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How to Fake a Professional Blow Dry at Home

Jessica Cruel — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:42:18 EST

When you stop into the salon for a professional blow dry, your hair just seems to behave better. Women with thick hair get the polished look they crave, while ladies with flat strands get the volume they desire. Save time and money with these at-home blow dry tricks that won't have you blasting your hair with heat either.

Full-on volume: If you just can't contort your arms into the perfect position to get a great blow dry at home, you're better off trying hot rollers. Roll large sections using medium to jumbo rollers. As they cool down, you'll get the same root-lifting effect of a round-brush blow dry (without all the exercise). Opt for a flexible-hold hair spray and brush through with your fingers, so the curls fall out for a more natural bounce.

Sleek and smooth: Let your hair air dry until 90 percent of the moisture is gone, then blow-dry hair with a round brush until sleek. Use a flat iron to smooth roots, and spritz hair with dry shampoo like Batiste Dry Shampoo ($8.49) as a finishing touch for the ultimate volume.

The Key Products to Achieving Gwyneth Paltrow's Smooth Hair

Alison Larsen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:57:06 EST

After being announced People's World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2013, and then stepping out in a very sheer and very sexy Antonio Berardi gown at the Iron Man 3 premiere in LA, Gwyneth Paltrow truly is the woman of the moment. Known best for her super straight, blonde locks, Gwyneth surprised everyone a few months ago by letting her natural waves shine through at an event in the Hamptons.

The proof is in the pudding that even the World's Most Beautiful Woman benefits from using smoothing and straightening products, and the two heroes behind her People magazine cover hair and her recent red carpet blow dry, is David Babaii's Polished Crème Serum ($24.50) and Blow Out Rapid Blow Dry Spray ($24.50).

"Spritz Blow Out Spray onto damp hair and dry with a hairdryer using your fingers to tousle through sections," says David. "To give hair added bounce at the roots, try flipping your hair upside down while drying." On both looks for Gwyneth, David finished with a small amount of the Polished Crème Serum into the lengths of Gwyneth's hair to seal the cuticles and give that healthy shine.

David Babaii stockists: 1300 995 622

Yes, It's True! Gwyneth Paltrow Is Opening a Blow-Dry Bar

Jessica Cruel — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:19:20 EST

Ever lusted after Gwyneth Paltrow's sleek blow-dry? Well, you're in luck, as the actress is planning to open a blow-dry bar as her latest beauty endeavour. Gwyneth will be collaborating with trainer Tracy Anderson and hairstylist David Babaii to open an exclusive salon in April. The David Babaii Blow Dry Bar will nested within Tracy Anderson's Brentwood studio in LA, so it's a members-only experience. But clients will be able to get a blow-dry post-workout or just a simple style that is sweat-resistant. Gwyneth has been on a roll in the beauty arena with a Max Factor spokeswoman slot, a Hugo Boss fragrance deal, and her lacquer collaboration with Goop and Butter London. Makeup, fragrance, nails, and now hair - Gwyneth is well on her way to amassing a beauty empire.

Beauty Refresher: How to Do a Blow-Dry at Home

Maria Del Russo — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:22:46 EST

Re-creating the sleek, smooth blow-dry your stylist gives you can be daunting. But with a few hair-drying techniques on hand, you'll find that your style will last longer, and your need for straighteners and curling irons will be greatly reduced. Learn how to blow-dry as smoothly as possible (pun intended) when you keep reading.

Voluminous Hair Is All Yours With These Simple Blow-Dry Steps

Kirbie Johnson — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:55:36 EST

It's easier than you think to achieve enviably voluminous hair, and it all starts at the root of your styling routine: the blow-dry. Check out our tips for getting a full, va-va-voom coiffure with just a few flicks of the wrist.

Voluminous Hair Is All Yours With These Simple Blow-Dry Steps

Kirbie Johnson — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:21:31 EST

3 Ways You Could Be Sabotaging Your Hair

Jaime Richards — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:49:23 EST

The day before the Miss America pageant on Saturday, Chaz Dean, founder of the Wen Hair Care System (full disclosure: Wen flew one of our BellaSugar US sisters to Las Vegas for the weekend's festivities), sat down with a group of beauty editors to discuss his process for keeping hair in tip-top shape. Lesson learned: if, despite your best efforts to keep it in prime condition, your hair is looking a little less than fabulous, the problem may be easier to remedy than you think. To see what Dean says you might inadvertently be doing to sabotage your hair, just keep reading.

Look Good, Feel Better at the World Aids Day Blow Dry Bar

POPSUGAR Beauty AU — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:30:34 EST

Each year 1,000 new cases of HIV are diagnosed in Australia and there's still no cure for the disease, but the transmission of the disease is preventable which is why education surrounding HIV/AIDS is so important. In honour of World Aids Day this Thursday, L’Oréal is throwing open the doors to its headquarters and inviting the general public to book 15 minute styling sessions ($10) or 30-minute wash and blow-dries ($20) with all money going towards the Hairdressers Against AIDS prevention and education programme. They'll also be heaps of old and new stock from Kérastase Paris, Redken, L’Oréal Professionnel and Matrix, with products starting at $3 each, so if you're in Melbourne make sure you head down, get primped and show your support.

Cash only. To book an appointment call 03 8680 0501. Blow-dry Bar and sale located at L’Oréal HQ, Level 6, 564 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.

Do You Blow-Dry and Heat Style Your Hair Less in Summer?

POPSUGAR Beauty AU — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:00:22 EST

When the temps top 40, there's nothing like blow-drying your hair is there? Seriously, it's hard not to work up a sweat just walking between the bathroom and your bedroom so the LAST thing you feel like doing is blow-drying your hair (even with the super-speedy BaBylissPRO Volare V1 Dryer, which has a Ferrari engine). But are you a girl who will blow-dry, straighten and style her hair even in 35-degree heat or do you prefer to air-dry when Summer comes?

Katie Holmes Does '70s Farrah; Looks Like Kate Middleton . . .

POPSUGAR Beauty AU — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:15:50 EST

The 1970s was referenced all over the shop at Spring 2011 Fashion Week and we saw hair that had body and bounce at Giles, Elie Saab and Etro. Now Katie Holmes is jumping on the bandwagon. At the Golden Globes Awards nominations announcement in Beverly Hills yesterday, Mrs Cruise went for a soft, rounded take on Farrah Fawcett's famous flicks and we think she looks hot. Ah-mazing some might say. Her tresses are in tip-top condition and the centre part and boosted volume really work well on her. Everyone's making comparisons to Kate Middleton's James Pryce blow-dry - seriously, "the Kate's" look eerily similar don't they? - so we have a MIGHTY trend on our hands. When the runway, A-list and ROYALTY collide, it's a trend worth following. So break out them hot rollers and the Destiny's Child album . . . Charlie's Angels, come on. What do you think of Katie Holmes' '70s styling? Rate it?