Chichi
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Thanks to webby's instructions, I was able to duplicate a professional DOMINICAN BLOWOUT at home. 
I was surprised at how *professional* it came out and the good thing is that no one knew the difference. There goes another thing that I don't have to go to the stylist for.. 
This is what I did:
TOOLS:
1)* 100% boar bristle brush. I got the SPORNETTE 954 from Beans Beauty online.
2)* A HOT (read: high wattage) hair dryer. I purchased the Babyliss 2800 Ceramic hair dryer (model BAB2800 at 1900W).
3) Concentrator nozzle. This came with the dryer but I am listing it separately as it is ultra-important. Not just any concentrator nozzle. You need a really narrow one. I believe the one that came with my dryer measure in at 8mm. A narrow concentrator nozzle is vital because it concentrates all that heat and power exactly where you need it and it moves the brush along (check my technique below).
4) Plastic sectioning clips. Have a lot of these on hand, especially if you are a beginner. I used about 10 to move the rest of my hair up and out of the way as I straigthened section by section.
* The boar bristles (without heat) naturally silkify the hair. That plus the dryer set on HIGH was the key to getting the *lightweight,* silky hair of the Dominican blowout.
THE TECHNIQUE: (just as webby showed in her photos)
(pre-blowout, I did a rollerset and used minimal products: a leave-in about a dime size. After I took out my rollerset, I applied a VERY light coat of the BB extra light, double strength super gro (yep, grease, but I see the Dominicans do this with some kind of grease so I followed suit.). Okay, here is the technique (applies to a one-inch section of hair and only blowing out my roots):
1) Take brush and anchor it in your new growth. There should be barely any space between your scalp and the brush. I also say anchor, because when I put that brush in my new growth, it was not going anywhere. This could seem discouraging because it seems like the brush is stuck in your hair, right? How is it going to move through and give you silky hair? The answer is the HOT hair dryer turned on HIGH. The heat and power of the dryer will literally push itself through your hair producing the silky results. (don't worry, this process does not take your hair out at all. This is how they do it at the Dominican salons. I've watched their technique).
(This is why a narrow concentrator nozzle is sooo vital. Because it directs all that heat and power just where you need it.)
2) Position the dryer's concentrator nozzle parallel to the brush. The nozzle should be positioned in that wee section between your brush and scalp. (Ever wonder why you feel the hot dryer on your scalp sometimes at the salon? It's because they are thisclose to your scalp.) You need to feel comfortable in how you are holding the brush and dryer. The dryer especially needs to be firm in your hand. Example: I am right handed and the best method for me was to hold the dryer in my right hand even though, this was awkward at times as I continued on around my head, lol.
3) Now comes the good part... Turn the dryer on HIGH (the two highest settings in my case).
4) As soon as the dryer is on, move the brush down through your roots (new growth). It will feel like jerky movements at first, almost like tapping. However, you will find that once the heat is added that the brush, which seemed like it was stuck in your hair, will move right on through it, like butter
. The dryer should be moving and not positioned in one spot.
The dryer needs to be on the highest setting or the hair won't come out silky straight. I know because I had it on Medium by accident a few times and my hair did not come out silky straight. It came out straight but not silky straight.
That's basically it. My results was a professional looking blowout; silky straight roots and the rest of my hair was curly from the rollerset. If you are only blowdrying your roots, as I would recommend, doing your whole head shouldn't take you long.
I took my hair down from the wrap the next day and still couldn't believe how professional it came out. I felt like telling every stranger in the street, "I did my own Dominican blowout!!!"
Chichi
I was surprised at how *professional* it came out and the good thing is that no one knew the difference. There goes another thing that I don't have to go to the stylist for.. This is what I did:
TOOLS:
1)* 100% boar bristle brush. I got the SPORNETTE 954 from Beans Beauty online.
2)* A HOT (read: high wattage) hair dryer. I purchased the Babyliss 2800 Ceramic hair dryer (model BAB2800 at 1900W).
3) Concentrator nozzle. This came with the dryer but I am listing it separately as it is ultra-important. Not just any concentrator nozzle. You need a really narrow one. I believe the one that came with my dryer measure in at 8mm. A narrow concentrator nozzle is vital because it concentrates all that heat and power exactly where you need it and it moves the brush along (check my technique below).
4) Plastic sectioning clips. Have a lot of these on hand, especially if you are a beginner. I used about 10 to move the rest of my hair up and out of the way as I straigthened section by section.
* The boar bristles (without heat) naturally silkify the hair. That plus the dryer set on HIGH was the key to getting the *lightweight,* silky hair of the Dominican blowout.
THE TECHNIQUE: (just as webby showed in her photos)
(pre-blowout, I did a rollerset and used minimal products: a leave-in about a dime size. After I took out my rollerset, I applied a VERY light coat of the BB extra light, double strength super gro (yep, grease, but I see the Dominicans do this with some kind of grease so I followed suit.). Okay, here is the technique (applies to a one-inch section of hair and only blowing out my roots):
1) Take brush and anchor it in your new growth. There should be barely any space between your scalp and the brush. I also say anchor, because when I put that brush in my new growth, it was not going anywhere. This could seem discouraging because it seems like the brush is stuck in your hair, right? How is it going to move through and give you silky hair? The answer is the HOT hair dryer turned on HIGH. The heat and power of the dryer will literally push itself through your hair producing the silky results. (don't worry, this process does not take your hair out at all. This is how they do it at the Dominican salons. I've watched their technique).
(This is why a narrow concentrator nozzle is sooo vital. Because it directs all that heat and power just where you need it.)
2) Position the dryer's concentrator nozzle parallel to the brush. The nozzle should be positioned in that wee section between your brush and scalp. (Ever wonder why you feel the hot dryer on your scalp sometimes at the salon? It's because they are thisclose to your scalp.) You need to feel comfortable in how you are holding the brush and dryer. The dryer especially needs to be firm in your hand. Example: I am right handed and the best method for me was to hold the dryer in my right hand even though, this was awkward at times as I continued on around my head, lol.
3) Now comes the good part... Turn the dryer on HIGH (the two highest settings in my case).
4) As soon as the dryer is on, move the brush down through your roots (new growth). It will feel like jerky movements at first, almost like tapping. However, you will find that once the heat is added that the brush, which seemed like it was stuck in your hair, will move right on through it, like butter
. The dryer should be moving and not positioned in one spot.The dryer needs to be on the highest setting or the hair won't come out silky straight. I know because I had it on Medium by accident a few times and my hair did not come out silky straight. It came out straight but not silky straight.
That's basically it. My results was a professional looking blowout; silky straight roots and the rest of my hair was curly from the rollerset. If you are only blowdrying your roots, as I would recommend, doing your whole head shouldn't take you long.
I took my hair down from the wrap the next day and still couldn't believe how professional it came out. I felt like telling every stranger in the street, "I did my own Dominican blowout!!!"
Chichi
Do you do a rollerset beforehand?
