How do you get a slight wave to your hair?

[Mollymolly76]

I have long fine dark hair which is a frizzy mess no matter what products I try, so I have to straighten it to get the frizz out.
However I really hate the straight pointed end look on me.

How can I achieve I slight wave / texture in my hair? I'm useless at curling with straighteners so that's out but I'd like a little movement if possible??

Pic to show pointy ends which is what I get.

I wash mine at night,tie it wet in a messy bun for the night.in the morning I have ready a spray bottle of water mixed with normal( any)type of condioner,which I spray all over and scrunch the hair ,it stays wavy all day,any frizz and I spray again...works wonders for me..

Look into curly girl or other ways of looking after curly hair.

Or else, try headband waves. Put a headband around your head like a flower wreath. Wrap the hair over it. Sleep on it. Look online for better instructions.

Heated rollers. It will look like Margot Leadbetter when it first comes out, but will then flop and give you a gentle wave.

I am going to try the sock bun thing tonight. This could be a game changer.

TheDowager I used to have Monica in Barbados hair too! I genuinely looked like a lion until I realised I had curly/ wavy hair and it needs different treatment. Have you tried The Curly Girl method to see what your hair would be like naturally? It's basically no silicones in your shampoo and conditioner, only brush your hair when it's got conditioner in in the shower, and drying it with a t shirt instead of a towel.

Babyliss Big Hair is great for smooth, bouncy hair that isn't poker-straight. Not wavy, exactly, but you can turn under the ends quite nicely.

Trouble is my hair is too thin/fine for the curly girl method. It just looks scraggly and sparse and the curls aren't nice Curls.

Headband method looked like I'd slept with a hat on all night then left my bedraggled rat tails out in the wind.

I do it with straighteners. Put them on the hair at 45 degree angle then do one half turn away from my head and run through the length, kind of like curling a ribbon with scissors. It drops nicely into a wave

When I've seen the curly girl method posted on here, it seems to be incredibly complex - loads and loads of steps to it. I do wrap it in a t-shirt to dry.

I've washed it this morning and combed it with conditioner in and left it to dry naturally. I'm amazed at how wavy and curly it actually is.

However it's still a bit frizzy and looks kinda messy!

I can't comb or brush it to make it look neater, as then it will revert to total frizz, I'm guessing.

If you don't have layers do a 2 strand plait/twist after washing/drying, I don't like the kinky look ooooerrr of the effects after a 3 strand plait. 2 strand gives me lovely waves which are ringletty to start and then they relax into soft waves. I very carefully undo the twist/plait and then give my head a little shake, baddabang!

Getting the hang of a 2 strand plait isn't easy but the best way to work it out is to look at a rug or scarf that has twisted ends. Twist both strands separately first in the same direction and then twist them together in the opposite direction (I think thats right!), this is the tricky bit, if you twist them together one way they unravel, twist them t'other way and secure with a woggle and they stay, an extra blast with hairdryer helps.

I have just given the above technique a google and am finding it hard to find an example of my hair type, very like your first pic but without layers. I learnt the technique from watching women in asia make scarves.

Large heated rollers. They're amazing, and leave me with zero frizz.

I would thoroughly recommend having a Kerasilk treatment at the hairdressers. 3 months in - and still no frizz. Like you, the only way I could deal with my hair was straightening - and I ended up looking like Douglas from The Magic Roundabout. Although Kerasilk is pricey (about £150) you can often find Groupon deals. Mine was £50. And it also cuts drying time in half. Am slightly evangelical about it.

Dougal!!

Dowager there are products you can use when your hair is wet so it dries much less frizzily. Lots of people use Boots pink curl creme (£2 for a huge tub) but I recommend Tigi Bedhead Foxy Curls . It smells like skittles, you apply to soaking wet hair, leave to dry naturally then - TA DAAHH! non frizzy curls.

Molly if your hair is that fine then maybe try the heated rollers, I think they add volume. Or you could put your hair in a high ponytail then use a curling tong on the ends, when you let your hair down you'll just have that nicely tousled look.

When your hair is damp put Kerastase serum through the ends. Then put rollers in - either heated or large soft ones . Don't roll them up as far as your scalp but secure them about three quarters up. It gives Veronica Lake waves.

Get a good cut first to get rid of broken, damaged hair. Then improve your diet and take hair supplements and then take all of the advice posted up thread! I think you need to go back to the beginning with this problem.

I had five inches chopped off to get rid of the frizzy, broken hair and it's made a massive difference. I've switched to body shop SLS & paraben free rainforest shampoo & conditioner.