If you’re sporting wavy locks, it can be a challenge choosing between slicking them down for a tight, structured style or letting them roam free with a textured, natural flow. This Wavy Textured cut with a Low Taper from UCDC barber Ben Boyer helps enhance the natural flow of wavy hair and adds texture for a modern, pieced out style.
Low tapers are an increasingly popular take on the tried and tested ‘short back and sides.’ This cut pairs a soft transition with tight lines along the neckline and temple, while maintaining weight across the mid-section to draw your eye and enhance the heavy texture on top for a deceptively effortless look.
A low taper is a bread-and-butter staple, so your local barber is sure to pull it off. The key to nailing this style is the heavy texture on top, start by taking a little off the top and adding texture with a feather razor, or thinning scissors; remember you can always take more off if you prefer your hair a little shorter. Now the style has been dialled grab a bottle of Control Cream to lock in the finished style. “Control Cream helps enhance longer textured styles by creating a weightless, effortless finish”, said Ben “It helps maximise volume without weighing the hair down for a ‘no product’ natural finish.”
How to Style Wavy Texture
Getting this style right at home is nice and easy with the help of Control Cream. For best results, apply to freshly washed hair for a healthy finish. Take a few pumps of Control Cream and spread evenly between your hands before applying to damp hair to ensure even coverage. Once applied, take a blow dryer and use the heat to gently activate the Control Cream and add volume. Use your fingertips to pinch and piece out sections for a textured finish.
What is Control Cream?
With its barely-there hold, Control Cream is ideal for frizz control, curl control and everything in between. From straight to curly hair, this lightweight styling cream is designed to smooth down frizz or enhance curls in natural styles.
Create an effortless, freshly washed look to curly, wavy or straight hair. Works as a curl enhancer thanks to its light hold properties.
For the best results, we recommend applying Control Cream to hair that has been freshly washed using Shampoo and Conditioner.
Apply a generous amount, depending on how thick and full your hair is. Massage into damp or dry hair. A generous application to ensure an even spread benefits the consistency of the style and hold. There's a two-prong approach to styling wavy hair; where some like to let the waves set naturally throughout the day with Control Cream’s conditioning and nourishing formula. Others like to use a blow dryer. Heat locks in the wave, adding volume helping to create a fuller, thicker look.
