Alejandra Capitello is a woman who left her mark. We tested it at 21 Jorge Juan Street in Madrid where Madroom Boulevard is located, the luxury hair salon where influencer Mexican living in Madrid She has been doing her hair for a long time. What else! We are talking about spectacular curls that she knows very well how to style. One of your greatest teachers? Her mother, artist Bibi Gaitan: “It made her so angry to see me iron and kill my curls every time I went out at night, so she taught me to take advantage of them,” admits the designer who will soon launch her line for women. Sewing brand.
The good news is that she transcends all her knowledge, which is a lot, with her characteristic grace to tell us what she does on a daily basis to define her curls and transform them for evening events. The key is available scrunchingA very special technique that is already part of the vocabulary that every girl should know Curly.
© alecapetillogaWatch for the day: A scrunching session
He specializes in sectioning his hair and tightening it with upward movements towards the scalp. Although there is not much mystery to the technique, there are some techniques that improve the finish. The first is that You should start with damp hair“Actually all you need to hear is water”, reveals to us about the characteristic sound of this magical gesture: “If you don’t hear it, start from scratch sister, start from scratch.”
The second is the styling cream, which spreads from the middle to the ends in a good motion to detangle at the same time. And the third is the well-groomed hair after the appearance of spectacular curls: “Hair is like clothes and makeup, it’s all about styling.”. We already have the base, the base is very important,” she assures us, “but now we’re going to style it, we’re not going to leave our hair like that. So this is when it comes to the curling iron part. A basic tool with which you reach the strands closest to the face, now, finish the look during the day.
Evening look: The secret is in the carding
Although it’s a technique we associate with the ’80s, Alejandra Carding updates it on her mother’s advice. Only the internal layer. He does this by turning his head upside down and passing the brush in the opposite direction of hair growth, but not holding the strands too tight. Finally, she goes here and there with a curling iron, always with a narrow barrel, and sprays hairspray: “We want it to look natural but in reality it’s not natural. The hairstyle is supposed to be intact, that is, not moving, not moving a single hair.”
After finishing and revealing to us all her tricks as generously as I wished, she tells us with a big smile: “Please, next time you go out with curly hair, bring your curls.”
Video styling: first look, Sessùn vest, Sézane pants and PDPAOLA jewelry; Second look, Desigual X Maitrepierre dress, Martinelli sandals and PDPAOLA earrings. (Stylist: Pilar Lara).
