Get Perfect Beach Waves With This Paris Parker Tutorial

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The Best Beach Wave Tutorial With Paris Parker Salon & Spa

Perfect beach waves might be the holy grail of hairstyles. Low maintenance, timeless, and effortlessly chic, they’re brilliantly appropriate in any setting. Like any hairstyle, there’s no one size fits all solution for creating this summer-ready look. However, it’s truly achievable for and agreeable with all hair types – remember, the rapidly approaching humidity of summer means that even the finest hair can hold a wave! We love a team player. This beach wave tutorial will guide you through the perfect hair style for everyday looks!

Below are a some of our favorite, tried and true methods for creating the kind of salty, tousled texture that could make Gisele Bündchen jealous. Well, maybe.

1. The #wokeuplikethis

girl on beachThere are few things better than a style that can earn you some precious extra moments of shut-eye in the AM. This one requires no more than a minute, getting you out the door in no time at all.

Before going to sleep, divide dry hair into two sections. (More if you have thicker hair, maybe only one if your hair is especially fine. Play around, it’s fun!) Twist each section into a tight coil, and, using a fabric hair tie or pin, secure in a bun.

In the morning, brush out your newfound curls. Using your fingers, work a texturizer (try Light Elements Texturizing Crème for weightless hold + moisture) through your tresses to tame flyaways and coax into a twist. Boom: enviably beachy mane.

 

2. The Hair Cocktail

salt hair, don't careMixing products can be a great way to emulate the volume and grittiness that comes from a day spent in the sun and sand. To make your hair look like it dried as you rode in on a surfboard, try mixing a texturizer with sea salt spray.

Our choice product for this look is Pure Abundance Hair Potion. The magic-in-more-ways-than-one mixture transforms in your hands from a power to a light lotion that coats your hair, creating texture and body.

For a quick, DIY salt spray, mix purified water, a tablespoon of sea salt, and a few drops of hair oil—we love Dry Remedy Moisturizing Oil—in a spray bottle. A few spritzes will give you that coveted second-day hair look.

The one-two punch of the volumizer + sea salt helps you achieve a sun-drenched, windswept look, no ocean necessary.

 

3. The Day to Night

girl on beachThis is a great option for anyone who wants or needs to switch up their look post-office, pre-happy hour (or even someone with a few extra hours to kill). Style cannot be rushed, after all.

In the morning, run a lightweight styling product through your hair. We love Phomollient Styling Foam for its natural hold and yummy scent. Pull hair into a high ponytail and wrap around a soft bun ring.

(Tip: When you put your hair into the bun, make sure it’s bone dry. If you blew it dry, let it cool before styling. Any extra heat or dampness can cause your curls to leave the realm of softly beachy and end up somewhere closer to 80s perm gone wrong.)

Rock the ballerina chic look for daytime. When night rolls around, let your hair down (literally). You’ll be greeted with luxurious, soft waves à la Brigitte Bardot. Plus, you’ll have awesome volume at the roots from having your hair pulled up all day. You’re welcome.

 

4. The Getaway

Book a flight. We’ll be waiting on a Caribbean beach with a margarita—see you there.

girls on beach

 

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