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Home » Hair » Like you just stepped out of a salon

Like you just stepped out of a salon

October 14, 2008 Paris B 15 Comments

Women are a vain lot aren’t we? We love making ourselves look beautiful and why not? 🙂 One of the most ego-boosting beauty things a woman can do is to go to a hair salon. Don’t tell me you never step out of a hair salon with a little spring in your step and a toss of your newly coiffured hair as you admire yourself in every plate glass window you come across? Or maybe its just me lol… 🙂

I managed to work out how to look like I just stepped out a salon right in the comfort of my own home. The secret for me – blow drying my hair.

I’m blessed with straight hair that has lots of volume and holds it shape well. However, when I air-dry my hair, I find that it loses some of the volume and has a horrible tendency to stick out in any old direction, especially at the ends. This isn’t a very professional look at work. I’m all for air-drying your hair naturally. Its good for your hair and doesn’t dry it out and damage it. However, I find that a little blast of hot air can do wonders.

Blow dry your hair into shape before air drying

To combat the messy hair look, I do this:-

  • Towel dry the hair to remove excess water.
  • Comb the hair with a wide-toothed comb to remove any tangles
  • Tilt your head down and blow dry the hair starting at the roots and along the hair shaft until semi dry (I use my fingers to roughly separate the hair)
  • Blow dry the hair back into shape using a barrel brush (round brush) at the ends
  • Air dry naturally until fully dry.

When I do this, I can go to bed and wake up with hair that retains its shape and style. I can then comb or style and go without further touch ups in the morning. If I don’t do this, I look like I just got into a cat fight, with hair sticking in every direction. I also find it harder to get hair back into control once its dried into a strange shape and believe me, I’ve had my share of strangely shaped hair. You can read more tips here.

Why does blow drying make hair look better?

I reckon its the introduction of air which provides “lift” at the roots. I was inspired by this thought one day as I was baking an apple tart and watching the pastry rise. Just as heat causes puff pastry to rise and puff out, so too does heat cause our hair to “lift” itself up and hold its shape. Think of a souffle and I think its the same idea. Can you tell I love my food too? 😉 Anyway, I hope my theory is right.

Blow dry with moderation

With all that hot air from the blow dryer, your hair can get easily dried out and damaged. So, blow dry with moderation. I only blow dry my hair on days when I know I need to look good or when I see my air dried hair getting out of control or if its late and I really need my beauty sleep. I don’t usually blow dry my hair on weekends unless I’m going somewhere. Sometimes if my hair is messy, I just pin it up or tie it back. Easy solution!

You can also use a serum to protect your hair before blow drying it and treat your hair weekly. The coconut milk hair treatment works a treat – its natural and and easy and above all, cheap!

So, now you can look like you just stepped out of a salon every single day! 🙂

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  1. Kristin says

    October 14, 2008 at 10:47 pm

    I totally agree with you!
    I HAVE to blow dry every day unless I’ll be staying home on the next day.
    Or else, my hair will be flat and oily the next day. This is especially true for my fringe.

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  2. rinnah says

    October 15, 2008 at 8:58 am

    Aha… so that’s why your hair looked so nice that day when I met you! I can’t blowdry my own hair… somehow I can never manage to juggle the brush and dryer and get a nice looking curl. Haha. 🙂

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  3. Monstro says

    October 15, 2008 at 9:16 am

    You are so rajin!
    I am wayyyy too lazy to blow my hair to make it look nice.
    I only do it simply to dry it halfway, so I don’t catch a cold! 😀

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  4. Jojoba says

    October 15, 2008 at 9:17 am

    i can’t use a brush like that! it will kill my hair! seriously. I am not joking. the hair stylist realized that kind of brush wasn’t meant for me when it was ALMOST too late. grrr………

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  5. Sesame says

    October 15, 2008 at 9:17 am

    I blow dry my hair all the time, everyday for the past 10 – 20 years? I don’t use a serum and I don’t even care for conditioners. Haha…I will DIE without a hairdryer. That explains why I have a spare hairdryer at home. And I even try to match by buying the same power as those in the salons.

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  6. Peny says

    October 15, 2008 at 11:12 am

    HiHi! Just wonder how much will it cost to have one hairdryer like that and where to get it coz I’m from Labuan Island, East Malaysia? Very difficult to get a good quality hairdryer here.

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  7. ParisB says

    October 15, 2008 at 11:59 am

    @Kristin : Yeah thats the problem I face too. Flat hair begone!

    @Rinnah: Aww you noticed! 🙂 It takes practice. I used to blast hot air into my face when I started.

    @Monstro: Most evenings, its just half blown coz I can’t go to work the next day looking like a baglady!

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  8. ParisB says

    October 15, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    @Jojoba : Heh… for me its the only way to ensure I get nice bouncy hair coz it curls the ends and it can be used to create curls even!

    @Sesame: Wow! That’s a long time to have been blowdrying. I agree that the powerful hairdryers like you get in salons are best. The dinky little ones don’t do the job at all!

    @Peny: The hairdryer I have costs about RM190 or thereabouts and similar ones can be purchased from beauty supply stores. I’m not sure if they have them in Labuan but the next time you come to KL, go to any beauty supply store in Sg. Wang Plaza or Low Yat Plaza and check out the different brands available.

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  9. Natalie says

    October 15, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    I’m impressed with your theory! 🙂 While baking apple tart? Haha. I guess that’s what the hairdresser did to us too because I notice they blow alots!

    Reply
  10. Indira says

    October 15, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    I hate blow drying…That’s why I straightened my naturally-wavy hair. Hehehehe.

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  11. Nikki says

    October 16, 2008 at 9:54 am

    tips are so true! there’s really a way of blowdrying your hair that does the magic 🙂

    Reply
  12. ParisB says

    October 16, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    @Natalie : LOL yes inspiration came to me while baking.

    @Indira: Better still to have fuss free hair eh?

    Reply
  13. ParisB says

    October 16, 2008 at 3:03 pm

    @Nikki : And you would know better, seriously! I’ve only just mastered not blasting hot air in my face 🙂

    Reply
  14. Tine says

    October 17, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    Nope, it’s not just you. It’s embarrassing to admit it, but I always feel like Carrie from Sex and the City after a good session at the hair salon, with a spring in my step and boing boing in my hair 😛

    Thanks for the tips!

    Reply
  15. ParisB says

    October 20, 2008 at 12:15 pm

    @Tine : Welcome! And I love exiting a salon. I always feel so pretty! 🙂

    Reply

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