My Routine: Blow-Dry Naturally Curly Hair

As promised, here's me blow-drying my hair. For my true night-out look, I might work a little more volume into it by completely drying it. What I do:

* Condition my hair and detangle it in the shower. Apply leave-in conditioner spray (Aussie's Hair Insurance) to protect hair from heat.

* Dryer settings: hot heat setting, low speed. Attach diffuser.

* Flip hair over and begin drying roots. Don't leave the dryer in one spot too long; keep moving. Repeat all over your head

* Next, begin drying the ends. Raise diffuser to "catch" ends in the cup, lift a little bit, and hold for about 2-5 seconds. Repeat all over.

* Stop while still damp, look in mirror to see if you like the curls where they are and the volume. Continue drying standing up for a time, or flip back over if you want more volume.

Remember, you don't have to blow your hair completely dry. Letting it air dry some will help soften the curls. When you're done drying, work a little smoothing lotion, a tiny bit of conditioner, or sweet almond oil in your hair.

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Así lo prometí, un video secando mi cabello. Para mi look verdadero de noche, lo secaría totalmente para obtener un poco más volumen en ello.

* Usando humectante en la ducha, saca las marañas de lío. Aplica un humectante (me gusta Aussie Hair Insurance) para protegerlo del calor.

* Usa una secador con difusor, poniéndola en el calor más alto pero la velocidad más lenta.

* Dobla la cintura y empieza secando los raíces. No permites que la secadora queda demasiado largo en el mismo lugar. Repite por toda la cabeza.

* Entonces empieza secando los puntos. Levanta el difusor para coger los puntos en ello y espera unos 5 segundos. Repite por toda la cabeza.

* Toma un descanso mientras el cabello esté húmido, y vea si te guste el rizado y el volumen. Sigue secando sin doblar si te guste, o dobla la cintura par obtener más volumen.

Recuerda que no se necesita secar el cabello por completo. Déjandolo secar al aire por un tiempo suavizará los rizos. Cuando has terminado, pon un poco de loción suavizante, de humectante, o oleo de almendra en el cabello.

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Music: The Shanghai Restoration Project. Songs: Introduction (1936), Babylon of the Occident, and Pearl Tower.

No copyright infringement intended. I simply love Dave Liang's work and 21st century take on a 20th musical style.

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[ISmellYourPurple]

So is using the diffuser absolutely necessary, or can it also work with just a regular blow dryer?

[NadineBC2000]

@ISmellYourPurple For my hair, the diffuser is absolutely necessary. (Most stylists and other curly girls agree.) Curls stay "smooth" when they aren't disturbed too much. Blow-drying curly hair with no diffuser separates the strands that curl together, causing frizz. The diffuser attaches to the blow dryer and lessens the force of the air hitting the hair. (Also not good: combing or running fingers through curly hair as it air dries. That separates the curls and causes frizz.)

[taloswiftandlautner1]

Did you flip the camera off at 1:06?

It looked like you did~~~~`

[NadineBC2000]

@taloswiftandlautner1 No, I didn't cut the video at that point. It was a combination of the low light in my bedroom and the webcam. (I did edit it at other points because I'd never have had a video short enough otherwise!)

[blowthisbubblegum2]

hi great video.. i was just wondering how long it took you to grow oyur curly hair that long>>./???

[NadineBC2000]

@blowthisbubblegum2 So sorry for it taking so long to respond...it's unforgivable really. My hair has been this length (a little shorter, a little longer) since 2003. I grew it out after having really short hair, then chin-length hair. I find the weight helps weigh it down and controls the curl.

[taloswiftandlautner1]

@NadineBC2000 No, I mean like "flip the camera off".......as in........middle finger.......

[NadineBC2000]

@bambida1st : I know just what you mean! Thanks for the comment.

[bambida1st]

thank you for actually having curly hair. ive seen so many videos on youtube that have this tittle and my first thought is thats not curly hair

[NadineBC2000]

@ralithelion Thanks for watching and commenting. True confession time: I was under a lot of stress when I shot this and had a section that wasn't growing well - in fact, it was falling out. It just goes to show what a great stylist can do to camouflage that with a great cut.

I hope that it works well for you when your hair is long enough. Although with the aim being soft yet defined curls, you may not need to wait that long!