How to Get Curls

Say goodbye to straight hair, even with a straight iron! This is summer in Japan.

This year my hair has grown longer, so I'm trying something different. Instead of straightening my hair every morning only to see it poof again by noon, I'm going the opposite route and encouraging it to curl as much as possible.



How to get my curls: An exhaustive guide

1. Shower at night.
2. Do not blow-dry hair.
3. Put some gel in hair. (optional)
4. French braid wet hair.

Note: having just one braid down the back saves time and also ensures that the roots of the hair are mostly straight.

5. Sleep. (necessary)
6. Wake up with messy hair.
7. Put bobby pins in hair to control the mess.
8. Do nothing to your hair all day.
9. Remove hair from braid and bobby pins.
10. Do not brush hair.
11. Straighten bangs (optional, obviously not done in the picture)
12. Replace bobby pins on each side. (necessary)
13. Use hair spray. (optional)

And this is my no-nonsense guide to summer curls. If you don't have my hair, it will probably not work for you. When trying to avoid a big poof of hair, lately adding in some definition has worked better than trying to flatten everything out.

If you are feeling especially fancy, you can continue from step 10 like this:

11. Brush bangs to one side and fix with hair wax.
12. Side braid down one side. Make braid sloppy.
13. Pin other side with bobby pins.
14. Use hair wax to make all hair sloppy.
15. Use hair spray.