How-to: Long Lasting Curls

One of the reasons why I’m still holding up a little longer on getting a haircut is because I absolutely love sporting long, wavy curls! There’s just something very va-va-voom and very feminine about it. Anyhoo, I made a better tutorial on how I curl my hair. My first hair curling tutorial was honestly not that good. So I hope this one compensates for it!

Oh yeah, and before anything else:

1. I did not rebond my hair

2. My hair color is Etude House’s Bubble Hair Coloring in Natural Brown

Now let’s move to the super simple hair tutorial on how to get long-lasting curls:

1. Air-dry/blow-dry your hair

2. Apply heat protectant spray (CPR by Monea, available at Watsons *albeit, most of the time out of stock*) –application not shown in the video–

3. Section off your hair. Left, right, top and bottom

4. Work on the bottom layer first, secure the upper section with a hair elastic/clamp

5. Curl as you would. I used my BabyLiss Sol-Gel Titanium Iron 25MM Barrel *available at SM City Manila Department Store BabyLiss Counter for 2,000+ (regular price) 1,000+(discounted price) A reader actually told me they’re on sale again, so go check it out!

6. After curling, gather up the coil of hair and pin it together, securing the first pin with another pin, creating a closed X-pattern (shown in the video)

7. After curling all the sections, spray on strong-hold hairspray—this is how they’re going to look like:

8. Wait for 15 minutes

9. Release the curls

10. Run fingers through for a softer finish!

I hope you enjoyed!

Watch the tutorial here:

Latest Purchase and Product Overview: BaByliss iPRO200 Sol-Gel Titanium Digital Ceramic Iron 25mm

BaByliss had a sale over the weekend and I did not think twice to buy the iPRO200 after getting positive feedback from Genn and Sannie who were with me while I tried the curling iron’s magic. From the original price of PHP 2,725.00, 30% was slashed off. I only paid PHP 1,907.50 for this little darling. I saved a lot, and I personally think that this iron is the best one yet. I initially wanted the one with the bigger barrel—but they didn’t have it on sale, and I was not up for spending over two thousand pesos for a curling iron. Since the iPRO200 looked mighty gorgeous and did the job well, I settled for chose it! VS’s curling iron was the #1 on my list (for PHP 2,200.00) but at the back of my mind, BaByliss was always another option—I’m glad I bought it!

Let’s talk about its specifications:

• Soft curls—25mm
• LCD Screen—displays the temperature accurately
• i-Temperature Technology—lets you make perfect curls in record time, temperature will remain perfectly stable throughout the duration of the styling
• Nano Titanium Ceramic—high density ceramic coating applied; glides and transmits heat, softens, shines and protects hair.
• Cool tip
• Swivel cord
• Temperature settings from 100 degrees Celcius to 200 degrees Celcius

This curling iron heats up like the speed of lightning touching the ground (okay, that might be a little too exaggerated) but it really does heat up very quickly. The saleslady told me I can put it on 200 to build up the heat on the iron instantly, and bring the temperature down as I work with it.I did a test-run on my sister Lady (who looked gorgeous) when I got home, but I wasn’t able to take a photo of it! Nevertheless, I tried it on myself as well and I just loooooove the way my curls bounced! Here’s a little snapshot (pardon the shot, taken with the front camera of an iPhone 4):

And here are proofs of the amazing work of BaByliss:

I will be filming a tutorial using this iron in two day’s time. This is really worth the money I spent.