Up until this point, I had been wearing my hair in a middle part for two days and so the natural oils from my scalp weighed down each side swimmingly, but I knew I needed to "retrain" my part with proper damp hair. I took this photo immediately after a shower and blow-dry, and as you can see, the hair at my roots on the left side of my head looked like it was harboring a groundhog or something just below the surface, waiting to pop up from its burrow.
I hit both the left and right side with an equal amount of heat from my hair dryer, smoothed it down with a bristle brush, and decided to sleep on it to help press the style.
Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography / Kelsey Castañon