How to make air curls yourself with your own hands. How to make light curls for short hair at home: tips and tricks for creating voluminous curls

Hello my dear readers! Beautiful, thick waves give the image of femininity and cause admiration from the opposite sex. Wavy styling can be ordered in the salon, but for everyday wear it is more useful to learn how to twist curls on your own, for this they use a curling iron, curlers, a hair straightener (yes, yes, he also knows how to twist hair). When using a curling iron and iron, do not forget about thermal protection, because high temperatures adversely affect the structure of the hair. There is a popular word among the people to "burn" hair, so that this does not happen, adopt simple and completely harmless life hacks. And today I will tell you how to make curls without a curling iron and curlers.

Why is the use of curling irons and curlers harmful to hair?

It's no secret that frequent heat styling has a detrimental effect on the condition of the hair. Here are a few reasons to ditch this styling method.

After frequent use curling irons:

  • The hair is split at the ends.
  • Hair becomes brittle.
  • By acting on the strands with hot objects (curling iron, tongs), we deprive them of moisture. The result is lifeless dull hair.
  • By abusing tools that heat up, you risk losing volume and density - in such conditions, the hairs fall out sooner or later.

curlers unsafe, as it might seem at first glance. Electric and thermal rollers act on hair like curling irons and tongs. Curlers with a "brush" damage the hair structure, and metal ones electrify the strands and lead to a section of the tips. The most gentle are plastic curlers, but they are made with holes into which hair gets tangled and torn. A similar effect can be achieved using Velcro curlers.

If you use the "grandmother's secrets", the strands will not only be twisted, but also healthy. Here are the most common ways to curl hair without curling irons and curlers.

How to make curls with a bun

This method is easy and fast, it is recommended to do it on clean, washed, damp hair.

  1. To start, make a ponytail high at the back of your head.
  2. Next, twist the strands tightly, wrap them in a muzzle and secure with hairpins or stealth pins.
  3. After 7-8 hours, remove the studs and carefully unwind the tourniquet.
  4. The resulting strands do not need to be combed, but only whipped and straightened with your hands.
  5. Fix hair with varnish. We get light and stylish curls.

How to make curls with rags

The procedure looks ridiculous, but the result is elastic curls that will not lose shape throughout the day. You will need strips of cotton fabric and only 10-15 minutes of free time.

  1. Hair should be washed with shampoo, dried, combed and divided into strands, their thickness may be different depending on the desired result.
  2. Place the tip in the middle of the rag curler, twist to the very root, tie the ends into a knot.
  3. Take the next strand and do the same..
  4. Hair should be completely dry, as a rule, it takes 8-12 hours.
  5. After you have removed the rags, straighten your hair and sprinkle with varnish.

Interesting: in addition to pieces of fabric, you can use straws for cocktails, pieces of paper, foil, caps from felt-tip pens.

Hairpin curls

  1. To begin with, be sure to lightly moisturize your hair.
  2. Form thin small strands and from the roots in the shape of a figure eight, begin to twist the strand onto the hairpin.
  3. In a few hours you will have a magnificent hairstyle.
  4. Shake the hair with your hands from the roots, shape.

Curls with a bandage

The bandage is a common accessory for creating hairstyles. Few people know that with its help you can quickly create light curls. We put on a fabric bandage with a tight elastic band, sprinkle freely falling hair with water. Next, divide the hair into identical strands, then each must be twisted into a flagellum and threaded under the bandage. It will take only a few hours and the curls are ready! Remove the bandage, shape the hair with your hands without a comb.


Curls with braids - an old and proven way

This method is considered the most gentle and easy. To get lush curly hair, it is enough to wash your hair, dry it a little, braid a lot of braids and go to bed. Unweave in the morning and get light waves. If you want to get strands wound from the roots, braid the spikelets. The more spikelets, the smaller the curls.


Flagella are a good way to make curls

It will take several minutes to form curls in this way. Wet hair should be divided into thin strands, twist tight bundles, fix. We wait about 10 hours, take out the hairpins, form the styling.


Curly styling on the fingers

It is easy to wind the hair in this way: take a strand, wind it around your finger, attach it with a hairpin at the base. To make the strand thicker, wind it around a few fingers. To style in half an hour, pre-apply foam and lightly dry your hair with a hairdryer.


Twist hair with sticks

Chopsticks can not only eat sushi, but also braid hair. To get light curls, divide the hair in the middle - collect one part in a ponytail. Twist the free part into a ponytail around the stick, secure with an elastic band and thread the stick under the elastic band. Do the same, on the other hand, fix the sticks with rubber bands. Go to bed, and in the morning take off your sticks, rubber bands and enjoy the gorgeous waves. To simplify the hairstyle, you can braid one shell, the curls will turn out natural and light.

We spin on papers

First you need to make paper papillots. A regular notebook or other paper will do. Cut the sheets into rectangular strips, knead a little. Fold the rectangles into tubes, threading a thin piece of fabric inward so that the edges protrude from both sides.

The procedure begins traditionally: we wash the hair, rinse with conditioner, wipe it with a towel, let it dry a little naturally. Apply styling agent, distribute along the entire length. Separate the strands one by one, try to stick to the same thickness, wind them on pieces of paper, fix them with a string. We move in the direction from the back of the head to the forehead. Put on a scarf at night so that the papillots do not slip. Remember - the thinner the strands, the more magnificent and voluminous the hairstyle will turn out.


Features of winding depending on the length of the hair

When choosing a curling method, consider the length of the hair. Braiding pigtails on a square is unlikely to work, and spikelets from the roots are easy! Ask a friend or mom about it. In order for the hairstyle to take shape better, first apply a little mousse or foam, but in no case varnish - it is applied only to fix the result. By the way, if you use a curling iron or tongs, the varnish applied before styling will burn your hair.

Short hair can be wound on caps from felt-tip pens, tubes for juice. If you took rags for example, and the strands obediently curl in them, then this method suits you. It is most convenient to twist medium-length hair - any of the above methods is suitable for them. Long thick hair is more difficult to curl. Cloths, pigtails, plaits, pieces of paper / foil are suitable for them.

How to prolong the effect?

  1. To keep the effect of curled hair longer, wash your hair before the procedure, do not forget about the preliminary application of special products: mousses, foams, etc. They can be divided into amateur and professional. Using the second group, the effect will last a day or even two. They cost more, but it is much more effective. It is not recommended to use strong fixatives every day - it spoils the hair. Also, watch the dosage so as not to get sticky hair.
  2. Do not comb the strands, but shape them with your hands, fix the result with varnish. What is interesting: styling on washed hair lasts longer, the main condition is that they should dry well. If you do not wash your hair, but simply sprinkle the strands with water from a spray bottle, the effect of curly hair will last for several hours.
  3. In the 90s, rooted perm was in fashion - this gave the hair extra volume. Now the girls fell in love with natural images, for such styling, wind your hair, stepping back from the roots 10-15 cm (depending on the length). Hollywood stars fell in love with light, careless waves. To achieve this effect, wind the strands away from the face.


To look at 100, it is not necessary to visit a hairdresser every day. Beautiful styling can be done at home, the main thing is to study your hair, experimentally find the most successful hairstyle that holds up well. It is important to monitor the quality of the hair, from time to time nourishing it with masks and not abusing the hair dryer, then your curls will not only be beautifully shaped, but also healthy, shiny, well-groomed.

For most women, making curls without curling irons and curlers will soon become easy enough. This will only take 10-30 minutes. If you are twisting your hair for the first time, the whole procedure may seem complicated to you, but this is only at first - you will quickly learn everything and will flaunt with attractive curls.

Curls are all the rage at all times: glamorous Hollywood waves, flirtatious Barbie curls or a stylish mess like Shakira or Julia Roberts.

There are many ways to make curls at home without the services of professional stylists and hairdressers. We will now take a closer look at them.

How to make curls for long and medium hair

African curls

Hairstyle in the style of a Latin American pop diva looks good on both long and medium hair. This is one of the ways to give the hair visual volume and it will look appropriate both on a walk in the park and when going out.

We'll need:

  • Wet hair;
  • Good wide elastic band;
  • Several thin hair bands;
  • Shower cap.

Step by step instructions (easy way):

  1. Rinse your hair before going to bed - this is necessary for curling.
  2. Gather the curls into a tight ponytail at the crown and divide them into several parts. The smaller the strands, the smaller the curls will come out.
  3. Then make a bun of braids on your head by weaving ribbons into them.
  4. Secure well with invisibility and put on a hat.
  5. Unwind in the morning, sprinkle with varnish or mousse. Enjoy the effect!

This hairstyle can be done more complex method using foam. By the way, thanks to her, the hairstyle lasts much longer.

Step by step instructions (more complicated way):

  1. Wash your hair and lubricate wet hair with some kind of fixative.
  2. Take many, many hairpins and start winding your hair on them with zigzag movements. The whole secret is that you need to take as small strands as possible, then you will get small African-style curls.
  3. Having finished this action, put on a hat and go to bed.
  4. Undo your curls in the morning. We got a stylish hairstyle with small voluminous curls.
  5. Create wet foam effect. You can win hearts!

What should happen in the end, see the photo below.

We also bring to your attention a gallery with 5 video tutorials on how to wind African curls in various ways.

Hollywood curls

Hollywood curls are another option for wavy curls for medium to long hair. Such a coufure is created big curlers at least four centimeters in diameter. You can use gentle or thermal curlers. When using the latter, large curls are obtained much faster and last longer.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. On the hair, starting from the tips, wind the curlers. We try to stay in the same direction. You can experiment with the length of the winding - it is not at all necessary to wind the curls to the roots, air curls look even more interesting than spiral ones along the entire length of the hair.
  2. If you used thermal curlers, then wait 20 minutes, remove, lay with varnish, foam or mousse;
  3. If you used gentle ones, then we go to bed and in the morning we do the same as after the thermal ones, or we dry it with a diffuser and remove it after a couple of hours.

But what beauty should turn out in the end - in the photo below.

How spiral curls are made with a straightener (flat iron) and a curling iron

Another common style for creating an evening hairstyle for long or medium curls is corkscrew waves, which got its name from the shape of spiral curls. There are several ways to make this beauty yourself: you can use a hair straightener, Can resort to special spiral curlers or try to curl on a curling iron.

ironing(otherwise with a straightener) you can not only straighten your hair, but also add volume from the roots or create curls. It is very convenient that this method works even after keratin straightening and does not really spoil the structure when using special tools.

Instructions (and using ironing):

  • Take one strand of medium thickness and begin to process it with an iron.
  • The main thing is to change the direction of movement, two centimeters to the right, two to the left, so you get chic “corkscrews-spirals”.
  • Or we take a strand and wind it very well on the iron, while during the action there must be a certain effort so that the curls cannot simply fall off the iron. Carefully stretch the entire strand, thus removing it from the device.

This is how beautiful natural curls are obtained at the ends of the hair, as in the photo below.

Pigtails and curly curls

Wet hair is simply braided. After you have done these manipulations, leave the curls until they dry out. This is a good hairstyle for every day at home. If you make a lot of small braids, you will get a large number of small curls, and one or two large braids will become an excellent basis for the formation of heavy curls.

Before using thermal curling methods, you need to strengthen your hair, because the high temperature of the working surface of the devices spoils the hair structure and dehydrates them.

Curls on unruly hair

Girls with curly hair are always obliged to do styling, braid them, otherwise the hairstyle is sloppy and disheveled. To solve this problem, there is several ways:

  1. Long hair is much easier to style, and there are more variations of hairstyles. It is necessary to accelerate hair growth, then messy small waves will be transformed into a stylish hairstyle.
  2. Do the styling correctly, do not try to completely straighten or curl the curls, but emphasize the natural audacity of the hairstyle. At night, just put a drop of mousse on wet hair and go to bed, don’t comb it in the morning, but straighten your hair with your hands, you can add it with hairpins or a hoop. You get nice messy curls, which are known as "curly out of bed."

How to make curls for short hair

Small curls on bobbins

Even our mothers curled their hair like that before a date. This is probably the most accessible method for girls with short and medium curls, because long hair simply cannot curl beautifully under its own weight.

Step-by-step instruction:

  1. We comb clean damp hair or separate it with our hands, depending on the desired result.
  2. We apply a little styling product (mousse, gel, spray).
  3. We begin to spin from the back of the head so that the curls are beautifully distributed along the entire length.
  4. Hair can be dried with a hairdryer or naturally. Ready!

And here is the final result:

We twist zigzag curls

This is a great versatile hairstyle for girls with short, medium and long hair who are not accustomed to spending many hours a day on straightening, styling or braiding.

We will need:

  • food foil;
  • iron;
  • comb;
  • fixing means;
  • hairpins.

We wind zigzag curls along instructions:

  1. Determine the desired size of the spirals.
  2. Strands of the desired thickness are wrapped in foil.
  3. Now we warm up the straightener and carefully distribute curls on its plate in the form of a zigzag.
  4. We press the upper part and wait a minute, in some cases - two.
  5. We remove the foil, straighten the hair, and as a result we have perfect zigzags.

We offer a step-by-step photo instruction for winding zigzag curls using foil and a straightener:

More results:

Means for creating curls

curling iron

The second well-known way to wind curls is to use a curling iron. With it, you can very quickly make curls of various shapes. For this:

  1. We heat the curling iron
  2. Trying not to press the strands too hard, we wind curls on it.
  3. Hold from 30 seconds to a minute, depending on the thickness of the strands and the condition of the hair.
  4. It is very convenient that in case of an incorrect curl, you can smooth your hair with a straightener and correct everything without spending a lot of time and effort.

Learn more about how to do this in the video below.

Straightener (ironing iron)

The most popular and modern way to make curls is to use a straightener. More details in the following video:

regular gum

The trend of this season is a messy hairstyle. It is very easy to achieve this effect. using regular rubber. We moisten the hair and twist it into a tourniquet, fix it with an elastic band, wait for it to dry. In this way, ideal careless waves are formed on the hair, we fix it with varnish.

Spiral curlers

Recently, sets of curlers of an unusual spiral shape have appeared on the shelves of many stores. The set includes a special hook with which individual strands are selected. We comb wet hair and distribute it into curls of the desired thickness, it is better to make them not very thick. We hook the strands with a hook and wind the curlers onto a spiral, leave to dry. The result is very neat and beautiful spiral turns.


Photo - Curls with spiral curlers

There is nothing complicated in this, you just need to follow our tips and recommendations:

Every second owner of perfectly straight hair at least once in her life tried to turn them into elastic curls. And if it is not so easy to do this with a long braid, then with an average length the situation is completely different. Having at your disposal curlers, tongs or a curling iron, you can literally create beautiful curls on medium hair in just a couple of minutes.

Why curls are good for medium length?

This styling opens up a lot of advantages for its owner:

  • It is suitable for any occasion, whether it is a romantic dinner, a youth party or a social event;
  • On medium hair, curls hold both shape and volume longer;
  • This length opens up a lot of possible options. These are voluminous curls, and small curls, and light curls, and elastic zigzags and much more;
  • By winding the strands, you can add volume to even very sparse and thin hair;
  • This hairstyle is the best way to correct facial imperfections;
  • Luxurious curls for medium hair are very beautiful, modern and feminine.

Laying "a la Julia Roberts"

The stunning heroine of the legendary "Pretty Woman" conquered men with her lush mane of hair. Do you want to create the same hairstyle right now? To do this, you will need a little patience and a small set of tools - curlers, tongs and curlers.

Making light curls with curling irons:

  1. We comb the hair and divide it into thin strands (2 cm each).
  2. We clamp the strand with forceps almost at the skin itself and draw it to the ends of the hair. The faster your movements are, the softer and more tender the curl will turn out.
  3. We fix the hairstyle with varnish.

Curlers or curlers for light waves:

  1. We comb the hair and divide it into thin strands.
  2. We wind each strand vertically.
  3. Let the curlers cool down. In the case of papillots, they must be left overnight.
  4. We unroll the hair and separate the curls with our hands.
  5. We make a small bouffant at the crown.
  6. Spray the curls with varnish.

Curls like a doll

Both young and adult fashionistas dream of Barbie doll curls. Not only that, many men consider playful curls to be the sexiest hairstyle option. Shall we learn how to create them?

  1. We comb the strands with a comb.
  2. We separate the upper part of the hair with the help of a crab and stab it at the crown.
  3. We divide the bottom into small strands (no more than 2 cm) and. You need to do this in the direction from the roots to the tips. Do not hold the curling iron for more than 2-3 seconds!
  4. We release the upper part from the crab and repeat the whole procedure.
  5. We lay the curls with our hands, dry them with a hairdryer and fix them with varnish.

corkscrew curls

Large curls on medium hair are somewhat reminiscent of a corkscrew. They look very romantic, especially in combination with cocktail and evening dresses, as well as with summer sundresses.

How to make corkscrew curls?

Use curlers

  1. We comb the hair with a comb, grease it with mousse and divide it into thin strands.
  2. We wind each strand on curlers - thermo or with Velcro. Their position must be vertical.
  3. We remove the curlers and spray the hair with varnish.
  4. To make the curl of the tips more expressive, apply a small amount of mousse on them and touch them up with your hands.

Use a curler:

  1. We apply a little fixative to the hair, comb it in the middle and divide it into thin strands.
  2. We wind each strand onto a curling iron. We fix its tip with a clamp.
  3. At the end of the procedure, remove the clamps and form curls with your hands.
  4. Spray everything with strong hold varnish.

There is also a way to make cool curls without curlers and curling irons, we are talking about it.

Easy and careless

It seemed that it could be simpler than a slight negligence created by the wind itself? In fact, this task requires considerable efforts, skills and abilities.

How to create them yourself?

  1. We comb the strands with a comb.
  2. Apply heat protectant and styling cream.
  3. Dry your hair with a diffuser, trying to lift it up a little.
  4. In this case, you can forget about varnish. Hair after such styling looks like you drove in a convertible at full speed.

Curls in the form of a zigzag

Zigzag curls for medium hair with an iron are very popular among today's girls. With this styling, you can go on a date and go to the office. And it's very easy to do:

  1. We comb the hair and divide it into four zones - the side, crown and forehead.
  2. In each of the zones, we disassemble the hair into equal parts.
  3. Now we need special or kitchen foil. Mode it so that the length of each piece corresponds to the length of the strand, and the width is 2 times larger.
  4. We wrap all the strands with foil and fold these envelopes with an accordion.
  5. We clamp this accordion with the blades of the iron for literally five seconds.
  6. We wait until the envelope has cooled down, and remove the foil from the hair.

Curls in the form of spirals

To create such curls, you will need special curlers in the form of a spiral and, of course, the instructions of the masters of our site:

  1. We comb the hair with a comb, moisten it with water from a spray bottle and apply a cream or styling spray.
  2. We divide the entire hair into thin strands (1 cm) and pass each of them through a spiral. For this, the set has a special hook. We twist the hair directly from the root zone. At the end of the process, you can dry your head with a hairdryer.
  3. We wait until the strands have completely cooled down, and remove the curlers.
  4. Spray hair with varnish.

The effect of a professional perm

If you have ordinary bobbins at home, known since the time of our grandmothers and mothers, consider yourself the most fashionable and beautiful. To create curls for medium hair, it is best to use wooden bobbins - hair dries much faster on natural materials.

  1. We wash our hair with shampoo and let it dry a little.
  2. We apply a styling agent to the strands and comb them with a comb.
  3. We begin to twist the strands from the back of the head.
  4. We pay special attention to the ends of the strands. Otherwise, the finished hairstyle will look messy.
  5. We wait a couple of hours until the hair is completely dry, and carefully remove the bobbins.

Curls for medium length take a minimum of effort, time and money, but the result will exceed all your expectations.

Ways to curl short, long and medium length hair. Key secrets and reviews.

Female beauty is magical, it fascinates and attracts, excites and delights. And every representative of the fair sex craves attention and admiration from men. To do this, she sometimes makes a titanic effort to look like an idol on a glossy cover.

We pay special attention to hair. Playful curls, large curls, soft waves on the female head make men turn around and make us feel like queens.

Frequent trips to the hairdresser, chemical or biowave are still a little expensive for the average woman. Yes, and the damage to the hair from frequent heating and curling with a curling iron, tongs, thermal curlers is significant. They lose their luster, split, break.

But there is a way out - these are ecological and the safest ways to get the desired curls and curls at home. And curlers with curlers are not needed at all.

How to quickly and beautifully wind and make wavy hair without curling irons and curlers?

Let's take a look at some of the most common ways to curl at home.

1. Using an elastic band for a Greek hairstyle

  • Wash your hair, dry with a towel, comb well
  • When they are almost dry, start winding
  • Put on an elastic band, carefully divide all the hair under it into small strands, twist them like spirals and twist around the elastic band
  • The ends of the strands can be fixed with small invisible ones if you can’t hide them under the elastic
  • If the hair is prone to curling, then it is enough to walk around with such a hairstyle for an hour or two and unwind
  • If the hair is straight, then you need to spend more time - from 5 hours to the whole night. By the way, sleeping with such a perm is convenient if you do not use invisibility
  • Remove the elastic band with a slight movement of the hand and gently straighten the curls
  • Don't use a comb, just run your fingers through your hair to straighten it.
  • Fix the result with varnish
  • Washed and well-dried hair, give the shape of a soft wave with your own hands
  • Apply the mousse all over your hair, except for the roots and scalp.
  • With gentle hand movements, remember them for 15-20 minutes
  • If time is short, use a hair dryer while styling with your hands

3. We use improvised means- kitchen towels made of cloth or paper, an old clean T-shirt, handkerchiefs or other fabrics. Important - they should not be synthetic, otherwise slipping and delamination of the fabric are provided, but beautiful curls are not.


  • Depending on the width of the curl that you want to get, we cut our material at hand into strips
  • For small curls, the width of a fabric or paper "helper" of 2.5-3 cm is suitable. For large curls - at least 5 cm. Cut the T-shirt from the neck down, do not use sleeves
  • Hair should be freshly washed and slightly damp
  • If they are clean, then you can spray them with a spray bottle.
  • Take a patch and place it on or under the curl, depending on the desired direction of curling the ends.
  • Start twisting the paper or fabric strip from the ends of the strand to the roots. If it is necessary to curl not the entire length, then to the level that is optimal
  • Tie a strip or fasten it with an invisibility
  • Go to bed with hair
  • In the morning, gently unfold each strand, lightly walk your hands at the roots, as if fluffing your hair.
  • If necessary, fix the result with varnish
  • Slightly damp clean hair comb well
  • We form small strands with our hands and twist them tightly in a spiral.
  • We collect at the roots of the hair in the form of a snail
  • We fix each hairpin
  • Leave for 5-8 hours
  • Gently unwind, beat with your hands and tousle your hair a little

5. We wind on a finger

  • Barely damp clean hair comb
  • Separate the strand and wind it around your finger from the tip to the roots of the hair
  • It will turn out a ring, which is carefully removed from the finger and fixed with a hairpin.
  • So we collect rings all over the head
  • After 5-7 hours they can be dissolved
  • The ideal result will be obtained if you twist your hair in this way at night.
  • Lightly spray curls with varnish

6. Weave pigtails for the night.


One of the initial methods for getting wavy hair is with braids.
Freshly washed, almost dry hair is divided into several strands - 2, 4, 6 or more.

  • It all depends on the desired result - more curly and lush hair or a light wave. Remember that the fewer braids, the less splendor and curlyness
  • We braid the braid tightly and fix it with a silicone rubber band.
  • If there are a lot of braids, they can be intertwined with each other in this way until you get one
  • We go to bed
  • In the morning we undo the braids, break the strands with our hands
  • To give volume at the roots, you can walk with an iron.
  • We fix the result with varnish

7. Use a sock


  • We cut off the clean sock at the location of the fingers so that we get a pipe
  • We twist it to the state of a round donut
  • We collect clean, slightly damp hair in a bun and fix it high on the top of the head in a ponytail.
  • We take our blank from the sock, place it around the tips of the tail.
  • We wind the hair from the bottom up onto the sock so that it is evenly distributed along the circumference of the sock
  • At the top we get a beautiful bagel of hair
  • We fix it with hairpins or invisible
  • Unwind your hair after a while
  • With such a “donut” you can go all day, and in the evening show off in all its glory with loose wavy hair at a party or a romantic meeting

8. We twist the bundles


Instead of braids, you can twist your hair into bundles.

  • We comb clean, almost dry hair and divide it into two halves along the parting.
  • We twist each into a tight tourniquet in the direction away from the face, so that future curls emphasize the openness of your face.
  • We fix both tourniquets with silicone or any other rubber band in front of the chest or back on the back.
  • We go to sleep.
  • In the morning, remove the elastic band and tousle the hair with your hands.
  • You can fix the result with varnish.

How to wind your hair without a curling iron and curlers: photo

Below is an example of a photo-instruction for winding hair without a curling iron and curlers.



How to wind your hair at night without curlers?

All hair curling methods require a certain amount of time to achieve the desired effect. And optimally, if you have a night at your disposal, when, after the preparatory work, you can sleep with a haircut. And in the morning, just fix it slightly and enjoy the result.

How to wind your hair at night? Braiding methods, curling into bundles and winding on paper, cloth shreds and elastic are best suited. In this case, during sleep, nothing will prick and interfere with you. You can completely relax and not think that with any of your movements you will spoil the fixation of the hairstyle.


Wavy hair at home without curling irons and curlers

Beautiful waves on the hair can be obtained by twisting on an elastic band for a Greek hairstyle or on a sock. These options are especially interesting because they look like full-fledged hairstyles and up to the moment of unwinding the hair.

How to make light waves on your hair without a curling iron?

Light waves are well obtained with the use of soft curlers - papilettes. They are made of polymers, are almost weightless in mass, are affordable and are sold in any supermarket or specialty store.
There is a rough ball in the middle of the papilette for better holding of the ends of the strand. These curlers are easy to wind and fix their ends together.
Sleeping with them is comfortable, they are soft, without sharp and prickly corners.
In the morning, unwind your hair and lightly comb through with a wide-toothed comb. This will give the hair a light wave and even out the curls.

How to wind and make curls on short hair without a curling iron and curlers?


Short hair is not at all an obstacle to creating a variety of daily hairstyles, including curls and waves. Your imagination and desire will help create interesting images.
Consider several options for how to make curls on short hair.

1. Apply a special round comb-brush

  • On damp, clean hair, apply a little mousse for volume.
  • We take a brush and a hair dryer, dry the hair alternately with hot and cold air and at the same time twist the curls with a brush
  • For clearer waves, you need to wind the curl on the brush, then direct a stream of air from the hair dryer at it
  • Hold for a couple of seconds, remove the hair dryer and carefully remove the brush
  • Do the same for the entire head.
  • Run your hands lightly through your hair to style the curls.
  • Spray with hairspray for a longer lasting effect.

2. If there is no hair dryer at hand, then we create waves with our own hands

  • To do this, squeeze wet hair with your fingers.
  • So we sort out all the hair
  • Thanks to such movements, the hair will dry faster and acquire a romantic waviness.

3. Thanks to the elastic band for the Greek hairstyle
The process has been described above. Even if you cannot use all the hair due to different lengths, do not worry. A light curl will still work.

How to wind and make curls on medium length hair without a curling iron and curlers?


With medium length hair, there are many ways to curl at home. And the time taken to shape beautiful curls or waves is relatively small.

  • As a means for winding hair of medium length, elastic bands, hairpins, snail bundles, strips of fabric or paper, your own hands, a brush with a hairdryer are suitable.
  • The main thing is the flight of your imagination and creative inspiration
  • If you have a lot of small crabs, then fix the hair rings at the roots not with hairpins, but with crabs. It can save you time for curling

Hairstyles for medium hair without a curling iron

The Greek hairstyle, wound on a special elastic band, remains relevant. Hair can be chosen randomly under it, or you can separate each curl and twist it. As a result, light waves on the hair are provided.

  • Strands twisted with flagella or rings after unwinding will give pretty curls to their mistress
  • Papilettes or strips of fabric, spun at night, will also delight you with wavy hair in the morning.
  • Brush and hair dryer are a good pair for creating body waves. The secret is to first wind the length of the brush, and then gently lift the roots.
    We wind each strand onto the brush horizontally, dry it, hold the brush for a couple of seconds and remove the strand
  • You can wind the strands on the brush vertically and also unwind them after drying. So the waves will be less pronounced, but the tips are well twisted. This option will be of particular interest to owners of hair of different lengths.

How to wind long hair without a curling iron and curlers?


Girls with long hair can use the most curling methods at home. All of the above methods are effective for them.

  • Classic pigtails or "spikelet" will give beautiful waves to your hair
  • Spirals and bundles will slightly curl your hair
  • Small braids and curling on hairpins will help to achieve the effect of curly African hair.
  • Experiment with different ways of curling, choose your favorite and use it with pleasure

Large curls and waves for long hair without a curling iron


Large curls on long hair are easy to achieve when using:

  • hair dryer and large diameter brush
  • sock or rubber bands for Greek hairstyles
  • curls with plaits and "bun"
  • regular autumn shawls

Consider the technique of the last method:

  • Divide wet hair into two sections.
  • Form two high ponytails, secure them with silicone rubber bands
  • Take a handkerchief, fold it diagonally
  • Tie the scarves around the ponytails so that both ends are the same length.
  • Divide the tail into two parts and wind each of them tightly onto the hanging part of the scarf
  • Wind the hair in a spiral from the roots down so that the ends of the strands coincide with the end of the scarf.
  • Secure your hair with a silicone rubber band
  • We repeat similar actions with the second tail.
  • In total you will get 4 spirals
  • If you wind them up at night, then feel free to go to bed
  • If you wound it in the morning, then by gathering all 4 spirals together and fixing them at the back or on top with a crab, you will get a pretty decent homemade hairstyle
  • Unwind each strand carefully, untie the scarf
  • Rubber bands can be simply torn for convenience.
  • Straighten your hair with your hands, shake your head slightly so that it crumbles
  • Fix the result with varnish

How to quickly curl long hair without a curling iron

The fastest way to curl long hair without a curling iron is a large-diameter brush and a hair dryer. Technique as for medium length hair.

In second place is twisting the hair into a “bun” at the crown:

  • slightly damp clean hair is collected in a bun, pressed with one hand
  • with the other hand, twist tightly in a spiral in any convenient direction from roots to ends
  • in the process of twisting, the hair itself will lie down in a “bun”
  • fasten with hairpins or crabs
  • wait an hour and a half and unwind your hair
  • with your hands, slightly straighten your hair and sprinkle with varnish


A few tips for those who want to get beautiful curls at home:

  • before curling, the hair should be either freshly washed or slightly moistened, for example, from a spray
  • Wet hair works great with Tangle Teezers. Even too tangled strands, they can easily unravel without losing hairs.
  • start curling curls from the crown, gradually moving along the head to other sides
  • instead of mousse and gels, use water with lemon juice, gelatin or beer. They will make thin hair a little tougher and curls will last longer.
  • to fix the final curly hairstyle, use a weak or medium hold hairspray to avoid stickiness and stickiness of the curls

How beautifully and quickly to wind and curl your hair without curlers and curling irons: tips and reviews

Oksana, student
I have a very dynamic life. I always try to do a lot in my studies and spend my leisure time qualitatively. I wear a short haircut and love to experiment with hairstyles, especially during styling after washing my hair. Either with my own hands, or with a brush, I create cute waves on my hair and a good mood for myself!

Marina, young mother
Since the appearance of my beloved baby, I devote all the time to her and learn to manage to do household chores. Now only my beloved husband works in our family, which means that I always need to look attractive at home. I wear medium length hair and try to give it a pretty shape. I like to twist them into a Greek hairstyle or make a “donut” out of my hair. After a day of wearing them in this form, in the evening I like to flash beautiful waves and curls in front of my husband.

Elizabeth, sales manager.
I work in the office of a serious IT sales company. The schedule is busy, full of meetings, meetings, business trips. Often there is simply no opportunity to go to the hairdresser. And looking at 100% is my habit and necessity! Besides, I'm married and have children. I wear long hair and try to experiment with different hairstyles. My favorites are braids and scarves, which in the morning give a beautiful wave to my curls after nightly curls.

We examined in detail the methods of winding hair without a curling iron and curlers for different lengths of hair, got acquainted with the reviews of women who practice curling at home, drew attention to some tips.

Video: Curls without curlers and curling irons

Designers offer fashionistas a stylish and original hairstyle. Today, light curls are especially relevant. Casual styling, created with stylish graduation in mind, is a bright trend.

Stylists offer to play with curls of various shapes in the context of one hairstyle. It will look especially impressive on the basis of a cascading haircut. In this case, the hair can be both long and short. You can do this styling on the basis of medium length hair. It will look no less impressive and luxurious.

Amazing Variety

Somewhat careless, chic light curls are a modern classic. Refined waves have some feature that should be considered when creating styling. It is necessary to do a hairstyle, starting from the base length of the strands. In fact, it is not difficult to perform such a light, romantic, airy styling. The result is a non-trivial and very feminine image. With the help of such an airy hairstyle, you can beat a special ensemble. It will allow:

  1. emphasize the relevance of the image;
  2. focus on your own romance, lightness, ease;
  3. form the image of a free, active modern lady;
  4. demonstrate airiness and showiness in the spirit of urban fashionistas.

At the same time, it is not difficult to make light and clear curls. You can even do the laying with your own hands, without leaving the threshold of your own apartment. Air curls can be obtained in various ways.

Most Common Solutions

However, the most popular and relevant option is airy, romantic, almost weightless curls, made somewhat carelessly. This option looks easy and elegant. Such a hairstyle will organically fit into the image in casual style. Such a charming hair design is especially suitable for owners of a somewhat elongated, thin face type. Laying visually corrects the contours.

What version of light waves is universal? What suits all young ladies without exception? These are large, deliberately voluminous and chic versions. This hairstyle is perfect for:

  • creation of festive and solemn images;
  • romantic rendezvous;
  • wedding dresses and proms.

Remarkably, airy, feminine curls with light volume can be done by any girl on her own. In this case, the length of the hair does not matter. Hair can be long and short. No less impressive styling looks on curls of medium length. To design exquisite and romantic waves, you will need to use voluminous curlers.

Chic versions in retro style deserve special attention. However, it is worth noting right away that this solution cannot be called standard, therefore it will not be easy to create it. Curls for medium hair in the spirit of the legendary and provocative Marilyn Monroe are bold, bold and very sexy. This solution is perfect for an evening out and a festive ensemble. Stylists call this option a cold wave.

Secrets of creating light romantic waves

To make such curls, it is recommended to use a curling iron. By the way, with the help of this styling device, you can also make long curls. On short strands, it is unlikely that the desired result will be achieved. Stylists suggest using devices with various attachments. However, the hairstyle will look most impressive if you use a device with cone-shaped additions.

It is they who will make a stunning effect of chic curls in retro style. The use of curlers is the most common way to design hair, when straight strands become elastic, clear, curly. Today, this device is available to beauties with short and medium length hair.

Manufacturers did not ignore the modern Rapunzel. For long curls, many versions have also been created. To beat a light and curly hairstyle, you can use options such as:

  • Thermo curlers;
  • small and large options;
  • monolithic versions;
  • smooth and perforated products;
  • Velcro models.

Also, to create romantic careless waves, you can use plastic, metal, foam rubber, rubber or wooden curlers. However, the most common option is thermal rollers, which allow you to create crisp, luxurious curls on long strands.

On short hair, it is recommended to use a hair dryer and gel to form light curls, allowing you to create clear and well-structured curls.