Hair Care

The Blah-to-Glam Wavy Hair Makeover

Total Beauty reader Nisa goes from exhausted mom to bohemian chic -- see her dramatic hair and makeup transformation

by Anna Jimenez

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The cut Less bulk and more natural movement is what Nisa needs to keep her wavy hair from looking frumpy and out of a ponytail. Stylist Whitney Olson instructs fellow stylist Reanna Garcia to take an inch-and-a-half off of Nisa's length and reshape her layers to bring the bounce back to her waves. She accomplishes this by keeping the wavy layers long and "all falling below the jaw line (or the waves will appear too wide), and by adding a long side fringe to highlight cheekbones and give some added shape," says Olson. Basically, by removing weight below the chin, you'll get "a lighter look and help keep the style more manageable," she says.

Olson recommends that Nisa's hair be properly moisturized to cut down on frizz and for that she recommends Nisa be washing with a hydrating shampoo and conditioner formulated specifically for curly/wavy hair. Try Pantene Pro-V Curly Hair Series Dry to Moisturized Shampoo, $4.49 and Pantene Pro-V Curly Hair Series Dry to Moisturized Conditioner, $4.49.

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she looks awesome!

by 92jess11 Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 12:36AM Report as inappropriate

very natural but lovely

by LittleBunny Monday, April 29, 2013 at 09:03PM Report as inappropriate

Nice

by EricaC123 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 07:22AM Report as inappropriate

i think her hair wasn't bad at all in the first place, i reallyl iked the dark color and full volume. but she does look amazing after the makeover! i just hope her new hair isn't hard to maintain

by LeSucre Friday, July 6, 2012 at 12:22AM Report as inappropriate