Stéphane Bodin* does the hair of the biggest stars (Shailene Woodley, Léa Seydoux, Bérénice Bejo, Alice Taglioni…), in Cannes, during previews. He is also Hair Stylist for Fashion Week. Needless to say, when it comes to creping, he knows a whole lot about it.
Repeated regularly this can damage the scales of the hair. But the time of an evening why deprive yourself of it? Provided, of course, that you carefully follow the creping advice.
It all depends on the desired effect. For light backcombing, a brush is used; for a tight and targeted backcombing, on the other hand, a comb with very fine teeth is preferred.
Detangling will depend on the quality of the creping, which is why it is important to follow certain recommendations:
we proceed in sections starting from the top of the head towards the nape of the neck;
crepe each section from the tip to the root starting from the scalp (be careful not to go "back and forth" which could create knots);
we finish by spraying a veil of light hairspray to maintain the creping.
Just lightly brush the surface of the covering strands to hide the backcombing.
No, you have to comb with a pneumatic flat brush starting with the tips. Little by little, we detangle her hair to the roots. This avoids breaking the fiber. You can complete with a detangling treatment if necessary.
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Aveda wooden flat brush, €29.50 at Sephora / Christophe Robin natural rose volume detangling treatment, €32
Crimping your hair gives volume, it was a technique widely used in the 60s and 70s. Retro-inspired hairstyles therefore sometimes require backcombing. This is the case with this bouffant ponytail, very Brigitte Bardot!
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* Find Stéphane Bodin's work on his Facebook page and on his website stephane-bodin.com
