How can I make my blowouts last longer?
Julia F. emailed us at expert@sweetspot.ca, and Blo Blow Dry Bar's Style Director and Chief Style Boss answered:
As we all know, perfect hair equals confidence for those boardroom meetings and first dates. A good blowout should last two to three days. The following are a few tricks of the trade on how to keep your locks looking fresh:
- To prevent weighed down locks, start with super clean hair. Use a purifying shampoo and only a dab of conditioner on the ends of your hair. Make sure you choose your products according to your hair type. For finer hair, use product sparingly, for thicker hair, you can be more generous.
- The key to a smooth mane is to make sure your hair is blown completely dry and finished with a blast of cold air. Any moisture left in your hair will cause instant frizz. Always use a shower cap when you’re in the shower or bath.
- A little backcombing around your crown goes a long way when it comes to extending your blowout. An extra tease will ensure that your blowout stays red carpet-ready for days.
- Once styled, set your coif with a mist of Aerogel (our favourite!) and don’t touch for 10 minutes. The longer your style sets, the longer it will last.
- At night, twist your hair on top of your head and clip or flip your head upside down and secure in a hairnet (remember to spray and bobby pin securely) to keep your style bouncy. Rest your head on a satin pillowcase to prevent snags. Sleep.
- Use dry shampoo in the morning. It not only absorbs natural oils and adds volume to your hair, it also smells yummy. One of the coolest things about T3’s dry shampoo is that it has a light pigment, which keeps roots invisible until your next wash! Spray at the roots around the head, lifting hair to get in close to the roots. Work through with brush and blast with the heat of a blow dryer. Style as usual.
- If all else fails, there is always the perfect pony. To make this style seamless, make sure you wrap a strand of hair around the base. The real kicker: you only need a hair elastic and bobby pin to master this style! Check out blo’s how-to videos online to learn how you can create the perfect pony at home.
These teasers of hair are Blo Blow Dry Bar’s Style Director, Chris Funk, and Chief Style Boss, Cara Christensen. Together they are helping Blo comb through the coif ranks and change the world one blo out at a time. By training Blo’s international style experts the tricks of the trade, Chris and Cara committed to spreading good hair around the world.
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