how do you blow dry your hair while using a round brush?

Question

I was wondering if anyone has any tips on using a round brush? I've honestly never used one, my stylist always uses one and I love how she does it. I recently cut my hair and the style now doesn't work if I use a flat iron, which I always used to do. I really have to use a round brush in order to get the right look.

Answer 1

i am a hairstylist and i always thought it easiest to use a paddle or vent brush to first dry the hair. brush in the direction opposite growth (upside down) to coax the roots upwards for volume. you will have best results if you get the hair 90%dry in this manner so the roots will be locked in(any dampness will pull out all the body) and then begin to use your round brush to add bend to the ends. if your hair is WET it will not hold the curl until it is DRY which is why i stress to get it almost dry BEFORE you start to curl. otherwise you will get real tired of trying to hold your arms up to curl that wet hair!! section and clip if you need to to keep the other hair out of the way while you work on a section. have fun with your new do!!!!

Answer 2

I like the round brushes that have the metal in the middle that conduct heat.Those make a big difference and I always use mouse make sure you rub your scalp with the palm of your hand and the dryer to get your roots dry first and than use the round brush on the rest of the damp hair.

Answer 3

What you want to do is separate your hair in sections as you blow dry. So if you do one section use a clip of some sort and all the hair you are not using you are going to clip it to the top of your head and start blow drying. Now, You are going to either blow dry your hair in (towards your face) Or out like a flip. When you blow dry wrap the hair around the brush and blow dry underneath and on top. Keep going with the different sections. GOOD LUCK

Answer 4

lift up a part of ur hair at the roots with the brush and move down circling the brush away from u but moving the end of the hair tards u while drying that part of the hair. if u want flicks brush ur hair down then when u come to the ends circle the brush twars u while holding the very ends of the hair away from u

Answer 5

basically you are using the flat brush like a curling iron except you're blowing hot air at it from the blowdrier. I find it difficult to juggle a blowdrier and round brush at the same time. I would suggest though that you can buy a air blowing curling iron with a type of boar brush.

Go to a beauty salon supplies store and check out what they have. The type I am refering to is called a hot air curling iron- you can get different barel sizes.

http://www.conair-store.com/product_list.asp?SKW=hairironhot&HDR=HAIR
http://www.folica.com/Brush_Curl_186_1.html
http://www.cachebeauty.com/air_brush_irons.htm

Answer 6

Well i don't know about a round brush but i doo have a blow dryer that has a built in brush, comb, etc. u should get one

Answer 7

same thing happened here. and my hair kept getting tangled everywhere. i got big pin clips and sectioned it off (while it was wet) into big pieces and dried it a section at a time. i used a light smoothing product (kms). your arms might get a little tired, but the look comes out right.