
This setting spray works fantastic with hot tools. Lately, I’ve been obsessed with R+Co Grid Structural Hold Setting Spray. The product you should use to prep dry hair before curling: These types of products will give a great foundation for hold and body. My favorite blow out gel is Kerastase Forme Fatale. I like to prep the hair with volumizing mousse, root lift spray, or a blow out gel. The product you should use to prep damp hair before a blowout: I like to do a clarifying shampoo to get rid of any possible buildup (which also causes hair to fall flat), and follow with a light conditioner just on the ends if needed. This will weigh down hair and make it too silky. We need to prioritize our hair’s health and integrity!Ī big mistake people often make prepping hair for a voluminous style is using a rich hair mask. If you’re putting heat on your hair all the time, I would recommend you don’t put your irons above 375 degrees, especially if it’s chemically-processed in any way. On most hair types, I’ll keep my Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer at its medium temperature. If you have coarse hair, you’ll probably need to use a higher temperature so the heat can penetrate through the cuticle.

The hair never snags in any crevices of the brush, and the bristles are still in great shape considering how much I use them. I love my Paul Mitchell Neuro Round Brushes. You need that heat to really penetrate for your style to last.

Their barrels are ventilated so they retain the heat in the hair which is really helpful when you’re trying to create something the hair doesn’t naturally do on its own. I use a ceramic brush to hold a curl for longer. Virtue’s Split End Serum or Virtue’s Volumizing Whip Product to set the curls with:Īmika’s The Shield Anti-Humidity Spray or Bumble and bumble’s Does It All Light Hold Hairspray. Try using a smaller barrel curling iron, or sleeping with rollers in. You may also be using an iron size that’s too big. You may need to set your curls for a longer period of time to help train your hair into a different shape. How to avoid fast-falling blowout or curls: To make sure the hairspray is evenly distributed, take a brush or comb on your sections before ironing. If I’m working with really fine hair, I’ll also use a flexible hairspray for extra hold. I use an anti-humidity heat protectant spray before I begin with my hot tools. Most people only think of mousse as something to scrunch into curly hair, but it can create a really nice, soft height at the roots as well. A lot of the time, that volumizer can be a good mousse. The volumizer and the sealant are going to work together at different parts of the strands to create a rich, smooth, full blowout. I like to use a volumizing product on the roots and a protective/moisturizing product, like a serum or oil, on the ends. You want to pave the way for the brush to glide through with ease. If you start at the scalp, you’re just dragging down the tangles and creating a bigger cluster of knots. When you’re detangling your hair, start by brushing at the bottom of your strands and work your way up.

It’s going to also take you a lot longer to get the job done.

It’s damaging to begin your styling process when the hair is still 100% damp and you start tugging on it with heat and a brush. If there’s no time to air dry the hair before you get into styling it, rough dry it before you begin your blowout so that the hair is 85% dry before you go in with the round brush. You want to let the hair dry a bit first.
