Fitting step by step, technique that leaves perfect curls –

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The name sounds complicated, but the procedure is simple and well-known among curly hair. With the minimum of products and tools (some people do it with their fingers and without a diffuser!), the tape defines curls with professional precision. No wonder, the technique is used in droves in beauty salons across the country. But it can also be put into practice at home, as taught by the curly wizard Wilson Eliodorio, from São Paulo.

You will need a hair cream and a brush with bristles from theretex to unloadpull and align the wiresa fine-toothed comb to align ends (still in the wet finish), a fork combif you want to increase the volume with definition, a dryer and a diffuser pan and, finally, oil or li ointmentquida to finish.

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The first step is to sanitize and hydrate the wires with specific products (dry, oily, colored etc). “While the hair is still damp, separate locks of approximately two centimeters and use a combing cream. The product must be applied from root to tip, stretching the bunch so that it actually becomes a tape”, says the beauty artist from TaIs Araújo and Cris Vianna.

Once the stage is complete, the hair-bending moment arrives: move the strands in all directions, from right to left, from front to back. Then start drying with a diffuser through the source. “To increase volume, use mousse and position the diffuser at the nape of the neck; if you want to reduce it, invest in liquid keratin and position the air jet at the top of the head”, explains Wilson. Oh! turn off the dryer to fit the wires well in the diffuser pot can make all the difference in the final result!

Voila! Now just rock your curls! A friend’s tip: the less you run your hands through your hair, the greater the effect of the tape.