Crimped hair is making a big comeback. But this post-80s go around is serving up some styles we’ve never seen before. What tops the list? Crimped updos and colorful hairstyles are the current new faves.

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How to Crimp Your Hair

Crimped hair, that can be also sometimes called zig-zag or crinkled hair, is one of the newest trends in the world of beauty industry. Hair bloggers and celebrity stylists eagerly share images with inspiring wavy hairstyles. And these waves don’t remind us of traditional curls we are all bored by. Cute crimped ponytails, braids and feminine buns are possible to DIY, you just need to learn the basic technique of crimping. As always, we have interesting ideas, super-easy instructions and helpful tips for you!

To crimp your hair with a crimping iron, do the following steps:

1. Wash, condition and dry your hair.
2. If your hair is naturally curly, flat iron it. For girls with wavy hair – blow-dry your locks with a round brush.
3. Spray your locks with a heat-protectant.
4. Separate your hair into 2-3 inch sections.
5. Take your flat iron (1- or 2-inch width), decide what strands to crimp.
6. Crimp the chosen strands from the roots to the ends (close the iron for 3-5 seconds each time).
7. Leave your hair loose or pull it back into an updo style.

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Tips for Crimping Hair

Crimping hair will become easier with the following tips and tricks:

• If you have a lot of hair, start crimping from bottom layers, clipping the rest of the strands at the top of your head.
• For the maximum volume crimp all hair, then brush your locks gently with a wide tooth comb.
• For more natural wavy look crimp just the upper layer of your hair.
• For fine hair try root crimping. Crimp the under layers only near the roots to give the locks more volume.
• To get a popular airy line-free texture backcomb the strand, then crimp it in chaotic directions and brush.
• You may curl locks after crimping. To get a crimped ringlet just wrap the strand loosely around the large clipless curling iron.
• To give your locks more shine either use a steam crimper, or define some locks with hair wax.
• Use a flat iron for crimping, bending your strand up and down several times, starting from the roots.
• You may try crimping with no-heat ways – overnight braids or wrapping your hair around pins. But be ready to get a slightly different, more beachy texture.
• If you are working with hair extensions, mind the crimper temperature.

Crimped Hair Styles

Crimping in hair styling creates a fancy texture, builds up and helps to maintain volume of your hair. Fine crimping applied only to the roots is a nice solution for greasy roots – you can actually extend your time between shampoos this way. And here are ideas of hairstyles for crimped locks.