DIY Wednesday

I really dig messy hair and luckily, I can pull it off. One of my favorite summer trends is beachy waves. So not willing to spend money on whats basically salt water, I decided to look into a do-it-yourself beach spray. Here is the recipe I used. I got it on Glamour.com and after my first use was feeling that it was more of a DIWhydidIdothis type thing. But, as I tweaked not only the amount of ingredients but also the way I applied it, I realized this was a pretty good little spray. So far what I've done is combine water, sea salt, conditioner and gel in a bottle. After my first try, my hair was a little frizzy so I decided to add some more hair gel. (I must admit that I didn't really do any measuring when mixing my ingredients.) After adding additional gel, I found that my hair was less frizzy but still very natural looking. I have put this salty concoction on wet hair, dry hair, damp hair... But what I noticed is that my hair tends to be flat at the root, which I definitely do not like! I did notice that the next day, however, my hair had much more body. Next time I long for beachy waves while living in middle Georgia, I'll apply the salt spray to damp hair the day before and hopefully the next day I'll look like a beach goddess! I do suggest applying a good hairspray as well just to give your waves some hold. If you are anything like me, meaning if you have enough hair on your head for TWO people, your hair will be very heavy and pull the wave and body out as the day goes on.

*Also, if you are in a hurry and need to blow dry your hair rather than let it air dry ABSOLUTELY use a diffuser! This will prevent any excess frizz. I suggest using a Hot Sock because it fits any blow dryer you may be using. Good luck Bloggers!

Love and Happy Blogging,
Hannah