Hair: Air Drying Tips for Spring and Summer

Summer’s coming and you know what that means…..perfect timing for air-drying your hair and getting those gorgeous beachy waves all our favorite celebs are sporting. No matter what type of hair you have, short, long, thick, fine…no one wants to spend all summer long with the blow dryer and a flat iron – it’s much too hot for that! Plus – there’s many more important things – like spending the day by the pool or meeting your favorite gal pals for happy hour al fresco. Not sure you have the whole air-drying thing under control? Here are a few tips to get it just right:

 

Get those perfect beachy waves. Wash hair before you head to bed. Towel and air dry for just a bit until it’s no longer dripping and is just damp. Use a good amount of volumizing mousse throughout and put hair in a loose braid. Head to bed and let it dry overnight like that. When you wake up, shake out the braid for perfect beachy waves.

To control puffiness and frizziness (even with thick and curly hair). Add your favorite styling crème to damp hair, tousle it around to be sure the product is even distributed. Tie hair in a loose bun and leave it twisted until it dries. When it’s dry, undo the bun and scrunch the hair with your hands – you can even add a bit more product at this point. Once it’s all scrunched – you’re good to go!

 

For that ideal loose and little bend midway down, tuck damp hair behind your ears and use clips to hold it in place. Keep the clips there until hair thoroughly air dries. When it’s all dry, remove the clips, shake it out and mist with a light hair spray. You’ll love this easy style.

For textured and defined waves that stay all day. Spray hair down with your favorite sea salt spray and then braid damp hair into multiple (maybe 4-6) loose braids. Let hair dry completely and remove braids. Shake and tousle and you’re good to go!

What do you think? Will air-drying be your go-to hair solution this summer?

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Angelika
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