12 Simple Tips for Styling Your Hair in a Jiffy
Looking for ways to cut back on how much time you spend styling your hair? HerStyler has your back! Read on as we share 12 simple tips for styling your hair in a jiffy.
1) Fix Frizz With a Hair Serum
For many people, the main issue that they face with their locks is frizz. Sometimes, no matter how meticulously you style your hair, those fluffy strands still pop up, with the frizz often worsening when you attempt to rush through your hairstyling routine.
When it comes to banishing frizz for good, there’s plenty that you can do. Trim your locks to get rid of split ends, focus on hydration, try deep conditioning…all of those tips are effective but they also take time.
If you’re looking to smooth away the look of frizz in a matter of seconds, a good hair serum is what you need. Find one that contains hydrating and conditioning ingredients, just like the HerStyler Argan Oil Serum, and not only will it give you an instantly sleeker finish but it will also provide your hair with vital nutrients and moisture to prevent the appearance of frizz in the future too!
2) Elevate Your Ponytail
What’s your go-to hairstyle when you’re in a hurry? The most common answer to that question would be a ponytail. However, if chaotic mornings are the norm for you, it won’t be long before you’re bored of your ponytail and are searching for alternative looks that are just as quick and easy to style.
Fortunately, there are plenty of ways in which you can elevate your regular ponytail to make it look more special. Here are a few ideas:
- Try taking a small sliver of hair from your ponytail and wrapping it around your ponytail’s elastic. This will hide the elastic while adding a chic touch to your standard ponytail.
- Lift your ponytail up and vertically insert a couple of bobby pins into the base of your ponytail. Flip your ponytail back over and it will immediately look lifted and fuller.
- Stack two ponytails on top of each other for a more voluminous finish.
- Try a bubble ponytail to add texture and a quirky touch.
3) Spend Time on Hair Prep
Unruly hair will always take longer to style than hair that’s behaving itself. To save yourself some styling time, put your full efforts into prepping your hair so that, come styling, it’s much more manageable and easier to manipulate.
How can you do this? Start with a gentle and hydrating shampoo. Many shampoos contain harsh surfactants that dry the hair out, leaving it brittle and frizzy. Definitely not what you need!
A rich conditioner is essential as well. This will give you locks that feel smooth and silky, making them much easier to style. Try the HerStyler Argan Oil & Biotin Conditioner for hair that feels ultra luxe!
4) Hair Accessories to the Rescue
Want to quickly jazz up a boring, everyday hairstyle? Try adding in even just one hair accessory. You’d be surprised at what a difference this can make!
Take ponytails, for example. Pair this with a headband for a preppy look, a bow for a cute finish, a ribbon for a girly flair, or some chic hairpins for a polished vibe. With the right hair accessories, you could wear your hair in a ponytail every day but still have it looking beautifully unique each and every time.
5) Create Quick and Effortless Beachy Waves With a Flat Iron
Want to rock beachy waves for the day but don’t want to spend time crafting those kinks with your curling wand? Sometimes, using a flat iron can really speed things up!
Start by clamping your hair straightener over a section of hair near your roots. Then, as you work your way down, flick your wrist upward and downward, alternating your movements. This will add a gorgeous curl pattern to your hair, leaving you with soft bends that perfectly emulate beachy waves.
In order for your flat iron to do this properly, it needs to have rounded, rather than flat, edges, just like the HerStyler Colorful Seasons 8 hair straighteners. This model generates six times more negative ions than a regular flat iron. What does this mean for your locks? Hair that looks wonderfully smoother and sleeker!
6) Refresh Your Tresses With a Dry Shampoo
If you don’t already have a dry shampoo in your hairstyling arsenal, it’s a product that’s well worth adding in. These hair products have been designed to provide a short-term alternative to a regular shampoo. This means that they absorb grease from the hair and scalp, making it look and feel cleaner.
Although dry shampoos can’t replace actually washing your hair, they can help to buy you some extra time in between washes. They’re ideal for when life gets hectic!
Better yet, in addition to giving you cleaner-looking locks, a dry shampoo can also add volume and weight to the hair. This can make your locks much easier to style, saving you so much time.
7) Don’t Double Up on the Heat Protectant
What should you do if you apply a heat protectant while your hair is damp (which is the best time to do so), straighten your hair, and then want to touch things up with your flat iron the next day?
With all of the best intentions (after all, nobody wants to be dealing with heat-damaged tresses!), people sometimes reapply their heat protectant. This time, it’s applied to dry hair, after which it’s then heat styled once again.
What’s wrong with this? It can actually leave your hair even more damaged. By adding extra oil and moisture to dry hair, it will be much easier for your heated styling tools to fry your locks. Instead, the heat protectant that you already applied to your damp hair will still be in the strands, meaning that doubling up isn’t necessary.
8) Choose a Low-Maintenance Hairstyle
Some hairstyles require a lot of upkeep, meaning that styling takes longer. On the other hand, some hairstyles are known for their low-maintenance nature. A few months down the line and you’ll still look as though you just stepped out of the salon, with minimal styling needed on your part.
If your hairstyle currently needs a lot of daily work, consider making the switch to one of the following:
- A super-short cut, like a pixie cut or a fade
- A choppy bob is easy to maintain if you have thick hair
- A shag cut naturally looks quite messy and undone
- A blunt cut will help to pull your hair down and hold it in place, as opposed to feathery layers that usually require regular heat styling
9) Don’t Bother Blow Drying Soaking Wet Hair
Impatience is common when waiting for wet hair to dry, especially if you have somewhere you need to be. This makes it tempting to reach for the blow dryer as soon as you give your hair a brief towel dry. After all, won’t this help to speed up the process?
Truthfully, not much. Plus, the small amount of time that you may save by doing this will only be wasted once you’re done blow-drying and need to finish styling your hair. The extra heat damage that your hair will have encountered by being subjected to your blow dryer for so long will leave it looking dry and frizzy.
Instead, wait for your hair to be at least 75% dry before turning to your blow dryer. A microfiber towel, which will be much more absorbent than other types of towels, will help to get you there so much sooner.
10) Fill in Your Part
Want to know how to immediately create the illusion of fuller and thicker hair? Just like when it comes to accentuating your facial features, makeup can do the trick!
All you’ll need is an eyeshadow – one that matches the shade of your hair – and a makeup brush. Simply use the eyeshadow to shade in your scalp along your part and you’ll instantly add some oomph to your hair. You can do the same to perfect your hairline too, transforming your look in mere seconds!
11) Embrace Your Natural Texture
When it comes down to it, it’s never easy to fight nature. You may win a battle or two but you won’t win the war. This means that, at some point, you’ll need to stop fighting against your hair’s natural texture and learn to embrace it.
Got curly hair that always looks frizzy? Give your hair the moisture that it needs to calm the frizz and learn how to enhance your natural curl pattern. This won’t take nearly as much time as regularly straightening your locks.
Likewise, if your hair is thin and straight, try having it cut in a way that encourages volume and movement rather than constantly curling it.
12) Give Overnight Hairstyles a Try
Tired of waking up with a messy bird’s nest on your head that takes ages to style? Rather than wasting time styling your locks in the morning, try an overnight hairstyle. These involve a little styling before you go to bed, in a way that will have you waking up with hair that’s ready to walk out the door!
Plait your hair into French braid pigtails in the evening, for example, before releasing them the next morning. Run your fingers through the waves that you’ve created, top with a hair serum to hold them in place, and you’ll have gorgeous curls all day long with minimum effort.
Summary
There’s nothing wrong with spending hours styling your hair but, in reality, this isn’t usually possible. Life gets in the way, meaning that sometimes you need styling solutions that will have your hair looking flawless in minutes. Keep the tips above in mind and, on your next busy morning, you’ll be able to style your hair to perfection in no time at all!
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