Medium length hair is always loved by women. They allow you to change the image depending on the occasion and mood, be different, bright and irresistible. An iron can serve as an excellent tool and become indispensable for creating various hairstyles. Consider its capabilities, advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages and disadvantages
Multifunctionality is an undoubted advantage of ironing. One device allows you to straighten naughty curls, curl the tips or create curls of different elasticity and configuration. Strong thermal effects are an obvious minus of creating a hairstyle with such a device. With frequent use, this can lead to overdrying, loss of shine and healthy hair. To save from the harmful effects of styling on medium hair with an iron thermal protective equipment and devices made of quality materials.
How to choose?
Medium hair (7-10 centimeters below the shoulders) is a universal length for which various styling is available for all types of hair. Thinking over the idea of hairstyles, you should pay attention to the following points.
- The image will be holistic if the hairstyle, clothes, accessories and make-up are harmoniously combined, complementing and supporting each other.
- The correct selection of hairstyles is able to level the imperfections of the face and even the figure.
- The relevance of a particular styling depends on the occasion of the event. Date, business negotiations, public speaking present different requirements for the image. Lovers of shocking the public, this point, of course, does not apply.
Ironing can create a wide range of hairstyles at home.
Classic curls
Go to all the girls.They look equally impressive on loose hair and hair gathered in a tail. Give volume and charm to hairstyles with buns and pigtails.
Beach waves
Deliberate negligence, the absence of clear lines and elastic curls emphasize the natural beauty of the girl. Depending on the nature of the beauty, Such styling will help to create a romantic, tender or bold, sporty look.
The visual lightness and ease of styling will allow some ladies to throw off a couple of years.
Small curls
Mischief, simplicity, the charm of youth - the effect that can be obtained with such styling. Its second name is the African wave, which in itself implies exoticism, freshness and playfulness.
Holiday styling
The locks twisted by the iron will allow to create solemn high hairstyles, Hollywood waves, magnificent curly curls flowing from a waterfall. The decor details selected in the general style will complement the hairstyle: elegant hairpins, hairpins, tiaras, wreaths, bows, ribbons, headbands.
Straightening
Perfectly straight hair has reigned for several years on the catwalks, in commercials and entered the normal life of girls. Perfect smoothness gives the hair a well-groomed and rich look. Laying is suitable for a festive event, a romantic meeting. Looks appropriate in a formal setting.
Knowing the features of the shape of the face, you can accurately select the most spectacular and harmonious styling.
- Small curls will help girls with a square shape to hide their angularity.
- Owners of a face resembling a triangle, straightened hair with oblique slices is most suitable.
- A round face will be decorated with an oblique device, volume and wavy strands.
- Elongated narrow face fit lush styling.
- Beauties with an oval face were most lucky. Any styling is good for them.
How to lay?
Make the hairstyle itself quite easy. The first step is to prepare the hair. On clean, just washed and well-dried apply hair conditioner, foam or styling gel, evenly distributing the product along the entire length of the curls. Means must possess light texture and effortlessly rinse off with water. To protect the structure of the hair, you can apply favorite thermoprotective agent.
If you want to achieve more volume, you can slightly raise the hair at the root when drying. In this case, we dry the hair by tilting our head down, twisting and lifting it with a round brush at the roots.
Laying in stages looks like this.
- We divide the hair into locks of thickness of the desired curls. We apply a styling agent to each of them.
- Having departed a little from the roots, we clamp the strand with forceps. We wind in the direction from the face.
- Turn the device over and carry it all the way.
- We draw fingers through the hair, separating the curls. This will give the hairstyle a natural look.
It happens that the hair is knitted in one large curl. The problem is solved if the lower row of curls curl to the face, the upper - from the face. No time to completely curl your hair all the way? For a luxurious volume, it is enough to wind only the upper strands.
Another quick option is to collect the hair in a ponytail at the back, on the top or side, divided into 4 strands and curl each of them. And for lovers of spiral curls, the following tips come in handy.
- The hairstyle will turn out to be fashionable and stylish if you leave a few centimeters of hair from the root straight.
- The curls will look more natural if, when lowering the forceps, do not stop and turn from the face.
- After curling, spin the lock onto your finger and hold until the hair has cooled. This is done with all the hair. So spirals turn out.
- At the final stage, the hair is sprayed with varnish and fixed.
The technique for creating mischievous curls is as follows.
- We divide hair into thin locks.
- Each strand is wrapped in a bundle, and then in a bundle and fixed at the roots.
- Each beam is alternately clamped by the device for several seconds.
- Let the beam cool, dissolve, fix.
The second name of the iron is a rectifier. He can turn naughty curls into a smooth head of hair, flowing like a click. Styling is perfect for both business style and for a romantic date. The process and the result will bring joy, given some secrets.
- We divide the hair into strands equal to the thickness of the iron.
- Align in layers: from the inside from the neck to the crown of the head.
- With an iron, we carry out smooth movements from the roots to the ends of the hair. Do not stay long in one place.
- Upon completion, comb the hair and spray with a fixing agent.
To create beach curls, strands before curling must first be twisted into bundles. The thicker the lock, the larger the curls.. The effect will be most stable if the flagella are fixed and not tightened too much. The iron will play a good service in creating holiday styling.
They will add elegance to the curled hair, strands gathered in the “Malvinka”, basal bouffant or a braid braided around the head, decorated with ornaments. Luxurious, sexy Hollywood waves can be created in two ways.
- The first way is similar to creating classic curls. The nuance is the formation of a curl. It is necessary to start the curl, stepping back a little from the roots. Spinning the iron costs obliquely at an angle of 150 degrees.
- For the second option, you need foil. We wrap each strand in a piece of foil and turn it into an accordion. Heal with forceps, hold for 20 seconds. Let the foil cool and only then unwrap the curl.
Curls will allow the Greek hairstyle to look even more elegant and elegant. Here is one of the ideas of such a styling.
- We iron the classic curls in the usual way. First we twist the lower strands, then the upper ones. The bangs are wound away from the face.
- We mentally divide the hair into 3 parts. We take a lock in the middle and weave a loose, not braid pigtail. The tip is fixed with an elastic band.
- We braid on the pigtail to the right and left. For greater splendor, the strands are slightly pulled out of the base of the strand.
- We lift all 3 pigtails and form from them one common bundle on the back of the head. Fasten with studs, fix, decorate.
- The express version of the Greek styling is to curl only the front curls, and collect the rest of the hair in a bun and decorate.
For lovers of the wet effect, the following scheme will be interesting. The hair is divided into strands and curled vertically 2 through 2 strands. In the absence of ironing, a conical curling iron is an excellent tool for creating curls of various textures. Unlike ironing, she will not straighten her hair, but with skillful handling, curls can create perfect without creases. When using the cone, you should have some skill, since the tip does not fasten, you will have to hold it with your finger. The technology is simple.
- We divide the hair into several strands of thickness depending on the desired size of the curls.
- We heat the strands by slowly moving the appliance from the roots to the ends of the hair.
- One by one we wind the strands, holding each of them under heating for 10-15 seconds. Do not touch the curls until they cool.
- Lightly separate the curls with your fingers, spray with a retainer.
Professionals Recommendations
The following professional tips will help you avoid the harmful effects of using an iron:
- before applying ironing, it is better to dry your hair without using a hair dryer;
- do not apply the iron to wet and varnished hair;
- Do not heat the appliance to the maximum; otherwise, hair may be seriously damaged;
- Do not iron your hair several times, 1-2 times is enough.
Here are some important recommendations for choosing an iron. Prefer the device with a ceramic coating. And if finances allow, get an iron with ion-ceramic plates used by professionals. This will provide the least damage to the hair.
The shape of the iron is also important. Having a roundness, the device is more functional. It is suitable for straightening hair and creating curls. The rectangular shape of the iron allows only the tips to curl. To get full curls, this option is not suitable.
The presence of a temperature controller will allow you to adjust the mode depending on the desired result and hair structure. Owners of thin, damaged hair or for frequent use of ironing will suit a temperature of 120-150 degrees. For normal or thick hair you need 150-180 degrees. For a lasting effect and conquering hard, unruly strands, you will need to warm up the device to 200 degrees.
Regarding the size of the plate, it is recommended to use an iron with a wide plate for hard hair. It is better for owners of thin and brittle hair to choose a device with a smaller plate surface area. However, narrow platinum is more practical. They are preferred by professionals for the ability to align bangs and individual strands.
The plates can be fixed rigidly and floating. In the first embodiment, more physical effort is required. With the second lighter, they are fastened with a spring or elastic band, which makes them more convenient. The best option is when the plates fit snugly against each other, and there is no gap between them. This allows the locks to warm up and wind up evenly. The styling quality is improved.
Take care of extra tips if you like to experiment. The kit may include: a removable comb, a wavy "corrugation", a spiral, a brush, curling irons.
Beautiful examples
Natural disheveledness is still in fashion.
Large volumetric rings that can be collected in the tail or dissolve.
Volumetric styling with lush curls is suitable for formal occasions and festive events.
Fashion ideas with bangs.
On how to make styling with an iron "stylish curls", see the next video.