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I know, I know. . .it’s not all that different than this tutorial or even this one, BUT THE SECTIONING IS SO DIFFERENT.

You’ll see when you watch it. And I need you to try it to see how different the end result is!

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My problem is always spending too much time making sure my hair is “perfect”. I love the look of really careless, messy waves but I had a hard time getting them until I switched up my sectioning and just left my hair alone!

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Want some flirty bouncy curls? Check out this tutorial using a curling wand!

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Rena says · 02.08.16

I love the result! Now I’m only a bit critical if it will work for my hair, too πŸ™‚
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
http://www.dressedwithsoul.com

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Kristen says · 02.08.16

Your hair always looks great! Thanks for this tutorial. I can’t wait to try it!

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Whitney says · 02.08.16

I love your necklace. Can you share where it is from?

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Kate says · 02.08.16

Elisabethashlie.com!

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Lisa says · 02.08.16

PLEASE cut your hair!

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Kate says · 02.08.16

no way! I’m really liking it long!

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Charlotte says · 02.08.16

I love your hair long!! Even if I didn’t I would keep my opinion to myself! People can be so rude!

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Caitlin says · 02.09.16

LOVING the long locks!!! (because I know my opinion means everything to you, lol!!!)

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Annie says · 03.15.16

If I have thin hair, but I want a similar cut to yours, what should I tell my hairdresser?? Also can I have a list of products and tools used in this one? Thanks!!!

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Lisa says · 06.23.16

Your hair is beautiful at any length!

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Jaclyn EC says · 06.24.16

I’m obsessed with your long hair!

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Kiera says · 02.08.16

Why would you say that? Why do people feel the need to share their rude, unsolicited opinions?

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Andrea says · 02.08.16

Looks great and pretty easy too! What texturizing spray did you use? I have trying to get my shoulder length hair in messy waves forever but they always end up too bouncy. I use a 1 inch iron, would a 1.5 ince be too big for shorter hair?

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Kate says · 02.08.16

Get a 1 3/4 inch! you’ll love that size!

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Kate says · 02.08.16

I MEAN 1 1/4!!!

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Andrea says · 02.08.16

Thank you Kate!!

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Lisa E says · 02.08.16

Sorry, what was that curling iron brand?

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Diane says · 03.01.16

I just bought the 1 3/4″. ? I’m struggling to use it I can’t get the hair into the wand! Keep burning myself, can’t get used to working from a mirror image.

More practice required?

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Crystal says · 02.08.16

Share with me how you color your hair!

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Alicia says · 02.08.16

I love it! You are so fab!!! And I love your hair this length, don’t cut it! πŸ™‚

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Stephanie says · 02.08.16

Love this look and love your long hair! This is so helpful, I always section my hair off top to bottom. I have almost to my shoulder hair length. What size curling iron would be best?

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Kate says · 02.08.16

I really think that you can’t go wrong with a 1 1/4 inch!

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Kristen says · 02.08.16

I have heavy hair that falls flat by midday when I do messy waves. Any recs for prepping the hair before curling?

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KC says · 02.09.16

I second this! I want to switch to using a larger barrel curler (in the 1’3/4 -2′ inch range for my length hair) but I cannot for the life of me get the curl to hold. I use a straighter instead and it takes forever!

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Michelle H. says · 02.08.16

I can’t wait to try this sectioning technique! I struggle with top and bottom sectioning – once I start on the top section, I always end up pulling pieces from the already-curled bottom section and it just gets… messy. I think this kind of sectioning will be give me more successful curling results! Thanks Kate!

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Dianne says · 02.08.16

I’m not sure if this will help, but I remember Kate saying in a tutorial that when you section off your hair, try to get a straight line to your scalp. Just like anything, it takes practice. But somedays you just have to say “It’s good enough!”
Take care.

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Dianne says · 02.08.16

This is kinda the way I do my day 2 hair, but I’ve never sectioned it before.
BTW, I like your hair longer. I’m never going short again!

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Melissa W. says · 02.08.16

I have the same struggle as Michelle H. when I section the top and bottom. I get very frustrated and don’t curl my hair as much I would like. I will be trying this ASAP. Thanks for your tutorials, I love them. And I love your hair longer. Don’t cut it.

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Poshnessary says · 02.08.16

Looks really great! Never cut your hair πŸ™‚

Kisses from http://poshnessary.com ❀

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Lydia says · 02.08.16

I love how you show so many ways to get a similar style of hair. It gives options since not one way works for everyone!

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Nicole says · 02.08.16

Does this sectioning technique work with shoulder length hair that has longer layers? You don’t seem to have many layers now that it is longer (totally adorable btw!) I have a hard time getting the curls to look like waves, they always seem to look like curls if that makes sense, so I am wondering it is because my layers while long aren’t as long as yours are.

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Chrystal says · 02.08.16

I love your hair tutorials! I am 33 and seriously just learned how to curl my hair a year ago with help of your hair tutorials! Your makeup looks amazing too!! Can you postage products you were using?

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Gracen says · 06.23.16

So glad I’m not the only one in my 30’s just learning how to curl my hair. ?

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Chrystal says · 02.08.16

I love your hair!! I am 33 and basically just figured out how to curl my hair two years ago from watching your tutorials! And your makeup looks exceptionally good today!!

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jeannine says · 06.23.16

I’m 42 and still figuring it out. I always have a problem with my weak side of hair. As in I’m left handed, and curling my right side is always different.

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Alissa says · 02.08.16

I love your pretty lavender sweater! Where is it from?

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Kaitlynn says · 02.08.16

Hi Kate, I love your blog! I also follow you on instagram and snap chat. As much as I love your videos, they would be even better if they had subtitles/captions. I checked your videos and I don’t see the options to do so. I am hard it hearing and I don’t get much information from videos without subtitles/captions. I would love to be able to follow your tutorials, get full information on your product reviews and hear (read) about your adorable sons. Hopefully this is something that you can explore to make your videos even more accessible and reach an even larger audience.

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Elainea says · 02.08.16

Ahh your hair looks so amazing! Mine is so fine and curls fall so quickly. I’ll have to try this technique though! && maybe I just need more practice haha

elainea
toast the girl almighty

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Donna says · 02.08.16

I think I’m missing the point of the dry conditioner from the video. Are you using it as a smoothing type product?

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Tessa says · 02.08.16

Love it! Can’t wait to try it. I need to get a new curling iron, I think my 1″ is too small for all my hair!!

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Amanda says · 02.08.16

It looks beautiful! I don’t think you can do too many curling hair tutorials! I try it once and make it look great and then the next time I hold the iron on too long and end up looking like a beauty pageant contestant. Its great to have the reminder to hold it only a few seconds. i love the long hair!

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Jenny says · 02.08.16

What texture spray did you use? πŸ™‚

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Kathy says · 02.08.16

I Love messy waves!! I find them such a struggle to do though – is that weird ?! Anyways thanks for the tutorial, I’m just gonna have to keep practicing hahah πŸ™‚

Kathy xx

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Lori g says · 02.08.16

How do you decide which curling iron to use! I have the ghd but whenever I see you use the T3 or the BaByliss I want those as well!

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Morgan says · 02.08.16

This is exactly the kind of wave I have been going for lately, but my curls have been too tight! I am using a 1 inch curling iron. I wonder if I am wrapping too tight, or if a bigger iron is the key? My hair is similar to yours in length and thickness.

PS: that purple shirt is super cute! Looks awesome with the lip color you have on!

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Kate says · 02.08.16

Either turn the heat down or go up to a 1 1/4 iron!

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Morgan says · 02.10.16

Thanks so much!!! Never thought about the heat. ? You must be a hairdresser or something! ?

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Mary Catherine says · 02.08.16

Your closet looks amazing as the background of this video!

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Charitie Martino says · 02.08.16

I *love* how quick this hairstyle is. Never again will I attend a lab meeting with a drab pony simply because I stayed up too late the night before catching up on Gilmore Girl re-runs.

XOXO,
Charitie
Vis Γ  Vis

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Hannah Braswell says · 02.08.16

Please, please don’t cut your hair!! It’s the same length as mine so your tutorials are easily transferable πŸ˜‰

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Nicole says · 02.08.16

Love the closet as the background! Looks great!!!

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Jodi says · 02.08.16

I love your hair long!

What kind of texturizing spray do you use?!

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Kelsey says · 02.08.16

Do you still recommend Hot Tools curling irons? Love your hair long!

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Jessica Spector says · 02.08.16

Please share where you got that super cute sweater?!

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Emily says · 02.08.16

I love the sectioning tip in this tutorial. I have been trying waves like this for a while, but they looked too much like ‘Nellie Olsen’. My waves looked much better today! Thanks for the ideas and videos! πŸ˜‰

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Erica says · 02.08.16

Love this style. Back in May I cut my hair into a long A line and now it is finally growing out! I can now curl my hair using your tutorials; however, it doesn’t look the same since it’s not the same length, but the method to curling I use is from your tutorials. I am very happy with the results. I use a 1 1/4 inch barrel curling iron by Hot Tools. πŸ™‚
Thanks for sharing all of your tutorials Kate.

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Evelina says · 02.08.16

I finally ordered a 1 1/4″ barrel curling iron after all of your tutorials! I have a smaller barrel one now that I use all the time but I’m loving the really loose waves in your videos!

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Chrissy says · 02.08.16

Love your tutorials!! You always suggest using texture spray. Why? I have very thick hair that I wash only 2x/week. It’s just way too much work to wash/dry and it looks so much better on the dirty days. I hate to spray anything in my hair because it forces me to wash is more often. Would you say all these products are a ‘must do?’

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penny says · 02.09.16

Please share pics of your new closet. It looks amazing from what little I can see.

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Anna says · 02.09.16

Hi Kate! I tried this tutorial this morning and am really happy with the results.
Thanky you!
Parting a bit diagonally and not straight downward really changed my game.
Yay! πŸ™‚

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MissMat85 says · 02.09.16

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing Kate. Hope you don’t mind me pinning a picture to my pinterest? I’m going to try this way of curling as it looks so effortless on you and my length of hair is similar to yours. What do you do to your hair that it doesn’t look flat? Do you use volume hairspray? Thanks x

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MissMat85 says · 02.10.16

Tried the way you hold the curling wand and must say it transformed my locks. I’ve still got a lot of practice to do but am getting there. πŸ˜€ Please let me know what do you think as I’ve posted some pics on my blog πŸ˜‰ http://missmat85.blogspot.co.uk/

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Sophie Gillum-Webb says · 02.09.16

You are so beautiful and I wish that I could have waves like this in my hair. My hair is so thin and wispy. This look really suits you.

http://www.sophobsessed.com

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Bethany says · 02.09.16

This was so good!! Thank you!! Do you mind sharing what type of texturing spray that was?

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Leslee says · 02.09.16

Redken Windblown was a game changer for me! LOVE it!

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Jess says · 02.09.16

Hi Kate! I tried this and my curling iron won’t easily slide through my hair like it appears yours does in the video. Any tips to help with this? Thanks!!

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Charity S says · 02.09.16

Not curling each section in the same direction on each side of the head… wow… Mind. Blown. Seriously, my previous hairdresser always told me to curl away from my face so I took that to mean that each curl should be curled away…but this method, this is amazing. Definitely going to buy more clips tonight and trying this tomorrow!

Also, any product recommendations for fine hair to help hold the curl longer? Thanks in advance!!

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Mandy C says · 02.09.16

Hey Kate! I’ve been a reader of yours for a long time and love to try out your tutorials! I’m new to the Raleigh area and have yet to find a stylist I feel like I’ve connected with aka I still miss my Chicago stylist and his magic shears! Do you ever give out suggestions or names of local stylists or salons now they you’ve hung up your shears?

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Rach says · 02.09.16

Girl, you are my curling iron GURU. I’d been parting my collarbone-length hair in two, horizontal sections, starting from my eyebrows, but this morning I watched your tutorial over my coffee and breakfast and decided to try your new sectioning technique. It is MAGIC. I used a slightly smaller barrel curling iron, as my hair is shorter, and just didn’t bother curling the shortest layers at the back, but the results were really bouncy and tousled and amazing. You’ve changed my hair game again. Thank you!

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Kat says · 02.09.16

Hi Kate! Did you have any product in your hair before starting with the conditioning spray? Also, would you mind sharing the brand of texture spray you use? Thank you!!

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Courtney Johnston says · 02.10.16

What brand of duck bill clips do you recommend?

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Eve Wu says · 02.10.16

Hello Kate:

Greeting from China! Do you apply heat protection products before using Curling or flat iron? If so can you share the brand?

Many thanks and I LOVE your tutorial!!

Eve

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sherri lynn says · 02.10.16

I tried this today and really liked how it turned out compared to how the waves fall in the lived in waves tutorial! Thanks for sharing – it really made a big difference!

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Jessica says · 02.10.16

Super tutorial! Can’t wait to try this. Thanks!

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Anchal says · 02.11.16

love your hair totally.. will try it for sure but I am facing hair fall problem, Is it safe to use hairspray on my hair?
natural hair care

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Jessica says · 02.12.16

Not good Kate, not good at all. I now desperately want this curling iron! With a baby on the way maybe not the best purchase, but at least I’d have nice hair right? πŸ™‚

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KaylBarbs says · 02.12.16

Absolutely LOVE this tutorial! So so stunning!

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Laura says · 02.12.16

Hi Kate!
I’m growing out my hair and would love to try this! My hair is right above my shoulders. Would you do the same technique with my length hair?
Thanks so Much! Love the long Hair by the way ?

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Nan, Odessa, DE says · 02.13.16

Waiting to see ALL your replies to the many questions!!!!

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Merin says · 02.13.16

wow:) Loved the post!! I am trying to grow out my hair!! Will totally give this a try!!

Love,
Merin
http://meiasos.blogspot.co.uk

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Dawn Falconi says · 02.14.16

Hi Kate!

I can’t wait to try this!!! I recently bought the ghd curling iron and loveeee it!! Thank you so much for suggesting it! Could I use it for this style or is it too hot??

Thank you for all of your hairspiration! I credit any compliments I get on my hair to you and my hairdresser of course!

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Mel says · 02.17.16

I love love love this look!! I am going to try to recreate!

Mel | http://www.thegossipdarling.com

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Lauren says · 02.24.16

Holy smokes! Your hair curls so easily! I’m going to have to try sectioning like this, but I usually have to take much smaller chunks of hair and leave them on the heat for 30 seconds at 375 degrees. I’m so jelly!

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Belinda Solis says · 03.14.16

Kate, do you have any recommendations for those that can’t hold a curl? I’ve tried everything and nothing seems to work. Your help will be greatly appreciated!

Belinda Solis
CreatingBelinda.com

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Rose says · 06.23.16

What brand curling iron were you using? And what kind of spray did you use before the curling iron?

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chelsea jacobs says · 06.23.16

Ooh the sectioning is so smart! Defintiely trying this!

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Tanner says · 06.23.16

Okay, I’m in Kentucky so my hair flattens pretty easily with the humidity.. And it’s getting longer! What’s the best way to keep my volume, and my curls from just getting nasty and stringy?
I’ve tried a bunch of different hair sprays, and I love my Kendra volume 25 root lifter but it’s still getting flat to my head.

Any other options?
I’m from the south so I need epic- big hair!!!!

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Tanner says · 06.23.16

*kenra

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Jaclyn EC says · 06.24.16

Love this and love you Kate

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Virginia says · 07.22.16

What texture spray do you use?

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top10bestselling.us says · 07.28.16

I love your article. I have a video which I’ve collected recently about Wave Hair Tutorial, you can refer to them and give me some idea. Thanks your sharing.

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Mendi says · 09.06.16

Can you achieve this look w/ a flat iron? Also, what products do you recommend for fine hair that gets static-y and stringy? I live in Denver – very arid and I can never seem to get ‘natural’ curls w/o hair spraying the crap out of them so they’ll stay and not get static-y! UGH. I can’t seem to find the fine line between moisturizing and weighing my hair down too much. I need serious styling help. I want natural curls that stay put but I don’t have to make crispy! πŸ™‚

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Lise says · 10.10.16

Hi Kate, love your blog! What did you put in your hair prior to curling it. My hair seems really flat on the top and my part always looks weird haha.

Thanks!

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Sherry says · 11.23.16

I want your hair!!!! Gorgeous!

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Kendall says · 01.08.17

What kind of curling iron do you use?? I’ve been looking to buy a new one and it looks like one that would benefit me!

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Hara says · 01.16.17

Pls let me know of the wand brand

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Danielle Clark says · 03.10.17

I can’t wait to try sectioning my hair like this! My hair isn’t super thick but I have a lot of it so I might have to add some extra sections. Love love love the look though and it doesn’t seem like it would take very long to do.

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Jen Everett says · 05.10.17

Messy waves posted on 2/8/16…what is the texturizing spray that you used? Didn’t see it in the Q&A area. Really need some texture in my fine thin hair….
Love the look!!!

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Cheryl Filbeck says · 01.02.18

Love your tutorials. Could you list name of products so I can purchase them like texture spray and the foam you use to volumize your hair after washing begins with a V I think.
Thank you

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Taylor says · 01.03.18

Love this look and love your long hair!
( https://www.thetaylorsauce.com/health-beauty-tips/ )

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