Which Round Brush Gives You the Best Bounce? Full Blowout Tutorial, by Moriah Seabrook on YouTube. 17 min.
- Video length
- 17 min
- Time to do it
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Steps
- 10
What you need
Steps
Start with damp, towel-dried hair. Spray a heat protectant or style prep through the mid-lengths and ends, then comb it through so it is evenly spread.
Warm a few drops of hair oil between your palms and smooth it over the ends only. This cuts frizz before you pick up the dryer.
Rough dry with the nozzle pointing down the hair shaft on medium heat and medium speed. Stop when the hair is about 80 percent dry, not bone dry.
Detangle fully with a brush or wide-tooth comb. Work from the ends upward so you are not pulling knots down to the roots.
Clip the hair into sections: two at the back, one on each side, and one on top. Loose hair left out will not hold a smooth curl.
Match the brush to the section. A 55 mm ceramic round brush suits medium-length hair, while a boar and nylon mix gives more tension and a smoother finish.
Take a section no wider than the brush. Place the brush under the hair at the roots and roll it up toward the scalp, keeping the hair flat and tight.
Hold the brush rolled in place and aim the concentrator nozzle at the root area for a few seconds. Then follow the nozzle down the length of the hair.
Unroll the brush slowly while keeping tension, then hit the section with cool air for a few seconds to set the shape before moving on.
Repeat around the head, then finish with a small amount of oil or liquid gel on the ends to define the bounce.
Tips and common mistakes
Never wrap the hair around the brush more than once, or it will tangle when you try to unroll it.
Keep the nozzle pointed down the hair shaft the whole time, because blasting upward roughs up the cuticle.
Let each section cool completely before you touch or brush it out, or the curl drops.
Skip high heat on soaking wet hair. Rough dry first so you are styling damp hair, not dripping hair.
Questions
Which round brush size should I use?
Pick a brush close to the width of the section you are styling. A 55 mm barrel suits medium-length hair, and a larger barrel is better for long hair or a looser, smoother wave.
Do boar bristle brushes give more bounce than ceramic ones?
Boar bristle and nylon mixes grip the hair harder, so they smooth more and hold tension better. Ceramic barrels heat up and stay warm, which helps the shape set faster.
Why does my hair tangle in the round brush?
Usually the section is too wide or the hair is still too wet. Take smaller sections, detangle first, and roll the hair only once around the barrel.
This guide was drafted from the video's details and general task knowledge. It has not been checked against the full video. Check the video and relevant product instructions before following a procedure. Report a correction.
