Crazy curls?
BEAUTIFUL BOUNCE
“CURLY HAIR IS SO VERSATILE AS YOU CAN WEAR IT IN SO MANY DIFFERENT STYLES AND IT LOOKS AMAZING WITH ACCESSORIES,” SAYS KEN. “PLUS THERE’S NO NEED TO BLOW-DRY OR SHAMPOO AS OFTEN, WHICH SAVES A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY. YOU HAVE NATURAL BODY THAT STRAIGHT HAIR GIRLS CRAVE.”
“CURLY HAIR IS MORE LIKE TOPIARY, EACH INDIVIDUAL PIECE NEEDS SEPARATE ATTENTION,” SAYS KARINE JACKSON, ORGANIC COLOUR EXPERT AND FORMER LONDON HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR.
THE ULTIMATE CUT MANY HAIRDRESSERS PREFER TO CUT CURLY HAIR IN
ITS DRY STATE, AS ONCE WET, IT’S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO JUDGE HOW IT WILL SIT ONCE DRY. “REMEMBER, CURLS ALWAYS LOOK AMAZING AND WILL SUIT YOUR FACE SHAPE,” SAYS JAMIE STEVENS, MATRIX GLOBAL AMBASSADOR, JAMIE STEVENS HAIR. “DON’T LAYER TOO MUCH THOUGH AS THIS CAN GIVE YOU A TRIANGLE-LIKE EFFECT.” TEXTURING
AND POINT CUTTING CREATE A BETTER CURL.
THE ONE PRODUCT “THE TRICK TO STYLING CURLS IS TO KEEP THEM FRESH, BOUNCY BUT MANAGEABLE ON A DAILY BASIS,” SAYS LUKE HERSHESON, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT JOHN FRIEDA. “TREAT CURLS TO A MOISTURE BOOST ON THE SECOND OR THIRD DAY POST-WASH.” TRY John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Daily Styling Spray, £5.89. FOR SUPER-THICK CORKSCREW CURLS ADD A FIVE-MINUTE MASQUE TO THE ENDS, SUCH AS Kérastase New Discipline Masque Curl Idéal, £23.50, OR Klorane Leave-in Cream with Mango Butter, £12.
THE BEST TIP SHAMPOO WITH CARE. “MOST PEOPLE WITH CURLS JUST SHAMPOO THE SAME WAY SOMEONE WITH SMOOTH HAIR MIGHT,” SAYS STYLIST JAMES GALVIN. “BUT IF YOU VIGOROUSLY SCRUB THIS WILL
STRIP OUT NATURAL OILS THAT HELP KEEP CURLS DEFINED, AND CAN OTHERWISE LEAD TO FRIZZ. GENTLY MASSAGE THE ROOTS INSTEAD.”
TRY THIS “TWIRL DAMP CURLS AROUND A FINGER AFTER DISTRIBUTING A PRODUCT AND YOU’LL HAVE PERFECT CURLS,” SAYS KARINE.