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  • 13 years ago
Crimp-tastic: Check Out This High-Style Take On Mermaid Waves

From baby crimps to mermaid swirls, kinked-out hair is having a major moment, both on and off the runways. Of course, the '80s connotations are inevitable, bringing to mind crunchy, sky-high hair (with cheerleader bangs, naturally). The line between haute hair and beauty victim is thin when it comes to crimping irons, but between the wave-filled runways and this amazing cover shot of Kate Moss, we're becoming more and more convinced that the crimping trend is officially here to stay.

To get Kate's nymph-chic hair right, we sought out hair and makeup artist Bethany Brill, who showed us how to use an oversize three-barrel iron that creates a rippling wave, rather than a Saved By The Bell-style kink. We may not have turned out looking like Ms. Moss (who could, really?), but we certainly got over our fear of this unconventional texture — check out our vid to learn how to DIY!

By Us, Video by Jack Pearce, Eliav Mintz, Photographed by Amelia Alpaugh, Edited by Christopher Michael Beer

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Transcript
00:08Hey, I'm Tara from Refinery29.
00:10And I'm Bethany Brill.
00:12Today we're going to show you how to make easy mermaid waves using a three-barrel iron.
00:16To start, we're going to clip up the top section of the hair.
00:22Split the back section in half, and we'll work on one section at a time.
00:28Spray a little bit of hairspray and brush through to distribute it.
00:34Start clamping the sections with the three-barrel iron.
00:41Continue all the way to the end of the hair.
00:44Repeat throughout the next sections.
00:47Spray and brush the same as the lower section.
00:54Make sure you have the barrels exposed on the top so you can see what you're doing with the hair.
00:59As you work your way down the hair, try and follow the barrel lines from the lower section.
01:06Don't speed through the process. Make sure you give the hair time to form.
01:11Repeat this around the rest of the section.
01:13For the last section, remember to just start waving the hair at the same point that it waves in the
01:21lower section.
01:22So the top part just around the crown will be sort of straight, and then it will move into the
01:28mermaid wave.
01:30If you have bangs in the front of your hair, just include them as long as it starts in the
01:35same spot.
01:38Finish off the style by brushing the ends with a soft bristle brush.
01:42This will add a little fluffiness and airiness to the style.
01:50So we've seen this look on the runway, and now you know how to do it at home.
02:12We'll see you next time.
02:12We'll see you next time.