How to make your own hairstyle with the effect of wet hair?

Over the past few years, styling with a wet effect has not lost its popularity. It is functional, does not require any special skills and has various design options. Knowing their features, you can easily understand how to do your own hairstyle by choosing the most suitable option.

Wet styling is versatile. It is suitable for hair of any color, length and structure.

The wet look is easy to do on both curly and straight hair. It is perfect for those who have done any type of perm.

Styling is summer - both everyday and evening. She fits perfectly into the romantic style. Light wet effect has no age restrictions. And a pronounced one is a youth option. The choice of styling products depends on what effect you want to achieve.

In the period of the birth of the fashion for wet styling in the 80s of the last century, gels and varnishes were used to create it. Currently, the list of styling products has become much wider. This made it possible to achieve a great variety in the images obtained. A new wave of popularity in recent years has led to the appearance on the market of a large number of products labeled "for the effect of wet hair". Specialized cosmetics made it possible to easily create a hairstyle without sticking strands and give it the necessary shine.

The list of such funds includes different products.

It is indispensable for creating a pronounced wet effect on straight hair without changing the structure. With it, you can form a wavy styling option. The gel is often sticky. Therefore, it is convenient to apply it on wet strands, well distributed along the length. Another indisputable advantage of it is the prevention of fluffy hairstyles. For this reason, it is often recommended for styling curly hair.

Manufacturers often experiment with the consistency of the gel, releasing products such as gel-cream, gel-spray, gel-wax. Each of them has its own characteristics. Water-based gels and gels-creams create a lighter effect, and gel-wax is necessary for strong fixation of unruly strands, definition of lines and shine.

The product is used to create light, tousled hairstyles. It is suitable for fine hair. The foam is used before laying with heating devices. For daily use, it is advisable to choose a product with a low to medium fixation degree.

In composition, it is similar to foam, but has a high concentration of tannins and plasticizers. Due to this, the mousse fixes the hairstyle better, is more suitable for styling the wet effect, but can make it heavier. It is advisable to use it for a denser, rigid structure, for oily hair.

For damaged hair, styling with mousse is not recommended, as it dries them out. In addition, it can easily give an undesirable oily effect, therefore it is necessary to choose a medium degree of fixation and not use a large amount of the product.

For wet styling, this product has an average degree of fixation, gives the hair a rich shine and creates volume. Varnish can be used both to create curls and to consolidate the finished result.

Sprays help to structure curls, create a light shine. They are enriched with useful complexes, so they can have moisturizing or protective properties from external influences. They perform their function of creating light styling well on curly hair.

This product has a dual action. It allows you to create the necessary styling and nourishes the hair with useful elements. The cream has a slight modeling property, it will be able to cope with fluffiness, therefore it is recommended for creating styling on curly hair.

Depending on the composition, fluids can be designed for different hair types, be universal and have different degrees of fixation. They contain a whole range of beneficial effects for the hair and scalp. Having a lighter texture than creams, the fluids are fast absorbing and weightless.

Depending on the chosen styling products, the desired result and the natural hair structure, different hairstyling techniques are used.

The wet effect can be pronounced or weakly expressed, present on even or wavy strands. Styling is possible on straight and curly hair. Any of its types can be easily done at home. Moreover, for different styling options, you may need:

1. a hairdryer with a concentrator nozzle and a diffuser nozzle (usually sold complete with a hairdryer);
2. single-row comb and brushing;
3. styling products.

This minimum is for almost everyone who carries out styling at home. None of the techniques require special skills. It is only important to consider the structure of the hair.On each type, straight or curly, thin or hard, different execution techniques are preferred.

For straight hair, both smooth and wavy styling is acceptable. Here it is worth considering their rigidity. On coarse hair, it is more difficult to keep even light curls, especially if the styling products have a low degree of fixation. And it is this degree that is used in wet effect products. Therefore, for this type, a smooth styling, bright or weak, is more suitable.

Working with less coarse hair is more flexible. With them, you can create a smooth hairstyle or wavy. The choice of styling products is also expanding.

You can create this hairstyle in a matter of minutes. However, it does not imply volume at the hair roots. The process is quite simple.

1. At the preparatory stage, you need to wash and dry your head in a convenient way. Attention should be paid to the condition of the hair. If they look dull, then apply a conditioner that gives a healthy shine from the middle to the ends. It can be spray or oil.
2. All hair is pulled back and parting is created. If you have bangs, you also need to comb it back.
3. The gel is applied to the top of the head using a brush or hands. The amount of gel should be sufficient to form a bright gloss on the hair surface.
4. The area of ​​application of the gel must be carried out with a single-row large comb to create a texture.
5. Using a hair dryer with a concentrator nozzle at a low blowing speed, dry the gel slightly, directing it from the base to the ends.

This styling takes longer, as it implies volume at the hair roots. The main stage has insignificant differences.

1. Heat protection spray is applied to well-washed and slightly towel-dried hair.
2. With the help of a hairdryer and brushing, the hair is styled into a straight and voluminous hairstyle at the roots. The root volume must be slightly fixed with styling.
3. All hair is neatly styled back.
4. A small amount of gel is applied to a single-row large comb and distributed through the hair from the base to the middle.

The result should be a styling with a very light wet effect.

This is the most popular way to create a hairstyle. We can do it on straight, soft hair.

1. Clean, washed hair should be lightly wrung out with a towel.
2. After shaking the can of mousse thoroughly, turn it over and squeeze the required amount into the palm of your hand. It is necessary to squeeze the mousse upside down so that gas does not escape from the cylinder. For short hair, the diameter of the extruded ball is about 3 cm, for medium hair - about 5 cm, for long hair - about 7 cm.
3. Next, the product is applied to a comb with large teeth and distributed through the hair. It should be noted that the mousse should be applied 1-2 cm away from the hair roots.
4. To make the curls more effective, you need to set the desired dynamics on wet hair with your hands. With springy movements, the strands need to be squeezed in the palms from the ends along the entire length, as if crumpling them. On medium to long hair, it is better to tilt your head down and make movements with both hands from the bottom up.
5. The final fixation of the result is carried out with a hairdryer with a diffuser attachment. Each strand is neatly placed in the bowl of the nozzle and dried at low or medium blowing speed. Laying is also best done with your head down. Then the hairstyle will acquire volume.
6. As soon as all the strands are dry, they need to be carefully spread over the head with your hands.

The more manageable and less coarse the hair, the stronger the curls will be. But even with a slight curl, the hairstyle will look stylish.

Smooth, wet hairstyles are not suitable for curly hair due to the complexities that can arise during the various stages of styling. And the result is not so impressive. The above styling with mousse is ideal for this hair type. The hairstyle turns out to be voluminous, and the curls are structured. Mousse in this style can be replaced with another styling product, for example, foam or spray.

Styling here can be different, but results may vary.

1. A styling product (spray, gel, mousse, varnish or wax) is applied to wet hair
2. The head is dried naturally. During this period, with springy movements, you need to crumple the strands, giving the curls a larger curl. For an even result, you can twist your hair into bundles or curlers and wait until they dry.
3. At the last stage, the strands must be disassembled into separate curls.

This hairstyle enhances the beauty of curly hair and looks natural. But not only the structure determines the choice of styling technique, but also the length of the hair.

For curly hair, wet styling is easy, no matter the length. In this case, the result looks about the same. Straight hair is different. On long hair, smooth hairstyles look good with the application of gel only on the upper hair zone.

For short hairstyles, a smooth hairstyle is created with a parting and application of gel along the entire length. In this option, the hair must be combed from parting along the line of their growth. Another option is a voluminous tousled styling with a chaotic direction of the strands. This styling uses mousse for volume on coarse hair, and uses wax on the ends of the strands to set direction.

On medium lengths for a wet effect, it is better to choose a wavy styling for a more natural hairstyle.

To achieve the best results when styling hair of any length, you shouldn't be afraid to experiment. You need to try different styling products, take into account their features, select the optimal amount of the product to be applied. Correct styling revives the face, sets a special rhythm for the image and lifts the mood.

How to make the effect of wet hair, see the video below.