Oh, hair. I’m never happy with mine. Or, I’m not usually happy with it unless I’ve just walked out the salon with a fresh blowout. How do these ladies do it?
#Inspiration. I’ve been trying to get a little better about making my hair look polished and done — I was in a bad habit of letting it air dry and then pulling it back into a bun or ponytail, which is not exactly the level of manicured elegance I’m hoping for. A couple recent finds are helping me along the way:
+This 3″ round brush came highly recommended by my hair stylist. It’s the best way to get a great blowout with a nice level of bounce and volume.
+I’ve splurged on several hair dryers in the past and have never been happy — I need one that really cranks out the heat because I have a lot of hair and absolutely hate drying it. Basically I need a jet engine. The Conair Infiniti Pro is affordable (less than $40!) and it gets the job done.
+Hot Tools curling irons are the absolute BEST. I have several with different barrel sizes and swear by them. They heat up quickly, get very hot, and last forever.
+While getting a blowout the other day, my hair stylist told me that the secret to getting your blowout to last is a silk pillowcase. She said you can extend your blowout for a few extra days (?!) Gotta check this out for myself.
+The other trick is, of course, dry shampoo. I’ve used Oscar Blandi’s formula for a long time — love the scent! — but my sister, who has the most gorgeous hair on the planet, swears by plain old baby powder. I’ve also used DryBar’s before, and love that they have a version for brunettes.
+Speaking of DryBar, I recently snagged their Triple Sec, which is sort of like a dry shampoo, volumizer, and texturizer all in one. When my hair is looking a little blah towards the end of the day, I’ll spritz this on at the roots for a little lift and VOILA.
+Pre-styling, I swear by Bumble + Bumble’s hairdresser’s invisible oil ($40) and primer ($28). These two together detangle and smooth your hair. Love love love. My hair gets pretty tangly, so without those two and a good detangling brush ($15), I’d be a mess.
+Post-styling, hair spray is my best friend. I guess I’m kinda a sucker for Drybar, but I love their Money Maker flexible hold spray.
+For workouts, I love these hair ties by Emi-Jay ($8 for 5). They never get stuck in your hair or get overly stretched out (hate that about the standard elastics!), and they add a little punch of color. My bestie has informed me that these Invisibobble hair rings ($7 for 3) are the absolute best and will never leave a crimp/kink in your hair.
+I don’t know about you, but I need clips for hair drying. Also love these when I’m washing my face at night. Mr. Magpie calls them “alligators.”
The 3rd photo looks exactly like your haircut…is it you? Then you do not need a change as you already have that polished look!