Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Curling & Crimping

Curling the hair
(We will be using a barrel tong to create spiral curls)

  • Heat the tong up to around 25 degrees
  • Start from the bottom 
  • Section the hair so that the majority is clipped on top of the head, but there is one section left down which you will curl
  • Take a square section of hair and clip the end into the tong
  • Wrap the hair onto the tong, ensuring the curlers are kept upright
  • Use the comb to separate the tong and scalp if necessary
  • Leave this on for about 12 secs
  • Remove the tong by wiggling the wand out underneath the curl
  • Clip this into place with a grip, to ensure it cools in this position


  • Take another square section of hair and curl this piece in the opposite direction
  • Alternate the direction of curls throughout the whole process
  • Carry on curling the hair in sections, working your way up
  • When you get to the top of the head, ensure the tong is vertical (facing down)



Crimping the hair 
  • Heat the crimpers up to about 190 degrees
  • Section the hair off, starting from the bottom
  • Ensure the section you take is not wider than the width of the crimper
  • Firmly press and hold the crimper for 5-10secs
  • Move down slightly, so that the waves join up - ensure you allow some slack so you do not pull the previous waves out


  • Repeat this process all the way down the section and then all over the hair


You can then experiment with brushing the hair out/styling it and moving it around….


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