The Cosmetics Kitten: tutorial

One of my favourite hairstyles of all time is the California Wave. I've always loved it's casual sexiness and the fact that it reminds me of the summer I lived in California! It's so effortlessly chic. Here's some of the girls whose California Waves I covet:

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Beeeautiful.

I was contacted recently by a John Frieda PR to see if I would be interested in recreating one of the styles they demonstrate on their YouTube tutorials. I checked it out and there were several tutorials I was interested in, such as the 1940s updo and the Body Blow Dry. As soon as I saw California Waves though, I knew that was the one I wanted to try! You can check out all their tutorials here. They're really good, it shows you the models trying to create the styles themselves rather than just a hairdresser creating it for them as is often the case - we don't all have a live in hairdresser after all (I wish!)!

Here is the video of the style I have tried to recreate:

They make it look so easy and the end result is gorgeous! I was kindly sent out the products used in this tutorial to help me recreate the look:

(L-R) Frizz-Ease Dream Curl Styling Spray, Frizz-Ease Secret Agent Perfecting Creme, Anytime Volume Refresher and Frizz-Ease Miraculous Recovery Intensive Masque.

And here are my step my step results!

Step One

Spritzing on the curling spray (look at that concentration - I need an anti-wrinkle cream on that forehead!!). 'Scuse the lack of make up also!

Step Two