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With Google searches for “bouncy blowdry” up over 5,000% this month, it’s unsurprising that so many of us want to know how to do a bouncy blow-dry right now, especially for the party season. However, a bouncy blowout isn’t one of the easiest of hairstyles to do. Hairstylists train for years to learn how to blow-dry hair and master the technique of using a round brush with a hair dryer to create ’90s-supermodel levels of volume and bounce. But, thankfully for us non-professionals, the rise in hot brushes and hair multi-stylers means that achieving a salon-worthy bouncy blow-dry at home is easier than ever before.
However, there is absolutely an art to creating a bouncy blow-dry at home. And having sat in the chair of many top hairstylists in my decade as a beauty journalist, I’ve kept a keen eye on the expert tips and tricks that take your blow-dry to the next level. So, I called upon the expertise of Luke Hersheson, celebrity hairstylist and founder of Hershesons, to give me all the expert intel on how to do a bouncy blow-dry at home.
How to Do a Bouncy Blowdry
1. Prep Hair
I would argue that this is one of the most crucial steps to ensure your blow-dry is bouncy. Firstly, thoroughly wash your hair with shampoo twice. Ideally, I’d opt for a clarifying shampoo, such as Ouai Detox Shampoo (£28), which removes buildup from the roots and ensures that no lingering product or oil on the scalp can weigh down your hair. Use a lightweight conditioner just on the ends and thoroughly rinse to keep your hair feeling as light as possible.
After towel-drying, I prefer to use one or two styling or volumising hair products at most before blow-drying. I like Hair by Sam McKnight’s Cool Girl Volume Blow Dry Foam (£28), which has a non-tacky, aerated texture to add volume, hold and oomph without the heavy stickiness of traditional hair mousse. If you have fine hair, then L’Oreal Professionnel Pli (£17) is a great lightweight styling spray to help lock in your style. I see this product in every hairstylist’s kit bag, and it is a favourite of the pros for a reason.
And because we’re using heat on our hair, I recommend misting through a hair heat protector such as K18’s Biomimetic Hairscience Heatbounce Conditioning Heat Protectant (£48) to shield your lengths as you style. Hersheson’s top pick is the Zhoosh Foam (£16). “It gives instant lift and movement without crunch, which makes the whole process easier,” he says.
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