In hair trends, controlled chaos is very of-the-moment and Beach waves are a beautiful example.
The name originates from the effect salt water has on the hair after a day at the beach; tousled and chaotic yet piecy and controlled at the ends.
Locate your hair type below and follow the tips to fine tune your technique:
If you have STRAIGHT HAIR:
Option 1 if you have time to let it dry in a set, Option 2 is more work but a faster option
OPTION 1:
-Towel blot hair after washing and part to desired parting
- Apply Davines Strong Hold Creme Gel or Sebastian Mousse Forte focusing on mid-length to ends.
-Section off your hair into 6 sections (three sections on the left, 3 on the right) and braid them. OR, if you suck at braiding, twist into two Princess Leia buns and secure with pins
-let dry completely before unbraiding (or untwisting)
-break apart the waves by tipping head upside down and shaking with your hands from underneath (this allows the hair to expand without disheveling the top sections too much)
OPTION 2:
-While damp, prep the hair with a heat protectant, such as Davines Melu Spray and tousle dry completely.
-To create the perfect undone curl, use a curling iron, but leave out the last inch of the ends.
*Rule of thumb: the larger the section, the looser the curl. Adjust section size accordingly.
-Finish with hairspray, and sea salt spray.
-Flip upside down and shake shake shake!
* To amp up the volume from here, spray more Sea Salt Spary and diffuse dry upside down*
FOR NATURALLY WAVY TEXTURES:
-While damp, prep the hair with Davines Oi Oil and Sea Salt Spray.
- Flip your head upside down and scrunch hair with a towel
- Re-twist any areas that need tidying at this point
- Diffuse dry or Air dry
- Define ends with Davines Medium Hold Pliable Paste
- Finish with Oribe Dry texture spray, to create more roughness and texture or Beach Wave Spray, to decrease frizz.
CURLY GIRLIES:
Like your curl? Option 2's for you. Your natural curl's no fun, choose option 1.
OPTION 1:
-Prep damp hair with Davines Melu Spray for thermal protection
-Blow dry by twisting off the round brush to achieve loose barrel curls OR Diffuse Dry and use a curling iron, leaving out the last inch of ends to create the perfect undone curl
* Rule of thumb: the larger the section, the looser the curl
- Flip upside down and shake shake shake!
OPTION 2: While damp, apply Davines Curl Building Serum. Twist into little segments to tidy.
- diffuse or air dry
- Flip upside down and shake out any areas that need to be broken up.
- Finish with Oribe Beach Wave Spray to decrease frizz, or Scrunch with Davines Sea Salt Spray to increase texture and roughness
