Introduction

Although blow drying hair seems like it should be a simple undertaking there can be a lot of hidden gotchas that result in home blow outs that are less than salon perfect.

Why? I asked three famous hair pros - Ken Paves (Jessica Simpson, Eva Longoria, Brittany Murphy), Robert Hallowell (Geena Davis, Mary Louise Parker, Jennifer Love Hewitt) and Paul Mitchell Premiere Educator, Barbara Lhotan, to share their blow drying secrets.

I specifically asked each of the hair experts why blow outs, whether to create straight, curly or wavy styles, always seem to look so much better when done by a professional.

Ken Paves who wears his famous red blow dryer literally slung like a gun from his belt explained that “the trick to perfect blow outs is using the right styling products and learning how to use the right sized brushes in conjunction with the blow dryer for the desired results”.

Robert Hallowell commented that “there are lots of short cuts he uses every day” because he works on the set of Commander In Chief in a cramped little hair and makeup trailer and that “perfect blow outs take lots of practice, which professionals have because they blow dry hair every day”. Robert pointed out that it is “always easier to get great blow outs when someone else is doing them for you”.

Barbara Lhotan laughed and confessed that “even she doesn’t get her hair as stick straight or sleek as when it is done by a fellow stylist”. The reason? There are several reasons and secrets about blow drying that Barbara (along with Ken and Robert) agreed to share in the steps below:

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