Having Curly hair can be tricky, especially in the summer months, when moisture is in the air, the temperature rises and humidity hits. The styles listed below will surely give you an idea of how to style your hair differently yet remain trendy during such occasions.

Here are 3 of my favorite hairstyles for long, curly hair:

1.  Leave it Be:

Long curly hair is SO pretty, let it dry naturally and wear it down. The less you fuss with it the better it will turn out, curly hair gets real frizzy if you touch it too much.

Directions:

1. Condition Wash (explained below)
2. Apply Product
3. Diffuse or Air Dry
4. Touch up the curls if needed with a 1 inch curling iron for a softening effect. I recommend Hot Tools.

 

2. Pin it back in a loose Style:

This is gorgeous and curly hair works well with this style.

Directions:

1. Condition wash (explained below)
2. Apply product
3. Diffuse or Air Dry
4. Using bobby pins, loosely bunch the length of your hair together and twist into a messy bun, start pinning the hair until it feels secure.
5. Make sure to let the front sections fall loosely.

 

3. Wear It All Up:

Pulling curly hair up into a messy pony is such a sexy look and extremely easy to create.

Directions:

1. Condition Wash (explained below)
2. Apply Product
3. Diffuse or Air Dry
4. When dry pull the front section of hair back and pin. Back comb the section if you would like some height.
5. Pull remaining hair into a higher pony and secure
6. Pull a few pieces of hair out along the hair line to soften the look!

 

To get the most of your curly hair, you will need to use products such as; a smoothing creme, anti frizz or shine serum and combined it with a mousse or gel. Products will help to minimize any frizz or fly-a-ways that may occur throughout the day and help keep the curl to stay formed.

Note: I have found that it is best, if women with naturally curly hair, DO NOT shampoo their hair every day. I say this because curly hair tends to be a dryer texture, the natural oils have a hard time reaching the ends of the hair due to the bends of the curl, resulting in dry hair.  To help keep the oils in the hair I recommend that you preform Conditioning Washes. Conditioning washes are where you use conditioner to wash your hair instead of shampoo, just apply conditioner to damp hair and scrub just like you would if you were shampooing, repeat if necessary, rinse out and apply a detangler.  My all time favorite detangler for curly hair is, Its A 10 Miracle Leave-In Treatment.

I hope you enjoyed these styles, I think they are extremely flattering and easy to accomplish.  Good Luck!

Long Curly Hairstyles