Anyone have a Babyliss Big Hair?

[Wotkinz]

Are these a gimmick or should I get one?
I have shoulder length hair if that makes a difference.

Stevie, when I first got mine there was a thread about BBH causing split ends. I'm not sure if they made mine worse but I remember some people being quite adamant about it.

Hmmm, it's more that the direct heat of the straighteners is breaking my hair. Maybe current users can comment on the split ends?

Sorry tea

It's hard to say re split ends - my hair is so thick, wavy and frizzy I use loads of heat styling things on it so I can't say if the BBH has made them worse. TBH I forgive the split ends (which are easily trimmed) because the alternative is the disaster I wake up to every morning.

I have fewer split end because I don't need to use staighteners as much or at such a high heat!

Mines came today and I think I'm going to love it!

I had a wee play about with it and sprayed my hair with water and it was really nice I couldn't get the back bit though so I think it will take a bit of playing about with
I've got long fine hair but loads of it which is curly and hard to straighten

Tomorrow will be the test once I've washed my hair

Remember to blast your hair with the hairdryer first until it's almost dry, and then use the BBH on sections. For some reason it doesn't seem to work so well on my hair if I just leave it to dry naturally

Welcome to the BBH Fan Club

Will I have to work on small sections? How do you do the back of your hair,do you bring it to the side?

Drawn to the thread by the mumsnet mail! so I thought I'd give my take on it: I didn't use it for long, it sometimes made me a bit panicky and I pressed the wrong way and got my hair tangled up. I think velcro rollers (five or six inserted just after the hair is all dry but is still hot) are a lot easier and better at giving volume and smooth curves.

I'm tempted to try a BBH in light of the recommendations on Mumsnet. I'd love to know though if anyone has success styling thick, very frizzy hair which needs bashing into submission.

My mad hair is cut in a chin length bob. If left in its natural untamed state, it is very frizzy, particularly at the back, but I would never just wash and leave it as it looks terrible.

Every morning, I wash it, apply serum and wrap it in a towel for 30 mins before sectioning it and drying it round a large barrel brush. If I rough dried it first, it would be frizzy, so I have to blow dry each section until it is completely dry, stretching it round the brush and turning the brush to keep it relatively taught, iyswim; it's definitely a two-handed job. The finished effect is like a short version of a Kate Middleton - smooth with a wave in it.

Do you reckon the BBH would be an easier way of achieving this than the hairdryer/big brush method or would the BBH not allow me to get enough of a grip on each section of hair to bash out the frizz?

TIA

Right, I just bought one.
If if doesn't work you lot are in trouble!

It works best on thick, frizz prone hair IMO. It gives me the sleek, blow dryer look (kate middleton type ) that I can't get my hair to do myself. I find my hair needs to be 70% dry and then I need to use it until it's totally dry. It gets easier with practice. I now get the sort of swishy hair that looks tamed that I could only get from the hair dresser before. I try not to use it all the time though because it does dry my hair and give me split ends.

What am I doing wrong with mine!

It just ends up getting tangled up!
with regards from my flat knotted up hair.

Section your hair. Don't try to do too much hair at once. I put the brush under my hair near the root. Then press the button to make it turn and as it grabs the hair move it slowly down. It's so hard yo explain, there are videos on YouTube.

Fozz if you can use a round brush and hairdryer you will be a dab hand at it, I only got it today and I loved it

I couldn't be without mine, I have a poker straight, lank, chin length bob.

I use mousse, rough dry with dryer then use BBH in small sections.
If I can be bothered I sometimes use my dryer on cold to blast the roots when the BBH has stopped spinning.

Apparently you can do flicky ends with it too, but I've never been successful.

Yes, section it.

And definitely check out you-tube tutorials, it's so much easier to learn from watching a demo than trying to visual something whilst reading about it.

Don't forget it gets easier with practice too - it's been a game-changer for me.

Thanks all - think I might have to have a go. Goodbye, bus driver from South Park, hello smooth haired goddess (well, I can dream..)

I have had two of these excellent hair dryers - when the first died I rushed out to buy another. It is brilliant, if like me you struggle to get that smooth, glossy blow dry that you get from the hairdressers. It takes a bit of practice to get the effect you're after but once you've got it you'll wonder how you managed without it. Worth every penny!!

I'm away to have another play with it on dd hair

Just done dd (9) hair, her hair is very long fine but loads of it and curly 3a

I've just sectioned it and spritzed with water and heat protector and her hair is shiny and sleek the ends are not the neatest but her hair could do with a trim! I'm impressed

Just done dd (9) hair, her hair is very long fine but loads of it and curly 3a

I've just sectioned it and spritzed with water and heat protector and her hair is shiny and sleek the ends are not the neatest but her hair could do with a trim! I'm impressed

Totally agree, my DD 21 bought one and she kept raving on it and I thought oh yeh another gimmick, then one day the dryer blew and I tried her's and wow suddenly I had thicker hair and dried in no time. I went straight out and bought one because I knew she would blame me if her's blew... I also use it on my other daughter who is disabled and head sore, but she can actually tolerate this on her hair. Our hair varies from shortish to just below the shoulders, 2 of us have fine hair and other D has thick curly hair so Im pleased that she's finally chucked her straighteners away. Great invention and common sense

Forgot to say, I can manage it better with out looking in the mirror, because I do it backwards and the wrong way in the mirror, so I get it tangled :-{
Think it could be down to my dyslexia? or the reversed image? but anyway I've mastered it with out using the mirror lol

If you can't manage to section the whole head, just try and separate the back from the front.
Start at the back centre. work your way around the back and then come to the top and sides, and then to the front.
If you have fine hair and want some root lift, pull the brush up with the hair on, like in the direction that you would put rollers/curlers in, I always try and do this and spray a little fixing spray/or light hair lacquer/spray on the roots and it looks thicker then.
If you only keep the width of hair to the same width as the brush, then it shouldn't tangle.
Drying the back first is usually easier and means that you're not drying front hair, for it to fall on the wet hair underneath.