Do you have straight hair and envy all the beautiful curls you see all over the place? Curls are very popular and having straight hair just makes you want them even more. You can do it with a little bit of time and patience.

First, you need to wash and condition your hair. Make sure your hair is clean and well moisturized. A curling iron can be very drying to your hair, so you need to make sure your hair is as moisturized as possible. If you can, use a deep conditioning treatment beforehand for soft hair and the best results. Also, use a moisturizing shampoo. If you have oily hair, concentrate the moisture away from the scalp. With oily hair, it’s the top that gets greasy often leaving the rest look dry.

Let your hair air dry or use a blow dryer. You can use a defrizzing serum before drying to keep away the frizz. You will need to start with it straight, so blow dry it straight. A great way to start is by washing it the night before and letting it dry overnight so that it is completely dry.

Next, gather all your supplies. You will need a comb, a medium sized barrel curling iron, hair gel, and hair spray. Use a smaller barrel curling iron if you have very straight hair that may have trouble curling. The hair gel and spray will hold your curls in place.

First, take a small one inch section of your hair. Comb or brush it straight. Take a small dab or hair gel and rub it between your two fingers. Then, run your gel covered fingers over the strand of hair, making sure not to get too much hair at the top. Shift your finger down to make sure the gel spreads evenly.

Make sure you don’t use too much so that it’s crunchy. A little crunch at first is okay because you will scrunch it up later to get rid of the crunch. Use a strong hold gel and not a curling gel. Curling gel is made for naturally curly hair just to keep it in place. It is light and not strong enough to keep curls in naturally straight hair.

Next, take your curling iron, make sure it’s hot, clip it around the top of your section of hair, and pull it down until it’s just covering the end. Then, twist the barrel until you have the entire section of hair wrapped around the iron. Hold it for 3 to 5 seconds. Don’t hold it too long because you will burn your hair. Quickly unravel your hair and release the curl. Right away, spray it with a spritz of hair spray. Don’t touch it just yet. If it looks too curly for your liking, that’s a good thing. Just leave it for now.

Continue around your head until you’ve curled all of your hair. When it is finished, turn your head over and spray hair spray all over then shake your head to loosen up the curls. Flip your hair back and arrange your curls how you want to them to look. Add some pins and clips if you want. If a curl is still too tight, tug on it gently until it’s right. Gently scrunch any curls that are too crunchy. Finish it off with more hair spray and you are ready.