how to use babyliss big hair?

[Jane054848]

Just bought one of these due to the rave reviews on here. I have super-thick mad stupid hair. I've tried using the BBH a couple of times, with medium results.

My problems are:

1. sectioning - could someone advise me on this? I did a bottom and top layer and then did sections within each layer - but should you do even more layers than this on really thick hair?

1. whenever I was doing a section, particularly on the top layer, it would suck in more hair from underneath and from the sides, creating big tangles. Is there a way to stop this?

Thanks!

watching with interest - have super thick curly hair too, and havent yet had time to sit and use BBH properly. plus my ghd's died at the weekend so need to learn pronto...

I am rubbish at doing my own hair, even with the big hair, but will venture some advice.

I do quite small sections at a time, so maybe 4 or 5 layers from hairline to parting, 6 or 7 sections round head. I clip up or back the bits I've done and the bits I haven't got to yet - use those long snappy clips that hairdressers use.

If you hold the hair away at a 90 degree angle before you put the brush against it it avoids tangles.

I am managing to look OK using these methods - better than my usual through-a-hedge-backwards style!

Thanks, that's really helpful, although it makes me think that I've not even understood what sectioning is. Do you do the whole thickness of the hair in one section? Thank you!

Blimey, it's hard to describe this. Hairdressers must speak a special language!

I put all my hair up on top of my head in a big hairclip to start, then pull down a layer of hair, then move round brushing and curling it in sections - perhaps it's better to imagine that you are sectioning your scalp in to 4cm squares and you are going to brush each bit of hair separately? Does that make any sense?

I'm sure some style supremo with fab hair will be along soon to advise better!

I think I need some sort of you tube demo on this actually.

DH bought one for my birthday, which was lovely of him, but I have only managed to make my hair hair tousled and tangled thus far, which wasn't what I was going for....

I bought this as well - but to be honest, I think you get good results only if you do it properly properly

have think hair as well, and so feel it needs a little bit more heat/air to REALLY do it justice

and I havent usually got the time to spend an hour on my hair!

(yes, that is how long it would take me! at least....)

I meant I have thick hair

I have really thick hair and love the result I am getting with BBH. I'll try my best to explain how I do it.
For Sectioning to work properly I always use these type of clips, but i only use one, not all 6!!.
www.boots.com/en/Boots-Essentials-Hair-Clamps_1038175/?hostProductId=

If you start by placing your thumb just above your ear and drag it horizontally to the back of your head it sort of parts the hair for the first section, grab that clump, twist and clamp on top of head away from the underneath bit of hair then you can start BBHing along the 'free' bit of hair underneath, when thats done take down the clipped hair and part again using the same method. So in answer to your question you don't do the whole thickness in one section. the sectioning really gets the job done in sort of levels.
I don't know if this will make any sense ...hope so. It takes me about 15 mins

I have fine hair and do at least 3 layers of hair, then breaking up each layer into 5-6 sections.

Upper layers harder to do than lower - agree with holding the hair up at an angle (so hand holding ends of hair are above your ears to start).

I'd love big hair but isn't a spinning brush just a recipe for having a spinning brush stuck fast in your hair??

I've got thick, wavy hair that I straighten every day - if I don't straighten it, it just looks really bushy. Would a BBH do anything for my hair type? Would I need to dry and straighten my hair first and use the BBH to add body, or just use the BBH when it's nearly dry and not use straighteners at all?

Stuffedcat and Notrightnow, that is brilliant, I think I get it now. Thanks so much.

Kitty, yes I think it would work on you. I am just a bit remedial at this sort of thing - and even for me it's much better than anything else I've tried. You don't need to straighten hair first.

Calamity, it doesn't really get stuck in your hair.

Sorry should also have said thank you to freebuttonbee, also very helpful.

Funny, just looked on babyliss website there is a short video of it, I look like the model after she has big haired her self and I GHD so I look like she does before shse has done it after!!! I have very thick curly/wavy hair and if I don't GHD it I have the biggest hair you big hair users would love to get but I hate it!

I used to have a hot air styler with a big metal barrel brush that last thing before my first GHD's and I used it to try to smooth rather that poof up think they need someone like me to advertise it really but they would prob be accused of airbrushing as surely no-one in real life could have such huge hair!!