No matter your hair length or texture, this beachy style looks beautiful on everyone. Its feminine yet grungy and seductive qualities make this ideal. Vloggers like Sadora Paris make it look effortless when using a flat iron. After straightening her entire mane, she works section by section, rolling the iron forward and backward to create a crimped effect before finishing with texturizing spray for texture.
The Perfect Length
Beach waves add texture and dimension to medium-length hair styles such as bob, shag, or symmetric a-line bob cuts. Their subtle yet luxurious style suits most face shapes; strawberry blonde highlights are particularly flattering! A one-inch curling iron or wand is necessary for short hair, along with some thickening spray or texturizing product to add volume after wrapping small sections around your iron/wand and raking them through to soften and add volume. Emily DiDonato offers an easy tutorial to achieve beach waves without using heat tools, with just two-inch sections clipped together and alligator clips for time-saving purposes before using a flat iron to straighten and define them with definition.
The Perfect Texture
No matter the texture of your locks, creating beachy waves is simple with a one-inch curling wand, and fingers rake through the surface to achieve soft, romantic curls. For an added boost in structure and hold when curling frizzy locks, try adding hair mousse beforehand for extra hold and system. If you want a more structured beach wave look, tight twists offer cute spiral curls perfect for work and casual parties. To give twisted strands extra volume at their roots with volumizing spray.
Before heading out the door, work a leave-in conditioning product into damp strands and air dry until they reach about 90 percent dry. Next, use your curling iron or wand to achieve your desired beachy wave look before lightly tousling with your fingers for an unassuming, natural-looking finish.
The Perfect Finish
One of the most incredible things about beach waves is that they look just as natural when worn a little messier than your typical curls. Whether using your fingers to run through your strands for an unfinished, natural-looking finish or spraying on texturizing spray for additional grip, beach waves create an undone, less polished style finished by sea salt for added dimension. A more structured version of this style may be more suitable for fine hair that struggles to hold curls. Vlogger Jillian Lansky uses a flat iron (to give her strands more polish) and creates tighter beachy coils before applying texturizing products for extra hold.
Doing twisted bantu knots overnight will create a natural-looking finish without using heat; make sure to apply a holding gel like Haute Mess Texture Gloss before plaiting and add sea-salt spray for all-day hold and a more natural-looking style.
The Perfect Look
A touch of texture can make your wavy locks appear fresh and fun. Recreating beach waves is the easiest way to give any haircut around your shoulders an effortlessly cool feel reminiscent of having just come off an ocean swim. Using a curling iron on shorter hair may seem counterintuitive at first, but in reality, it can save both time and effort in the long run. Amber Scott of content creator Amber Scott offers this straightforward tutorial using a one-inch curling iron or wand to achieve soft, loose waves by simply twisting sections away from your face.
Just step off the beach or keep them looking polished? Complete your beach waves with a texturizing sea salt spray for instant cool-girl sexiness that works for any event! You’ll instantly exude cool-girl sophistication for every occasion.
