Makeup tutorial | Photography: Sasphotos

I love, love, love big poofy hair! It’s so much fun walking around, feeling it bouncing all around you! I often feel envious of those who have it like that naturally and no stories of hellish maintenance will convince me that it’s anything less than awesome. I was asked on many occasions about my famous afro look, so I put together this quick tutorial. Enjoy!

What you’ll need:

  • A set of small plastic curlers from a beauty supplies store
  • Water spray bottle
  • End wrap paper (also can be found at beauty supplies)
  • Shoulder-length hair

Step 1
Use the smallest curler size you can find. Remember: the tighter the curl, the bigger the ‘fro! Separate the lowest part of your hair and clip up the rest. Starting from the back, take a strand and spray it lightly with water – you want it slightly damp.

Step 2
Take a piece of the end wrapping paper and fold it in half. Trap the hair in between and slide it down to the ends (be sure to cover the ends with the paper). It’s a little tricky so don’t be discouraged if you don’t get it right away! I promise you’ll get better with practice.

Step 3
Wrap the paper (with hair inside) around the curler. Wrapping the ends helps make this process easier. In addition, paper absorbs the water so your hair will dry faster.

Step 4
Roll as far up to the root as you can and fasten the elastic to the other end of the curler. Let dry for 2 hours or blow-dry to speed up the process.

When you take out the curlers, you should have a head full of very tight curls sitting close to your head. Run your fingers through it, breaking up the curls until it’s nice and fluffy. I don’t recommend using a brush unless you’re going for the all-out Jackson 5 look! You can create pretty much any shape – high or flat on top, big sides or small sides… When you’re done, don’t forget to freeze your creation with hairspray. Voila!

Afro not for you? Try larger curls instead!

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