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The easiest way to curl thick and long hair is to put in a high pony-tail and curl the ends! I obviously had way too much fun taking angles of these beautiful curls.  ♡Anna Products I used on this gal

I got the privilege to do some dance hairstyles! For the first style, we chose to do an updo with a side braid sweeping back towards the bun. To keep it balanced, I added a small twisted braid on the opposite side.  The last style was simply curly. ♡Anna

My lovely nana came in for a root touchup but wanted it to be drawn down some to look almost like a balayage.  So I decided to give her a reverse balayage while covering her roots.  I absolutely loved the turnout! ♡Anna Interested in getting this done?

These are, honestly, the most, easiest curls I have ever done. Effortlessly quick and beautifully thick with volume. Who doesn't want that? The products I used to achieve this look.  ↴ How I got there was first use my ALL-TIME favorite heat protectant . Y'all, this stuff is amazing! If you aren't using some form of heat protectant, you really should. Not only does it lessen the amount of time it takes for you to style your hair, it protects it and keeps it from heat damage. Now take the hair and divide into two parts. (You can skip this part if your hair is not as thick. My sister's locks are soooo thick so I had to create two ponytails. But if you can go along with just one, that is perfectly fine.) Separate the top half from the bottom half by a horizontal line. Once sectioned, take some  hair ties  and put the hair in ponytails.  You're going to grab that curling wand and start curling the ends coming from your ponytails. By ...

This look was inspired by one of my favorite Hairstylists, Kayley Melissa . Her hair and everything she does with it is always flawless.  After seeing the following video I had to try it out. I hope you gain motivation to do the same! ♡ Anna

As you can see this hairstyle expresses quite a bit of volume, as well as curls. Not only is this updo elegant and voluminous, it has an essence of historical beauty. If I'm not braiding or reading, you'll most likely find me watching BBC adaptions of Jane Austen's classics, such as  Pride & Prejudice ,  Sense & Sensibility , and my personal favorite,  Emma . The character that is portrayed in the miniseries is by far the perfect portrait of who I imagined Emma to look like. Especially the hair. Her effortless curls and perfect updos are some of the most beautiful looks. This weekend I attempted to recreate one of them. To achieve this 'Emma' hairstyle you will want, to begin with freshly washed and blown-dry hair. If you already have two-day texture, it should work fine. Although, you might wish to add some dry shampoo to increase the level of volume. I used my NuMe 32mm curling wand  for these slight curly/waves. ...

My sister has what all girls want, beautiful,  thick  locks. 30 minutes from leaving for Sunday School, she asks me,  "Anna. Could you curl my hair?" I'm always up for a challenge, so here we are. Textured Curls for a Sunday morning. What I used: NuMe 19mm curling wand Not Your Mother's Clean Freak Dry Shampoo Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray Sexy Hair Big Sexy Spray & Play Volumizing Hairspray And, yes it only took 30 minutes. Fortunately we don't live too far from church.  The trick is, once you have the piece of hair wrapped around the barrel of the wand, do not leave it on as long. Also, once you've released the lock of hair that's been curled, stretch it to ease some of that structure.  Once done with the desired curled pieces, gently brush through with fingers or a wide-toothed comb. Lift sections and spray in dry shampoo. Squirt some sea salt spray into your pa...