Emerson Salon – Capitol Hill Seattle

In this day and age, having the right skills while in your bathroom doing your own hair can make the difference in your confidence when going on a first date, or attending a family gathering or office party.

1) After washing your hair remember that you should NOT rough up the hair’s cuticles with a towel by rubbing the hair to dry. This can cause undo damage. Scrunch the hair upwards with a towel to release excess moisture. Then comb the hair out to release tangles with a light leave-in
(like Kevin Murphy’s Staying.Alive). Never use a brush to detangle hair when wet as it causes excess breakage.

2)Blow dry the hair 70% dry with a warm dryer and your fingers.

3) Apply a smoothing product (Kevin Murphy’s Anti-Gravity or Motion.Lotion) from midshaft to ends.

4) Use a boar bristle round brush that is appropriate for you length hair. Blow dry with medium to high heat section by section from nape to top with medium to high tension to create the most consistent shape. Remember to rotate the brush while using tension.

5) When blow drying long bangs or fringe always blow dry in the opposite direction of where you want the hair to lay. The sides above the ears always overdirect towards the front. This provides the smoothest result with the most body.

6) Finish setting the style by using a cool shot on your dryer and use a workable hold hairspray like Kevin Murphy’s Session spray. This will help your style to stay as well as repel environmental moisture that could ruin your blowout.

Now you have empowered yourself to create luscious blown out hair where once there was frizz and curl.