Quick and Easy Blow-Dry Tips
Prep is Key:
- Heat Protectant: Apply a heat protectant spray to damp hair from roots to tips. This shields your hair from heat damage.
- Sectioning: Divide your hair into manageable sections using clips. This allows you to focus on one area at a time.
- Brush and Dryer: Grab your round brush and hairdryer. Aim the dryer nozzle downwards for better control.
The Blow-dry Technique:
- Root Lift: Place the brush under a hair section near the roots. Lift the brush and hair upwards as you blow-dry from root to tip. This creates volume.
- Curls for Bounce: As you reach the ends, rotate the brush inwards or outwards (depending on your desired curl direction) and continue blow-drying until the section is dry.
- Setting the Bounce: Once a section is dry, hold the brush in place for a few seconds to “set” the shape. Then, release and move on to the next section.
Finshing Touches:
- Shake it Out: Once all sections are dry, gently shake your hair to loosen the curls and set with hair spray.
Introducing our hair columnist: FOUNDER OF HAIR MADE EASI – NICOLA WOOD
Nicola Wood is a leading entrepreneur, hair professional, and founder of Hair Made Easi, the trailblazing brand synonymous with innovation of high-quality hair tools and products. As a mum of two, Billy and Robbie, she understands the struggles of juggling home and work life as well as trying to make time for husband, Gary.
With over 35 years of hairdressing and teaching experience, Nicola Wood founded her empire in 2016 and captured the industry’s attention after a successful appearance on BBC Dragons’ Den in 2018 with her first-ever invention, the Easiweft. Fast forward to today, Hair Made Easi now boasts a vast global following and is a market leader within the hair industry.
Images Courtesy of BBC Dragon’s Den
Hair Made Easi has brought over 40 inventions to the UK salon market and following their resounding salon success, they launched their first consumer product in late 2023 with the XL Luxury Hair Wrap with a recent featured in Forbes Magazine – “This genius micro-fiber towel is perfect”.
Nicola’s ambition and motivation to meet every hair need in the industry doesn’t stop there – she’s now in the process of designing a further 5 game-changing consumer products which will be launching this year too.
‘Juggling a business with family life was a whirlwind. Life becomes a desperate race against the clock, from work demands to family needs. Guilt also creeps in A LOT! – am I neglecting the kids, my husband, or the business? Merging your personal and professional lives can blur boundaries, making it hard to switch off and enjoy quality family time. However, with clear communication, strong support systems, and a lot of flexibility, there is always a way to make our dream’s a reality.
Nicola’s BROOD Moment:
The morning began with the boys arguing and frantically looking for their PE kit for sports day, whilst I was chopping onions and browning beef for my famous chilli con carne. I popped the pot in the oven on low, feeling very organised that I already had tea done before 9 am! School lunches were all packed, so I rushed the boys out the door and into the car. Work seemed to go incredibly fast and before I knew it, it was time for sports day so I parked the car and walked round the corner to the school.
As always, I was late and I had missed a couple of the races but it was nice to catch up with the other mums in the playground. About an hour later, a mass of smoke was coming from the direction of our house and as I am known for being a terrible cook, one of the mums asked “Have you been cooking again Nicola?” It couldn’t be me, surely not… but it was. I ran home, and as I got closer there was smoke bellowing out of the front door and a fire engine was at the top of my drive. Inside, the smoke was thick, the charred remains of the chili still in the oven. Low wasn’t quite low enough. How the house hadn’t gone up in flames remained a mystery. Chilli was definitely off the menu!
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