One of the biggest and most popular hair trends of the current year has been the one shoulder wave hairstyle which not only promises class along with style, but is also very dressy and easy-to-do, without you having to spend hours, to get that perfect curl to compliment your party attire for the evening. Lots of celebrities opted this hair-do to adorn the red carpet and were loaded with compliments. It imparts a romantic, glamorous and versatile substance to your entire personality and can be easily achieved at home.
Complexity level: Easy
Time Required: 30 minutes
Estimated cost: Around $100
Resources Required
Instant twister curling irons from ISO Beauty
Hair dryer
Hair shine by Schwartzkopf
Instructions
Top hair-stylist at Jean Claude Biguine Salon, Camille Kleiber, presents a simple format of how to achieve the one shoulder wave hairstyle in 4 simple and easy steps:
Step 1
Completely blow-dry your hair with a hair dryer from top to bottom, and also flipping hair backwards. Use a rounded brush to ensure that your hair falls smooth.Then, boosting this look further, a zig-zag parting on any one side is to be created. Not being as strong as the regular hair parting, this one looks great as it prevents the hair to drop flat on to the scalp surface, thus giving a bounce to it.
Step 2
Next, divide the hair into two portions at the crown of the head. Now, the hair has to be curled in sections of one-inch. According to the hair length, the appropriate curling barrel has to be chosen. For instance, if your hair is longer than your shoulders, then a one inch barrel curling iron would be fine, but if it is shorter, then a smaller barrel has to be used. The curls, to be made, have to be started from the lower section of the hair.
Remember to use a shine spray throughout the length of the hair before you start to curl them. This would impart an additional shine to your hair and maintain it for a longer time with the help of the heat released from the curling iron.The Schwarzkopf OSiS plus Sparkler Shine Spray is recommended for use by experts. After having finished with curling of the lower half of your hair, switch to the upper half.
Step-3
Once the curls have been created, using a paddle brush, drop the entire hair to one side. Start pinning up the sections of your hair with hair pins beginning from the base of the neck. Make sure not to leave out loose hair strands from escaping and add a bit of shine spray to the hair to bring it together neatly before pinning it up tightly.
Step-4
The last step is to tease and gently fluff the hair on the crown area to avoid it from looking flat. Thereafter, separating a few curls on the shoulder, swing it on one side. This provides movement to the hair texture and volumizes the same. Finally, use a hairspray so that the hairstyle stays throughout the length of the day. The L’Oreal Professional Elnett Hairspray serves as one of the best options for the same. However, do not make it picture perfect by being too precise, as a little imperfectly done up hair looks appealing and attractive.
Frequently asked questions
1. Can this hairstyle be suitable for a summer-noon lunch?
This hairstyle is considered as one of the best and most convenient hairstyles for summers, as it can be done up very easily and is carried on one side of the shoulder. It seems very forgiving and promising in the heat and humid summer climate. The simple way to do it up and get these carefree waves is by applying a hair gel to wet, freshly shampooed, damp hair and scrunching it with fingers.
Quick Tips
While pinning up your hair from the neck, make sure not to leave out on loose strands of hair which might make your entire hair-do look clumsy.