How to Tease Your Hair

Big hair is a look that seems to transcend through the ages.  From one decade to the next, we have seen one celebrity after another wearing a big, poufy coif and influencing the public to do their own hair in a big way.

 

For me, teased hair is something I can’t live without.  It wasn’t too long ago when I started noticing teased hairstyles all over the place—on TV, in movies, in class, at work—basically everywhere.  It took me quite some time to figure out how to tease my hair correctly, especially because of a misconception that many seem to have: that hair teasing require endless amount of hairspray.  In reality, using too much hair spray can actually weigh the hair down, making the “pouf” collapse or become way to tangled and unmanageable.

 

I cannot tell you how many times I spent up to an hour trying to tease my hair only to have it fall apart about 20 minutes later!  But you won’t have to visit the hairdresser if you follow my instructions.  If you’ve experienced this kind of frustration, then I hope you find my guidelines helpful.  Whether you’re looking for subtle volume or the full-on Snooki look, these easy steps are sure to give you the volume you want.

 

You’ll need three basic things:  a hair-clip, hairspray, and a teasing brush or rat-tail comb.

 

Start by separating your hair into two or three sections depending on the amount and thickness of your hair.  Clip the front section (or front two sections) so that it doesn’t get in the way.   Take the back section and begin backcombing (hold the hair straight up over your head firmly, take the brush/ comb and stroke downward starting from about half-way up all the way down to your scalp).

 

Holding the hairspray can at least 10 inches away, spray a thin layer onto the area you just backcombed.  Let the spray set for a couple minutes and then backcomb that section again. For a subtly volumized look, you don’t have to backcomb a whole lot.  Five to seven backstrokes should do the trick.  If you want a really big look, make sure you backcomb quite a bit more.

 

Once you’re satisfied with the amount of volume of that section, use your fingers to spread it out into your desired pouf width.  You may also want to use bobby pins to hold it in place while you work on the rest of your hair (you can leave the bobby pins in or take them out once you’re entirely done with your ‘do). 

 

You’ll now want to repeat the backcombing process with the front section (or two front sections).  Here, I recommend being a bit gentler when you backcomb since this is the part of your hair that will be visible to others.  When you’ve reached your desired volume, spread the hair over the back section gently, smooth out, and apply a thin layer of hairspray all over.

 

From here, it is up to you if you want to turn your look into an up-do or leave it as it is.  Either way, you’re sure to turn heads with your explosive new look!

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