Hi, my name is Laura Polko, and today I’m gonna do a look that I’ve never actually
done on camera.
It is how to get my everyday messy bend.
So, first step, since my hair dries like this naturally, and it has nothing going on, I
kind of look like I'm about to get my middle school picture taken.
What I like to do is I spray some dry shampoo on it.
I love this one particularly because it has tapioca starch in it, so it bulks up the hair,
so when I apply, I do it right underneath, as opposed to on top, because you'll get a
white mark from the product, and when I do this, I do it from a little further away so
that way you get a mist as opposed to a concentrated liquid that shoots out of this can like this,
so you want to mix like that, as opposed to that.
You don't want that on your hair.
It's counterproductive.
And the most important part to me for this look is this very back spot, which I spray
from a little further away, and I kind of work it in so you get that height back there.
From there, I'm going to do a middle part.
To do a middle part, you want to line it up with the center of your nose.
So i’m gonna line it up with the center of my nose and just go straight back, and
I also like to do this in the very front so to work this in where it needs to be.
Section the hair into basically two sections, so there's the bottom and the whole top.
Clip it off, and from here, and this is how I actually do the bend.
So I’m gonna kinda section it out and on this side of my face, on the left side, I
loop it over, and what you're gonna do is you're gonna side it in like that and just
only do it just a little like that so it's not a crease and it’s not a hard bend and
it doesnt turn into a curl, leaving the ends out.
Keep it moving around kind of the same thing, and when I let it out, I kind of let it go
down here and pull it out so that it’s not too much of a curl.
And on this side, I hold it from under, and then this way; I wanna get that same bend
right around the same area.
This is much easier, so I suggest always starting on the left side to keep it sort of symmetrical.
Once we have the bottom done, I spray a little bit of hair spray.
You want to get a good mist all over.
Once you've sprayed it, it’s best before you take the top section out to kind of throw
it behind you so you don't mix the two sections up.
Take this out, and then with your finger, kind of extend the middle part so you can
section it out into two.
Move it forward.
Also, for me personally, I like to use a one-inch iron, which I was always kind of afraid of
’cause I felt like it gave too tight of a curl or a bend, but this is perfect.
I’ll let that go, and I’m gonna do this section back here, and like I said, this part
back here gets into all of this, so you want to direct this a little further back instead
of forward … like that.
Same thing on the other side.
Going under again.
Let it out … same thing with this top section.
You want to make your way back with it.
And then here, we’re gonna do the very front.
Same thing.
And then for the front, I like to kind of get this to go together so it’s not away
from the face, it’s kind of down and around.
It looks kind of like it’s been tucked behind your ear.
So I get the heat on the top, and then same thing—like that—but I want to direct this
down so the hair will kind of put it into place.
Other side.
So right now I look kind of stupid, but I put it all in front, and what I’m gonna
do from here is I’m just gonna shake it out … try to get that height back there
… pulling from the ends instead of the very top.
In the very front, I do this to kind of get that texture, and it really like roughens
up your hair, too.
I mean, I guess if you want to do it all over, you can, but I think the front is the most
important, and getting this part down, and then if you still feel like you need a little
more back here, definitely just add some more dry shampoo in there, and I like to pull it
up kind you can see with my hand like that, sort of like you’re going like this, like
a claw, but you wanna do that instead of shake it up ’cause then it’s gonna go wide rather
than up, and that’s what you're looking for is that height and this texture on the
top.
Okay secrets out, now you know how to get my hair, and if I missed anything, please
leave the comments below.