Creating Beach Hair

There are three ways to create the waves that beach hair has.

• You can use a 3 barrel or dual waver
• Use a GHD flat iron
• You can braid your hair before bed and take the braids out in the morning

There are pros and cons to each method.

3 Barrel or Dual Waver - I believe that this is the best way to wave your hair. This method was used to create the waves you see in the picture above. This waves your hair from roots to ends and is not hard to do. To learn this method, click Beach Wedding Hair to learn this technique.

GHD Flat Iron - This method does a pretty good job of waving your hair, but it doesn't give a perfect "S" look to the waves. There is also a steep learning curve for this method. If you already have a GHD flat iron, it is worth the practice to achieve this look. The GHD website has a video that shows you exactly how to do it: Beach Hair (This link opens in a new window)

Old Fashioned Braids - To do this method, you simply braid your hair before bed in 1/4 to 1 inch braids all around your head and secure with small rubber bands. The bigger the braid, the larger the waves, but if the braid is bigger, it will be hard to get close to your scalp. Getting as close to the scalp as possible and braiding as far down as possible is important to keep the wave from roots to ends. If it is not possible to braid all of the way down because your hair is layered, you will have straight ends. That is what happened when we tried this method.

We went a step further, and gave our wild beach hair waves a more "finished" classic-beauty look.

We took the sides and twisted them back - meeting at the back of the head and securing with a ponytail holder, but you can also use a barrette.

Wavy hair looks best if you have long, full hair. If you do not, why not try clip-in hair extensions that you can curl straighten, or make beach waves with your dual waver?

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