Things You'll Need:
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Leave-in conditioner
- Blow dryer (optional)
- Chi flat iron (1 to 2 inches in diameter)
- Hair spray
- Comb
- Hair clips
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Step 1
Wash and condition your hair as usual. Spray a leave-in conditioner onto your hair to help protect it from the heat of the flat iron.
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Step 2
Allow your hair to air dry or use the blow dryer to dry your hair. Do not proceed with the flat iron until your hair is completely dry.
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Step 3
Plug the Chi flat iron into the wall and allow it to heat up.
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Step 4
Comb through your hair when it is dry. Pull all of your hair up on top of your head except for the bottom 2 inches around the nape of your neck. Clip your hair up to keep it out of the way.
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Step 5
Gather a small section of hair left down around your neck and comb through it again. Spray the section of hair with the hair spray and then position the Chi flat iron around the section of hair at the midway point between your scalp and the ends of the hair. Wrap the hair tightly around the flat iron (similar to wrapping hair around a curling iron). As you wrap the hair, move the flat iron down along the length of the hair section until the hair ends and the flat iron are free of your hair. You should have a large and loose spiral curl in this section.
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Step 6
Curl the rest of the hair that is loose around your neck in a similar fashion, curling in small sections at a time. Spray all of the curled hair lightly with hair spray to finish this section.
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Step 7
Release another 2 inches of hair just above the curled hair. Keep the other hair clipped to the top of your head and curl this hair using the same techniques described in Steps 5 and 6.
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Step 8
Continue curling 2-inch sections of hair until all but the hair on the very top of your head has spiral curls.
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Step 9
Release the remaining hair from the clip and separate it into two sections. Pull the section on the right straight up and spray it with hair spray. Position the Chi flat iron at the base of this section of hair and pull the hair as you wrap it around the flat iron. This will create a large curl on the top right of your head. Repeat with the left section of hair.
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Step 10
Spray all of the curls lightly with the hair spray to set them.
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Step 11
Begin pulling the curls on the top of your head gently up and teasing them slightly with the comb. This will give your hair lift and will help smooth the curls. Continue lightly teasing the curls to create a smooth finish.
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Step 12
Spray your hair lightly with hair spray one more time to finish the style.
