A couple of weeks ago I wrote about attending Lucy Pop Salon’s Makeup Bootcamp, learning some super tips and the great time I had with participants and staff. Recently I attended a second bootcamp at Lucy Pop, this time focusing on hair styling techniques.

Yet again I had a great time and learned a lot. My stylist for this bootcamp was Marwa and she was just as fun and helpful as my first experience was with Nichole. This bootcamp focused on a couple of different techniques:

• two types of waves (wave clips and clipless curling iron)
• two types of braids (angel and fishtail styles).

Stylists demonstrated both techniques on models and we then chose one wave and one braid technique to learn with our stylist. 

I jumped on the wave clip technique. What a beautiful wave it gives the hair. The stylists describe it as “mermaid hair” which is an apt description. If you enjoy historical fashion you’ll notice the effect is very much like the waves in ladies hair from the 30s and 40s. I showed the clips to my grandmother and she remembered watching her mother use wave clips when she was growing up. The originals were made of metal and today’s are constructed of plastic but the result is similar. Below is a video demonstrating how to use the wave clips: 

The video shows the stylist using hair nets but they are not critical to the success of this technique. We didn’t use them in the bootcamp and my hair had beautiful waves. Just be sure to blow dry down over the clips instead of wiggling the dryer all over the hair - that alone will prevent fly-away hairs. When my hair came out of the clips, I didn’t “muss” the hair as he did in the video. I was going for 30s/40s not 70s so Marwa suggested I drag my fingers through a bit to leave it smoother. Needless to say, I bought a set of the clips and the hold product before I left. If you decide you want a set, visit Lucy Pop and let them give you a demo. They will be able to tell you how many clips you need for your hair length. Have no fear; they’re quite easy to use and modestly priced, too.

The second technique I chose was an angel braid. Marwa is very talented in all the popular braid styles. If you’re interested in hands-on instruction, go see her. I wanted to learn how to do the angel braid to frame the face and Marwa walked me through it with ease. The most difficult part is learning finger position. A little practice and you’re fabulous. I walked in with my hair in a sad state (flat from ponytail wearing) and walked out with beautiful waves and an angel braid. 

If you’re interested in attending any of their bootcamp series, be sure to keep an eye out on the Lucy Pop Salon website and/or their twitter feed for the next learning experience and be sure to sign up!

Previous bootcamp review: Makeup Bootcamp