Beachy waves

When I wear my hair wavy, I am often asked how I do it.  It's really quite simple and fast. 
First, when my hair is damp, I run a small amount of Bumble and Bumble's grooming creme through it.  I mentioned it in a previous post.  This gives my hair some body and helps prep it for styling.

Then I take my curling iron (no idea what size it is, had it forever. 1.5 inch, maybe??) and add slight curl/wave to the middle of the hair strands.  (If you curl the ends you lose the wavy, beachy look.)  Fortunately my hair holds curl and styles really well, so I literally only have to hold the iron for about a second before releasing.  Plus, the goal is waves, not tight curls.  And it takes me all of 5 minutes to acheive this look.  You don't even have to curl the whole head of hair.  Just put waves in the layers that are showing.  I think it's more natural looking that way, too.  You can also achieve this using a flat iron.  I just prefer my curling iron.  Oh, and it is helpful if your hair is layered.  If your hair is one length, you may want to vary the levels/height of the waves to achieve an all-over wavy look. :)