Hair Issues?

Tomorrows my first day as a sophmore and i want my hair lookin nice and wavey like those beach waves problem is im african american and so i have that african beauty hair which is thick and short and whenever i wet it it becomes poofy like an afro so is there any way i can have those waves without wetting and diffusing my hair or can i use some styling gel would that work help plz

Hair Issues?

well, when my hair was short and relaxed, my stylist put soft waves in my hair. Do you know how to fingerwave?

You fingerwave the hair with a soft mouse, not a gel. (something like motions, elatsa qp or paul mitchell foaming pomade)...any mousse that will not make your hair hard. When it is dry, put some oil or some kind of heat protectant spray in it. Starting at the bottom, use a rattail comb to lift the waves, and curl you hair in the direction of the wave. After doing your whole head, fingercomb your new waves. Small fingerwaves and a small curling iron make smaller waves. Big fingerwaves and a big curling iron make bigger waves.

If you don't know how to fingerwave, you can pincurl your hair. Wash, wrap and dry hair as usual, Comb out you wrap, then pincurl it.

There is also a tool sold at beauty supply stores that makes waves. It looks kinda like a crimping iron.

hope this helps...good luck...