Big hair—and Velcro hair rollers, more specifically—is having a moment. You can see celebrities and influencers sporting voluminous hairstyles on Instagram and TikTok. Blame it on the ’90s fever that’s completely dominated beauty trends the past year (blue eye shadow and scrunchies, anyone?However, bouncy, sleek hair is now the king of a beauty industry once dominated by messy beach waves.
Celebrity hairstylist Priscilla Valles—who styles the hair of Kim Kardashian, Hailey Bieber, and Dua Lipa and has her own extensions line with Glam Seamless—has noticed an uptick in clients asking for volume and is embracing the revival. “I’ve been encouraging [the look] a lot too,” she tells Glamour. “Not everybody wants that styled, curled look. I feel like I talk about [Velcro hair rollers]Every interview. We are bringing them all back. I love this look. It’s soft ’90s glam.”
Although not everyone can afford to have a blowout every day or spend the money on Dyson Airwraps, Velcro hair rollers can achieve the same look for a fraction of the cost. They’re also accessible—you can easily pick them up at the drugstore or Sephora. Problem? They can be intimidating if you’re not familiar with Velcro rollers. I was a fan of the blowout trend and bought my own set to try to recreate the bouncy effect. Since then, they’ve been collecting dust in my closet.
However, Valles assures us that rolling on rollers isn’t as difficult or scary as it seems. Her only warning? Be sure to not use too many rollers. “You really want to have that natural look,” she says. “If you think of the little ladies with their roller sets, they are so small. They have so many. You want the opposite of that.”
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Valles shares her top tips and tricks for having beautiful, bouncy hair.
Start at the top of you head.
It turns out that it is easy to section your hair. Valles suggests starting at the top and working your way down. “I always like to start with on top because I want that to get the most heat and sit the longest, because it’s usually where you want most of the volume,” she says. You don’t need to be precise with the sectioning. Just ensure that the sections have enough hair (more on this later). “We’re going to do big sections here, because we’re not trying to have a really curly look,” she says.
Go big or go home.
Valles recommends that you use the largest rollers in the set for the back and one size lower for the sides. “These are three-inch, two-inch, three-inch,” she says. “I go for the biggest ones, just because I really just want the volume at the root with a little bend on the ends. The curl will be tighter the tighter you go. But I don’t really want a curl.”
Do your hair.
Use a volumizing mousse spray or spray if you have damp hair. Apply the product to the roots, and then run your fingers through the ends. Make sure the hair isn’t too damp—it should be 90% dry.
Source: Glamour