Monday, March 19, 2012

Curling my hair!!

Happy Monday everyone!!! 

I have very fine, straight, boring hair. When I go out I see girls with voluminous hair that always look natural and bouncy! I am soo jealous!!! I started to experiment with my GHD straightener 2yrs ago to try to get that voluminous look. In this post, I wanted to show you guys how I curl my hair. This is the first time I've posted about my hair.

Before attempting to curl your hair, always use a good heat serum or protective spray. Today I used  Heat Tamer Protective Spray from TRESemmé.
 
 I always start off curling the lower section of my hair first. Tie up the upper section so it doesn't get in the way.
 Then split the bottom section of hair in half.
 
Take a small section of hair, take the GHD clamp it against the hair (5cm from your roots), twist the GHD about half turn (towards or away from you) as you continue pulling through your hair. The thicker the section is, the looser the curl will be. The slower you go the smaller the curls will be.

Don't worry about stuffing it up, wait for your hair to cool down a bit and try again.
 
Take the next section and repeat rotating the GHD.
 
After all the bottom section is done, it should look something like this. 
 
Now start working on the top section. Take out your hair and tie up about half of the top section. 
 Start curling the side that hasn't been tied up using the same motion as before.
 
Finished!! This is what it should look like! To maintain curls make sure you use some mousse or hairspray.
 
Front view

I've had my GHD for around 3 years now and this baby is still working like I just got it. Recently, I was on www.ghdhair.com/au/ and found out they had limited edition - Peacock collection that came out! Looks pretty awesome! I'm sure most of you ladies would know already, I'm a bit behind sometimes lol If I had extra cash flow, I wouldn't mind getting the purple peacock! Someone should buy it for me!!!

How do you style your hair for a night out?

47 comments:

  1. Your hair is so long and beautiful - it looks gorgeous curled! xx

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    1. thanks!! i think coz of the flash on the camera, my hair in real life is actually quite dull lol

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  2. The curls look great on your long hair!

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  3. So gorgeous! I can never create really nice curls with my ghd (also going on 3 years!) so I actually bought a curler tong instead. I have practised sooo much with my ghd but can't get the technique down pat :(

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    1. i kept trying, my hair was like dying at one point lol are the curler tongs easy to use?

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  4. Your hair is gorgeous! Mine is fine, boring and straight :) I cant quite get the flat iron curling down but curling rods usually curl my hair well.

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    1. mine is quite boring too, lately been trying to not curl it as much because needa try to keep my hair healthy

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  5. Your hair looks so healthy! >< You make me want to dye my hair darker.

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    1. lol lately i been getting urges to go dye my hair!! im resisting badly

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  6. wow...love your hair..look so healthy and smooth...
    I wish my hair can grow long like your...:P

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    1. its just the photo normally its really dry and gross

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  7. Wow, you have such long and lovely hair!

    I haven't used a straightener to curl my hair before but I definitely want to try...but I get so bored when I use a curler that I never really do the whole section of my head properly, lol.

    I do boring things with my hair for special functions...I use all my energy on make-up instead 0_o

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    1. yeh i know what you mean, if im tired i cbb coz my arms get sore from holding the GHD up to curl

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  8. Ah, today I've also tried curling my hair by the straightener, and it hasn't worked this perfect :(
    You look so pretty with hair like this :)

    xoxo

    http://annasvintageheart.blogspot.com/

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  9. wow, you have really beautiful hair!

    xx
    meinmode.blogspot.com

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  10. Hello, stumbled across your blog, LOVE these tips I never can curl my hair! Just started blogging, please check out my blog, i hope you like it i'v only done a couple of posts so let let me know what you think!


    http://foreverthedaydreamer.blogspot.co.uk/

    Will keep on reading!

    S x

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  11. your hair is so long! it looks really gorgeous xx
    my blog: boho vanity

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    1. I havent had a hair cut in like 7 mths lol been tying to grow it!

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  12. Your hair is so glossy and beautiful! SO LONG!

    I have always blamed my lack of GHD curling skills on how long my hair is, but now you've debunked that one!

    I'm going to need a better excuse now!

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    1. its the camera flash!! its not glossy lol sometimes my hair is so gross i have to tie it up everyday.

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  13. Now I'm craving a GHD - however I still would probably fail because I can't curl with a straightener (it just ends up wonky and weird). Your hair is so glossy and long *in awe*...

    For a night out I usually curl with a curling wand and then brush out, since I like the messy bed hair look. It lasts about half the night until it dies lol.

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    1. you should definitely get one! it has been so good to me. haha me too my curls didnt last the whole night.

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  14. Your hair looks pretty! I have very fine flat boring hair aswell! I usually curl my hair with a curling wand and use humongous amounts of hairspray to make it stay! <3

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    1. lol i know what you mean about the hairspray, sometimes i use so much the entire night i can smell the hairspray

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  15. i suck at curling my hair x_x but you look lovely <3

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  16. Love how long your hair is! I only just recently learned how to curl my hair with my GHD as well hehe x

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    1. Thanks Karen! i love it how with a GHD you can curl it in whatever way you want and it looks natural too.

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  17. woahh beautiful curls hun! i can never curl my hair that well using my ghd so i ended up buying an actual curling tongs =_=...ive had my ghd for at least four years LOL i might take some time this weekend to practice ^^

    thanks for the tips =)

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  18. Thank you for stopping by my blog yesterday and your sweet comment! A lot of retailers are doing that striped dress this Spring, and I'm sure you could find one ... is the Zara in Melbourne near you? You have absolutely gorgeous hair!

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  19. Great tutorial, it looks so pretty on you! Found you through the blog hop!

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  20. Wow you have gorgeous hair xxx

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  21. Your hair is so lovely! I have the exact same problem with my hair- there's almost too much of it even thought it's so fine and straight!
    Does this style stay in well for you?xxx

    breakingtheperfectcircle.blogspot.com

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  22. On my second pair of GHD's but the first pair lasted me for over 5 years so I was really impressed!

    Great post :) This is the way I curl my hair.

    www.lifeslittlestars.blogspot.com

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  23. you are so pretty and you have beautiful long hair!

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  24. I am thinking of getting a new look. And hair makeover is one factor to consider! It's like metamorphosis ; changing from being a caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly! :) haha...

    PS. Your hair is so nice!

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