Wavy Hair Care

A wavy hair blog sharing tips and tricks for embracing naturally wavy hair.

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog Post Directory
  • Product Recommendations
  • Hair Coaching
  • Curly Girl Method
  • Wavy Hair Basics
  • Techniques
  • Routines

How to Style Wavy Hair Upside Down Without Messing Up The Back

January 29, 2021 by Emily Evert 19 Comments

“I can’t plop, it messes up the back of my head!”

“How on earth do you guys style your hair upside down and not have a rats nest in the back?”

“I have to style upright or the backside of my head is so messy!”

I see things like this in Wavy/curly Facebook groups and forums all the time. I completely understand why, too. I had a really tough time with the back of my head when I had first started the curly girl method. I mean, look at this picture!

how to style wavy hair upside down without messing up the back

In the past I did a blog post comparing the importance of hair products vs the importance of hair techniques. In that post I explain how techniques are extremely important. Something important to understand about techniques is that the little details can make a big difference.

I am happier with the results that I get while styling upside down rather than right side up, but it requires doing upside down styling in a rather detailed way. (I also have a upside down vs rightside up hair styling blog post if you want to check that out).

In this post, I’m going to go into more detail about how I style upside down, specifically sharing the little tips and tricks that I use to avoid getting a big mess in the back of my hair.

Leaning Over Vs Being Upside Down

Continue Reading

Wavy hair care blog owner

About Me

My name is Emily, I have been blogging since 2009. I found the curly girl method in 2018, which helped me to discover my naturally wavy hair. Since then, I’ve continued to wear my hair wavy, reading and watching tons about wavy hair. This blog is where I share what I’ve learned, in hopes of helping others. More about me and my backstory can be found on my about page.

Subscribe

* indicates required



How often would you like to be emailed?


Follow me

Created with Fabric.js 1.7.22

Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 · Beautiful Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in