Flat irons for short hair

Correctly styling a short haircut is always more difficult than working with a long haircut. However, this can be done at home with a hair dryer and ironing.

Styling is always done on washed hair, so before you start styling with an iron, you need to dry and comb it.

To add volume, you should use foam or mousse, which are applied to wet hair at the roots. The second tool is well suited for thin hair, because it forms a film on the surface of the hair. You should not be too zealous with the application.

Since hot styling has a negative effect on the health of curls, especially with frequent use (it is unacceptable to use an iron daily), the hair should certainly be treated with a heat protectant. If you don't do this, your hair will become dehydrated and start to break.

For very short hair, straighteners with thin plates are suitable. They will help create spectacular curls. More voluminous plates are designed to work with long hair. Using such an iron, you can twist expressive large curls on shoulder-length hair.

It is worth paying attention to the material from which the plates are made:

• Metallic coating should be avoided. Such products are the most inexpensive, but they are detrimental to the hair and dry them out the fastest.
• Ceramic plates are much more forgiving. This is a more modern material, the harm from its use is minimal due to modern production technologies.
• The most preferred coating for ironing plates is tourmaline. It appeared not so long ago and has already proven itself perfectly. However, even such a product cannot be used every day.

It is important to choose the right temperature:

• Most often, the temperature range fluctuates from 120 to 200 degrees. It is worth choosing the lowest possible temperature, but there is a risk that the curl will not work. Therefore, you should experiment on a small strand in advance in order to choose the temperature that suits your particular hair.
• In general, the operating temperature is most often - 150-180 degrees.
• Do not forget that it is still better to work out the same strand again in a higher mode than to “heal” damaged hair.

The benefits include:

• Flat ironing is the easy way in a short time to put in order a short haircut. Best of all, the effect is noticeable on such hairstyles as an elongated bob or bob, that is, on shoulder-length hair. Here you can experiment with ultra-smooth or corrugated texture, curl curls and waves.
• Another advantage of this styling is that if you pre-treat your hair with a smoothing spray and fix with hairspray, it will may last for several days.
• In addition, the iron convenient to take with you on the roadbecause it doesn't take up much space.

Flaw of this procedure is that even when choosing a gentle mode and the highest quality device, the hair still suffers during hot styling. It is necessary to carefully monitor their condition, feed them with masks and oils. If the hair has become dull and brittle, this is a sure sign that you need to give it a rest for a while.

Before laying, make sure you have the following tools at hand:

• Iron;

• Comb with teeth;

• Hair brush;

• A means for volume;

• Smoothing spray or hair oil, optional;

• Hair spray.

Such a tool as a hair straightener allows you to create a variety of hairstyles for every day and for a special occasion.

Choosing a hairstyle should be according to the type of face:

• Straight hair with volume at the roots will suit everyone.
• Small curls and waves are perfect for a round face.
• Owners of an oval or elongated face can choose for themselves more lush and large curls.
• Soft curls will help soften the features of a square and rectangular face shape.

You can learn how to make a universal hairstyle with an iron in the following video.

Ultra-smooth hair has now become extremely relevant again:

• To straighten your hair, just dry it with a hair dryer., treat with a tool, and then strand by strand move along them with a straightener.
• Strands do not need to be chosen too large, then you have to return to the same area again and again.
• It must be carried out evenly and smoothlyto avoid creases. You should start moving, stepping back 1.5 cm from the roots of the hair.
• After the procedure is completed, you can process the ends of the hair a couple of drops of argan oil, coconut oil or a complex of oils. They contain vitamins and minerals that positively affect the health and appearance of hair. In addition, they smell very nice.

The execution technique is as follows:

• First of all, dried hair is processed thermal protective agent.
• If there is a bang, then the styling must begin with it, lifting from the roots and fixing with varnish.
• Then they need to be divided into sectors, which twist everything in turn in one direction to the crown, and then change it. They begin to iron from the middle of the strand, gently turning it so that the tip remains outside. Straight ends in such a hairstyle look more modern.
• Each curl must be fixed and sprinkled with varnish. Then they can be slightly whipped to give the hairstyle a slight negligence.
• If the curl did not work out, it is better to run the iron over it again than to keep it in one place for a long time.

If you want to achieve a magnificent hairstyle, then you can wind only the upper strands. At the same time, you can twist them in different directions and wind strands of different sizes on the plates, and then beat them with your fingers and fix them. So you can create the effect of mischievous negligence.

Hairpins will help to make a chic styling in the style of old Hollywood. Each strand must be rolled up and fixed with hairpins at the roots, and then heated with an iron. A smaller wave can be created by winding a small strand onto a hairpin and a horseshoe-shaped foil with a figure-eight, and then iron it.

This hairstyle has gained popularity as a special occasion hairstyle but is very easy to create. After properly preparing the hair, you should start twisting. But in this case, work should begin from the very roots of the hair, slowly turning the iron to the ends. Thus, tight curls are obtained, curled along the entire length.

This effect can be achieved by using a special corrugated nozzle. It significantly adds volume to the hairstyle, which is why the lower tiers of hair are often treated this way, even with other types of styling. The styling rules in this case are the same, but to give more splendor, you can lift the hair from the very roots. The plates should be pressed for 5-10 seconds. The thickness of the taken strand should always be less than 3 centimeters.

To make your hair slightly wavy, you can braid a lot of small braids, and then iron them along the length with an iron and fix with varnish. This hairstyle looks very natural and is suitable as a daily option or for informal events.

A hairstyle that resembles naturally formed curls after salt water is easy to recreate with a flat iron:

• To do this, you need to divide the hair into strands. It's okay if the parting is zigzag, because the hairstyle should look like it did not require any effort to create it.
• Each strand must be rolled into a tight tourniquet, which should then be ironed from the roots of the hair to the tips. Do not take strands that are too thick, otherwise they will have to be processed again.
• The finished strand needs to be straightened and sprinkled with varnish. With the help of wax, you can highlight individual strands.

To make such a styling, you need to move from the very roots, press the iron, and in the next step turn it 90 degrees. With such translational movements, move to the ends of the strand, forming peculiar creases.

The fixation of the final result is selected depending on the case for which the hairstyle is created. For every day, you can do with a small amount of varnish or without it at all, so that the styling has a lively natural look. However, in wet weather, you can pay a little more attention to the treatment of hair. For the front exit, the laying must be well fixed. Strong and super-strong hold hairsprays help hairstyles keep their original look for more than 8 hours.

To create such a charming and uncomplicated hairstyle, it is enough to dry your hair with a hairdryer, twist the curls with an iron in a chaotic manner and form a hairstyle with your fingers.

When creating such a hairstyle, it is important to start curling with the shortest hair at the crown. Although they are not visible when the hairstyle is ready, they help create a voluminous base for future styling. In addition, it saves time, you do not have to allocate additional minutes to create a pile. This hairstyle is good for special occasions. It refreshes the face and looks very stylish.

Such styling is perfect for every day for study or work. Pre-washed and blow-dried hair is wound onto the iron from the middle of the strand. In this case, the ends remain straight. This image looks creative and bold and will suit a young active nature.

Straight hair of any length looks elegant and feminine. To achieve perfect smoothness, the iron is indispensable: you just need to iron the strand by strand from the roots to the very tips.

A feminine and elegant look is unthinkable without curls fluttering in the wind. In this hairstyle, the ends of the hair are tightly curled, and the root zone is left straight. This gives the styling a more romantic look.

A bob with oblique bangs is very easy to style with an iron. In this case, the bangs are stretched, it is given volume. The bulk of the hair is laid in elastic curls. This is a party look suitable for parties and holidays.