How to Make Hair Look Airbrushed

No doubt you've seen those shampoo commercials that show a young woman with a frizzy mess of hair suddenly transformed into a beautiful girl with shiny, sleek hair. The advertising companies would like us to believe this remarkable transformation is simply caused by changing to a new brand of shampoo; their brand. The truth is that there's a team of hair stylists working behind the scenes to make the models' hair look as perfectly airbrushed as possible. You can recreate this coveted airbrushed look yourself with just a few essential tools and styling products.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Anti-frizz deep conditioner
• Frizz-smoothing gel
• Blow dryer, diffuser, round bristle brush
• Straightening iron (optional)
• Almond oil

1. Shampoo hair as usual, and wring out excess water. Apply a deep conditioning treatment and leave on for about 15 minutes. Rinse out with warm water, then run hair under cold water for a few seconds. The cold water will help to reduce frizz, and make it easier to airbrush frizzy hair. Try Herbal Essences None of Your Frizzness conditioner or smoothing leave-in creme.

2. Towel dry hair slightly. Apply about a nickel-sized amount of frizz controlling gel into your palms and rub them together. Apply all over your hair, coating every strand. Run a comb through your locks to make sure the gel is dispersed evenly. Be careful not to apply too much as it can make your hair look greasy. Try John Frieda's Frizz-Ease serum.

3. Blow dry your hair section by section. Use a round bristle brush and a diffuser to concentrate the hot air directly on your strands. Diffusers are used by hairstylists to airbrush frizzy hair, making it sleek and smooth. With a blow dryer, you can create natural curls or style your hair straight. For an even more airbrushed look, go over each strand with a straightening iron after blowdrying.

4. Apply 1-2 drops of almond oil onto your palms and rub them together. Smooth the oil onto your hair to add instant gloss, and seal in that airbrushed look.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't have almond oil, you can use olive oil with the same results.
• Don't put more than 2 drops of the almond oil or you'll end up with a greasy mane.

[slphilbrick]

on 5/23/2009 I don't have the hair for this.....wish I did, I'd love to try your technique !

[zahzel]

on 5/9/2009 I will do this. Z