So while interviewing Ammon Carver Vavoom Artistic Director in NYC, for “Squash Your Beauty Resolutions” in the January issue of SELF, he told me how to get body in my straight hair to last. The problem is not our hair its our approach: the classic wavy-hair trap is to blow it out straight and add the curl after. A process that gives you control, but over time zaps moisture and shine, making your mane even harder to manage. Calm and contain your natural curls with this new technique from Carver: Wash your hair before bed to spare yourself the late-for-work rush. Towel it dry, then apply a texturizing cream (naturally he recommends Vavoom’s Loosely Defined Texture Crème, $16). Let it air-dry. In the morning, wrap your hair around the curling iron with the clamp open, holding it at the ends for a few seconds instead of clamping down and curling your hair up. The result: Your natural wave will look polished and stay in the middle and interior of your hair instead of having a dated, rolled-up look. Plus, the texturizing cream protects your hair from the heat of the curler. I’ve been trying it for a week and my anchor woman hairdon’t is now a Gisele hair do!

I tend to over report, so I’m going to be posting some the tips that I couldn’t use in my story over the next week or becauseI can’t let solid beauty service go to waste.