How to Do a 90s Blowout | Step by Step Hair Tutorial, by Hair By James Annabel on YouTube. 7 min 4 s.
- Video length
- 7 min 4 s
- Time to do it
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Towel dry your hair until it stops dripping, then rough dry the roots with your fingers until the hair is about 80 percent dry. Starting on soaking wet hair slows the whole blowout down.
Spray heat protectant through the lengths and clip the hair into a top section and two side sections, leaving the fringe or bang area free first.
Take the fringe in a small section. Place the round brush underneath at the root, roll the hair around it and lift up and back while you point the dryer nozzle down the hair shaft.
Hold the brush at the root for a few seconds to lift volume, then roll it down to the ends. Keep the nozzle pointing down so the cuticle lies flat and smooth.
Move to the side zones and work in sections no wider than the brush. Place the brush under the section at the root, roll it up and pull slightly against the head to create tension.
Follow the brush with the dryer, then hold the hair rolled for a few seconds before unwinding. Tension plus heat is what gives the bounce its shape.
Hit each finished section with a few seconds of cool air before moving on. This sets the shape so it drops less through the day.
Work around the head in the same order, finishing with the back and crown so the last sections you set are the ones on top.
Brush everything through gently with your fingers or a wide-tooth comb, then mist light hairspray from about 30 cm away to hold the volume.
Tips and common mistakes
Don't start rolling sections until the hair is roughly 80 percent dry, or the brush will drag and the style will fall flat.
Always keep the concentrator nozzle on and aimed down the hair shaft to keep the finish smooth rather than frizzy.
Let each section cool on the brush for a few seconds before unwinding it, since hair sets as it cools, not as it heats.
Use a brush size that matches your section, because an oversized brush on a small section gives no tension and no bounce.
Questions
Why does my blowout fall flat after an hour?
Usually the hair was still too wet when you started, or the sections were too thick for the brush to grip. Rough dry first, then work in thin sections and finish each one with cool air to lock the shape.
Do I need a special round brush for a 90s blowout?
A round brush with boar bristles mixed with nylon works well because it grips the hair and adds tension. A 40 to 50 mm barrel suits medium length hair, and a smaller one gives a tighter curl.
Can I do this on short hair?
Yes, but use a smaller barrel so the hair can wrap around it. Very short hair will hold root lift more than curl, so focus on the fringe and the crown.
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