How to Blow-Dry Your Hair Like a Professional
Being a mom on a budget, I don’t have the funds to go and get my hair professionally done as often as I’d like. However, that doesn’t mean that I have to sacrifice the look of professionally styled salon hair. Using these simple tips and tricks, you too can blow-dry and style your hair like a pro in the comfort of your own home.
I received a Karmin Hair Dryer in exchange for this post. Regardless, all opinions are my own.
How to Blow-Dry Your Hair Like a Professional
1. Start with freshly washed and conditioned hair. Before blow drying, it’s important to make sure that your hair is damp – not too wet. You don’t want to expose your hair to any unnecessary heat.
2. Add a small amount of styling product to your hair – curl relaxer, volumizer, root booster, heat protectant, etc.
3. Divide your hair into 3 sections – top, middle, and lower. Gather these different sections of hair on top of your head and secure with a clip.
4. Depending on desired style, choose a brush to cater to your needs. If you’re looking to add volume to your hair, use a round brush. To straighten hair, try using a flat brush.
5. Starting with the bottom layer of your hair, unclip and dry hair using brush. Blow dry starting from root to shaft.
6. Repeat direction number 5 with the following 2 layers of hair.
7. After hair is dry, set the style with a blast of cold air.
8. Add argon oil to hair for added shine. However, be careful not to add too much – you don’t want greasy hair. Apply a small amount to the ends of your hair.
The final step in blow-drying your hair like a pro is making sure you have the right blow dryer. I have to tell you, my hair has never looked better since using the Karmin Salon Series Ultralight Professional Ionic Hair Dryer. This Ionic Hair Dryer provides incredible power, dries your hair quickly, and protects your hair from damage and dry-out. With a simple flip of a switch, you have the ability to dry your hair with the choice of negative or positive ions creating sleek, smooth, and soft hair.
I never knew what I was missing out on before introducing the Karmin Salon Series Hair Dryer into my beauty routine. This dryer dries my hair faster than any other dryer I’ve used, reduces frizz and flyaways, as well as helps straighten my hair faster. I also love that it’s extremely light and doesn’t make my arm uncomfortable while blow-drying.
Help your hair look saloon styled by blow-drying your hair with the Karmin Salon Series Hair Dryer ($279).
I have this hair drier, it’s abolutely fab, and so is this review! I love karmin.
have never heard of argon oil. where would I find it?
Thanks for all the tips!
The Karmin Salon Series Hair Dryer would be the perfect Christmas gift for my sister who has hair past her shoulder blades. Thanks you for the review and tips!
These are all great tips – thanks. Also, the Karmin Hair Dryer looks like a good one.
This is the blow dryer I need! My hair is so thick I usually let it air dry to avoid heat damage and frizz. I want to try the argon oil, I’ve heard it really helps keep your split ends at bay. Thanks for sharing!
I love using Argan Oil on my hair! It makes it so soft and smooth.
That blowdryer looks really nice. It really helps when you have a nice blowdryer. Mine’s somewhat nice, an ionic one, but it is partially broken and doesn’t put out any heat anymore… but I heard that heat was bad for your hair, so I’m okay with the cool air only.
Your hair looks great. I have very curly hair and don’t blow dry my hair. I’ll shae these tips wit friends.
I love the result, this is going to be on my holiday shopping list.
Great tips on how to blow dry hair like a Professional. You sure did get your hair to look terrific. I am not always this good in blow drying my hair. I always use a volumizer because my hair is fine, and a good hair dryer really works better!
Great post! I always blog my hair in a messy way, i kind of just go all over the place, so this was really helpful post.
I can never get my hair to look like it does when I come home from the salon! I’d love to try that hair dryer!
great dryer; i never blow dry my hair, too lazy 🙂
The hair looks great. I need a new hair dryer.
i hate drying my hair and now that the colder weather is here i have to do it. i think these are great tips! i wonder how i can get my arms to not be so tired when holding the hairdryer? LOL
Your hair looks great. I will have to try this tomorrow when i wash my hair. Thanks for the tips.
I need a new hair dryer. I can’t dry my hair like they do at salons though I think I need another arm to do that LOL
I have no patience to blow dry my hair. I am a wash and go girl even in the freezing cold of winter.
You know… my step daughter has been asking for a new hair dryer and we were talking about getting her one for Christmas… this sounds perfect
Argon oil is a life saver! I always use it.
That dryer looks really awesome!! I need a new one now LOL
I actually need a new blow dryer for my hair! I haven’t styled it with one in years!
I think my settings are too hot. Great tips and I’m going to try this tomorrow!
Great tips!! I hate blow drying my hair great tips!!
Great tips for the perfect blow-dry. I have always struggled with drying my hair into a ball of frizz.
This is so incredibly helpful! I love when I get my hair cut and they style my hair with just the blow dryer. It always looks great but I never could replicate it. What a nice blow dryer!
That is a sweet Blow dryer! I’d love a new one like that! I always use Argon oil. My ends get frazzled if I don’t.
I find it hard to blow dry my own hair so it doesn’t get all frizzy, thanks for this!
Thanks for the tips for blow-drying hair. I have curls, and always used to let them air dry in Montana, but now that I live in a much more humid climate in Illinois, my hair just doesn’t dry right. I love the look of blow-dried curls, though, so good to know!
The dryer really can cause so much damage to hair. I am glad there is one that is safer to use!
You hair looks great!!! A quality blow dryer really does make a lot of difference!
I have never tried argan oil, but I would love to give it a try. I could definitely use a better hair dryer too to get my locks shinier.
I get keratin treatments, so blowing out my hair before I flat iron it is something I have to do.
This is a great way to blow dry your hair, and that dryer sounds amazing!!!
I use a heat protection spray before blow drying. Hm I should try drying in sections though!
I use argan oil and would completely recommend it, it has really helped my damaged hair handle heat. I never know to dry in sections though, great tips!