Video demo: BaByliss Big Hair – a Mumsnet Best!

[VikkiMumsnet]

Howdy!

You may know that the BaByliss Big Hair recently became a Mumsnet Best. You may even be among those who let us know about it by posting your reviews here.

As Big Hair Talk comes around every Christmas, we decided to invest and put together this video so you can judge for yourself what all the fuss is about! Do have a watch and share on the thread your thoughts or, if you have one already, your top tips!

Ooh – and don't forget to let us know what other style and beauty vids you'd like to see (we're always after fresh ideas for our shiny new YouTube channel - you can subscribe here if you haven't already!).

Wishing you added oomph and swish in the New Year!
Vikki
MNHQ

[woodhill]

mine broke, 2nd one. they seem to last barely 2 years' but I got my money back. I prefer the slimmer barrel one as my hair isn't that long.

[teddygirlonce]

Well I've got mega unruly, frizzy hair and have come away from reading this thread thinking that this is top of my 2015 must-have list.

Looking forward to updated tips, VikkiMumsnet!

[VikkiMumsnet]

Hi everyone, thanks so much for your feedback and apologies for the silence over New Year.
We've obviously missed the mark here and will look at doing another video –great to hear your tips in the meantime, we like the idea of showing how it works for really unruly hair/frizz days! And will ask the experts for advice on which products to use - in this video, just heat protection spray and a bit of serum to finish.
Vikki
MNHQ

[Chandon]

It is done all wrong in the vid.

I love it, I leave my hair to air dry, to "almost dry", then 5 mins with the big hair.

The big barrel she uses is too big for her hair as well. Hair shoulder length or shorter does better with the smaller barrel.

[Bartlebee]

I don't get it - her hair looks really flat which I presume is not the point.

[GingerSkin]

JustJanice thank you. Definitely worth getting one then? I can't be doing with spending 20 minutes doing my hair though - is that how long it takes? I've got mid to long length hair and normally blast it with a hairdryer and put some straighteners through it. Obviously doesn't look "salon styled" but it is ok. Do the BBH really make it look good?

[YesAnastasia]

I agree - air dry=frizz & fly away.

I dry with the hair dryer then style when my hair is still quite hot & damp. I should (& will...) use a heat protection spray.

I also use an oil when I've finished. Amazing results.

[SirChenjin]

No, I find that if I air dry I don't get the same effect that hairdryer followed by the BBH gives me - I've got wavy, thick, frizzy hair. I blast it with the hairdryer, section it off, and run the BBH through keeping my hair taut as I go. I use a heat spray followed by a mousse for wavy/frizzy hair.

[YesAnastasia]

God, I love my BBH. I'm on my 2nd in 5 years (when the first one broke, I had a new one within hours)

I too dry my hair first, styling when it's slightly damp. I concentrate on the roots, do it in sections then pull the ends out with the roller moving.

It deserves to be a Mumsnet best - it's so good.

[homebythesea]

Please MNHQ take this video down and do another one! You need someone with slightly wild hair to show its transformative qualities! It really is a wonder but not on already straight fine hair. The whole point is that it smooths and gives swish to not smooth/swishy hair. And you use it on nearly dry hair- it's not a dryer!

[BeautifulPain]

I have to agree if I had seen this video first I would not have purchased one, her hair just looks flat .

[TheCowThatLaughs]

I'm glad I saw this thread. Have had the BBH for about a year but for some reason never thought to look on you tube for tutorials. I've just had a look and I was using it wrongly I think, like the woman in the video above and wasn't very impressed with it. I was thinking of giving it away but I'm going to have another try with it today and see if i can get a bit more out of it!

[JustJanice]

Ginger - your hair sounds like mine. I've got a BBH and get lovely volume with it. That video as said before is in no way indicative of how the BBH should be used or of the results that can be achieved.

[GingerSkin]

I was considering buying one of the but the clip has put me off.

I have long, fine straight hair - but lots of it (so not thick but plenty of hair!). I think I'd just get into a pickle with it and knot my hair!

[slalomsuki]

I've used my BigHair for a couple of years on frizzy curly hair to tame it and its great. Gives a smooth styled look in about 5mins.

That video is a terrible demonstration of what it can do. It should be used on nearly dry hair to get the effect.

Not sure I would have been convinced to buy it based on that video.

[SlinkyB]

Agree the video is bad - looks like the woman is doing it all wrong?! You blow dry your hair til 80% dry, then roll your hair around the Big Hair barrel and hold it at the root for a few seconds. That's what gives your hair the body.

I've only got fine, shoulder-length hair, so the whole process takes about ten mins.

Sorry MNHQ but I agree this isn't a good advert for the fab BBH.

[Chocolategirl7]

I have better hair using a BBH than the girl in the video! Wow - that's a first. Defo not the best example!

[Marshy]

BBC?? Err...BBH obvs thanks autocorrect

[Marshy]

I had one of these for Christmas and love it!

I have just above shoulder length hair, grown fairly recently from short. It looks great when professionally blowdried but I was struggling to get a good look myself and was considering having it cut short again but don't need to now thanks to BBC.

I found the video clip useful for basic tips but agree that the end result shown is underwhelming.

I've not used it on wet hair. Had great results on 80% dry and then refreshed it next day using a heat defence spray to add a bit of wetness. No need for straighteners at all and overall I think I've used much less heat than usual which has got to be good.

Very happy!

[LynetteScavo]

I'm glad everyone's saying what I was thinking. I can blow dry my hair "big" with a decent dryer and brush in 15 mins...but then I've had 20 years practice.

[HaloItsMeFell]

hahaha I see I am not the only fire saver!

[HaloItsMeFell]

I am loath to criticise such a nice young woman but she's doing it all wrong. She hasn't actually got any volume into the hair at all has she? Which kind of defeats the object of the Babyliss Big Hair really.

I am devoted to mine, I'm on my second one, but you really do need to rough blast your hair almost completely dry getting some volume in at the roots first, then do as she does working though layers/sections at a time. Her hair is virtually identical in style and fineness thickness to mine, but I get much more bounce and volume to mine that she has managed.

Still love my BBH though. would save it if the house were on fire.