Effortless Beach Waves: 4 Techniques
Soft texture, lived-in movement, and the art of making it look effortless.
With a Sea Salt Spray
Sea salt spray is perfect for building natural texture without heat.
Mist it evenly through your hair and scrunch gently with your hands to enhance your wave pattern.
For best results, I layer Beach Spray with Everyday Spray by J Beverly Hills—one adds texture, the other moisture. Let it air dry, tousle it, and go.
With a Curling Iron
Always start with a heat protectant. If your hair is dry, use Dry Fast; if it’s damp, go with 5-in-1. Spray lightly, comb through, and let it absorb.
Use a large barrel curling iron, curling sections away from your face. When you finish, shake your hair out, flip it upside down, and break up those curls into soft waves.
If your waves feel too tight, gently tug on the ends while they’re still warm—they’ll relax into that effortless look as they cool. Finish with Hold Me Lite for flexible, touchable hold.
With a Flat Iron
Your flat iron can double as a wave-maker when you know how to angle it.
Start with Dry Fast or 5-in-1 for protection. Take a section of hair and clamp the iron near your roots, turning your wrist slightly as you glide downward. The slower the pass, the more defined the wave.
Brush through with your fingers, not a comb, to keep the texture soft and airy.
With a Texturizer
For days when you want to skip heat entirely, work a lightweight pomade or paste—like Finissage or Clear Wax—through dry hair for separation and definition.
For more volume, spritz Matte Texturizing Spray at the roots and shake it through. The goal is movement, not perfection.
And if you’re lucky enough to be near the ocean? Just add Everyday Spray and let the salt water do the rest.
The Hair Mansion Perspective
Beach waves aren’t really about the beach. They’re about finding that sweet spot between structure and freedom—the kind of hair that moves with you.
The right texture tells its own story: effortless, confident, and entirely yours.