How to blow dry?
How to blow dry?
Coralie Techer
Who hasn't dreamed of the perfect blow-dry without having to leave the house? Unless you can regularly call on a hairdresser at home, here are our tips for achieving a successful blow-dry at home.
Although it is increasingly trendy to keep your hair natural, nothing prevents you from succumbing from time to time to the pleasure of the shiny hair of the perfect blow-dry. If blow-drying is a pleasure that we offer ourselves at the hairdresser, it is also possible to do it at home with the right accessories and the right technique. Like everything, we do not master it the first time, but with a little practice you will probably not be able to do without it! Straight or curly, blow-drying will no longer hold any secrets for you.
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Different blow-dry styles that can be easily done at home
At the hairdresser, specialists can offer you a plethora of styles for your blow-dry. At home, it's already good to be able to apply the base: a smooth and curly blow-dry, just to vary the pleasures. Of course, those who have curly hair dream of mastering the curly blow-dry while those with curly locks sometimes dream of sporting a smooth mane. It's not forbidden to treat yourself by changing your look!
The good tip: for more ease, note that a blow-dry is always done on wet hair, and it's even better after a shampoo + mask routine. Softened hair will take the blow-dry more easily.
Curly blow-dry for straight hair
Curly blow-drying is probably the most technical. It requires a certain amount of dexterity and a good helping hand! To curl your hair , what you need to prioritize are the accessories. Make sure you choose the right brush, the right hair dryer, add to that the use of straightening irons or even a curling iron. Finally, focus on the right products to perfect it all. Healthy hair is necessarily more beautiful and holds blow-drys better. Curly blow-drying can have trouble holding on very straight and fine hair, if this is your case, do not hesitate to make styling easier by using curlers!
Smooth blow-dry for curly or frizzy hair
Although it can be long (especially for curly hair), the smooth blow-dry for curly hair is rather easy to do. Where it will require special attention is in terms of care. Curly hair is fragile, to avoid damaging the roundness of the natural curls, we make sure to protect our hair as much as possible from the heat of the blow-dry by always applying a heat-protective treatment before any modification.
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Which accessories should you choose to achieve a successful blow-dry?
For a successful blow-dry, nothing beats the right accessories! At home, we equip ourselves (almost) like a professional with:
- A good hair dryer. Make sure it has several heat modes and a cold mode. Thanks to its blast of cool air, the latter ensures shiny hair but also helps to close the open scales of the hair fiber and limit breakage.
- One or more round brushes , adapted to the type of hair. A small one for fine and short hair, a large one for thick and long hair! The round brush will be as effective for straight as for curly blow-drying.
- Straightening plates , to perfect the straightening of each strand of hair or to adopt a pretty wavy effect for straight lengths.
- Clips , like in a hair salon. They help to hold strand by strand and apply area by area for a perfectly even blow-dry and a nice shape.
- A curling iron , which can be used in addition to curly blow-drying to perfect the small strands that were not caught by the brush. This is the guarantee of a beautiful, voluminous blow-dry.
- A blow-drying brush , for an ultra-fast smooth or curly blow-dry, nothing beats blow-drying brushes! It is applied to damp hair, just like a hair dryer. With its mechanical rolling action, the brush takes care of rolling or smoothing the strands while drying them and providing maximum volume.
The right steps to take for a successful blow-dry
Whether it's short or long hair, to achieve a successful blow-dry at home, you need the right accessories and the right techniques. To start, proceed step by step. For a perfect blow-dry, give yourself time. It can't be done in five minutes. So set aside a large time slot (a Sunday afternoon for example) to be able to start over if necessary. This is your pampering moment, make the most of it!
Whether it's straight or curly blow-drying, blow-drying is always applied to clean, wet hair. The treatment (mask, conditioner) and shampoo section is therefore recommended to prepare the hair, make it more supple and strengthen it before modifying it. Be sure to use treatments dedicated to your hair type, it will only be more beautiful.
After the shampoo/treatment session, dry your hair gently, from roots to ends, using a microfiber towel. Be careful, hair is dried by dabbing and not by rubbing! This mistake weakens the fiber and creates frizz... So, forget it.
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The care to apply to protect your hair before blow-drying
Before getting to the heart of the matter, we protect our hair. With a cream, a lotion or a thermo protective spray. This treatment will create a barrier around the hair to prevent heat from penetrating the scales and damaging the strands deep down.
Now we move on to styling, equipped with your hair dryer (or your blow-drying brush), your brush and your clips, you apply the desired blow-dry! The large round brush for soft curls on long and thick hair, the small fine brush on short hair for smooth and shiny hair. You sometimes have to be patient, but with desire and tenacity, a homemade blow-dry can really be perfect. To avoid dry hair and keep it healthy, don't forget to apply a care oil or hair serum to the scalp to take even more care of your mane.
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