I’ve always been jealous of my sisters’s hair: both of them not only have lots of hair, but they also have insanely thick hair. I, on the other hand, inherited fine, naturally straight hair, the kind of tresses you need to double up on elastics for not because they’re heavy but because the second I start jogging my fine hair starts slipping out all over the place. Anyway, while both my sisters can easily go about six months without a cut, mine needs a lot more maintenance. It was looking particularly limp lately when I heard that master stylist (and B.C. native) Mark McLeod had left his post in New York City for the beautiful KORE Salon in downtown Vancouver. Destiny? I think not.
Mark took my blasé strands and added some much-needed structure and layering that’s now given my hair lots of great movement. Since I told him I was extremely low-maintenance when it comes to hair styling and go for natural looks over super styled looks any day of the week, Mark also gave me a quick and easy tutorial on how to achieve a beachy look through “finger-curling”:
1. Add a small amount of mousse to roots and spray some surf spray through hair.
2. Tug up on roots while drying with a blowdryer, adding volume around head as you go.
3. Once roots are mostly dry (shaft and ends should be damp still), start
twirling small sections of hair into curls away from your face with your fingers.
Tip: don’t pull these little makeshift ringlets too much – release
them as you’re creating them to make for really loose waves/curls.
4. Direct heat downwards as you twirl curls out to side, and then
once nearly dry, cup curl in hand and lift, directing heat in cupped hand.
5. Do smaller curls at front and move to bigger sections as you move
around to the back of your head.
6. Once it’s all nearly dry, spray hair with dry shampoo and then go in
with blowdryer on low heat again and rough up curls slightly.
7. Finally, back comb a few curls using your fingers and reform them.
To “back comb”: grab a curl at its end and with the index/middle finger and
thumb of the other hand, press down and push hair towards head.
8. If you’re looking at a longer day, finish with hair spray
to maintain the shape and you’re done!
If you’re in the Vancouver area, here’s some good news: up to October 31st, you and a friend can get 2 cuts for the price of 1 (1 cut = $108). Just mention that you heard of Mark through this post and plan for a friend date in the near future!
Hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend so far!
He did a good job! I like the effortless tousled look.
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Gorgeous cut! LOVE IT!
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Your hair looks amazing! I have thin hair too so I know the struggles when you grow your hair out long. But the structure is perfect!
xo
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Aw pally, so glad to see your hair looking even more gorgeous than ever! And so glad to hear great things about Mark McLeod, I was so sorry to miss out on letting him do a little work on my strands. I'm always envious of your gorgeous locks – thickness has its downsides, too, I promise – but they are looking especially stunning now 🙂
xox,
Cee
Verry nice pictures,your hair is verry pretty!
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Very gorgeous. I love the sexy tousled look! Honestly, be happy you don't have massively thick hair. Not only is it a pain to dry, but if you don't cut it often, it sometimes ends up looking like a wig.. yuck. Oh, and the headaches!
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Layers can work wonders! You look like a beach babe now 🙂
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Looks GORGEOUS!
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thank you for the tips, actually I dont think I would need to use them, because my hair is already extremely thick,and wavy… i would rather have straight thin hair in fact.
xx
As a fellow straight/limp haired girl, I totally feel you. Your new hair looks great, Alex! Like Cee, I wish I had been able to have him cut and style my hair too… I've had the same hairstyle for years and years, haha.
xo, alison*elle
Alexandra, I never thought about your hair as you described.They are beautiful.But I know what you mean.Sometimes no matter what other say there is that feeling which doesn't make feel comfortable about it. I'm glad you have found your peace with your hair. They looks beautiful as well.
♥
xoxo Ra
Gorgeous cut, Alex! And I've said it before but I never would've thought that you had fine hair in all the photos I've seen of you, it always looks thick and voluminous to me!
Marisa
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Wow your hair looks SOOO good!!!! I really need to do something with mine!
xo Rachel
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Looks fabulous, chica!
Go you for being brave enough 🙂
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Love your new hair! It looks so full of life and pretty. 🙂
You look absolutely stunning with the new hair 🙂 Not that you didn't look amazing before ^^ I love the layers and the weavy-ness 🙂 Like you, I also have thin, easily dry and damaged hair. I need a cut every 4-6 weeks because I have so many split ends 🙁 x
wow!great change!
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Alex, you've just read my mind girly!!!! i'm on the hunt for a new hair stylist cos mine *sad tear* moved to T-dot. since i used to be a stylist myself i'm super choosy about who i let loose on on my hair but Mark seems to be a master. i LOVE the way yours turned out, beautiful beachy waves….perfection! i bet it feels amazing too, whenever you get a fresh cut that actually works they way you'd like it to, can't you practically hear a sonata when your styling it yourself?! 🙂 awesomeness. xo ♥
I would have never guessed that you had fine hair! It looks so gorg all of the time, but I am loving the layers!!
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Hello gorgeous! Hope you're doing well – love the new hair! xo
..your hair is beautiful , seriously , you don't need to worry , you look stunning ..
Alex, your hair looks fabulous! And you are gorgeous as ever. Hope you're having a great day, hun!
xx Love & Aloha
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Your hair is looking gooorgeous! I love the layered, easy, beachy look. Perfect for you!
I never thought there was anything wrong with your hair before as it always looked good, but this new cut.. wow, it looks amazing!! He did a great job. Sigh, I wish I could do the beach wave thing but unfortunately without chemical intervention, it's just not meant to be for me haha
Your hair looks fantastic I might just have to check him out! Thanks for the tips.
Caroline
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Your hair looks simply beautiful!!
You look amazing with this little change – I love it!
The layers look amazing! Definitely lifts your hair and gives it so much body. You look great!
I always love your hair! The layers look so good!
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Your stylist did right by you. Well done.
what a great cut! wicked stylist – hold on to that one, he's a keeper!! haha
Vieve
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Your hair looks amazing!
Kate
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