How To Style Flat Iron Curls

Emma has really fine hair and doesn't keep curl very easily. She has always had very straight hair, even when we were little girls. Our sister-in-law, Sarah, showed us a new technique for curling this type of hair. This simple technique gave Emma the curliest hair she's ever had. Enjoy! 

1. Roll small strands of hair around your finger and pin to your scalp. 2. Continue until you have pinned all your hair up. 3. Use a flat iron to press each roll flat. 4. Unpin the rolls. As your unpinning if you notice that you forget to press one simply pin it back up and press before letting it out again. 5. Use your flat iron to finish curling the tips. Spritz on a little hair spray and you're done!

Sarah did this technique on Emma's hair early in the day and it lasted the whole day! Even if you don't have fine hair this a fun and unique way to curl your hair. It creates a different look than using a curling iron. 

This hair tutorial was created in collaboration with Sarah Chapman, a professional hair stylist at Blu Skies Hair Studio in Springfield, Missouri. If you're local, give her a call! 

Comments

[Tinacious.Me]

wow! i'll have to try this!
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[Heather]

So gorgeous! Never knew you could do this! Thanks for the tip.

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[Lily]

Wow! I have super fine hair that won't hold a curl at all, so I'm excited to try this!

I like how the curls look at the end of the day and half up too :0)

Thanks for posting!

[Mj]

Oh my! I have super fine, straight hair, that has never, ever, held a curl, even with an entire can of hairspray (no joke, I was in a period play). I am so excited to have found this, and although I don't own a flat iron, I have to find a friend with one to give this a try! Maybe I can finally sport curls~

xoxo,
MJ

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[Karen]

Eep, I'm so excited to try this! I have equally fine hair (and the "ombre" fade like Emma, but mine is the result of growing out dyed hair!), and I usually walk around with my hair in silly little buns while it's still damp. I never thought of using a flat iron!

[Katrina]

Wow! I always wonder how people do that.

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[Stephanie May*]

Wow!! I love this so much! Definitely going to give it a try:)

Love,
Stephanie May*

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[BlythePonytailParades]

Wow, I've never seen it done this way. I might have to try this :) Thanks for sharing!

[call me debbie]

hahahahaha it may be one of the few things that i can't do to my hair, just because they are TOO curly from their nature!!
However, you look fantastic Emma!!

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[Angie]

wow it looks gorgeous! thanks so much for sharing :)

x
Angie
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[Corrine]

So pretty!

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[Mrs. Baker]

never heard of this before!

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[Daphne]

I'm definitely going to give this a try, thanks for sharing!
Just found out about your blog and I simply adore it, added you to my 'Daily Read' list straight away! :)

Have a great day and lots of love,
Daphne

[Hey, Rebecka!]

I do the Flat Iron Curl thing without pinning it all to my head - get great results from sort of twisting the iron around while pulling down. It makes fluffier curls, a bit less doll-like, but still cool an curly. I too have really fine hairs, but really thick hair so the whole "individual spinning + pinning" is a bit of an afternoon project on this head.... Love/r

[andrea]

love this! i can't wait to try it myself.
thanks for sharing!

[Lindsay]

Cute! I've tried the flat iron curls without pinning it + I can never get it right. I'll have to try this :)

[WMBG]

thanks so much for this awesome and very helpful post!

XXX,

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[Sarah]

I have really really fine hair too & it holds a curl for about 2 min before falling out usually. I'll be trying this!

[olga]

I hope it is as easy as it seems, because I never get great results when curling my hair! Thanx girls!!
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[Jjanga]

I've done this before and it came out amazing, I loved it so much!

xoxo, jjanga
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