Thursday, March 3, 2011

The Voluptuous Do: The Tutorial

The questions I got asked the most about for me in my "Questions For Me" post were about... get this... MY HAIR.  I think this lady friend that adorns my head might need her own blog... From Hair to Eternity- Dang!  That was CHEESE x's a THOUSAND, but we all giggled right?!?!

Anyway, I decided to put a tutorial together for you that helps answers a lot of the questions I got as well as shows you how I do a quick 30 minute routine to bigger better more voluptuous hair!



STEP 1:  TOWEL DRY IT!  For best results for the quick version of this "do" start with clean wet hair.  Most of my updos are rarely after I shower... I like the natural filth to give hair body, but for this... clean is better!

STEP 2: BLOW DRY IT!  I like to blow dry my hair without a brush to let it naturally volume which lets my hair volume last so much longer than if I used a curl brush to do it.  And for this hair style, make sure you blow under the hair towards the root giving it a more natural lift.

*This would be the result of the blow dry... and this is what my hair would look like with NO style... just so ya'll know.*
STEP 3: CURL IT!  I use both a fat and thin curling iron for this.  Really for this kind of style you can use any size, but today I wanted more of a wave than a curl, so the bigger the iron the wavier it is.  NOTE- I didn't curl all the way to the ends.  Leaving just the tips uncurled leaves a more natural wave to the hair.
*And so your left with big wavy curls that makes a "cute" style, but nothing to really brag about... So we move on to make the hair, well, more voluptuous!*

STEP 4: Fluff It Up!  Typically I like to throw my head like a rock stark to get it all naturally fluffed, but after so many camera takes, we gave up and went with the second approach- Fluff it with your hands.  I just really like to have the curls look less like "Straight out of a curling iron" and more naturally wavy.  So I fluff it!


STEP 5: TEASE IT- I am a firm believer in teasing and I never leave the house without my backcomb... 


STEP 6: SPRAY IT- I love The Aussie brand because it DOES NOT leave my hair feeling sticky or stiff... It's a weightless hair spray at almost nothing to cost!



STEP 7:  OWN IT & ROCK IT
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24 comments:

  1. I cant WAIT for my hair to grow back!
    It used to be cray long and then I cut and donated 14 inches. Now Im growing it back...Yours is GORGEOUS!

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  2. ps...love the "like a rock stark"!

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  3. My 10 yr old stepdaughter just curled her hair for the first time the other day by putting rollers in her hair before bed - all on her own - and when she woke up the next day her hair looked like a professional had styled it lol, she was so excited, she's done it everyday since! She's a big teaser, too.

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  4. I love that. Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Gorgeous lady.

    And, I feel NAKED without my teasing comb. Bigggg teaser over here!

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  6. I love this!!!!!!!! Hopefully my hair will grow so that I can try this soon hahaha. Seriously tho, I love it!

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  7. Beautiful! I am a very faithful teaser and backcomber as well..would never leave the house without it!! I think I need to buy a larger curling iron... You look GREAT!

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  8. um... I'm kind of like coveting your hair right now. Can you come try to rock my super short hair? lol. You have rockstar hair... love it!

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  9. this is awesome! i was just complaining yesterday how my hair never has volume, i'm definitely going to try this.

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  10. Your hair is gorgeous! I am definitely going to have to try this sometime!

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  11. You have gorgeous hair! I to just have to make the time to try this. Thanks pretty lady!

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  12. I do my hair almost the same way! Awesome. This is a great tutorial.

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  13. I need to buy a big barrel curling iron! This is a great tutorial and you are so cute!

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  14. it looks gorgeous!! i wish my hair would hold curls has good as yours does. but it seems like they always fall out the minute i walk out the door lol

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  15. That was really helpful, thank you! If I spent all day on my hair, it would still not be a gorgeous as yours!

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  16. I love this tutorial and I'm totally going to give it a try! You are GORGEOUS, Jhen. Wow. I can only hope my fine hair will hold some volume :D

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  17. Your hair is fabulous! I can't wait for mine to grow out!

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  18. YAY this is an awesome tutorial :D

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  19. Love that hair! You are SO SO very beautiful :)

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  20. great tutorial & gorgeous place you have here.

    glad to have stumbled upon you today. xo

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  21. Thank you for the 2 hair tutorials I've found on your blog. Please give us more!! hehe!!! My hair used to be as long as yours, then I needed a change and chopped it. Now, I'm working on getting it back to "my" hair. Your posts have given me good tips and confidence to try some new things. Just wish you were around to actually do my hair for me! ha!!

    I really enjoy your blog. Thank you for it!

    Have a blessed day!

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