So how can your stylist make your hair look awesome, but it’s never the same when you do it? Well, it’s really all about how you blow-dry it. You can’t just flip your head upside down and hit the “on” button. If you want to make your hair look great on your own, you need to get some blow-drying techniques down. Here’s a quick how-to:

• Make sure that your hair is well conditioned. Using a conditioner in the shower as well as a leave-in conditioner will prevent frizzy hair and damage to the hair when styling.

• Quality counts so make sure you have a quality, properly working hair dryer and straightening iron.

• Open the bathroom door. Things will go a lot more quickly if you’re not trying to dry your hair in a humid room.
 
• Apply straightening cream or leave-in conditioner evenly from the roots to the tips.

• To get more shape and take less time, rough-dry your hair first and then when it is mostly dry, blow-dry with a round brush.

• Dry your hair in sections.  Heat your brush with your blow-dryer, and then run it through your hair, leaving the blow-dryer right above the brush. To avoid heat damage, always keep your hair-dryer or your hair moving.

• Don't worry if you see a little steam – it's your styling products reacting to the heat.

• To help set the style and avoid static, use your hair dyer's cold blast option on each section.

• Look in the mirror and tell yourself you love your new look.