styling short hair!

here comes a post all about short hair! i’ve really been enjoying mine these past few months, especially during this post-partum stage where i’ve lost a lot of hair after conrad’s arrival (always so fun how that happens! just kidding.)

i’ve got my short hair styling routine down to just a few minutes! i wash my hair at night, so i don’t have to blow dry my hair, but let it air dry while i sleep (probably the biggest time saver). then, i toss in a bit of product to help give it some volume and texture and use a curling wand to twist several pieces different directions to give it a wavier look.

since i’ve been asked a bit about how i’m styling my hair (although truth be told sometimes i feel like i’m winging this every morning as it grows to new lengths or has moments where it’s super stubborn cause it’s enjoying having a bad hair day) here’s the rundown of what i’m using and how.

garnier fructis dry shampoo
no matter if my hair is super clean or on day 3 of no washing, with my shorter hair, i’ve been using a bit of this every day. my hair is naturally fine and straight and flat, and this really helps give volume and allows the curl to stick.

lulu organics hair powder
i’ve mentioned how much i love this product before. i’m still using and loving it. i use it primarily around the roots of my hair around my face to absorb any oils and dirt throughout the week on day 2 and 3 of not washing my hair. (i can’t go more than 3 days but this stuff saves me until then.)

duck bill clips
with my hair shorter, i section off the top part from around the middle of my ears up and hold each section of hair up with a few clips while i work on the bottom part. i give the bottom part a lot of product (the texture spray below and dry shampoo) to help add volume so it gives the top portion of my hair more to sit or lay on.

remington curling wand
i don’t curl my entire head, just section off 2 inch chunks of pieces and curl away from my face with the curling wand. i don’t wrap the entire chunk of hair around the wand, but leave the last inch of my hair extended past the curling wand so it stays straight and doesn’t make a complete ringlet. i also only hold the piece of hair around the wand for a few seconds, so the curl is barely there. i brush through each curl with my fingers and spray a little more texture spray around my head.

big sexy hair volumizing and texturizing powder
with bangs, there are days i love them and days i wish i didn’t have them.  on the days i don’t want to wear my bangs down, i part my hair on the side and throw the bangs back across my forehead.  i swear this volumizing and texturizing powder is the only product that holds my bangs back out of my face when i don’t want them there. it works so well and it’s genius.

kevin murphy hair resort spray
and this is the crazy amazing texture spray i have used with long and short hair. i love it.  can’t get enough of it. works like a charm and smells like heaven.

there you have it! i think we can all agree that short hair (bobs, lobs, pixies and all) is having a big moment right now. the only bummer i can really think of about about having short hair, is having to always style it.  you think it’ll be easier to manage and keep up with being short (and it can be, to a degree), but gone are the days of being able to throw it up into a top knot and calling it good.

but it’s just hair, and i believe hair is made for changing! what should i do next with mine? ;)