The birth of the straightener has almost seen the death of the hot roller… but, says Dirty Girl’s Daniel Mostyn, it’s time to bring back the style icon, for a rock star meets Victoria’s Secret, super sexy look.
So, grab those little hotties and get rolling… here’s how:
1. Ensure you have the right cut for the look; the most popular and flawless look is the famous Victoria Secret middle part fringe and soft, long seamless layering.
2. Turn on hot rollers for ample heating time. Shampoo hair with a body building shampoo and only a little conditioner through the ends so not to flatten the style.
3. Blast hair, removing 50% of the moisture, apply a stronghold mousse to roots and mid-lengths. Approximately a handful per side.
4. Throw head over and continue to blast hair using fingers to stretch the roots and create body while smoothing the lengths.
5. Take a vent brush to the roots to create more body and smooth through to ends.
6. Make sure hair is completely dry. Section a part down the middle, right to the back, then half each section to create quarters. Enter, rollers!
7. Note: Each section to have a roller inserted is to be sprayed with a soft hair spray, roots to ends.
8. Start on the back quarter sections. Take a section about the same size as the roller (about an inch) at the base and start at the ends, winding over the top of the roller to create maximum movement and body.
9. Front sections: Take the sections going down the face on the hairline and roll away from the face. This is so the movement is flicking off the face rather than into the face.
10. Continue working backwards until complete and leave the part flat. That’s the difference between a current sexy, soft, dirty Vic Secret-style and a “bad porn” style!
11. Spray all over with hair spray and leave to set/cool down for 30 minutes. Apply a little heat for the first 5 minutes to maximise the lift of the style.
12. Gently pull rollers out one by one.
13. Once complete, take some soft hold matt wax and work into palms of hands. Throw the head over and scrunch and mess the curls out. Remember, this look isn’t prissy and neat; we want a ‘slept in’ feel about the look, so get rough with it.
14. Throw head back up and spray one last time to hold. Strap on those Jimmy Choo’s and off you go.
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