Question of the day! How to get waves for beginners?
In this video, I’ll give you step-by-step instructions,
on how you can start your waves today!
Before we get this video started I need everyone to like the video right now. Now
that we have that out of the way let’s go. Before getting waves you’ll need to make
sure you have all the materials needed. You’ll need a durag, some products, and a brush.
If you’re wondering where I got this specific brush from, I got it from www.smoothstylz.com
They sell high-quality wave brushes, durags, and more.
So make sure to check out their website and if you decide to purchase something,
make sure to use my promo code “WAVEMAN” for 30% off your entire purchase.
Now that you have the items that you’ll need it time to start the process.
Actually before we start the process let me give a quick
plug. Go follow me on instagram. My instagram account is @WaveManMike.
On my instagram account I post many different things including my waves, comedy,
and even just regular pictures of myself. So if this sounds like something youre interested in
then go check out my instagram account. One more shameless plug, and then we’ll be
back to the topic. Go follow me on tiktok. This one will really come in handy for you because
you’ll get to see my #shorts videos on my tiktok before I even post them on YouTube. My tiktok
account is @WaveManMike so go follow me right now. Now let’s get started with the process.
Step one, apply the products that you bought to your hair. These are the products that I
use most often. This is shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie. It’s a moisturizer which
is kind of like the equivalent of lotion for your skin. Basically, it just adds a
layer of moisture to your hair to prevent it from being dry. No one likes dry hair right?
Not the way it looks and definitely not the way it feels. The next product I apply is pomade. Pomade
is used to hold your hair in place when you’re brushing it. It can also make your hair shine
so that it looks glossy. The pomade that I have with me right now is 360 style pomade but there
are so many different pomades that you can use. The best advice that I can give you
is to find which products work for you. Whether it be the pomade or even the moisturizer.
Step two, buy a brush. Like I told you earlier in the video, the brushes that I recommend you buying
are from www.smoothstylz.com and if you decide to purchase something from that website,
make sure to use my promo code “WAVEMAN” for 30% off your entire purchase. Disclaimer, there are
many other brushes you can use. You can even get a brush from the dollar store if you need to.
Ok so after you buy a brush it’s time to put it to use. But first, you need to make a decision.
You need to decide what wave pattern you want. There are a few different wave patterns. There’s
360, 540, 720, and hybrid. Now I know what you’re thinking. “Wave Man, what about 180 waves?” The
reason I left out 180 waves is that when I think of 180 waves I don’t think of it as a pattern. In
my opinion, 180 waves are more of a haircut. What I mean by that is that no matter which way your
waves go you can get 180 waves as long as you cut your waves off on the sides. That probably isn’t
the best explaining of what I’m actually trying to say but that’s getting away from the topic of the
video. Ok so now that you know which wave pattern you want, you have to learn how to brush your hair
to achieve that wave pattern. So I’ll do a little demonstration with my hand of how you would brush
most of these patterns. For 360 waves, you would brush your hair vertical of your hairline on each
side. Here on the front, my hairline goes straight across like this so I would brush my hair straight
down like this. Do you get how it’s vertical to my hairline? For 540 waves, you would brush your hair
diagonally of your hairline on each side. Here on the front, my hairline goes straight across
like this so I would brush my hair diagonal like this. For 720 waves, you would brush your hair
horizontal of your hairline on each side. Here on the front, my hairline goes straight across
like this so I would brush my hair straight across like this. For hybrid waves,
it’s really up to you. You have the creativity to control exactly how you want your waves to look.
Step three, get a durag and use it. The durag has multiple functions.
The main uses are compression and preservation. Let me take a moment to explain both of those.
I’ll start with compression. When you wear your durag, it’s applying pressure to your hair.
Holding it down and flattening it to your head. This will really give it a striking appearance.
Rather than your hair sticking up and being frizzy, it will be laid down.
This is usually why your hair will look better in the morning
after taking your durag off. Next is preservation. The best way to explain this is just for you to
put your durag on any time you think your hair could get messed up. Whether it’s when you go
to sleep, or even when you go swimming. Objects like your pillow will mess your hair up. Water
will also mess your hair up. So make sure you wear your durag each time you go to sleep, go swimming,
play sports, or anything along those lines. Now I’m going to demonstrate two ways you can wear
your durag. The first way you can wear your durag is the way I wear my durag most often. First,
you put the durag on your head and you pull it over your eyes. The amount that you pull your
durag down is going to depend on the actual durag itself. You want to find this bend in
the durag and make sure you place it directly on your crown. This way you can eliminate any
air bubbles between your hair and the durag. So this is how far I will pull this durag down, but
if I used another durag then I might pull it down a different distance. Once you’ve done that, take
the first inch or so and fold it up like this. I fold mine up so that the width of the fold matches
the width of these tails. Now, take those tails and wrap them around your head one at a time.
Once they are around your head, tie them in the back. I just tie them the same way that I tie my
shoes. That’s the first way that you can wear your durag. The second way is actually pretty
similar. The only real difference is that you won’t be pulling your durag
over your eyes and making a fold in the front. This way of tying the durag
will make it so that there isn’t as much compression. I usually tie my durag this way
when I have a headache and I don’t want as much pressure on my head.
Bonus step. Buy a handheld mirror. This will really come in handy for perfecting your waves
and making sure that you get your angles right. Which will minimize the amount of forks that
you get. But that’s a topic for another video. If you’re interested in learning about forks,
how to avoid them, and how to break the forks you will eventually get then make sure to click
this video. Because the video you’re watching right now is over.