Retro Long Hair Styles

Retro long hair styles are easy to create when you start with straight, settled hair. Styling takes a little bit of patience and a lot of product. Detailed tips for creating the more advanced long hair styles are included below.

My Favorite Retro Long Hair Styles

Mock Mullet

• Select front couple inches of hair
• Spray with light holding product
• Hold vertically to dry for a few seconds
• Fasten at back crown with mini-clip
• Brush sides back using light spray and smooth
• Fasten just above ear with bobby pins or barrettes
• Spray again with light holding product

Up and Out

• Straight-up Volume
• Separate crown with clip and leave for last
• Iron hair 1/2" away from roots
• Hold iron horizontally and apply pressure
• Move slowly down shaft
• Hold for a few seconds on ends
• Spritz crown roots with light holding spray
• Wait a few seconds then iron and re-clip
• Finish with serum concentrating on ends
• Release clip and allow hair to fall to side part
• Gently tease and spray
• Repeat along one side as well, if desired

Cornrows

• Part hair in neat one inch strips
• Select one section and gently pull product to the ends
• Twist hair and roll under while moving toward back
• Clip end securely
• Spray with light holding spray
• Continue around crown as desired

Super-retro Framing Twists

Flipped Out Wings

• Sufficiently warm up medium curling iron
• Create desired clean or staggered part
• Spray ends with light holding product
• Hold iron vertically in line with ends
• Curl out ends and roll up to roots
• Clip gently and continue around head
• Spray with light holding product
• Release clips before walking out the door

Sultry Waves

• Sufficiently warm up small curling iron
• Spritz ends of hair with light holding spray
• Grab a few inch wide section of hair and curl
• Repeat four to six times or until necessary
• Carefully clip hair into rolls without crimping edges
• Continue around entire head until complete
• Spray with light holding product and allow hair to cool
• Release clips before walking out the door

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