Soft touchable waves - step-by-step
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STEP ONE: Starting with wet hair, apply volume foam to large sections and then comb through. Blow-dry hair smooth.
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STEP TWO: At the back of the head, start by prepping a large section of hair with curl hold spray. Then take a smaller section, and start to twist the hair anti-clockwise while wrapping around fingers clockwise to create the desired wave, making sure to twist the hair away from the face on both sides of the head.
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STEP THREE: Release the twisted hair into a pin curl then gently apply heat for 6-8 seconds. Keeping control of the section, pin the hair against the scalp to cool and set.
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STEP FOUR: Continue this technique around the head. At the parting, don't twist curls up to the root, instead create 'purpose root drag' a couple of inches down. At the front of the hairline, the pin curls should go to the root.
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STEP FIVE: After letting the pin curls set, begin letting them down from the back lower sections, giving each a gentle backcomb at the root and gently twisting them in the opposite direction to release into a beautiful wave.
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STEP SIX: Don't be afraid to brush the roots and use the hairdryer to break up the set waves - the hair should look touchable. If more shape is desired in the waves, set with a few spritz of hairspray.
Hair by Kenna and Sophie Heffer for ghd
Make-up: Zoe Taylor and Alexandra Byrne
Styling: Hope Von Joel
Photographs: Benjamin Lennox and Ashley Martin
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