Easter plans coming up? It’s the perfect excuse to give your hair that fresh, bouncy blow-dry. With a few simple steps, you can create soft volume and salon-style bounce at home—perfect for brunch, family gatherings, or those Easter photos, or just for your scheduled errands!
How to do a bouncy blow-dry at home:
1. Care for your hair
Hair that is in good condition will shine through any style. Choose shampoo and conditioner that suit your hair type, and make sure that you rinse out your conditioner really well. This will ensure that you don’t have any product buildup weighing down the hair.
2. Protect your strands from heat damage
A heat protection spray is really important to protect the lengths of you hair from the heat of the blow dryer. Spray formulas are best applied to damp hair and brushed through with a wet brush or wide bristled comb to ensure that every strand is coated. Pay special attention to the areas where you apply more heat or experience breakage like the strands around the face and the mid lengths at the back of your head.
3. Lift those roots
A root-lift formula can really help give you the bounce that you’re looking for. Work the product right into the roots with a gentle massage before you start drying. This volumising formula will do a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to getting and maintaining lift.
To really get that volume, you want to be drying the hair in the direction that you want for it to stay. Start by detangling the hair with a wide tooth comb so that it looks smooth. Then get right into those roots. Use your fingers to lift the hair at the roots away from the scalp. Then use a blow dryer blowing the hairs directly up. This direct heat will activate the volumising effects of your root formula giving you a great lift that should stay all day. Continue to rough dry with your fingers until your hair is completely dry. Before moving on, run your hands through the mid to end lengths of your hair to make sure that they are completely dry.
4. Invest in a game changing heat tool
Most people find it a real challenge to do a full round brush blow dry on themselves. That’s why this cheats way is so fantastic! Instead of fussing about wishing that you had a second set of arms, grab yourself a hot brush. These tools look like a conventional hair brush but has heated bristles that are perfect for smoothing and styling.
Starting with the bottom section, place the brush under the hair right at the roots and pushing out and down, smooth the brush along the whole length of the hair. For a bit of extra flair, curl the brush inwards at the end to get an elegant flick. The more you curve, the more curl you will get in the hair.
It’s really important to allow the heat to get through each strand of the hair so don’t cut corners with your sectioning. You can’t go wrong with a section at the ears, another above the brows and a small top section. Another note on sectioning, as you move through each section with the brush, be careful not to squash the under layers down. While the hair is warm, it is still cooling down and setting its shape so you don’t want to accidentally loose all of that bounce that you worked so hard for. This technique might take a bit of practice but will be so worth it in the end.
5. Lock in the shine
Now you’ve got your shape, let’s talk finishing touches. A styling cream or serum will smooth flyaways and add that beautiful shine. Add a small amount to the palms and use your fingers to run the product lighty over the hair.
So there you have it! A bouncy blow-dry that you can do yourself at home. And when you look good, you feel good. To find the products that are perfect for you, pop into your Priceline – Caddens Corner and chat to one of their beauty advisors. They have all of the beauty tips, tricks and recommendations to help you nail your look.
Reference: https://www.priceline.com.au/beauty/how-to-do-a-bouncy-blowdry-at-home