How to Get Beach Waves: A Step-by-Step to the Summer Look

Summer is a better time than any to embrace effortlessly glamorous beach waves. Whether you're heading to the coast or simply want to capture that sun-kissed, tousled look, our step-by-step guide will help you achieve soft, voluminous waves with a luxurious finish. Read on as Laura Elliott, Head of Education at Neäl & Wølf shares how to get beach waves.

What you’ll need to do beach waves

To create the perfect beach waves, we recommend using these Neäl & Wølf essentials:

• AMPLIFY Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner – for weightless volume and bounce

• ENHANCE Volumising Mousse – to build body and hold

• GUARD Heat Protection Spray – to shield your hair from heat damage

• UPLIFT Volumising Mist or ELEVATE Volumising Lotion – for added lift and texture

• FORM Sculpting Lotion – to define and hold your waves

• CONTROL Flexible Styling Hairspray – for soft, long-lasting waves

• VELVET Nourishing Hair Oil – to add a silky, frizz-free finish

Our step-by-step guide to get beach waves

Step 1: Cleanse & Prep
Begin by washing your hair with our AMPLIFY Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner to enhance volume and create a weightless, airy foundation.

Step 2: Add Volume & Protection

Apply a generous amount of ENHANCE Volumising Mousse from roots to mid-lengths. Follow with GUARD Heat Protection Spray to safeguard your hair from styling damage.

Step 3: Blow-Dry for Volume

Blow-dry using a round brush, lifting the roots to maximize body and movement.

Step 4: Boost Texture

Spritz UPLIFT Volumising Mist or ELEVATE Volumising Lotion to add texture and ensure long-lasting waves.

Step 5: Curl in Sections

Working from the nape upwards, take horizontal sections and curl your hair with a curling wand or iron. For a natural look, alternate the direction of your curls.

Step 6: Set and Cool

Secure each curl with clips and allow them to cool completely to set the shape.

Step 7: Loosen the Waves

Once cooled, remove the clips and gently run your fingers through the curls for an effortless, tousled effect.

Step 8: Finish with Style

Lock in your waves with a light mist of CONTROL Flexible Styling Hairspray for hold that moves with you. Finally, smooth a few drops of VELVET Nourishing Hair Oil through the ends for added shine and a frizz-free finish.

Get ready to pull off your waves

Still feeling unsure? Watch our ‘How To’ video below for a visual guide. Get ready to turn heads this summer with beautifully effortless waves and check out our curly hair selection: Curly Hair Products

Between the sun, sea and sand, your hair gets a raw deal on holiday. Rather than spending time fighting the summer elements, we want you to put all of your holiday energy into relaxing and having fun, whilst still maintaining effortlessly fabulous hair! 

When it comes to jetting off, there’s nothing more that screams ‘I’m on holiday’ than naturally beautiful waves, but when you have the sun, humidity and seaside splashes to contend with, how can you keep your beach waves looking fresh? We want you to kick back and relax on holiday knowing that your hair is in good hands with these three essential products that will guide you to gorgeous beach waves.

Our AMPLIFY volumising shampoo has been specially developed to effortlessly enhance and cleanse your roots. Its unique mixture of panthenol, silk, milk and various wheat proteins. It significantly advances volume without the stress of too much build-up. Combined with our AMPLIFY volumising conditioner, hair will be detangled and nourished with its unique softly conditioning blend of shea butter and silk protein.

Alongside the gentle softening of your roots, we provide our volumising mist, UPLIFT mist. Designed to enhance the volume of your hair, even for the finest of types, you have no excuse not to look fabulous! Our blend of panthenol and silk protein creates an angelic result which lasts for long periods of time, even in high holiday humidity!

To complete this simple process of achieving beach waves, our volumising mousse ENHANCE offers a long-lasting, tight hold with radiant shine, whilst providing your hair with the necessary UV protection! This high performing mousse (even in humidity) is the perfect end result to top off your beach waves look that will have pool goers in awe! We would recommend lightly scrunching your hair after application for optimum results.

Now you can enjoy the sunshine knowing your hair preened to perfection. To find out more about the truly stunning results our products are producing and how you can achieve them too, head over to our Instagram page.