Big Voluminous Waves With a Flat IronI originally started doing this trick because I wanted to save space in my luggage on trips by not packing both my flat iron and my curling iron. But now I love this look so much that I do it instead of using my curling iron. I get a much more natural curl rather than tight spiral curls from my curling iron.
Turn Old Sock Into Hair Volumizing BunI really adore big, voluminous vintage style hair buns. I have a lot of hair, but not THAT much hair, so I use clean old tube socks with the ends cut off to bump up my hair bun.
Successful Home PermI permed my own hair and it came out PERFECT. I'm not even a professional hair dresser, but I'm actually better than some.
Use Straightener to Curl HairI use a straightener to curl my hair. You basically do the same thing, but instead of wrapping your hair around the object, you straighten it and then you just curl it.
Make a Sock Bun for Your HairYou can make a sock bun as the basis for a bun in your hair simply by cutting off the end of a dark sock and then rolling it up inside out to make a round roll. Then use it as a basis for your bun, putting your hair around it. The sock bun will give it fullness.
Spiking a MohawkWhen I was in high school in the 80's, there were Filipino twin brothers that had heavy thick straight hair. They would shampoo, then blow dry til damp, then use egg whites and finish blowdrying into the shape they wanted.
Create Beachy HairSomewhere on TV, I saw a personality talk about how she gets the "beachy" look in her hair - She said that she just twisted her hair while it was drying to create those loose waves. I just succeeded in doing the same, using some finishing spray to give my hair some body!
Easy Way to Set HairI drizzle water over a roller, shake off the excess, and set my hair. This means the tips of the hair gets the most moisture. By the time I am dressed and ready to go out, I find the hair is usually dry. If not, just a minute with the drier fixes it.
Use Empty Toilet Paper Rolls as Hair RollersYou can actually use empty toilet paper rolls to roll your hair. If you have shoulder length or longer hair, empty toilet paper rolls work perfectly. I have waist length natural curly, and wavy hair. I use toilet paper rolls to roll my dry hair.
Hair Spray Tips and Hair Dressing TipsTips for using hair spray. Buy a "Shaper" spray, and a separate "Freezing" spray, generic brands are o.k. Sebastian is one of the originators, I believe, yet there are generics now at great reductions in cost.
Moisturizer Keeps Your Face Soft While Blow DryingApply facial moisturizer before blow drying your hair so the heat from the blow dryer doesn't dry out your skin.
Frugal PermBraid your wet hair in small sections (I do this before going to bed). When I wake up, I take down the braids and have an instant perm that lasts for days. But it will wash out when you shampoo again...
Customizable Hair AccessoriesNow that so many nice faux ponytails, and hair scrunchies and so on are available, you can customize them and have them better match your hair by highlighting them with colored hair spray or use the hair crayons, streaking mascara-like pens. . .
Aloe Vera Gel as Hair GelI discovered one day when I ran out of hair gel that 100% pure aloe vera gel works great as a hair gel.
