Kylie Jenner’s Everyday Beach Waves Are the Perfect Summer Hairstyle—Here's How to Do Them Yourself

Even if you can’t make it to the beach, you can still achieve tousled, bouncy waves at home thanks to Kylie Jenner. The beauty mogul’s much-wanted hair tutorial has finally been revealed in a TikTok posted to her account.
Jenner has had many eras with her hair, from neon-colored wigs to teal blue ends and short bobs. Her beachy waves have been a recent go-to, embracing a more natural look that feels like something we too can achieve on our own at home.

Even though beach waves aren’t revolutionary (the style has been popular since the boho aesthetic gained popularity in the ‘70s), Jenner's waves are set apart from the flat, mermaid-like look we’re used to seeing. Jenner has volume—and lots of it. The bigger and bouncier, the better.

In the video, her hairstylist Cherilyn Farris demonstrated a step-by-step tutorial on how she achieves the look. Specifically, how she creates and maintains fullness throughout the style.

How to Get Kylie Jenner’s Beach Waves
Start by misting on a heat protectant that’s both humidity-resistant and lightweight—this helps lock in your style without weighing strands down. Farris recommends Fekkai Flexi-Hold Hairspray, Paul Mitchell’s Hot Off the Press Spray, and Ecru’s Sunlight Styling Spray to create a hold that lasts all day.
Once the hair is prepped, use a round brush to blow it out, lifting in upward strokes to build volume at the roots. In the video, Farris clips in extensions to give Jenner’s hair a fuller, more voluminous look.
Then comes the curling. Using a 1.50-inch curling iron, curl the bottom layer of hair toward the face for a more classic look. Once the bottom curls are done, Jenner's stylist swapped to a 1.25-inch barrel to create a looser curl. To keep the waves looking modern and undone, Guillaume Boucher, senior stylist at Jenna Perry Hair, suggests keeping about one inch of the bottom out of the barrel to create that effortless look with straight ends.
As you get closer to the front, hold the wand vertically and curl away from the face to keep the curls relaxed and not too tight. One of the biggest secrets to achieve Jenner's waves is using a flat iron on the front layers and bangs. “Where I see people struggle with getting volume around the part line is usually because they’re using a curling iron,” Farris says. Hot tip: Using a flat iron instead gives more control so you can glide it through the bangs section, moving it up and down until you reach the ends. This way the straightener still adds texture to the front pieces but maintains volume, giving the best of both worlds.
To finish, use the curling iron for final touch-ups, adding in more defined curls and waves in different directions and lengths around the head to give that perfectly undone look. To maintain hold without having that crunchy ‘helmet head’ feeling, ditch the hairspray. Instead, use a texturizing spray—it gives “volume and movement without too much hold,” Boucher says.
Important Things to Remember
The most important tip when doing beach waves? Mix the types of curls up to avoid uniformity. Do this by using different hair section sizes, curl in different directions, and skip using the clamp on the iron for some of the curls to get that "flippy classic blowout look."

"In my opinion the best types of beach waves are ones that are imperfect and natural looking," Cherilyn Farris says. "I suggest waving sections in different directions using a curling iron or waving with a flat iron so there’s some variation in the wave movement."

If you are still struggling to master Jenner’s beachy wave look, Farris recommends using a three-barrel waver instead. Not only is it a more simplified alternative to Jenner’s multi-step routine, but it also requires just one tool. To keep the waves looking tousled and perfectly imperfect, Farris suggests switching up your technique by using the waver at different angles on sections next to each other. "The Mane wavers are my favorite since they come in two sizes, so choose the one that works best for your hair length,” Farris says.