How To Style Medium Length Textured Hair (And What To Ask Your Barber)

One of the things I get asked the most and I'm flattered you like it is how do you style your hair? So I'm going to show you how. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to make this video but better late than never and I'm going to show you the styling process, what I ask my hairdresser when I go and get it cut and the products I use and all the products will be linked in the description box if you're interested. If you're new here I don't normally make hair content on this channel but if you want to see more then get down there and demolish that like button and let me know but let's get into what I tell my hairdresser when I get it cut first. So my hair right now is about two weeks post-cut so it's not at its sharpest but I normally get it cut every five weeks. I'm lucky enough to have a really talented hairdresser so it makes styling my hair a lot easier but what I ask for when I go in is a medium length textured haircut with a The reason I ask for an off center parting is because my hair naturally parts slightly off center and I prefer the not quite perfect straight down the middle look but if you want to go straight down the middle go straight down the middle it's not going to change up the look that much. If your hairdresser has a feather blade then ask them to use it this adds a lot of texture into your hair but if they don't have one they can still get texture into your hair with scissors so it's not a problem For the sides I ask for the sides to come just over the top of my ear so they're long enough where I can wear them tucked behind my ear or I can wear it a bit loosey-goosey so it comes over my ear but not long enough where it's like kind of bulking out and makes me look like a dog or something When it comes to the back I know mullets are really on trend at the moment but I like it where you can just see a little bit of the back poking out from a front on view but do whatever suits you best It's not going to change up the style of the hair that much if you want to go longer and if you don't want to remember all of that you can always take a picture of my haircut into your hairdresser and they can just use that or find one online. If you want to find a picture of my haircut you can head over to my instagram and while you're there you may as well give me a follow it'd be rude not to but I think that's everything when it comes to the cut but let me show you how I style my hair next. The first thing I do is I wash my hair and the shampoo and conditioner that works really well for me is this curl stuff from John Frieda. I know I don't have curly hair but I've got wavy hair and I want to encourage the waves you know? But this stuff is sulfate free it leaves my hair in a great state so what more could you want? After washing my hair I towel dry it so it's damp not wet just damp and then it's time to style it. So the first thing I do when styling my hair is I go in with salt spray. I use this one called ocean mist by I definitely butchered that pronunciation but what's new? I go in with four pumps of this stuff no more no less and then I comb it through my hair with this wet brush so it coats my hair evenly. This is hands down the best salt spray I've ever used. I used to think salt spray was just salt spray so it didn't matter which brand you used but it turns out it does. The next thing I do is apply a tiny bit of gravity paste from It says this stuff has got a high hold but it definitely doesn't and it doesn't give my hair a medium shine either even though it says it does. This just gives my hair a bit of hold and it makes it less frizzy but it's very subtle. I put a big pea-sized amount onto my finger and then rub that into my hand so they're evenly covered. I then go into my damp hair with my hands and get it in there. The reason I put it into damp hair is because it's easier to get an even distribution of the product through my hair. I then get my wet brush out again and then it's time to comb my hair back again. After my hair's all combed back nicely I part my hair just off center like I mentioned earlier and I try and get the parting as neat and straight as possible. I then pull a wacky face apparently because I can't be tamed. Anyway after pulling silly faces at the camera it's time to get drying. I use this dryer from Shark and I put it on a medium heat to start with. It is pretty pricey but it's a really good dryer. I don't use any attachments or anything like that so no diffusers, no nozzles, I just go in raw. So when I'm drying my hair I like to kind of comb it back a bit and I always start on the right hand side at the front and then work my way back. Back combing gives my hair more volume. My hair's never been the thickest so I like to get as much volume in there as possible. Once that's a bit drier but still not dry I move on to the left hand side and do the exact same thing. I then go back and forth to each side but I make sure the parting is always kept in place. That's very important. And when it's almost dry but still a bit damp I go to the back of the hair and then just kind of run my hand up and down the hair like this to dry it. Once that's done I then come back to the front to get that finished off and then I go in with a cooler setting to cool my head off. As it's summer I'm usually boiling at this point so I need this to cool me down and to cool my hair down and hold it in place a bit. If I want a slightly messier finish I go in with my hands and then just use my fingers to mess up the hair a bit while I dry it and then I just go in with the comb one more time to finish it off. So sometimes I'll just leave it there but if I want more of a hold and a bit of a messier finish I'll sprinkle in a tiny bit of this hair powder from Dapper Dan. I only put a very light dusting on the top of my hair because I don't want too much of this in my hair. It's powerful stuff. You can always add more but if you add too much you won't be able to get your fingers through your hair and you'll have to wash it out. I've used so many different powders over the years and this one from Good Old Dan gives me the best results. It smells really nice too and who doesn't want their hair to smell nice? I know I do. I know this all sounds like quite a lot of work but it takes me about five to ten minutes minus the washing part so it's quite a quick routine. My hair stays like this all throughout the day too so it's a really easy style to maintain. So there you have it. Give my routine a go and see how you get on. If you've got any questions ask me in the comments and I'll get back to you. But thank you so much for watching. If this was helpful please do leave it a like. Don't forget to hit subscribe and I will see you all next week. Unless you're just here for the hair content then I probably won't because it's going to be a fashion video next week. But see you in the next hair one if I do one. Anyway I'm waffling now. See you later.