Washing & Blowdrying...

 

 

So today in Lottie's Hair lesson we learnt how to blow-dry the hair from wet. We had already learnt how to wash the hair professionally the week before (see post below) so I won't touch on washing the hair in this post. I learnt an awful lot by doing this practical today as I had never focused on hair before. I don't know where to begin with my hair let alone on a clients hair. Generally my hair is chucked up and that's that.. I get on with my day. If I new how to create styles I would definitely spend the time doing them. So, I am excited for what's to come.

 

 

Here are some notes I took in todays lesson...

 

• First start of with a consultation with your client, getting to know them and their preference's, While you are consulting with your client figure out and decide what products you are going to use on their hair, if it is dry, then perhaps you will use serum, if it is flat then you would use mousse for a volume booster
• Part hair, if the client wants it at a side parting or in any particular place, cater to this. Otherwise part the hair where it naturally wants to part
• The best way to find the natural parting is to brush the hair backwards and then gently push the hair forwards and up slightly, allowing the hair to naturally want to fall where it wants to
• Once you have found your parting, be it your clients preferred parting or a middle parting, take the sides of the hair and push them forward with a comb, sectioning the hair in to 3 parts, both sides and back, make sure your sections are neat and clear, otherwise you will struggle
• Blast the hair getting most of the moisture out. Once you have done this then put your product on the hair being careful not to use to much, or too little
• Blasting the hair so that it is not too wet will allow the product to do its job. If the hair is too wet then this will just dilute the product, essentially defeating your wanted outcome
• Before you start to blow-dry the hair work out whether or not your clients hair dries quickly or not, if it does use a low heat setting on your hair dryer, if it takes a while, use the higher heat setting. Use full power
• Using a round bristle brush will help grab the hair right from the roots, allowing you to create volume-  this will give you great lift at the roots
• Start at the base of the neck
• Start by drying the roots, take your brush and start off by pushing the hair backwards and forwards, push the root in the opposite direction that you want the hair to come down
• Slightly turn your hand when drying as this will give lift
• If you do not dry the roots properly then the hair will drop!
• Once the roots are dry, start drying the mid length- move/push the hair dryer in the direction you want the hair, making it smooth
• There are holes in the round bristle brushes, these are deliberate as they help air flow
• Once mid length is dry you can now move on to the ends
• Don't brush the hair as the next section will be wet, this will ruin your hard work and the volume in the hair will disappear!
• Repeat the same process as I have just mentioned for the next section
• Remember to keep tension in the brush all the time, keep hair dryer moving so you don't burn the clients scalp
• Don't at any point run your fingers through the hair until the hair has cooled! This will manipulate the hair in to something else ruining all the hard work you have just done!
• Once you have dried the hair and you are happy with it you can then use the cool setting to set the hair or, you can allow it to cool naturally but keep your fingers OFF the hair until its cooled
• When you come to blow drying the top section blow dry the hair away from where it naturally want to sit (push it away) The brush is sitting underneath the hair to help you control what your doing
• Use the hairdryer to hold hair in place as otherwise your going to keep having to put the hairdryer down
• If you are working with long hair, using a large paddle brush may be easier and quicker to use as they work with more hair and create really smooth straight hair
• So, remember... Keep tension in the brush! Your looking for a lift! Make sure roots are dry! Don't touch the hair with your fingers! And you want STRAIGHT hair! :)
• AND REMEMBER.. YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF THE HAIR, THE HAIR DOES NOT CONTROL YOU!!!









 

Products I used:

• Gown
• Towel
• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Round bristle brush
• Hair dryer