Studio: Volumised Hair

Voluminous hair is a key look with the fashion and beauty industry, one of the best ways to give the hair volume is by blowdrying it.

Tools Needed: 

- Water Spray

- Heat Protectant & Mousse (if desired)

- Paddle Brush

- Round Brush

- Pintail Comb

- Sectioning Clips

- Curling Tongs

- Hairspray

1. To start the blow drying process, spray the hair until fairly damp.   For a voluminous blow-dry, add some mousse throughout the hair too, from the roots to the ends.
2. Once your products are applied, rough dry your hair with a hair dryer. Rough drying means that you use no brush.  You want to make sure that the hair is about 80% dry, hair takes shape from damp to dry, there is no point in trying to create shape or volume while the hair is still soaking. 
3. Next, divide your hair into clean sections. You don’t want them to be too big or messy; they shouldn't be wider than the width of the brush.  Start with the sides or the back, just make sure that the hair you aren't drying is clipped out the way.
4. Take your hair dryer, making sure that the nozzle is attached, as this will easily direct heat. Start at the top of the section of hair, placing your round brush under the hair at the roots.  Lift the brush up high, drying underneath and on top to create lift.  Once you have dried the roots, gently pull the brush through the mid section of the hair and then through the ends, turning the brush slightly as you go. Remember: Always hold the hair dryer in the same direction of the hair, this will give a smooth and sleek finish with no fly-aways. 
5. After this, work your way all around the head in tiers—the bottom and then the next row and the next row above that.
6. Once you get to the crown, be sure to dry this in upwards motions, this is where you want the most volume. 
7. If you wanted to set the hair, after you have dried each section, you have the option of using the cool setting on your dryer.  Simply go over the section with cool air, which will set the hair in place. 
8. Once you have finished blow drying the hair, take some curling tongs, and loosely curl the ends.  Using a tong with a large barrel will give the best effect when create a voluminous blow dry.  You can also back-comb the hair slightly using a comb to give even more volume, but this is optional.  Another way of adding volume is crimping, however you should always make sure the crimping is done purely at the roots and is well hidden.
9. To complete the style, spritz with some hairspray.

Volume at the crown

Volume at the roots

Added curls at the ends

Finished Look