What’s the secret to big and bouncy hair?
What’s the secret to big and bouncy, red carpet-ready hair? All the celebs swear by blow-outs to craft their polished profiles. “They give you such a finished look, star stylist Maxine shares. “You can get a lot of looks from a blow-dry–soft curls, straight or even a tighter curl depending on what brush you use.”
Start the pampering process with damp tresses. “Use a towel to dry your hair, because if it is too damp, you will spend unnecessary time and a new arm trying to blow-dry your wet hair,” salon owner Kim reveals.
Then you should apply a descent amount of straightening balm and volumizing mousse. These are the highest recommended products to protect against heat damage. But don’t over do it. “You can always add more, but if you add too much you will have to re-wash it out of your hair,” Amber adds. “Just make sure they are evenly distributed throughout the hair.”
After tresses are set apart into sections, select a brush, but select it based on the desired result of your blow-out. “If your desire is a smooth style, a Denman brush is really perfect.” Kim continues, “If you use a round brush you will get more fullness and curl. While a vent brush will give an effect of smooth where the hair ends don’t tuck under.
Beginning at the roots and slowly going outward with the brush, the hair should be dried in the same direction as the cuticle. “You want air to be going down towards the ground so you don’t destroy the cuticle but instead seal them,” says Amber. Adding a directional nozzle attachment to your blow dryer can help greatly. To make your hair curly, keep your hair in velcro rollers and blow dry them. You can also use duckbill clips in order to hold the curl.
We recommend for women with curly hair to use a diffuser attachment on their blow-dryer. “Start with your head upside down, and then lay the ends of your hair into the cup part of the diffuser and push up and down so it touches your head. The curls you will get from this technique will be beautiful!”
Continue to dry hair until locks are bone-dry. “However, if you are diffusing, you can leave about 20% of the moisture in,” Denman notes. In order to combat the effects of heat styling, the hair pro also recommends regular hair maintenance. I believe you should do a good conditioning treatment once a week if you are an avid styler.