Kate Middleton Blow Wave 101

TODAY IS MY WEDDING DAY!

Oh, right…I mean Kate Middleton’s wedding day, of course!

In honour of this special occasion, many of us have organised, or have been invited to attend, a Royal Wedding High Tea event. Now, apart from donning your finest jewelry, and wearing your classiest outfit, you simply MUST perfect your Kate Middleton high-shine, effortless chic blow wave. Eek, the pressure is on! Luckily, I have called upon hair guru Helen Ciccone, of Hair by Ciccone salon in Melbourne, to assist.

Rest assured, Helen knows what she is doing! She has been involved in the beauty world for over twenty years, and her salon has won countless awards, including:

• Winner of the Fox FM ‘Best Hairdressing Salon Melbourne’ 2000

• Winner of the Leader Business Awards 04, 05, 06 and 08

• Winner of the Melbourne’s Favourites Awards 09 and 10

• Leader Business Awards Hall of Fame Iductee

So needless to say, you are in very safe, and very experienced hands on this very important day.

Helen is now going to walk you through an easy-to-follow guide to the perfect blow wave, with the help of her gorgeous hair model, Erin Wood. If you can get a friend to help you, that would be fabulous, if not, this is totally achievable as a solo mission.

Here we go, ladies!

Start by washing your hair.

Towel dry and apply a blow wave lotion – nothing too sticky. Try Innova Volume Hair Thickening Elixir.

RRP $17.95

Dry off most of the moisture in your hair with a hairdryer.

Section hair into three parts.

Blow wave section by section and leave the brush in your hair – these act as hair rollers.

Important: ensure blow waved hair is completely dry.

Carefully remove brushes from your hair, and spray with hairspray. Helen recommends White Sands Liquid Texture Firm Hold (RRP $19). After you have sprayed, wind up each section and secure with a bobby pin.

Once the back of the hair is pinned, blow wave the sides.

Do not blow wave the last section yet – leave that until last. Continue to blow wave the other side of your hair.

Again, leave the last section un-blow-waved for now, and move to the front of your hair. Blow wave the front of your hair forward – this gives more body and eliminates a definite part line.

Note how the blow drier is facing forward.

The last section, at the top, is blow waved back.

Slowly remove the brushes and pin your hair in place. Remember to spray each section with hairspray.

Continue to (carefully) remove pins and spray each section.

Shake it out.

Shake, shake, shake.

And hellloo Miss Middleton!

So now that you’ve got the style, how about that Kate Middleton HIGH SHINE?

I suggest you use Moroccan Oil Glimmer Shine Spray.

RRP $34.50

Infused with Argan oil, this spray will not only protect your locks, but will also add a light and luminous shine as well. In this instance, it is best to spritz over your hair, so as to not disrupt the style. On other, not-so-Royal occasions, you can spray it into your hands and work it through your hair. 

So, this concludes the Kate Middleton Blow Wave 101.

On behalf of LWKF readers, I’d like to thank Helen Ciccone for taking the time to take these amazing photos, and for divulging her invaluable hair secrets! Hair by Ciccone, you are most definitely the Queen of the Melbourne hair world.

If you would like to book an appointment at Hair by Ciccone, which I highly recommend you do, call them on 9459-0161. 

Their opening hours are:

Monday 9am – 5.30pm
Tuesday 9am – 5.30pm
Wednesday 9am – 8pm
Thursday 9am – 9pm
Friday 9am – 6pm
Saturday 8am – 3pm

And the salon is located at 48 Aberdeen Rd, Macleod, Victoria, Australia.

Click here to visit their Facebook page.

Enjoy your new Royal do, ladies!

x

PS does the name Ciccone ring a bell? YES? That’s because I blogged about their oh-so kissable lippies a little while ago. Click here to read the review!