Hair Care
How to Blow-Dry Your Hair Like a ProFollow these expert tips for the best at-home blow-out, ever |
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If you have curly or wavy hair that you're blowing straight, use a straightening serum or cream like Bumble and Bumble Straight Blow Dry Balm, $29. Shoulder-length hair needs a quarter-sized dollop applied evenly through strands -- adjust amount accordingly by length. As with any styling product, if you have thin or fine hair, never apply to the roots. Instead, focus product from mid-shaft through ends or hair will fall flat.
If softness and shine is what your hair needs, use a dime-sized dollop of Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream, $36.80.
If volume is what you hair lacks, apply a palm full of root-lift mousse like R+Co Aircraft Pomade Mousse, $29, which contains papaya extract to add volume as well as shine.
After applying product, rough-dry hair at the roots with the blow dryer. Using your fingers only, pull hair away from your scalp and position the dryer so it's shooting air from the crown of your head downward. Continue until hair is no more than 80 percent dry.
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Great tips!!
by cyndi_albritton_hall Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 08:05PM Report as inappropriate
Great suggestions! I switched to an ionic hair dryer and quit over-drying my hair. It's made a huge difference in my hair health.
by GigiSD Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 09:58PM Report as inappropriate
Very helpful!
by EricaC123 Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 05:04PM Report as inappropriate
Great How-To! Cant wait to try.
by kimihavens Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 01:56PM Report as inappropriate
I try to do this, exactly as described, but I never realized how important the "cool shot" is to a successful blow dry.
by Sandramac25 Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 07:23AM Report as inappropriate
Love this tutorial! I was a \"dryer-shaker\", and now know why I couldn\'t shake (no pun intended!) frizz...I will be changing my technique beginning with my next shampoo! Thanks for the info!
by angie_riddell Monday, June 18, 2012 at 07:00AM Report as inappropriate
this is really helpful, i never quite figured out how to blow dry my hair
by liliofthevalley Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 06:02PM Report as inappropriate
i do my hair the exact same way described, but it never comes out like does when i walk out of the salon.
by kimberly1213 Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 10:42AM Report as inappropriate
Amazing tips, going to try this the next time I blow dry my hair!
by MissXu Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 10:28AM Report as inappropriate
I expected to see how a woman does her own hair. I blow dry my hair exactly the way it is described and never get good results. Also it is very much time consuming and very hard to do.
by ankova Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 07:55AM Report as inappropriate