an elastic band or a neat barrette.
The next styling is a bundle with a donut. Its main feature is that it adds volume to thin, thin hair, from which it is difficult to form an airy hairstyle.
With this tool, it is done in this way:
- Style your hair in the usual way or dry it naturally.
- A high tail is tied, which is threaded into a "donut".
- Then the hair is styled around the "donut" and the ends of the loose strands are hidden in the hair.
- The beam is fixed with invisibility. You can decorate it with a ribbon on top or add a stylish hair clip to it.
Weaving is always suitable to create a romantic look.
Alternatively, you can create this hairstyle:
- Divide hair into 2 parts - on one side and the other.
- Starting at the ear, braid 2 back braids. Their difference from the usual weaving is that the strands intersect with each other from below, and not from above.
- When the braids have reached the level of the neck, they must be fixed with transparent silicone rubber bands. To make the hairstyle voluminous, gently pull on the braids. After which they should be combined into a + common tail.
- Loose loose hair can be curled with a curling iron.
- Hide an elastic band behind a thin strand of hair or twist the ponytail over you.
- To add splendor to the tail, you can comb a few strands.
Bob styling for medium hair
A bob haircut looks beautiful on medium hair. But in order for it to have a shape, it must be constantly laid. This can be both a voluminous smooth hairstyle and romantic curls.
The first option is done with a hair dryer:
- Dry the hair by lifting it at the roots.
- A strand is wound onto a round comb and dried with its ends inward.
- At the end, you can apply volume powder to the roots and fix the length with varnish.
To make light curls, you need a curling iron with a large diameter:
- Dry hair completely.
- Starting at the bottom level, twist the curls in a row straight from the roots.
- Curl the hair in front from the face.
- Break up the curls with your fingers and use a fixing spray or varnish.
Styling bob on medium length hair
This is a versatile hairstyle that, depending on the variations, suits any type of appearance. But on a par with this square, it is capricious in terms of creating styling - it does not tolerate negligence and inaccuracy. There are two ways to lay a square - to make it smooth or wavy.
To create an even and smooth square is done like this:
- Blow dry your hair with your head down. This will lift the roots of the hair and add puffiness to the hairstyle.
- Divide hair into two sections - top and bottom.
- Align the strands of each layer of hair with an iron in turn.
- Pay special attention to the front curls and bangs.
- Apply oil or serum to hair to add shine.
Wavy styling is created in this way:
- Foam is applied to the roots of damp hair, and a spray is applied to the length.
- A diffuser nozzle is put on the hair dryer.
- With the head tilted down, the diffuser is held perpendicular to the head, gradually moving it over the entire hair area.
- When they are completely dry, break them with your hands. Unruly strands can be twisted with a conical curling iron.
How to cascade medium hair
This is one of the popular medium length haircuts. Its peculiarity is that they cut different levels of curls. This adds airiness and splendor to the hairstyle.
Even after natural drying, it looks great, but to make the image look complete, it is still better to do styling:
- Divide wet hair into levels - pin the upper short strands, and comb the lower ones well.
- Dry the bottom strands so that most of the moisture evaporates. Then put a brushing (a round brush with a large diameter) under the bottom and direct warm air onto it, gradually scrolling the curls. To prevent the volume from disintegrating, you can fix the comb with a twisted strand at the head for a few seconds and direct cool air to it.
- Do the same for the top level of the hair. It is advisable to scroll them inward towards the head.
- The front strands can be styled either towards the face or away from the face, depending on personal preference.
Styling for medium length hair with bangs
Beautiful styling for medium hair goes well with different options for bangs, which are selected depending on the shape of the face. It is best to style your bangs with a hair dryer and a round brush. Ironing may be needed for perfect smoothness.
Features of styling bangs:
- It should be dried at the end of the installation, also applying thermal protection or mousse to it.
- To make the bangs look voluminous, you need to attach a round brush from below and slightly lift it. The air flow must be perpendicular.
- Oblique bangs or elongated strands at the face are wound on a brush and dried from bottom to top. Then comb the bangs to the desired side. For extra smoothness, you can iron it over it and fold it inward for a more natural look.
- The bangs are one of the first to disintegrate after a couple of hours after drying, so it must be fixed with varnish.
Styling for medium hair with curls
Beautiful styling for medium hair, which is associated with a gentle romantic image, is always based on curls. It is much easier for girls with curly hair to create such a hairstyle than for owners of straight, heavy hair. For the first it is enough to dry the hair with a diffuser, while the second will need a curling iron or curlers.
To create curls, forceps with a small diameter and small thin curlers are suitable.
The first option is done this way:
- Dry your hair completely and apply a thermal protective oil or cream to it.
- Starting at the bottom layer of the hair, twist each strand straight from the roots.
- At the end, beat and comb the hair with your fingers or pass through it with a straight comb with sparse teeth, starting at the ends, moving to the roots.
Curlers are best for creating curls on fine hair. They do not harm the curls so much.
- Dry the hair with a towel and apply foam to it.
- For convenience, begin to wind the curls from the top of the head. To do this, separate the same strands and scroll them around the curlers. The bangs are twisted from face to face, depending on the idea of the haircut. If it is Velcro or boomergangs, then additional fixators will not be needed. For the rest, small clamps are needed.
- To speed up the styling process, periodically blow-dry your hair.
- After the hair is completely dry, the curlers are removed starting from the bottom row.
- At the end, the hair is combed and fixed with varnish.
Medium hair length allows you to independently make beautiful styling, which does not require much time and effort. To do this, you need to take into account the structure of your curls, their condition, and also choose high-quality tools, materials and cosmetics that will not damage your hair in the process of creating hairstyles.
Author: Anna Gromova
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