Freshly washed and dried hair is the main ingredient for lasting 80s-style curls. If your hair is very damaged, tangled or textured, you may want to detangle your hair in the shower using conditioner and your fingers or a wide-tooth comb. [1] X Research source

Try using a wide-tooth comb. Detangling from the bottom up and holding the hair above the tangle helps prevent breakage.

If you plan to wear foam rollers or twists in your hair overnight, use the diffuser to completely dry your roots only. Or skip the blowdrying and tease your hair the next day when it’s dried naturally. Always use a heat protectant product before applying heat to your hair.

Clip up the top sections while you’re working on the bottom layer. By clipping the extra hair out of the way, you can more easily focus on each layer. The smaller the sections you tease, the more volume you’ll achieve. Teasing damp locks can be damaging to your hair. Make sure to shield your eyes when you’re using hairspray near your face.

The thinner the wand or roller, the tighter and springier the curls will be. The exception is foam rollers. Foam rollers can give you a variety of curl sizes, depending on how tight you wind your hair around them. If you’re using a curling wand, opt for a tapered barrel, if possible. This will give you the 80s look of more volume in the body of your hair, with the curls tighter at the ends. If you choose a curling wand, be very careful not to burn yourself. Velcro rollers will give you more volume than curl.

If you’re using a curling wand, hold the end of each section while your hair is wrapped around the barrel. Keep your hair around the barrel for 10-15 seconds, counting out each second. This should produce tight, springy curls. Secure twists with pins or fabric elastic ties into four to eight mini buns on each side of your head. Be careful not to touch your hand or face with a hot curling tool.

If you don’t have bangs, you can create the appearance of bangs for your 80s style hair! Take the front section of your hair where your bangs would be and pin it to the crown of your head so that your ends hang down like bangs.

You can use a comb near the front of your scalp to smooth down flyaways.