What characterizes English loops is their XXL size, their elasticity and their perfect definition. To achieve them, with and without heat, we asked her advice to Emilie Rondeau, expert ghd. The pro gives us easy tips to make English loops with a straightener or a curling iron, but also without using heat.

How to make English curls with a curling iron?

Emilie Rondeau advises to apply a thermo-protective spray and manufacturer on dry hair above all, this allows both to protect the hair from heat, but also to better hold the curls. At ghd, she uses the Curve®, a looper. To make English loops step by step, you must first clear a thin lock and isolate the rest of the hair.

With a looper, open the clip and wrap the wick around the heating part. Close the clamp and wait 5 to 8 seconds before releasing the wick by opening the clamp. Allow the loop to cool in your hand by catching it, then continue on all the hair.

How to make English curls with a straightener?

Beforehand, we always protect the hair from heat with a thermo-protective spray. On a fine wick isolated from the rest of the hair, position the straightener at the root of the wick. Rotate 360 ​​° and slide slowly to the tip. To let the loop cool, Emilie Rondeau advises to replace it to the fingers. Then continue on all the hair.

How to make English loops without iron?

To make English loops without heat, the trick is to use sheets of paper towels. Before going to bed, on slightly damp hair, take a wick (not too thin) and isolate the rest of the hair. Fold a paper towel sheet into a long styling roller, position the tip of the wick in the center of the roll created and roll up to the root. To fix the roll, make a knot. Continue on the rest of the hair. Wrap a scarf around the hair so that the whole thing stays during the night.

We undo the rolls the next morning to see the result and wear beautiful English buckles.

Finally, regardless of the method, we fix his hairstyle with a little hairspray or fixing spray that is sprayed generously to about twenty centimeters of the hair. What to keep our curls all day.