Hairstyle "Hollywood wave": doing Hollywood curls
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"Hollywood Wave" is a winning styling option for a woman when it is necessary to impress, be it a first date or a gala event. True, not everyone knows how to correctly perform it at home and resort to the help of professional stylists.
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Peculiarities
The peak of the popularity of this styling fell on the 20s of the last century. It appeared thanks to the hairdresser Marcel Grato in the 19th century and nowadays belongs to the retro style. The usual hot tongs became an assistant in its implementation for Marcel. In those days, she was so popular that she adorned the heads of literally all fashionistas in the capital, including singers and actresses of the early 20th century. Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Vivien Leigh and many other celebrities wore it with great pleasure and untold pride.
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A feature, but rather a requirement for its implementation, is to this day the correct haircut. The hair for this hairstyle must be the same length. Owners of a cascade haircut should not be very upset.
Modern styling products can help when performing Hollywood styling on such hair, however, the specialist will spend much more time on its implementation. A distinctive feature of this hairstyle is also its appearance. This hairstyle accurately reflects the phrase "hair to hair".
Carelessness in such styling is prohibited. All curls repeat one wavy strand, which falls over one shoulder, and the parting on the head in most cases is performed obliquely.
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In Hollywood styling, in no case should you allow disheveledness or non-observance of the silhouette of the "main strand". In addition, the ideal "Hollywood wave" is smooth and shiny, so you shouldn't skimp on quality hair styling products if the moment is really important and solemn. A feature of the "Hollywood wave" can be called the versatility of its performance at any length. And short, and long, and medium-length strands can be styled into beautiful curly smooth curls.
Even unruly and curly hair can be styled with modern styling products. It will certainly take more time, but the result will indeed be justified.
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Necessary tools and devices
Any hairstyle is created on clean, washed hair, therefore, before styling, you must thoroughly rinse the strands with a professional shampoo and rinse them with cool water. This treatment will help healthy hair regain its own natural shine. Next, you will need a hair dryer for drying, a straightening iron, as well as a cone curling iron or tongs.
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The styling products you need to create any hairstyle vary in the following ways:
- texture;
- method of application;
- the degree of fixation.
The use of this or that remedy depends on the structure of the hair and its length.
For curly, unruly and thick hair, moisturizers and smoothing agents are used to tame obstinate curls and help create the perfect, shiny style. This product is a gel. It comes in different versions and, for example, in the form of a spray, it can serve as a varnish. When processing curls with this type of fixing agent, they look more lively.
For oily hair and mixed hair, mousse products are used as a styling agent. They dry the strands, making the styling look neater. For thin hair, devoid of volume, varnishes and foams are suitable, which raise the strands at the roots, due to which the hairstyle looks more voluminous and magnificent.
Varnish is the most used product both among professionals and among ordinary average women. It can be of different fixation and, of course, of different quality.
Professional options after using them are invisible on the hair and do not make the strands heavier, but they cost several times more than mass market products.
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When using varnish, it is important to maintain a distance without spraying the product too close to the strands.
To create a "Hollywood wave", the following styling products are most often used:
- strong hold varnish;
- foam or mousse;
- gel (aerosol).
When creating a hairstyle, you need to have several invisible hair clips, clips, hairpins or thin elastic bands with you. And, of course, at the final stage you will need a comb with rare teeth.
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How to do it?
The purity of the material is a guarantee of good work, therefore, the implementation of the "Hollywood Wave" styling should be carried out only on clean hair. Washed hair is more pliable, easier to fit and retains the shape that it was given longer. This is especially true for oily and mixed hair types. The hairstyle technique depends on the length of the strands.
There are two ways to do Hollywood Wave: hot and cold. The hot method involves the use of tongs, and the cold wave is performed using styling tools and clamps.
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Long hair
Let's analyze the technology of Hollywood styling with long-haired ladies.
- Clean hair should be brushed well and, if necessary, straightened with an iron.
- Turn on the curling iron (cone diameter about 30 mm).
- Apply a medium hold foam to the entire length of the hair.
- In the classic version, you first need to do a side parting.
- The hair must be divided into two parts - upper and lower. In this case, the top must be taken into the tail and tied with an elastic band.
- You should start winding the strands from the forehead and further, moving along the bottom of the uncollected hair.
- In the retro version of this hairstyle, the hair roots are not wrapped around the curling iron, and if you want to withstand this particular style, then you need to twist the hair, stepping back about 5 centimeters from the roots. The most convenient way to fix this distance is with clamps.
- Wind a strand of hair 3 cm wide on the hot appliance in the direction from the face for 5-10 seconds. The time for curling the curl depends on the thickness of the hair: thin ones need to be heated for 5 seconds, but if the hair is dense, thick, and the hair shaft itself is quite thick, the time can be increased to 10 seconds.
- Then, having released the hot curl, it is necessary to wrap it in a ring that has formed from the hair and secure it with an invisible one. In this form, the curl should cool down.
- The next strand should be the same in volume as the first - no more, no less. Observing this rule, all curls will be the same, and the hairstyle will be done correctly. You need to twist the strand in the same direction as the previous one.
- Having fastened the hair ring with an invisible one, they proceed to the next strand, and so on until the end, until all the lower strands are turned into perfect curls.
- Untie the ponytail from the top hair and wind it in the same way as the previous strands.
- As soon as all the curls are curled, it is necessary to release them from the clamps and gently comb with a comb with rare combs, fixing the styling asymmetrically on one shoulder with aerosol gel or varnish.
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Medium length
Styling on medium length hair is not much different from the "wave" on long hair. The execution of this hairstyle on medium hair is in many respects the same as the first option, but since medium hair has less weight, it is possible to perform this styling in a "cold" way. To do this, you will need all the same styling products, with the exception of a hot device for shaping curls.
After the washed hair has dried, a foam is evenly applied to it, and then divided into an upper and a lower part. Then a small curl is formed from a strand of 2-3 centimeters and fixed with a clip. Then, stepping back 3 centimeters from it, form the next curl, and so on until the end of the strand. The curls should form the same way in the same direction.
After waiting for some time, namely: 20-30 minutes, the hair is fixed with varnish at a distance of 30 cm, and only after that the clamps are removed. After the resulting curls are gently combed.
This is a more gentle style of styling, in which the hair is not exposed to the negative effects of high temperatures.
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For short hair
This is exactly the same glorified version of "like Monroe" - the famous "wave" on short hair. It can be performed both on dry hair and on damp hair. The hot wave is performed with a small diameter forceps. I must say that the swing of the wave on short hair depends on their length, and the shorter the strands, the smaller the diameter of the curling iron.
Cold styling is most often performed in the salon, since it is quite difficult to form the correct waves on your head so that it looks harmonious. The wet waves, after their creation, are fixed with a hairnet, and the head is sent to dry under a dryer. After drying, the styling is fixed with gel, which gives it shine and completeness of the image.
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Secrets and subtleties
Experts usually do not recommend the "Hollywood Wave" for cascading haircuts. Of course, this option is possible on uneven strands, but, alas, it will not be possible to withstand the classic style.
Long hair often has split ends. On such a pompous hairstyle, such omissions are unacceptable, which means that you need to take care of their intense hydration before styling. The ends of the strands cannot be left straight, and they must certainly be twisted to the end.
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"Hollywood Wave" lasts for a long time if varnish and strong fixing foam are used as fixing. At the same time, you should not use too budget options.Their quality leaves much to be desired, and such products, with their excessive use, are often visible on the hair in the form of a white bloom on the curls.
This hairstyle is incredibly feminine, especially when the original Hollywood styling is chosen. In this design, all the hair falls on one shoulder, and the neck is femininely open, as if indicating to the companion the vulnerability of female nature. Although the option of a straight parting is no less romantic, and it is more suitable for young girls.
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If the hair looks healthy, it is allowed to heat the styling device to the maximum temperature in order to reduce the period of its effect on the hair structure. If the smoothly styled hair at the roots does not fit the woman, then it is permissible to slightly lift it with the help of a fleece and varnish. "Hollywood Wave" is a very obliging styling, so stylists try not to overdo it with makeup, so that the client does not cross the line that separates extravagance from comic.
The same goes for clothing. Dress and "Hollywood Wave" are the perfect combination for a formal occasion.
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Beautiful options
"Hollywood Wave" looks harmonious on any hair length. This hairstyle will not lose its relevance for many years to come. Knowing how to do this styling, a woman will always be in trend. But this is important for every lady! But if she has never seen what the “Hollywood wave” looks like, but she’s heard and read about it many times, then it’s time to see how beautifully and nobly she frames her face.
For example, here's a classic version that will never go out of style.
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This hairstyle can be done by going, for example, to the next retro party.
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On short strands, the wave looks no less impressive.
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"Hollywood Wave" is suitable not only for any type of hair, but also for any face shape. For example, a round face makes an extravagant look more childish.
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The oval face makes the styling more expressive.
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And the triangular shape of the face gives the strands an additional graphic effect.
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The following video will tell you about the technique of creating "Hollywood waves" in a cold way.