How I Straighten My Hair Perfectly!! (Naturally Curly Thick Hair)
- Posted on 28 October, 2014
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- By Anonymous
Here's how I straighten my hair WITHOUT HEAT! Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWHG4m...
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Hi everyone welcome back to my channel today, I'm going to show you how I straighten my hair and how I make it sleep and basically how I make it last throughout the week, because once I straighten my hair, I keep it that way for a good four Days so I really hope that you enjoyed this video. These tips are really helpful for me, because I've always struggled having really curly hair and straightening it, and then it going really poofy and frizzy like an hour or two later, I used to think it was about what products I was using and what it, what flatter And I was using so I invite all these different flat irons and just hope that one would do the trick. But it's not really about what Flatiron you buy, how expensive it is, or what products you're using it's about how you use what you have. So I hope that you guys enjoy this video and please give it a thumbs up. If you do, I had a lot of fun making it for you, and I can't wait to see you guys on Thursday. Let'S enjoy the video, so I washed my hair last night and I slept on it. That'S why it's pretty frizzy in this video, but that's okay, it's totally dry and it's ready to be straightened. I made this dry shampoo myself, but you could use baby powder or any dry shampoo that you like and put this through your roots. The reason I'm doing this, even though my hair is clean, is because this is going to absorb any oils that start to develop. I like to keep my hair straight for a long time, so I keep it like this for about a week that way, I don't have to use heat on it too much afterwards, and I can have this straight hair for a while. Now that my hair is perhaps I'm going to turn on my straightener and I'm using a kqc X Heat flat iron, this flat iron is pretty good. It'S nothing majestic, but I do really like this thing. This protects my table or my vanity or wherever I'm straightening. My hair from getting any burn marks. I'Ve had this since I was like 12 and I highly highly recommend that you get one of these from like a beauty supply or something. While my straightener is heating up, I'm gon na section off my hair and put it in an elastic or a clip, depending on whatever I have handy and then I'm gon na take a one and a half inch section of hair and start brushing it from the Bottom, the reason I do this is because you want to keep your hair in your head, obviously, and you want to make sure that you're not ripping through your tangles. So if you have a tangle in the middle of your hair, just start brushing from the bottom and work your way up that way, you're not ripping through the tangle you're, just slowly working into it. What i'm doing here is i'm keeping my flat iron open without clamping down and i'm getting really close to the root and then once you're about half an inch your roots, you can just clamp the iron down and start smoothing down your hair. I'M going to show you some other tips and techniques, but you can see how sleek that made my hair all-in-one pull from the Flatiron. I don't have to go over it several times, which is what I love. It'S gon na keep the hair really sleek and shiny and a little bit healthier. Okay, after I run through my hair with the flat iron I like to follow up with my hairbrush, this is going to distribute the hot air and it's going to cool down the hair. When your hair is cool, it can't be manipulated any more. So that means that if it's straight, it's gon na stay straight, whereas if you put your hair down and it's hot, it can still move and curve around. So that's how sometimes your hair gets a little bit frizzy. If you don't allow it to cool down, and then you go out, your hair can get a little bit frizzy and poofy, especially if there's any kind of humidity, which is like the worst to make sure that the shaft of my hair is sealed. I'M going to run some cool air from my blow-dryer. This is really important that it's cool, because the cool air is what's going to seal everything and add a ton of shine, and this is going to help it last throughout the week and overnight, so that you don't have to use too much heat in your hair. Throughout the week when it comes to the top of my head, I'd like to take smaller sections of hair and straighten those, I feel like this is going to make it a lot easier to get it super straight. This is the part of your hair that everybody sees so you want it to be nice and sleek. I'M gon na finish up the rest of my head and do the same process running my brush through my hair after I've straightened it and then blasting cool air. All over my head to seal the hair and make it really shiny. This process takes me about 30 minutes. If I take my time I like to put on YouTube videos or movies and music just so, I can relax and listen to some music or watch something, and sometimes I get a little bit distracted. So it'll take me around 30 minutes. But if I'm in a rush, it can take me anywhere from 15 to 20 minutes. I'M gon na run the blow-dryer through my hair and make sure that it feels cool entirely. Sometimes the heat will be like hiding, underneath the roots of your hair, make sure that all of that stuff is super cool and there's no heat in your hair at all, and then you can flip it upside down. If you want a little bit of volume, this style is gon na last for a couple days as long as you don't get it wet, there's no need to use any products or any like hairspray or anything. If you want to. You can add that I never do and I don't really tease my hair either. So I just leave it like this and I love it and that's a completed look. So I hope that you guys really enjoyed this video. If you have curly hair, you know how hard it can be to make your hair stay straight and not frizzy and poofy. So I hope that you try these out and I hope that you love the tricks because they really work for me and I'm really happy with my hair. Now, just remember it's not about what tools you're using it's not about what flatter and you have how expensive it is. Whatever it's about, how you use what you have and how you make it work for you. So please give this video a thumbs up. If you find it helpful - and I can't wait to see you guys on Thursday until then, please don't forget to subscribe and make a new video every Monday and Thursday and have a safe week. I love you bye.
Comments
Debra Downer: I'm a hairdresser and this is great advice. Cuticles are like microscopic blinds on your hair strand. When you heat hair with a tool the cuticle raises "opens" slightly and that's what allows it to curled, straightened etc. When you cool it down the cuticle lays flat again and the hair keeps whatever shape you gave it. If you want curls to last longer you can do the exact same thing!
Allison: I'm 33 and have been straightening my hair since I was 12. I have incredibly thick, frizzy, long, wavy/curly hair, but Alexandra's hair is twice as...all of that. This video gave me so many hints and tricks, it could be a game changer for me. Can't wait to try her suggestions!
Soraya Javid: Excellent video, great tips and straight to the point! Thanks beautiful!
M. Kari Acosta: this video was so helpful!!! my hair is so soft shiny and straight after following this tutorial!!❤❤❤
Madison .W.: I love this!! I have curly hair and this helped alot!!!! My hair looks way better using the way you do it!!!
Aquarian Sage: A lot of people here are saying how nice curly hair is, but speaking as someone who has thick, curly hair, it's a real pain in the ass to have. Brushing my hair is a fight, and I need to brush it several times a day if I don't want to look like Baba Yaga. Curly hair frizzes up really easily, so when it rainy or really humid outside, my hair gets everywhere. Not to mention that I can't wear my hair loose because if I do, it gets super tangled and puffy, and it gets in my mouth and eyes, which isn't a lot of fun when I'm trying to eat or drink. But I digress. Thanks, Alexandra for the tutorial. I thought I had to blow dry my hair before straightening, but your vid has shown me otherwise.
Mia Lynn🤍: I would literally never striaghten my hair if I had hair like you. It's so beautiful curly
Phinney Aldredge: Best hair tutorial ever! Perfect for curly hair! Thank you Alexandra!
Aunya Albinana: THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS VIDEO HELPED SO MUCH!!! I have thick curly hair that's exactly like yours and I KNOW the struggle of trying to get it to stay straight without having to go over it 50 times and not have it look fried
Rebeca Gonzalez: Omg this is awesome.... My hair is exactly like yours and when I'm done straighten my hair it starts to get wavy... This method will definitely work for me!!
Alicia Herrera: Your hair is so gorgeous!! I swear if I had your hair I would never do anything to it. You are absolutely stunning!!
Scott Adams: Thank you so much for this , I can already see a difference in my time management and how easy it is to straighten my hair.
hailey j: I use heat on my hair around once a week. My hair is exactly like yours so thank you for making this!!
Alex Kelly: I LOVE YOUR HAIR It looks so good curly.
Karen Medici: This worked so well for me thank you ❤️❤️
Brianna Carter: Thanks for the tips! I have another tip for everybody, use coconut oil before straightening my hair. It's a natural heat protectant, and it makes your hair shine!
craicalaica_: I recommend the GHD classic straightener. I've gone through so many and that one is BY FAR the best! I don't even do the cool air thing and mine lasts until I wash it, which is usually one week later.
Sophie Melville: Thankyou so much, this helped me so so much! I have such curly hair and his look made me look like a total different person! Thanks for making videos that actually make sense for people with not perfect hair!!!
Banufshay: Thank you so much! My hair is exactly like yours and now I know how to tame it!
Julia Van Doorn: Go girl! You look so beautiful both with and without your curls!
Savanah_ baby: You actually look so pretty. You have a uniqueness to you and ur natural hair is bae. Also i find ur voice super pretty aswell :)
ppmpmlng: Subscribing because of this one tutorial. I love your hair! I rebonded mine because I couldn't handle being curly anymore but I'm going to grow it back now and try your technique :)
emma wilson: This is the best hair straightening video ever! Alot of the time you go on to videos and they say all you need is .. and then they list 101 products. This was really helpful! BTW your hair is beautiful curly and straight. Flaunt it girl!
Chamberlin Fam: Your curly hair is everything. I would never straighten my hair if I had those curls. Unbelievable!
Six Strings: Freaking AMAZING!!! I LOVE YOU FOR MAKING THIS SO SIMPLE!!!
Ilona Aho: omg thank you sooo much alexandra for this tutorial this maked my life so much easier!! i have naturally curly hair and i straighten it like every day because sometimes the curls looks frizzy, puffy and all that stuff and when i tried this my hair stay straight!!! loov u
Melissa Ramirez: Great tutorial, thanks! Your hair is gorgeous like the others say straight or curly!
Sierra Gamage: Thank you so much, I did the exact thing you do and it worked. I used to hate my hair but now I love it. THANK YOU AGAIN!
Miss Dee: As a biracial girl with curly hair, I found this very helpful. Particularly the blowing cool air part. Thank you!
Diane Augustyn: O MY GOSH THANK YOU SO MUCH BEAUTIFUL!!! This works so great and I thought I would never find a way to do this. I would try to straiten it and it would curl back or get frizzy like you said. Your so amazing! Thankyou!!
Jfaye: This actually worked for me! My hair is super curly and sometimes I just can't stand it so thank you so much this really helped!
Jan: this was a very informative and helpful video! thank you! and you have gorgeous hair :)
Elizabeth: thank you so much i have super curly hair exactly like yours and i always have to get it done because i can't even do anything with it naturally. this is super helpful and i can't wait to try it out:) btw you're also extremely pretty and so good t doing makeup!
Cruciferous Jex: thank you for this, i have very curly hair and I straightened it for the first time myself after watching your video :)
lovvlena: I find it difficult straightening the back of my hair.. Its just because i cant see it. I have very curly layered hair and it takes me around an hour and a half to straighten it. Anyone have any tips for straightening the back of your hair?
Nisreen Noureldin: I loved this tutorial thank you so much! (: i also have curly hair but i straighten it alot i should do it like you do
TheRcanmeananything: The blow drying tip is super helpful I'm gonna try that next time I do my hair!
Maria Ofoegbu: thank you so much . This is the first time straightening my hair and this is very helpful.
Paw-Paw Productions: you’re absolutely beautiful thank you for these tips!! I will be trying these
Jenny Quezada: I'm Mexican & Dominican so yes my hair is VERY curly (don't even try to come at me sideways about that), & I did this... AND IT WORKED. I've seen a lot of other videos and they were decent but this one was amazing. All your videos have actual content and you're so clever do more curly hair videos!!!
Pitfalls: This video has helped me so much. Compared to all the other videos, they always talk about buying a new flat iron and specific products, yet it never works. But your video actually helped me tame my hair. It used to get poofy right after i straightened it and now I go throughout the whole day with straight hair.
_Lauren_: OMG thank you I have wavy frizzy hair and this helped so much when I straightened my hair before it was all gross and frizzy and poofy this helped a lot thank you
kayla Dixon: You just helped me so much to straight my hair
Shouta Rho: I never straighten my hair 'cause it's naturally straight already, I just love watching your videos.
Yandere Beyg: Curly hair is a pain in the ass. I sometimes get lazy with straightening it and if I got I the store I just walk in looking like a lion like why bother? >.< but I love the video :3 I'll try your technique!
emily: This helped me so much, thank you ✨
Jazguar: My curly hair is relentless and I have been wanting to straighten it once this year , but normally when I do it feels brittle, and has no body or flow to it, I did this method and my hair is so silky! I adore my mufasa mane , but some times I need some change <3 thank you for this vid!
Annie Jezek: OMG!!! This is so helpful!!! Thanks for this!! I am definitely going to try this!!! <3 <3 <3
bella Tapia: omg it worked !!! all this time I was doing my hair horrible then I see ur YouTube channel and I work so good thank you so much I needed that
Мисс Парик: I actually liked your natural curls . All my life I've been envious over women with thick , beautiful curly hair . You're a stunningly beautiful young woman , and you look amazing with both curly and straight hair , but your natural curls are just ... wow ! I wish I had a hair like that !
sigma galentine: I absolutely LOVE this video and your channel! These tips are really helpful and you have such amazing video! LOVE you and your channel!
Angela Ross: 4 times a week I got same hair as you. I know the struggle of having curly and puffy hair. But this tip really help me.
Kali JaguarStar: Thanks for the tutorial, it was really useful. A question, how do you keep your hair so healthy and shinny? Do you take any vitamins or apply any products before you wash it?
Danielle Hook: FINALLY! No one has hair like I do and your hair is the closest ive found! This is everything!!!
Jada Edwards: I don’t understand how you straighten so quickly !! My hair literally takes 2-3 hours to straighten , I just posted a video on it was such a fail
ella: We have the EXACT SAME hair type and this helped a lot!
Ellen Karlsson: I have the same problem as you and this tutorial helped very much thx❤️
Bethan Powell: You have to be a magician. my hair is like yours and it takes me so long to straighten my hair, I can't wait to try this technique!! X
Theresa Jade: Since I have really curly hair like you, I straighten my hair at least 1 or 2 times a month!!!
Macy moore: Your hair is beautiful curly or straight
Manda K.: I use heat on my hair once a month, and your hair is beautiful. ☺️
Kayy Richards: Thanks u this trick has really help me with my annoying curly thin hair! I've been using it for the last few weeks and my hair is lot more thick!! cause I used straight my hair like everyday Thanks u so much xxx
Fiona Jolly: Your hair is beautiful curly. You should keep it that way. Embrace it!
Veronica Oberst: I'm so glad that you don't wash your hair every day! Every beauty guru on YouTube says it's "gross to not wash your hair every day" and "second day hair is gross" but it's SOOO bad for your hair. You need to give it time to get oily, oil is food for your hair.
AnnaLee: Thanks so much for the tip! I super curly hair, and I sometimes hate it...but this help me! Thank so much and you look like a model!X3
Cindy Snow: I miss my long hair( thick and wavy) but it's so much easier to straighten with this lob.
Maria Lopez: This really helped me thank you
Sophie: thanks for this. I tried it and the results are amazing. I didn't know about the cool air. I struggle with straightening my hair too. curly hair's a bich
Barbara: I tried this today omg my hair came out amazing.... super sleek very impressed super excited.... shared with my friend ty
Jessica Messica: the strait hair looks good but naturrally curly looks amazing! i love it.
Glam With Emma: I have half straight half curly and this is so amazing and it works
echo?: My hair takes a total of around six hours to straighten. Three hours to get it going the night before I want it to be straight, and three to four hours the morning of. And still after all that work, my hair is never fully straight, it's wavy at best. I haven't straightened my hair in like a year, though, don't want to risk too much heat damage.
Samara loves cupcake: My hair is EXACTLY the same as urs but it takes me 2 hours to straighten
leslie gibson: I just straightened my hair for the first time in 4 years. It took from 9pm last night to somewhere inside the hour of 2am this morning (washing and conditioning time included).Talk about a long process!
JaegerBombastic: I'm going to try this tomorrow! My hair is almost the same as yours, super thick and super curly. I cut my hair super short and cried because I couldn't keep it nice while it was curly, and it was really hard to straighten. It's a little bit above my shoulders now, and whenever I straighten it, it frizzes up right away, but I realize that I've been doing so much wrong! You are absolutely gorgeous, by the way!
Giselle Ruiz: It came out Beautiful,Thank You for your tips
Jazzy Wazzy: My hair is curly and pretty thick, and takes me 2 hours to straighten it. Idk how she does it in 30 minutes wtf
YB: Thank you so much this really helps!!❤
Mamie Ybarra: your hair is perfect both curly and straight
savannah bass: I gave this a thumbs up because your tips are amazing. I have thick course hair and from watching your video I just learned how to tame it!!!! Thanks Alexandra!!!
Isla Rooka: People are so mean! So much uncalled for negativity,what a shame. I sure hope the beautiful women, who took time out of her day to make this video to help those with curly hair,doesn't take any of the mean comments seriously because they just don't make any sense lol she's beautiful and no amount of negatively is going to make her any less attractive,so get over yourselves. Like your parents used to say," if you don't have something nice to say,say nothing at all!"
Jada-Marie Antoine: I straighten my hair once every week or once every two weeks according to how I would have done it.I have naturally thick and long hair but it matters on what kind of flat iron you use.
Amanda M: Hey! I have really hair and I find that if I blow dry it straight first with a round brush and then run over it with a flat iron it comes out crazy sleek and smooth. This is also a good tip for people who dont have a crazy top of the line flat iron.
Lara: Thank you so much for this! I have super THICK thick thick hair but its not curly just sort of wavy with kinks - I though straightners could only make my hair frizzier and the hair would always just pop back to being wavy, a second after I used a straightner on it - 5 years later I try your video and I see my hair dead straight for the first time ever :D It looks so different!! and its STAYING straight too! <3 Thanks!!!
Bootz350: your hair is perfect when its curly I know a tun of girls that would kill to have it like yours.
Skylar Clark: Omg I did what u did and it was amazing thank you so much now my picture day will rock
Skylar Clark: Omg I did what u did and it was amazing thank you so much now my picture day will rock
Psyryn: WOW your hair is freaking amazing. Love your curls, they look so touchable haha
Brit Fisher: can i just tell you thank you i have super curly hair and your the first person to actually help me! it means way more than you think so thanks so much, ps your so pretty
Beyoncé Knowles: Dude your curly hair is so pretty omg
Abby Reid: This was really helpful thank you!!!
Natalie K: Your hair is amazing, both ways, I got some good tips from this, thanks :)
Beth Johnson: aww I love watching this I also have very thick natural curly hair Ty so much baby for showing this you are awesome
Lilli and Melissa: If I had her hair, I would never want to straighten it!! It's gorgeous.
Myrthe van den Berg: You straight you hair in only 30 minutes??!! I have less curls and less hair and when I straight my hair it takes me 1 hour or even longer!!
Samantha Marquez: I have naturally curly hair too and it's hard to maintain but this video I've watched 1,000s and 1,000s of time and it really helped my straighten my hair. Thanks +Alexandrasgirlytalk
Anna Aune: I haven't straighten/curled my hair in over a year and a half! Proud of myself! :) I'm really trying to grow my hair out (I want it to be past my boobs tbh).
Alexandra Walsh: I'm going to try this. I stopped straightening my hair like 3 years ago because it never stayed straight. Hopefully this technique will work for me.
adäm: Your curly hair is gorgeous. Wish I had it. xx
dudeseriouslyy: I straighten my hair once a year cause it takes me three hours since my hair is too curly My hair is literally identical to Merida but alot shorter.