These 8 things you always do wrong with your blowout
Do you ever wonder why you can never get your hair as beautiful as the hairdresser does? What’s in the water at that hair salon? Because, well, those curls just don’t stay in place for me. I get you. I always struggle with this too. You leave the salon with the most beautiful blow-out, and then you just can’t recreate that masterpiece at home after the next wash. No, you don’t have to be a hairdresser to get it right. There are just a few things you’re doing wrong. And believe me: once you’ve sorted these points out, you’ll be strutting around with your Victoria’s Secret Bombshell blow-out in no time.
1. You’re not using blow-out hair products
This might not be what you want to hear, but it’s true. Keep this in mind: without products, your hair won’t hold. If you’re not blessed with waves or curls naturally, you can roll and blow-dry all you want, but it won’t beat all the challenges from the outside world. A gust of wind and it’s flat. Yep. You need to start with some mousse on top – you know, just next to your parting. Scrunch it in. Want extra volume? Then you can use a root-lifting spray or a volumizing spray. A blow-dry cream goes on the ends of your hair. When this cream comes into contact with heat, it ensures that the curl is really held. And perhaps the most important product: heat protection. This keeps your hair healthy.
2. Your hair isn’t towel-dry
Your hair should be about 80% dry. So no, it shouldn’t be dripping wet, and it shouldn’t be completely dry either. If it’s completely dry, you’ll get more frizz. And if it’s too wet, that’s bad for your hair.
3. The top of your hair isn’t slicked back nicely
While you’re busy creating those beautiful curls, the top of your hair starts to dry out. If you don’t comb it through and press it back tightly, it will start to frizz.
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4. You’re blow-drying the wrong way
It is possible (yes, I’m just realizing this now) to blow-dry the wrong way. Apparently, if you get too close to your still wet hair, your hair becomes a lot frizzier. There’s a whole order to how you should blow-dry your hair – not just anywhere and everywhere, but really according to the list.
You start with the bangs: blow-dry them to the left and then to the right. Want more volume? Then roll in with a round brush. Blow air from above with the dryer. After a few minutes, you can roll a roller in the same way and secure it. Then you move on to the hair on the crown of your head. Blow-dry it the same way as your bangs: roll the brush in and blow from above. You do the same with the sides of your hair. And remember: blow-dry in the direction you want your hair to move. Prefer a curl that goes outwards? Then don’t roll everything inwards, but outwards.
5. You’re not using the right rollers
For your rollers, you need to use different sizes. The largest rollers go on the bottom of your hair for the biggest curl. The medium rollers go on the crown of your head. This way, the largest part – the part you see the most – has a strong curl. And the smallest? Yes, those go on your face-framing strands and bangs, if you have them.
6. You’re not applying enough pressure while rolling
Creating pressure while rolling is one of the most important things you need to do when setting rollers. If you just roll them in loosely, you can’t expect to get strong curls that last all day. That’s just not how it works. You really need to roll them in tightly and then secure them well. It might not feel comfortable, but at least it will stay in place.
7. You’re not rolling the round brush out
This might sound a bit strange, but it’s going to make so much sense, trust me. You’re not supposed to just pull that round brush out as soon as you’re done blow-drying. You need to gradually roll it out of your hair, otherwise the curl won’t hold.
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8. You start twisting at the roots
As you can see above, you really need to blow-dry the top of your strand first before you start twisting and creating the curl. It’s just like blow-drying it straight: hold it up and don’t get the dryer too close. Once that’s dry, you move down and start twisting and yes… do whatever you want to do.
Have you read everything? Good. Then this is your homework for your next blow-dry session. Try it yourself before you throw that blow-dry brush through the bathroom in frustration again. These tips will really help.
