Extending Your Blowout
By: Syden Therese
There’s something fancy and debonair about leaving the salon with bouncy, full locks. But there’s nothing fashionable about paying nearly $60 to get your hair blown out every couple of days. Blowouts, as gorgeous as they make us look, can add up over time. Women can spend hundreds in just one month!
So, instead of racking up our salon bill, here are a few quick ways to extend your blowout and keep your tresses looking like you just had an appointment with your hairstylist.
So, instead of racking up our salon bill, here are a few quick ways to extend your blowout and keep your tresses looking like you just had an appointment with your hairstylist.
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“Keep your hair up,” says Sabrina Rowe, stylist at the Deluxe Williamsburg Salon in New York. “The longer that it stays down, it starts to lose some of its bounce and the volume that we build.” She suggests sectioning the hair up with duckbill clips into eight parts. Products can also weigh down the hair. “Less is more,” says Rowe. She offers options like finishing spray to keep the hair frizz-free but still lightweight. Use a great flat brush like the Mason Pearson Pocket Mixture Brush ($80 at Barneys New York).
“Dry shampoo is amazing,” she also adds. Roots tend to get oily and chunky over time, so a dry shampoo is useful in combating these effects. “A great one that is also inexpensive is the Invisible Dry Spray Shampoo by Salon Graphix ($7 at Target).” For blowouts at home, a definite cheap alternative to salon visits, Rowe stresses sectioning the hair. “The smaller the section, the better you’re actually going to handle the hair,” she says. Use a round brush to create a soft curl, like the Beautique Thermal Ceramic Round Brush ($5 at sallybeauty.com).
Fine hair, however, can be tricky. Mousse can be used to create voluminous tousled waves, especially for thinner hair. Volumizing shampoo and conditioner build fuller locks. Anything too weighty with silicone or too much conditioner will weigh down the hair. “You want to use dry products. Like beach spray, which they have at Bumble and Bumble ($23 at bumbleandbumble.com),” she suggests. For dry and color-treated hair, moisture is everything. Try the Davines Nounou Nourishing Repairing Mask ($26 at drugstore.com) to bring life and soften your tresses.
A few extra tips? Invest a little more in your products – it will yield better results. “[Also], listen to your stylist,” advises Rowe. A professional can better assess your hair situation and suggest products suited for your hair type.
For more info on Deluxe Salon, BK, visit www.deluxewilliamsburg.com
A few extra tips? Invest a little more in your products – it will yield better results. “[Also], listen to your stylist,” advises Rowe. A professional can better assess your hair situation and suggest products suited for your hair type.
For more info on Deluxe Salon, BK, visit www.deluxewilliamsburg.com
