I had a client call me out on my blow-dry technique last week

So I'm doing a full blowout on this regular of mine, right? And she just casually says 'you always start at the nape, but my last stylist would do the crown first and my roots stayed voluminous way longer.' I was kinda defensive at first (nobody likes being critiqued mid-service) but then I tried her method on the next three clients. Honestly the lift at the crown is so much better when you start there while the hair is still really wet and heavy. Has anyone else experimented with changing up their sectioning order for better root volume?

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valc911mo ago

No kidding, "nobody likes being critiqued mid-service" - I would've been fighting the urge to foam at the mouth like a rabid dog if someone hit me with that while I had a brush in one hand and a blowdryer in the other. But dang, now I'm sitting here wondering if my whole career has been a lie because I always start at the nape too and my crown volume is basically a flat pancake by day two. I mean, it makes sense if you think about it - starting at the crown while it's still soaked lets you really pull that hair straight up and blast the roots before gravity drags everything south. Your client sounds like a bit of a pro honestly, even if the delivery was brutal. I'm definitely trying this tomorrow even though I'm grumpy about it.

the_fiona1mo ago

Doesn't starting at the crown just push all the wet weight into the nape and ruin the underlayer before you even get there?

sean_green441mo ago

Yeah @valc91, switching to crown first actually fixed my volume too, game changer for real.