Anyone pay for weekly blow dry?

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I'm crap at drying my curly hair, always have been. Just wondering whether to get a regular professional blow dry. Does anyone do this? What do you pay? Do you wash your hair before you go?

Probably about Euro 50 here in Germany.Is it really that cheap in UK?

Imagine being Anna Wintour and having daily blow drys - never a bad hair day! Schnubbins, nearer your price in central London (or more).

Are you a wanting it blow dried straight or curly? Because curly hair should never be blow dried to actually being dry, it will just be a mountain of frizz. You need a diffuser, a lowish temp, and the right product.

Would a better option be session to go through hair type, products, drying method etc?

Get mine done every Friday
£10
And if I have a big meeting or a lunch
I feel better and more confident if my hair looks good

Have you thought about getting a styling lesson, my salon does them for £20. I've given up on Curly Girl my hair always looked crap for 80% of the time. I'm thinking of signing up.

hello - is it 1950?

o of course not. PLus i like to wash my hair!

May I have a lovely GHD hairdryer, GHD straighteners, glamoriser brush, lovely products. I'm just not great at using it all!

Glitter I like it blow dried straight and then a bit of loose curl added to it.

Mercurial I've never heard of a styling lesson. Might be a good idea... will ask my hairdresser when next in for a cut. She's in a city though, I wouldn't go all the way to her for a blow dry - little local rural place will be fine for that I'm thinking.

Do it if you can afford it. You have all the right tools at home though.

You could improve your technique by looking at YouTube videos for blow drying and straightening?

I find it best to section the hair with various clips, blow dry in sections as straight as you can, using a comb to pull the hair straight and aim hairdryer down. Then section again and iron. A common mistake is trying to straighten too much hair at once. You need to iron very small sections, starting on the underside. I find it easiest using a comb, rather than a fancy bristle brush. Also use a second mirror to check the back as you go.
It's laborious but gives a great result.

Thanks I lost I will check YouTube videos. Will try and improve my technique. Will also ring round local p,aces for quotes. Thanks all very much for your replies.

I get mine blow dried every weekend without fail. Mine is very thick and really lasts. Best thing l do. Cheers me up every time. 20 euro in rural lreland.

wow. people do this?
mind you, I have really short hair and don't even own a hairdryer to what do i know lol

Thedowager - I have GHDs too but it still looks nowhere near as good as when someone else does it.

I'm rubbish at blow-drying too, which is where the Babyliss Big Hair comes in. It does the job of a hairdryer and brush, but you use just one hand to do it (I use my other hand to drink my morning coffee!).

I use the hair-dryer to get it about 80-90% dry, then BBH it in sections to get the blow-dried look, and then run GHDs over it - the GHD stage takes all of about 1-2 minutes as all the work has been done, and you're just smoothing at that point.

A BBH is way cheaper than weekly blow-dries!

years ago when i worked in a hairdressers at least half of the clients had standing weekly appointments for a wash and blow dry, or sets

My mum used to and MIL does. I shower and wash mine most days though. It used t be really greasy so it wasn’t feasible to get a blow dry unless a special occasion. I used to get it done regularly when we lived in Asia as it was really cheap and you could get your nails done at the same time.

In fact I could for for a cut and colour and have a manicure and pedicure at the same time. Not idea why you can’t do tthat here.

Have you considered a Brazilian blow dry - that really helps between visits for colour/trim?

Why don't you ask how much it would be if you booked regularly and pre washed your hair? Or if there are times which are quiet where it could be cheaper?

I've learned how to do my hair now, so long term, it is best to learn, and a lesson sounds good.

Also some mobile hairdressers are cheaper, and you can wash your hair at home.

I too have frizzy hair and the BBH is an absolute godsend. No achy arms, result is like a salon blow dry.

I have curly frizzy hair too and I cannot for the life of me recreate a salon blow dry. BBH makes it a hilariously frizzy mess and straighteners are ok but it's not silky smooth, it's still frizzy. I even bought the salon's styling products but alas, it wasn't the same.

I have been for just a blow-dry for the hell of it (£22), which was an awesome treat.The only problem is that because I can't recreate it everyday myself, I try to not wash it for ages and I just get too sweaty after working out for that, so it's a bit of a waste of money for me.

I use a diffuser and John Frieda Go Curlier spray and just stick with my natural curls daily but I will definitely go to the salon again before special events.

I have a weekly wash & blow dry £12. Prices in my salon have just risen but as a regular my price is staying the same. I'm in north east.

Ew though at washing once a week. Vile

VladPutin
So ignorant! People with dry, frizzy or curly hair really do not need to wash it more than once a week. What makes my hair greasy and yuk after 3 days (hence I wash it every other day) does not apply to people with a different hair type to me.

Vlad's just annoyed because everyone ignored her 1950s comment, she had to come back for a swipe of a different kind.

Not at all. Just the whiff of sweaty heads. Ew