Beautiful curls for long hair. Photo how to make yourself at home

As you can see in the photo, curls come in a variety of shapes: random, large or small waves. Girls with long hair are given the opportunity to experiment, making different hairstyles, but it is necessary to take into account the shape of the face, height and complete set.

For example, a voluminous hairstyle is suitable for tall, while for petite girls, on the contrary, very lush curls should be avoided.

Tips for long-haired girls

Before styling hair on irons or tongs, you need to choose the best heating temperature for the tool, since for thin hair you cannot exceed 160 degrees. The most optimal temperature for undamaged hair is 180 degrees.

Varieties of curls for long hair can be:

• Large... Most often they are done on a thick type of hair, curling curls not from the roots.
• Elastic... The curls look like a corkscrew, after curling the hair cannot be combed.
• Careless waves... They look beautiful and natural, it doesn't take much time to create such curls.
• Small... They are made using a curling iron, perm or braiding.
• Hollywood Wave... It is laid with a curling iron or tongs so that the strands lie hair to hair.

• Brazilian curls... They are made using hairpins, onto which strands of small width are wound.
• Horizontal curls... They are done using a styling tongs placed horizontally.
• Vertical waves... The hair is twisted perpendicular to the parting, while the tongs are placed vertically.

Hairstyle rules

Curls for long hair (photos will help you decide which strands to make) are chosen taking into account the type of hair and face shape. For example, for thin hair, it is advisable to use a type of curling that will not harm the curls; for this, curlers, hairpins, and braiding can be used.

Basic styling recommendations for long hair:

• For women with thin and thin hair, it is not recommended to make small waves to avoid the dandelion effect.
• Naturally, soft and sparse curls are best curled from the roots, this will give them elasticity and volume.
• The best option for long curls that tend to quickly lose their shape is to wind only the ends of the strands using a strong hold varnish.
• The strands should be curled to the inside, if the nose, eyes and cheekbones are large, and if the facial features are small, then the curls are curled in the opposite direction.
• It is undesirable to use a balm or conditioner, as the curls will be less resistant.
• For thin and thin hair, it is recommended to do the bouffant in the root zone to create additional volume.
• Most often, long hair is deficient in nutrition, so hot styles can dry out and make curls brittle and split. Before such a perm, you must use a thermal protective agent.

When curling long hair, take into account the shape of the face:

How to curl at home

Curls for long hair must be curled, taking into account the fact that daily styling, even in a gentle way, can be harmful, as shown in the photo. It is undesirable to curl the weakened hair on too heavy curlers.

When winding up the curlers, you should not tighten the strands too much, while blood circulation may be disrupted, as a result of which the curls begin to fall out.

You can style your hair yourself by curling your curls using various tools: a curling iron, a hair dryer with a diffuser nozzle, an ironing straightener, electric tongs, curlers of various shapes.

Straightener and curling iron

With the help of an iron for curls, perfectly straight hair is made. The tool can also be used to create beautiful curls, curl bangs, hair ends and strands from the roots.

Step by step instructions using a rectifier:

1. Clean hair is carefully combed and distributed into several strands.
2. For convenience, the hair in the upper occipital area is fixed with a clip, and the rest is wound.
3. You can curl curls from the roots or from the middle of the hair length.
4. The iron is placed vertically to the head, while fixing the strand between the working surfaces of the tool.
5. Next, the iron is scrolled, making a circle, holding the tool to the very ends of the hair. It turns out a revolution around the axis, due to which beautiful curls are created.
6. The thinner the strand, the better the curling will hold. In order for the curl to curl more pronouncedly, it is necessary to slowly lead the instrument.
7. In the same way, they move further along the entire head and fix the hairstyle with varnish.

This method of curling takes about 20 minutes. When styling, you need to carefully spray the already curled curls with varnish so that the product does not get on the rest of the hair, otherwise the tool will stick to the strand.

Small and large curls with curlers

Today you can find a variety of curlers: Velcro, boomerangs, bobbins, electric curlers, thermo curlers, foam rubber, spiral, velvet.

Papillots

Earlier, instead of curlers-papillots, they used bundles made of fabric or paper, attached to the curls with elastic bands. Today, papillotes are easy to use, they are flexible plastic curlers covered with foam rubber on the outside.

Step-by-step instructions for hair-safe and comfortable papillotes during sleep:

1. Before curling your hair on curlers-papillotes, you need to wash the curls, comb, apply foam and dry slightly with a hairdryer so that the strands are slightly damp.
2. The hair is divided into 2 zones, leaving the lower-occipital part, from which curls begin to curl.
3. Separate a small strand and comb it well.
4. Then they wind the hair out to the very roots and fix the papillote in the lock.
5. Curled curls left overnight on curlers will last longer.
6. Dry thoroughly in the morning with a hairdryer.
7. The papillotes are carefully removed without pulling the curls. The hair is slightly fluffed up with hands and fixed with varnish.

Hair curlers

Curls for long hair (photos of some hairstyles made on spiral curlers are available on the Internet) can be made using curlers from both soft and hard material. Soft ones look like small covers that are twisted in a spiral and tapered towards the end.

This type of curler is most suitable for home use. Spiral curlers made of hard material are a little more difficult to use, they can be made of plastic, metal or wood.

Step-by-step instructions for curling hair with soft spiral curlers:

1. A gel or spray is applied to clean, slightly damp hair to fix it.
2. Next, you need to divide the hair into strands of 1-2 cm and separate each with a clip.
3. The hair is wound, starting from the back of the head, threading the hook through the spiral tape and fixing the strand from the roots.
4. Then the curl is threaded through the curlers.
5. Hair curling is done in the same way all over the head.
6. The curlers should not be removed within 4 hours, and preferably more.
   
7. Then the curls are gently unwound. Hair is not combed and sprayed with varnish.

Curler bobbins

A distinctive feature of this tool is their large size. Most often, this type of curler is used to curl only the ends of the hair.

Execution technology:

1. A styling agent is applied to washed and slightly dried hair.
2. The hair is separated by small curls and each curled to about the middle of the length of the haircut.
3. Dry hair with a hairdryer or leave the curlers on for a long time.
4. Then carefully the bobbins are removed, and the hair is fixed with varnish.

Hairdryer and brushing

In this case, the curls are most often large, depending on the diameter of the comb.

Instructions for implementation:

1. Clean and slightly damp, combed hair is divided into 2 zones so that the upper occipital is fixed with a clip.
2. The remaining hair is separated into strands.
3. The strand is treated with foam and wrapped around the brush, starting from the ends of the hair, and dried with a hairdryer.
4. Next, cool the wound strand with cold air and carefully remove the comb.
5. Further, according to the same scheme, hair is curled all over the head.
6. If necessary, fix the hairstyle with varnish.

Hair dryer and diffuser

Curls for long hair, photos of which show possible hairstyles, can be created using a special attachment - a diffuser. Before purchasing such a nozzle, the length of the curls is taken into account. For long hair, use a medium-sized attachment with long spikes. The spikes on the nozzle are plastic or silicone.

The advantage of silicone spikes is an additional scalp massage function that is used during drying and curling.

When working with such a nozzle, take into account that it is not recommended to use a stream of hot air, since as a result the curls will dry out poorly, and the scalp will quickly heat up.

Instructions for creating messy curls with a diffuser:

1. Clean, combed and damp curls are treated with hair foam.
2. The hairdryer is turned on at the minimum setting so that the air is warm and not too intense. To get an airy and lush hairstyle, use the "head massage" function.
3. If the goal is to create light waves, the diffuser must be rotated during drying.
4. After drying all the curls, you need to give your hair the desired styling with your fingers. Fix with varnish.

Electro forceps

The curling iron will help you style for both long and short hair. Tools differ in different designs: cylindrical, corrugated, spiral, conical, double, triangular.

Tongs with a ceramic surface are considered the best option, since, for example, metal ones harm the hair and make it dry and split. It is very important not to apply styling products before using the tongs to avoid the strands sticking to the tool. An exception may be heat-protective treatment of curls.

Step-by-step instructions for curling hair with an iron:

1. Clean hair is divided into 2 zones, of which 2 temporal and lower occipital zones are left.
2. The hair in the upper occipital area is fixed with a clip. They begin to curl the hair from the back of the head, separating the strands of about 2 cm.
3. Each strand is curled with tongs, starting from the ends of the hair. The second option would be to wind the strand on the tongs from the roots, this type of curling will differ from the first method.
4. Further, having decided on the option of curling the hair, continue curling all over the head.

   

5. The resulting hairstyle is fixed with varnish.

With braids

Curls for long hair, photos of which can be seen in different styling options, can be done using braids. The size of the wave will depend on how many braids have been braided. The more spikelets, the smaller the curl will be.The hair product is applied after the braids are already braided. It is important to use your styling products in moderation so that your hair does not look messy.

Step-by-step weaving of a spikelet:

1. The hair in the occipital area is separated by a horizontal parting. You should get 2 spikelets.
2. Then, on one side, the hair is divided into 2 strands. A small curl is separated from the left strand and transferred to the right strand.
3. In the same way, they are separated from the right strand and transferred to the left.
4. Next, in the same way, on the left side, add hair to the selected curl and transfer it to the right strand.
5. The resulting spikelet is fixed with an elastic band and proceeds to the execution of the second spikelet.
6. It is advisable to weave braids at night, on wet hair.
7. Dry in the morning with a hairdryer, if not dry, and gently undo the braids.
8. Hair is not combed, curls are fixed with varnish if necessary.

Big curls from the face

For owners of a round face and short haircuts, curled curls can give even more roundness. For a triangular face, it is recommended to curl the curls around the chin and cheekbones. Large waves will hide large cheekbones. One of the options for creating curls is a hair tong. In this case, it is advisable to choose a tool with a large diameter or wind the curl not often.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Brush clean and dried hair and divide it into 3 zones. Each dedicated area is fixed with clamps.
2. The remaining hair is divided into several strands.
3. The curling iron is not close to the roots, about 3 cm. The selected strand is wound onto the tool and held for no more than 20 seconds. The curl must be curled from the face.
4. The strand is carefully removed and the curls are wound all over the head by the same method. The resulting styling is fixed with varnish.

Afro curls

This type of curling is suitable for owners of long hair and an elongated face. It represents small elastic curls, which can be obtained by weaving small braids using the classical method or using hairpins.

Step-by-step instructions for creating afro curls using hairpins:

1. Clean and damp hair is divided into several zones and fixed with clips.
2. Next, a small strand is isolated and wound on a hairpin using the figure eight method.
3. Fasten with invisibility and wind up all the hair in the same way.
4. For the best effect, use a hairdryer or a hair straightener, warming each curled strand on a hairpin.
5. Unwind hair after at least 2 hours and fix with varnish.

Hollywood curls

The difference between such waves is that they start not from the hair roots, but approximately from the ear line and represent large, voluminous curls. When doing this hairstyle, use the minimum amount of styling products.

Step-by-step instructions:

1. You must first decide on the parting. Most often, side parting is done. Hair must be clean and dry.
2. Curls need to be wound in one direction.
3. If styling is done with an iron, then the resulting curl can be fixed with a clip.
4. The resulting curls are combed with a comb with rare teeth, giving the hair the desired shape. Sprinkle a little with varnish.

How to curl curls with bangs

Bangs play an important role in the entire haircut, and it may not be suitable, for example, for a triangular face type. For coarse and unruly hair, it is recommended to do not very thick and voluminous bangs.

Bangs styling options

You can curl your bangs with a hair straightener. The best option would be a special small bang iron. Allocate a small strand and scroll so that a curl is obtained. The laying is fixed with varnish. One of the options for curling bangs is a small diameter bobbin curler. Foam is applied to damp hair.

The bangs are divided into 2 parts and screwed onto the bobbin. For styling bangs, fleece is used. They create volume with a special comb for combing, then slightly comb out the bangs and, throwing it back, fix them with invisibility.The creation of curls for long hair is performed in different ways: thermal and non-thermal.

In the first style of styling, it is very important to apply a perm on dry hair. For an independent choice of the type of curls, you can look at the photo of the hairstyles. Stylists recommend creating small curls on long hair, as they last longer than large waves.

Article design: Anna Vinnitskaya

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