How to Blowdry You OWN Hair!!

Blowdrying my own hair is one of the hardest things I've ever had to learn to do myself. It took about six months of frustration, giving up, and throwing brushes across the room until I finally figured it out. And I'm a professional!!! I can blowdry someone else's hair no problem, and I can give you the best blowout you've ever had! But trust me, everyone struggles with this. Don't give up. You'll get it!

• Shampoo and condition, and towel dry hair. Blot! Do not rub!!! Dry hair on low, warm setting until hair is 50% dry. (Some may say 80%, but if you are a novice, it'll take you a bit longer to get through all your hair.)
• Apply the desired styling product to your hair.
• Continue by sectioning hair into three sections. Top, sides, and back.
• Alright, let's pick up that brush! The bigger the round brush, the straighter the style and easier to use. If you have thick, long hair, do not use a small round brush. It will get stuck in your hair! I recommend starting in the back at the bottom, clipping hair out of your way in each section as you work your way up.
• You should work with 2 inch wide sections, and an inch thick, this is a pretty good size section for most types of hair. Dry on high heat, brush should come from under the section, pull the brush root to tip. Once at tip, wrap the hair around brush.
• Direct the air flow from the dryer down the hair shaft from the roots to the ends. This means using a concentrator/targeting nozzle on your hair dryer and holding it above your head to project the air flow down. You always want to use a concentrator on your hair dryer so as not to fry your hair from it being so close to the heating element inside. It is no easy task to hold a hair dryer above your head for an extended period of time, and can be tiring. Take breaks. Get 1/2 way through your hair, stop, and apply your makeup. Then pick that brush back up and get back to it!
• Use high heat to get hair dry, then either hit the hair with your cold air nozzle, or remove the dryer from the hair completely and let the hair cool. The heat opens the cuticle, which helps to style the hair and get it dry fast, and the cold air locks cuticle, locking in the style and shine.
• Continue throughout the rest of your hair, section by section. Determine for yourself and what kind of style you have in mind whether you want to dry your hair towards your face or away from it in the front. I usually do both, starting the drying process by pulling it away from my face, and ending it with pulling it towards. This creates more movement and isn't set to one particular direction over the other.

The more often you do it, the easier it will become and you'll figure out how to do it faster and faster! Plus - added bonus - you're doing amazing things for your biceps! ;-)