How to choose and use a styling paste?

To get an interesting and unusual look, just a good haircut is not enough. Very often you have to style your hair so that the hairstyle can maintain its original appearance, regardless of the weather conditions. Special products are needed for styling. Not so long ago, they began to use paste, every day it becomes more and more popular. This tool can be used by both women and men.

Hair paste is a special product for styling and fixing hairstyles with a very dense structure. It has a number of advantages over other identical means:

• the product does not require preliminary preparation, as, for example, wax, which must be warmed up between the palms before use;
• the consistency of the paste is not greasy and not viscous, like clay or grease, which means that when used, the hair is not given unnecessary weight and discomfort;
• after using the product, the hair does not acquire an oily sheen;
• this cosmetic fixes the hairstyle very well without gluing the strands;
• the composition is easily applied and washed off, and also does not complicate combing;
• securely fixes the hairstyle for several hours;
• universal for all hair types;
• does not spoil the hair, but, on the contrary, protects it from external harmful factors.

There are practically no drawbacks to the paste, only the high price and short-term fixation of long strands can be distinguished.

All pastes are divided into 3 types.

• Texturing... It is necessary to complete the formation of a strand, to change its direction or bending angle.
• Modeling... Light airy consistency does not weigh hair down and helps to create a real masterpiece without sticking strands.
• Matte or matte. Allows you to make your styling look natural without a hint of oily sheen.

To get a truly flawless hairstyle, you need to style according to certain rules:

• wash and dry your hair first;
• then you need to take a little pasta on your hand: about the size of a pea;
• distribute the composition on the palms;
• with combing movements, rub the product into the hair roots;
• complete the procedure by creating a hairstyle with a comb or simply with your hands.

And there is also a way to make your hair look voluminous using a cosmetic fixing paste:

• having washed and dried the curls, apply a special foam to create volume on their root areas and dry these places again with a hairdryer, gradually lifting the strands up to give the desired volume;
• then fix the hairstyle with a paste.

The fixer is ideal for creating pixie hairstyles, characterized by short-cropped hair at the temples, longer at the back of the head, and, most often, oblique bangs. This hairstyle has several styling options:

• the strands must be combed and fixed at the very root, the temples must be smoothed, and the ends of the hair on the bangs must be slightly raised up;
• Using a professional paste, tousle your hair a little all over your head, creating a slight mess;
• the fastest and easiest way is to part with bangs to one side, fixing it with a product.

More information on how to style a pixie haircut using paste is the next video.

In order not to be disappointed in the products from the first acquaintance, you must correctly choose a product individually for your hair:

• it is desirable that all care products are from the same manufacturer to provide a full range of procedures;
• you should take into account the type of hair in order to choose the right type of paste: texturizing, matte or modeling;
• an important factor when choosing a professional product is the type of hairstyle that you plan to perform most often.

You can buy a paste for creating hairstyles in almost any professional cosmetics and hairdressing store, in some supermarkets, as well as in online stores. Before choosing a place of purchase, you can consult with your hairdresser.

Professional hair paste is a great helper in creating beautiful and neat hairstyles. The main thing is to choose the right product with a safe composition and skillfully use it.

Among the best brands, several stand out.

The paste from the Spanish manufacturer boasts complete safety for your hair: the product does not contain such harmful substances as sulfates and parabens. For example, Cool Texture Putty takes care of your strands perfectly, suits all hair types and fixes them equally well. And also the composition has a pleasant aroma and contains antioxidants and vitamin E, which allows you to protect curls from ultraviolet radiation. The tool has a not very high price: it varies within 1,500 rubles.

A well-known French company is distinguished by its time-tested care of your hair. The brand produces a variety of styling products. One of them is Stiff Paste. The paste gives shine to curls, does not make them heavier. The composition allows you to very reliably fix the strands without harm to them. Stiff Paste has a cost of approximately 1,300 rubles.

It is allowed to use this product even on damaged hair. Also, Kapous products stand out for their affordable price. For example, Matte gloss has a price of 500 rubles.