8 Step Process for a Great Blowdry

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STEP 1: PREPARATION

Tools:    1) Round Brush; 2) Hairdryer
Products:

1) Shampoo and conditioner (alcohol and sulfate free)
2) Deep conditioning hair mask
3) Thickening spray
4) Conditioning spray
5) Texturizing spray
6) Finishing / smoothing cream

STEP 2: WASH YOUR HAIR THOROUGHLY

  • Preparation is essential to blowout your hair like a professional hairstylist. Wash your hair with an alcohol and sulfate free shampoo and conditioner
  • Apply a deep conditioning hair mask to your hair for at least 10 minutes to re-nourish the hair and make it soft, silky, and manageable to style

STEP 3: PREP YOUR HAIR FOR 30 MINUTES — APPLY, APPLY, SPRAY

  • Apply a thickening or volumizing spray to the roots of your hair and work into scalp allowing your hair to lift at the roots.
  • Apply a leave in conditioner to the ends of your hair for that extra boost of moisture.
  • Spray your hair with a texturizing spray before beginning to blow dry. Your hair will hold volume and texture with no sticky feeling.

STEP 4:  BLOWY DRY UPSIDE DOWN

  • Hairstylist blow dry hair until it is almost dry before beginning to style
  • Prep your hair for styling by blow drying your hair upside down until it is about 70% dry

STEP 5:  USE THE PULL & ROLL TECHNIQUE

  • Blow out the hair with a round brush.
  • Use the pull & roll technique in small sections throughout your whole head.
  • Start with your hairbrush at the root of your hair, and tightly work it into the hair
  • As you blow dry, slowly pull your hair brush toward the end of your hair, following along with the hair dryer.
  • Once you reach the end of your hair, roll the hair brush toward the root and pull toward the end of your hair again.
  • When blow drying, be sure to point the nozzle of the hair dryer downwardtoward the ends of your hair to dry hair smoothly and frizz-free.

STEP 6: DRY THE ROOTS WITH COLD AIR

  • Let the hair cool by turning the hair dyer heat to cold and blasts the roots with cold air for a second or two before moving on to the next section of hair.

STEP 7: THE SIDES OF YOUR FACE

  • Sometimes the hairs around your face are either a bit frizzy or not completely straight.
  • Take your round brush and wrap it tightly around the hair away from your face.
  • Pull hair tight – the tighter the hair is pulled, the straighter it will dry– as you blow dry these sections pointing away from your face.

STEP 8: FACE FRAMING PIECES

  • To get the hair to lift naturally blow dry this section upside down.
  • Brush the hair forward, tuck your round brush underneath
  • Blow dry the section from the top, pointing downward.

STEP 9: APPLY FOR A JOB AT BLOW DRY EXPRESS

There is a lot of work and technique to create a great blowout – it’s all in the tools you use and the technique for blow drying.
With a lot of practice, you and you’ll be showing off your big, bouncy hair every day! If you become really good you can come work for Blow Dry Express!!

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