How To: Blow Drying with a Round Brush

Blow drying with a round brush is the foundation of creating a great hairstyle. It provides volume and helps smooth the hair. When the hair is blow dried correctly, you won't have to flat iron as much!

The products I like to use are ColorProof's LiftIt Foam Mousse and Control Craze Styling Creme. This provides a clean lift and weightless hold!  

After applying the products, blow dry the hair until it's about 80% dry. You don't need the brush for this part yet. The goal is just to get the hair mostly dry. You may hold your head upside down to get added volume. If your hair tangles easily, avoid giving you hair a rough blow dry, try going in only one direction with the blow dryer. 

Once your hair is mostly dry, it's time to take out your clip and round brush! My favorite round brushes are by Olivia Garden. It's important to have a quality blow dryer. This FHI Heat gives of a good bit of power behind it's air stream so you will dry the hair faster and smoother. If your dryer is going bad, it may be giving you just damaging heat instead.  

Clip most of you hair up, leaving the back, bottom section out. This will be the first section. Gently spin the round brush as it's close to your scalp while you dry it. This is what you the most volume! Pull the brush up, and out of the hair lengths as you run the hot air over it. 

Continue this pattern around the head, making 'horseshoe' shaped sections. The sections should be as thick as the diameter of the round brush. So, if the circle of your round brush is 2 inches, your sections would be 2 inches thick. Remember to spin the round brush a little bit at the roots. Once you get to the top, section out the 'mohawk' section. This is the top section of the head, which should include your part. This section is done just a little differently than the rest. 

Round brush this section of hair straight up, pulling it slightly forward to create the most volume. Once you get to the ends, spin the round brush just a little more! 

For the fringe area, blow dry the hair down and forward. This will help fight cowlicks, and you will be able to brush your bangs to either side. 

If you struggle with a tough cowlick in the front, it's best to blow dry that section first. Blow dry creating an 'X' pattern with brush and dryer. Blow dry one direction, then the next.  

Practice makes perfect! Once you get used to working with these tools, it will get easier for you! This is the hair styled with only the blow dryer and round brush, no flat irons or curling irons! 

More Tips:
     *When you're done blow drying, turn you blow dryer on the cool setting, and blast the hair with cool air. This helps shut down the cuticle, holds the style, and makes your hair shiny!
     *It's helpful to have the concentrator nozzle on your hair dryer. It directs the heat right where you want it, speeding up blow drying time.