I don't "get" blowouts

[Anonymous]

I have impossible hair--the top layer is curly and frizzy, and the underlayers are smooth and straight. I am not capable of blowing it out to my satisfaction (it's way too frizzy, and I am way too lazy), and it looks hideous natural, so I always wear it pulled back. That makes sense for my very casual life and style, but professional blowouts make sense for women who need to look more polished and who have difficult hair like I do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know Drybar is popular now, but I really don't understand why one would go to a salon just for a blowout (other than for an updo or other special occasion hair). How long does it last? Don't you know how to blowdry your own hair?

I guess my main question is longevity. How long does your blowout last? I have medium length hair with long layers. When I wake up in the morning it looks like a rat's nest. I must wash it and style it every day. Going to a place like Drybar would be a total waste of $ for me. It reminds me of my grandma's salon, where she would get her hair "set" with rollers and then sit under a dryer. The "set" would last for a week. Is that what your blowouts are like?

I just don't get it. Someone enlighten me, please.

I know how to blowdry my own hair, but it's difficult, time consuming and I don't do a good job. It's pampering, just like a mani or pedi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't your hair/head get sweaty/smelly after sex, running , and working out?

Nasty!

I'm going to my college reunion in a few weeks. I have thick curly hair and can never get it as a straight as my hair stylist. I'm thinking of going to get it blown out on a Thursday night and then hop on the plane Friday morning. At this point, I don't plan to have sex, run or work-out over the weekend while I'm at reunion. Is that okay PP, or is it still nasty? Oh wait. I don't care.

You're not going to have sex at your reunion? Bummer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can blow out my own hair perfectly. I can't imagine wh y anyone pays for this, at least not on a regular basis. Of course, my hair needs to be washed every day. It is long, straight, pale blonde, and pretty easy, as long as I wash it every day. I can't imagine being over 30 and not being really great at blowing out your own hair. It is not that hard.

How are you at doing your own investments and taxes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can blow out my own hair perfectly. I can't imagine wh y anyone pays for this, at least not on a regular basis. Of course, my hair needs to be washed every day. It is long, straight, pale blonde, and pretty easy, as long as I wash it every day. I can't imagine being over 30 and not being really great at blowing out your own hair. It is not that hard.

Sorry, but I just can't resist...you seem to be a living proof of the "dumb blonde" stereotype.

Funny. Well, I have an IQ of 144 and I make six figures so, maybe I am a dumb blonde. Or maybe I just have perfect hair naturally and I forget (have no experience with) difficult hair. Thank god my daughter has even more perfect hair than I do. Some of us just win the genetic lottery.

And humble too!!!!

[Anonymous]

It's not gross to not wash your hair daily.
People are so fucking repressed.

[Anonymous]

I have naturally curly hair. I CANNOT seem to get my wrists to contort in ways that allow me to actually blow my hair out straight with just a brush and hair dryer. Can't do it. (Also have short arms, which I don't think helps.) Usually, I wear it curly. Sometimes I blow it out the best I can and go over it with a flat iron. But it looks a million times better when a stylist blows it out- it lays flat, it isn't frizzy, it swings (it tends to just "hang" when I flat iron it). I don't do it regularly at all, only after a cut or color, but I'm always amazed at how good it looks.

FWIW, I wash my hair about once a week. Especially for those with curly hair, washing it more than that isn't good- it dries it out and makes it frizzier. Curly hair needs moisture and washing it every day strips your hair of moisture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know Drybar is popular now, but I really don't understand why one would go to a salon just for a blowout (other than for an updo or other special occasion hair). How long does it last? Don't you know how to blowdry your own hair?

I guess my main question is longevity. How long does your blowout last? I have medium length hair with long layers. When I wake up in the morning it looks like a rat's nest. I must wash it and style it every day. Going to a place like Drybar would be a total waste of $ for me. It reminds me of my grandma's salon, where she would get her hair "set" with rollers and then sit under a dryer. The "set" would last for a week. Is that what your blowouts are like?

I just don't get it. Someone enlighten me, please.

Well I don't know how to blow dry my hair. It's thick and wavy and I can put product into it and diffuse it but not blow dry with a round brush. My mom has totally different hair so she couldn't teach me. I didn't have girlfriends in college to show me either. So now when I'm finally into feminine things at 30 its hard to learn and figure out what tools to get. I plan to but for special occasions I'd just rather pay to have it done.