Do try this at home

So one of my girlfriends came in to work yesterday with fabulous wavy hair a la Rachel Zoe. Now this particular friend suffers from the same affliction I have: volumelessiasis (to the lay person - flat-ass hair).
"Your hair looks amazing," I said. "What did you do to it?'
A little sheepishly she responded, "Actually, I went on YouTube and watched videos on how to get beachy waves." She went on to tell me that she looked up "Nicole Richie" hair and "waves with a flat iron". Not one to be out of the loop, last night I watched (literally) hours of these mini tutorials. Aside from the obvious techniques I learned, two additional things I took from these videos:

1. I need to get some sort of heat protectant to apply pre-styling. Yes, I have heard of this product. And yes, thinking about it, it's use makes perfect sense. But why am I not using this already? Everyone and there mother seems to know about protecting their hair before styling...damn. I WILL get on this immediately.

2. Product! Product! Product! Another duh moment for me. But still. Right? So I read about all these products in magazines etc claiming to do amazing things for your hair, but they so seldomly produce what they claim that it becomes tiresome. Plus you don't want to weigh your hair down if it's already low energy. Here's a thought Rach, use products sparingly and with specific purposes.

Moving on. This morning I decided to try all that I have learned (minus the heat protectant - again, on my shopping list). I have to say my hair was fluffy and wavy, plus it lasted all day! It was super easy, taking less that 20 mins (time will definitely decrease with practice). I couldn't have hoped for more! Thank you YouTube!

Here are the two videos I found most useful (but it was really a combination of all the videos)

This girl is so cute, I liked watching her other videos too!
More crimpy and less beachy, but this girl has the technique down!

Enjoy!

Products I used: Pureology PureVolume shampoo (no conditioner in the shower), Pureology Atifade Complex spray (all over), Moroccan Oil (all over, focusing on the ends), Bumble & Bumble Styling Creme (on the roots for lift), Loreal Elnett Hairspray (on sections after flat ironing), Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray (all over at the end to create a piecey beachy look). Faves!