Do you have straight hair and envy all the beautiful curls you see all over the place? Curls are very popular and having straight hair just makes you want them even more. You can do it with a little bit of time and patience.

Start by cleaning your hair. Shampoo and condition as you normally would. You will be using a curling iron, so use a little extra moisture if you can. If you have oily hair and are afraid of moisture, only put the conditioner on the ends to keep them from getting fried.

Next you need to dry your hair. You can either let it air dry or you can blow dry it. Another great way is to let it dry overnight. This will ensure that it is 100% dry. You want it to be completely dry before you start working.

When your hair is ready, make sure you have all your tools: a comb or brush, a medium sized barrel curling iron, hair gel, hair spray. The size barrel you use will depend on your hair. If it’s very straight and seems impossible to curl, use a smaller barrel to make sure it starts off curlier and then if it loses some of the curl, it still looks nice. You could use just gel or just hairspray, but it will hold better if you use both.

To start, gather together a small one inch section of hair. Comb it straight and put a dab of hair gel in between your fingers. Gently rub it together and then run it over your hair from root to tip completely covering the hair.

Make sure you don’t use too much so that it’s crunchy. A little crunch at first is okay because you will scrunch it up later to get rid of the crunch. Use a strong hold gel and not a curling gel. Curling gel is made for naturally curly hair just to keep it in place. It is light and not strong enough to keep curls in naturally straight hair.

When your curling iron is hot, clip it over the strand of hair at the top of your head and pull it down from root to tip. Gently wrap the hair inward around the barrel and hold for 5 seconds. Next quickly unravel it to release the curl and immediately spritz with hair spray.

Once you’ve finished all your hair, turn your head over and spray your hair with hair spray. Shake your head gently to finish off the curls and release them. Flip your head back u pand arrange your curls how you want them and then finish off with a little more hair spray.