How To: Easy Beach Wave with a Flat Iron

Sometimes it is the simple things that bring so much joy – like learning how to create easy beach waves with a flat iron! Sam Villa Ambassador Karla Valenzuela (@kolor.me.karlaa) says the key to undone beach waves is very light tension and a technique that massages the curl in. 

  1. Insert a Sam Villa Signature Series Sleekr Professional Straightening Iron under the section, compress hair and massage it down and under while gently holding ends for a count of three. Remove iron while still holding ends.
  2. Insert iron into the dip of the section directly after the part that was just curled, this time compress hair and massage it in the opposite direction, up and away, for a count of three.
  3. Repeat the process rotating back and forth to the ends (making sure to keep light tension to not pull out the curl pattern). At the ends, close the iron and pull all the way through.

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