{"id":593916,"date":"2022-09-30T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/?p=593916"},"modified":"2022-08-07T11:21:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T08:21:55","slug":"shell-hairstyle-for-long-medium-short-hair-with-step-by-step-photos-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allforwomen.com.de\/en\/shell-hairstyle-for-long-medium-short-hair-with-step-by-step-photos-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell hairstyle for long, medium, short hair (with step by step photos, videos)"},"content":{"rendered":"

An elegant shell of hair can decorate any woman, make her look elegant and neat.<\/p>\n

But not everyone knows how to do a French shell hairstyle without outside help, and the first attempts are often unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

Indeed, it is not easy to build such a styling from any hair, you need to take into account the length of the hair and other features.<\/p>\n

Secrets of the perfect shell<\/h2>\n

Professional hairdressers, laying the client's hair in a shell, use a lot of special tools, a lot of clips and high-quality styling products.<\/p>\n

Of course, the result is perfect, but how to achieve something similar at home? How to make such a hairstyle yourself? Below are the secrets to perfect styling:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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First of all, evaluate the length of the hair – the easiest way to deal with short strands and medium-length hair, but long thick hair is much more difficult to style – hairpins will not hold the strands.<\/p>\n

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Here it is best to use a twister or a heag hairpin, with which you can twist a neat roller.<\/p>\n

If you have short, but heavy, smooth hair, actively use dense styling products.<\/p>\n

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Mousses, foams, as well as clay for hair are perfect, you can experiment with gel if you want to get a strict version of the shell.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sparse thin hair of medium length fit into a scanty small shell, how to fix it? Before starting the styling, curl the hair in curlers and comb it with a massage brush:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The hair will gain volume, and it will be much easier to work with it.<\/p>\n

The scheme of how to make a shell for medium hair<\/h2>\n

Look at the photo and video on how to make a shell hairstyle for medium hair with your own hands, you will need a styling tool and a few hairpins:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Start on clean hair by covering it with styling foam or mousse and combing through thoroughly:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Divide the hair on the crown parting, shifting it to the left relative to the center of the forehead<\/li>\n
  2. Using your hands, gather your hair into a ponytail at the back of your head (if the hair is short, you can lift the ponytail a little higher)<\/li>\n
  3. Twist the tail into a tourniquet clockwise<\/li>\n
  4. Continue twisting the tight tourniquet so that it changes its direction, and lay it from the bottom up, pressing it against the head<\/li>\n
  5. Also twist the ends of the hair and lower it down, hiding it in a formed shell.<\/li>\n
  6. Straighten the hair to the right of the vertically laid bundle, lifting it up so that the styling looks more harmonious<\/li>\n
  7. Fix the resulting composition with hairpins on the left side, below and above<\/li>\n
  8. Coat the shell with hairspray<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In the same way, you can make a classic shell hairstyle with bangs, just separate the bangs from the total mass of hair before styling, and then style it as usual:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    DIY shell for short hair<\/h2>\n

    Do not think that the owners of a bob haircut cannot afford an elegant shell.<\/p>\n

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    See how to make a shell hairstyle for short hair with your own hands step by step, and you only need hairpins, invisibles and styling products:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Gather your hair with your hands in a ponytail between the crown and the back of your head.<\/li>\n
    2. Take the tail to the left and tie with an elastic band<\/li>\n
    3. The strands on the right side will break out of the tail – they need to be stabbed with stealth towards the tail. Arrange the strands horizontally, and the invisible ones vertically one by one from the back of the head to the crown<\/li>\n
    4. Remove the elastic and wind the hair around your finger, forming a vertical roll<\/li>\n
    5. Place the roller in the center, covering them with invisibility<\/li>\n
    6. The roller itself is also fixed with invisible top and bottom<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Of course, in order for the strands to hold their shape better, it is worth applying styling foam before starting to form the shell.<\/p>\n

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      The roller itself can be sprinkled with varnish even at the stage of sticking with your fingers, and only then stab the final invisibility.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

      If the strands on the right do not comb well, apply a light gel on them.<\/p>\n

      Twister shell hairstyle<\/h2>\n

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      Building a shell on long and voluminous hair is difficult, but if the hair is not too thick, do not give up on the experiment.<\/p>\n

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      To understand how to make a shell hairstyle for long hair, you must understand the principle of the twister and heags.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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      Although you can understand already in the process of forming the styling. Let's start with the twister option – you will need a short plastic fixture with an oblong slot in the middle:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. Put all your hair in the hole in the twister<\/li>\n
      2. Spread the hair evenly along the hole so that the twister is positioned vertically from the crown to the back of the head.<\/li>\n
      3. Pull the twister to the ends of the hair, still holding it vertically.<\/li>\n
      4. Roll your hair around the twister all the way to the roots.<\/li>\n
      5. Fix the roller on the head with hairpins, if necessary, you can grab the strands with invisible or thin clips from above and below<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        In the traditional use of a twister to create a bundle, the ends of the accessory are connected to each other, turning the twister into a ring.<\/strong><\/p>\n