Perfect Beachy Waves

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This post is sponsored by NuMe

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Nope, we’re not talking about the ocean. We’re talking about hair!

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I have the world’s straightest hair, and, naturally, I have been obsessed with curling it since I was young! I curled my hair every.single.day. of high school and rarely wore it straight. These days I do wear it straight sometimes, mostly because I don’t have time for curls all the time, but I curl it for most special occasions! A curling iron is my tool of choice.

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I’ve learned a few tips to get those beachy waves that seem to look best in my hair:

  1. Leave the ends straight. Since my hair is straight to begin with, leaving straight ends is more forgiving if I miss pieces in the back. It also means I don’t have to curl every single strand and can do my whole head in less time. I can leave the undersides straighter and it all blends together: curls on top, straight underneath.
  2. Curl away from the face. I don’t know why this works, but it’s a tip Anne told me years ago and it looks the most natural.
  3. Use a wand! To prevent kinks (which my hair is prone to get), a wand, which you wrap the hair around, works best. There is no clamp or clip to leave a strange kink in the curl.

I start by pulling a thin strand of hair about one inch wide out:

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Pointing the wand down towards the ground, I wrap the hair around and hold the end with my fingers. Note that these wands come with a glove that protects your hand from getting burned. Fun fact: they fit on both the left and right hand, so you can switch sides!

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After a 5 to 10 second hold, release gently.

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NuMe reached out to me about featuring their wands on KERF, and my BFF Lauren and I had so much fun making this blog post for you! Lauren runs a Mary Kay business, and she is my go-to gal for all-things-beauty. She did my make up for this shoot too!

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There are many kinds of wands to choose from on the NuMe site, but I tried two of their best sellers:

  • The Magic Wand at 25mm. It heats up very quickly and comes with a protecting glove. It’s great for hair of all lengths! This is usually $149 and NuMe is offering it for $39 with free shipping (which usually costs $12) with the promo code KATHBF39.

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  • The Titan 3 features interchangeable ends in three lengths: 19mm, 25mm, 32mm. I love that you can swap out the sizes depending on the type of curls you want that day! It’s three wands in one. Normally $200, this one is going for only $69 this weekend with the code KATHBF69.

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The above Black Friday Sale in July goes through to Sunday, July 31!

Lauren’s hair is naturally wavy and short, and so the 19mm wand was great for her, while I love the 25mm size for my longer hair.

Perfect Beachy Curls

(Do you think we look alike? We often get asked if we are sisters!)

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Thanks to NuMe for sponsoring this post and for making my summer look complete! 



from Kath Eats Real Food http://ift.tt/2atwD6S

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