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Here’s how I’m handling my mid-length hair now that it’s a bit shorter, sitting just below my shoulders. When I say “style,” I mean it in the loosest way possible because I’m about as good with heated tools as an elephant with a crochet hook. But I’ve kind of figured out how to add some waves without burning myself, so I thought I’d share how I do it.
I use the Cloud Nine curling wand, which I like because it doesn’t have a clamp. Those clamps are a bit challenging for me and remind me of something from a medical exam, so this wand works better for me. It’s just a long, heated, round-ended piece of metal. To use it, you wrap sections of hair around it until your fingers feel the heat through the gloves.
Now, this isn’t official advice—you’re meant to hold your hair for only a short time to avoid damaging it or burning yourself, but I’m not sure exactly how long that is. I guess you have to figure it out through trial and error. There’s a technique to wrapping the hair. You take small sections and wrap them either away from or towards your face, though I usually just guess. Sometimes it looks okay, and other times I look a bit wild until the curls settle. It’s a bit of a gamble.
The best part is the day after styling. On my bleached, rough hair, the curls I slept in become big and voluminous, giving me this fantastic, sexy texture without defined curls. So on day 1, I’ve got the full curls, which is fun. Day 2 gives me that sexy texture, and it keeps that vibe for another two or three days with the help of lots of dry shampoo.
By day five, I usually can’t resist washing it since it starts feeling a bit like old felt. After a rest day, I start the process again. The curl/wave/texture effect works really well on this length of hair. If it were shorter, it might look even better, but I can’t give up being able to tie it up, so that’s not an option for me anymore. I learned that lesson the hard way!
So that’s my current style routine for my mid-length hair. The long fringe is a bit annoying — can’t wait for it to grow out — but it’s fairly easy to style separately, either framing my face or creating a quiff on more energetic days. This wasn’t even meant to be a written post, just a video, so feel free to check out the video for a better explanation of my hair styling process!
