This article was co-authored by Noël Reid-Killings. Noël Reid-Killings is a Professional Hair Stylist and the Owner of Noël New York Salon & Boutique. With over a decade of experience, Noël specializes in curating and customizing hair solutions for all hair types and textures. She has worked with countless A-list celebrities including Alicia Keys, Ciara, Yara Shahidi, and Simone Missick. Her work has been featured on makeover shows and in magazines including Essence, Sophisticates Black Hair, Teen Vogue, Elle, 21Ninety, WWD, POPSUGAR, Allure, The Cut, The Huffington Post, and Swaay.
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From blunt to side to fringe, it's easy to style your bangs with a blow dryer. Follow these steps to learn how to heat-style the perfect bangs.
Steps
Prepping your Hair
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1Wash your hair as normal. Always use warm water, as hot water can dry out your scalp and also cause color to fade. You should only shampoo and condition your hair every few days. A conditioner is usually necessary only if you blow dry your hair often and need extra protection from heat damage.
- Towel dry your hair. It will be much easier to blow dry your bangs if they are already somewhat dry. You don't want water to be dripping off of your hair--try using your fingers and towel to get it about 75% dry.
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2Apply a heat protectant serum to your hair. You should only need a tiny bit, less than a dime-size drop. This little drop should be enough product to run through all your hair, and you should only use a tiny fraction of it on your bangs. Too much product in your bangs--whether it's a volumizing serum or styling spray--can weigh your bangs down and make your hair look greasy.[1]
- If you have curly hair, you may want to apply an anti-frizz serum so the heat from the blow dryer doesn't make your hair frizzy.
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3Comb your hair with a wide-tooth comb to make sure you remove any tangles. Your hair is at its most fragile when it's wet, and you risk damaging and breaking the strands if you're trying to yank through knots and tangles as you dry.
- Use a clip to section your hair away from your bangs.
Drying your Bangs Flat
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1Hold the blow dryer above your head, with the nozzle pointed down toward your face.[2] Use a warm (but not hot) heat setting so you don't damage your hair or your face.
- Always dry your bangs first. Don't mess around putting on your moisturizing lotion or make up or start drying the rest of your hair. Your bangs are shorter and thinner than the rest of your hair and will dry quickly. Once they are dry, they will be set and it will be difficult to style them.[3]
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2Use a flat paddle brush to brush your bangs all to one side of your forehead. Angle the dryer so that the warm air shoots over the hair. Don't dry your hair all the way--focus instead on getting the roots dry so that you don't have cowlicks messing up your fringe.
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3Brush your bangs in the opposite direction across your forehead. Make sure the air from the blow dryer is always following the movement of your brush. If you are working with a lot of hair, try drying it in smaller sections, moving it gradually across your brow.
- Keep brushing your hair back and forth across your forehead until your roots are dry.
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4Hold the flat brush under your bangs, right against your roots, and blow dry straight down your hair. Your bangs should be completely dry after a few seconds.
Drying your Bangs for Volume
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2Twist the brush under your bangs to curl the hair on the brush.[6] Move the blowdryer up and down vertically, from the root of your bangs to the ends of your hair. Focus mostly on the roots, as they take longer to dry than the ends. [7]
- Make sure the blow dryer is always blowing air down, away from your roots.[8]
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3Brush your hair straight down and release it from the round brush. If you feel your bangs are a little too poofy, brush them downwards while hitting them with another blast from the blow dryer.
Community Q&A
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QuestionWhy does it say use a flat paddle brush but the photo above is a round brush?
Community AnswerThe photographers sometimes have different equipment from that suggested in the text. The idea is to show you the action as a whole, not necessarily to show you the precise tool. Although it'd be more ideal to have the right tool in the photo, it's not always possible. You can also let your bangs air dry! Bangs, because they can be short and thin, will take maybe 5 minutes max to dry. Use a headband (like sweatbands) to keep them flat.
Things You'll Need
- Blow dryer
- Paddle or round hairbrush
- Heat protectant for hair
- Anti-frizz serum (optional)
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deJjKoVm7q0
- ↑ Noël Reid-Killings. Celebrity Hair Stylist. Expert Interview. 25 November 2020.
- ↑ http://www.xojane.com/beauty/six-tricks-for-sick-bangs
- ↑ Noël Reid-Killings. Celebrity Hair Stylist. Expert Interview. 25 November 2020.
- ↑ https://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/blow-drying-all-wrong-how-to
- ↑ Noël Reid-Killings. Celebrity Hair Stylist. Expert Interview. 25 November 2020.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deJjKoVm7q0
- ↑ http://beauty.about.com/od/hairbrushes/fl/How-to-Blow-Dry-Bangs.htm
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About This Article
To blow dry your bangs for added volume, start with a round brush under your bangs, against the roots. Point the blow dryer at your bangs and twist the brush, moving the blow dryer back and forth between your roots and ends. Once your bangs are dry, brush them straight down and release them from the round brush. If you want to blow dry your bangs flat, point your blow dryer down at your bangs and brush them to one side with a flat paddle brush. Then, brush your bangs to the opposite side of your forehead. Continue brushing them back and forth until they're completely dry. To learn how to prep and protect your hair before blow drying it, keep reading!
