Victory Rolls

My previous hair tutorial on hair quickies seemed popular and I wanted to show you all how I do my victory rolls with straight hair. No curling, just a sh*t load of back combing and hairspray!

This is my super duper boring straight natural hair. It is also recently washed which is always more difficult to style so I've chosen the worst possible hair to have when wanting to create victory rolls. But it is possible and easy once you get the hang of it, trust me!

First you need to section your hair. I would suggest using a side parting as it is more flattering to the face, in my opinion. Divide the hair by putting your thumb at the tip of your ear and following the line back like in the photos.

Once you have got your two sections then put the rest of your hair up to keep it out the way!

If you're a regular here you'll know these are my hair saviors. I use the brush for backcombing and smoothing and the spray as a hairspray. But, to be honest for this style you could use any hairspray!

Start with the bigger section of hair and backcomb, backcomb and backcomb! Do most of this near the roots but also a little towards the end of the hair to make it easier to shape. Smooth it out and spray with hairspray.

Make a loop like in the second photo, it doesn't have to be super neat because you can tidy it up with pins. Roll it down until it meets the head and use a hair grip to pin it in the middle.

As my hair is quite layered I always get wispy bits of hair here and there. The best way to get rid of these is using the hairbrush shown above to smooth it against the rest of the hair and spraying with hairspray. Then run your hand over it and grip where possible. 

Once the roll is looking a bit tidier then grip into place. Remember to use hair grips that match you hair colour!

Then start on the other side. Do the exact same as you did on the first bit. This may need a little more backcombing due to it being thinner. Don't worry if it looks like a birds nest because you can easily smooth it out!

You don't want the roll to far forward so place it just a little bit behind the other and grip! If you find yourself using endless amount of hair grips, don't worry, it's for the best!

Pinch the two rolls together and put a grip directly facing them through the middle where my finger is pointing.

Now just the finishing touches. Some hairs may need a little tidying and the back so don't be scared of a little more gripping!

I then also just push my rolls down with my hands to get the slanted shape I like them to be.

And, the finished product!

I do love vintage curls but I am so lazy and don't have much time so I usually keep to straight hair.

Hope you followed this okay!

Betsy Jo

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