Two weeks ago, I was invited to a red carpet event in Zurich! It was a super last minute invite, and at first I kinda freaked out with what I was going to wear and “SHOULD I GO STRAIGHT OR CURLY?!” haha I feel like thats always the question.. and I always lean more towards my curls because I feel most like me with them and really do love them.. So for everyone asking how I got my curls the way I did, here is my breakdown.
When I initially started doing my curls, I was thinking I would go for a more sleek, modern look, and was actually going to give myself a really bombshell blowout. I started putting a lot of moisturizing cream (all product will be listed below) to give some hydration and grit in my hair. Then I realized quickly, “Why the hell am I straightening my beautiful curls, I wanna go allll natural and sexy!” so I quickly re wet my hair with just the shower head! *Key tip* I always start out with drenched hair, typically straight out of the shower, or I will respray my hair down with water, so its dripping wet. I still had a bit of the cream in, which I think was actually a good base to start with and kept them softer!
As my curls were dripping and slightly covered in washed out cream, I went in with my sticky texturizing spray! I like to use curl sprays for my natural wave over creams, gels, and any other curl product, because they are just so easy to work with, and I get all the benefits of no frizz and it doesn’t hold down my hair! I couldn’t find my usual curl spray (72 hour Nutricurl by Wella), so I grabbed my next best option that is so versatile (listed below). I sprayed that really well, and layered it slightly, then started scrunching all the product and working it into my hair. Making sure my sides were well scrunched since they fall easier. Then flipping my hair back, and parting it on one side, and scrunching more. After it was pretty tightly ringleted, I went in with the diffuser (blowdried downward to not create any frizz). Dried it probably around 80% dry and then let sit and got more ready..
After about 45 mins later, I went back to my hair and felt like it needed something to spruce it up, and really complete the look! So I went in with this gritty matte pomade all over. I focused on giving my bang some volume and that glammed 50s look, and covered my curls in this textured cream that really just amplified my natural curls into a red carpet look. I put all my hair back to sleek it even more, and I felt finished ✨ its like it all came together, and I was so happy to have kept my curls for this exciting night ahead of me 😍
Do you fight over curly or short hair often? What are your curly tips? Feel free to tell me below :)
p.s. video below only plays on desktop 🥲
Products used
Hair:
Bumble & Bumble- Bond-Building Repair Treatment & Bumble & Bumble Texture Spray for scrunch
Ysl diffuser sock
Loreal El Seve Cream
Makeup:
Eyeliner- Sephora long lasting blue eyeliner
Foundation Laura Mercier
Benefit- Blush Eyeliner- Loreal Voluminous
Clinique Pop Matte Lipstick- Clove pop