These days, layered hairstyles are increasingly popular. Celebrities like Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore, and Jennifer Aniston have all sported sexy layered hairdos. Many celebrities and their stylists realize that layered hairstyles allow for trendy and glamorous hair that is easier to maintain than other traditional styles.
As the number of celebrities sporting layered hair has grown, an increasing number of young women are opting for the layered haircuts. Layers provide your hair with texture and volume while giving it a contemporary look. Increasingly, layers are mixed with color highlights and cut to varying lengths to give the cuts more variety. In many cases, you will have more flexibility with a layered cut when it comes time to style it than you will with other cuts. Additionally, layers will give your hair natural volume without needing to use an excessive amount of chemicals.
A layered haircut will give you a great, contemporary look that is easy to maintain. For the most part, you can continue with your traditional routine of washing and drying your hair.
However, you will want to pay special attention to blow drying layered hair-it can be a bit different than traditional hairstyles. For the most part, blow drying layered hair is necessary after each wash-but it’s really not that hard once you do it a few times. Moreover, you can often style it with less effort-for example, because the hair is thinner due to layering it takes less time to curl them with a curling iron. Thinking about how to blow dry layered hair may seem a bit confusing at first, but once you see how great your hair looks, it will be well worth it.
First, you will want to dry your hair to about 80% dry before attempting to style it. Stylists will frequently tell you that your hair will not set until that point. You should focus your attention on the roots and dry in an upward motion to give your hair volume. If you want your hair to sit closer to your head, blow in a downward pattern. Your hair stylist will be able to give you more specific direction about how to dry your hair for your desired look.
After you get your hair 80% dry, the next part of blow drying layered hair is to choose an appropriate round brush. You will want to select a brush that allows you to wrap your hair around the diameter of your brush. A smaller diameter brush will be used for shorter hair and a larger brush for longer hair. You will want to wrap your hair around the brush to dry it as this will help create volume with your layered haircut. You can experiment with alternating hot and cold settings to achieve different looks. If you find yourself wanting add volume-particularly with longer layered hairstyles-you can blow your hair upside down.
After drying their hair, some women add a styling cream to help keep their hair in place or a gloss spray to give their hair added shine-but that is entirely up to you.
If you want a straighter look with less bounce and volume, you should divide your hair into four sections using hair clips and deal with each section separately. Using a straight comb, you should dry your hair in sections from root to tip. You can also use an anti-frizz cream to reduce frizziness if that is a problem for you.
If you have questions about how to blow dry layered hair, you can also ask your stylist. A key part of selecting a new hair style is considering how easy-or difficult-it will be to recreate the look that you have when you walk out of the salon. Most stylists will be happy to give you a quick overview of the steps you need to take to maintain your hair. If you find yourself having trouble blow drying layered hair, you might want to consider scheduling an appointment to get a quick tutorial from your stylist.
