Turn up the volume with the blowout

Hair experts connection a step-by-step usher connected however to get big, bouncy hairstyles of the 1960s-90s

Miley Cyrus made quality for much than 1 crushed past week: she won 2 Grammys, wore 5 show-stopping outfits, won the net with her Flowers performance—and flaunted the archetypal viral hairdo of the caller year.

While everyone other had styled glossy hair, consecutive oregon wavy, the singer-songwriter turned up the play and measurement with her 1970s’ hairstyle with a modern, punk borderline that had elements of the trending mob-wife look. Blowouts from each decennary marque for immoderate of the astir iconic hairsbreadth looks—be it Brigitte Bardot’s backcombed bouffant successful the 1960s, Farrah Fawcett’s feathered hairsbreadth successful the 1970s that became much voluminous successful the 1980s, oregon the 1990s’ fluffy hairsbreadth supermodel blowout. We asked 2 Mumbai-based hairstylists—Javed Salmani from Mary Cohr, a French quality marque that has opened its archetypal salon successful India, and Shivani Kakka, who has worked with personalities similar Prateek Kuhad—to interruption down the steps to get a blow-dry from antithetic decades.

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1960s

In the 1960s, hairstyles were each astir bangs and volume, says Salmani, portion explaining that fringes bring retired “a caller property without drastic cuts, and bangs marque the look look fuller, cuter”. The caller comeback of curtain bangs has revived the voluminous, rounded blow-dry inclination from the 1960s.

How to get the look

Begin with clean, adust hair.

Apply a vigor protectant.

Divide your hairsbreadth into 4 sections: 3 astatine the backmost and 1 for bangs successful front.

Apply immoderate thickening lotion evenly to each conception for added volume.

Use a volumising blow-dryer for maximum effect.

Start blow-drying each conception from the inside, moving your mode outward.

When you scope the beforehand bangs section, comb inward portion blow-drying to execute the desired 1960s vibe.

1970s

Hairstyles successful this decennary embraced backcombing, creating the iconic bouffant look, explains Salmani. These hairstyles lived connected successful Bollywood successful the 1980s and 1990s arsenic well.

How to get the look

Begin with clean, adust hair.

Use a hairsbreadth mousse for lightweight yet effectual texturing.

Use a circular brushwood and a stroke dryer to execute a quaffed, bouncy blowout. Focus connected creating measurement and brushed waves.

Once you’ve achieved the desired look, unafraid it with bobby pins for a amended hold.

Go with your earthy flow, mildly brushwood tiny strands successful place, and decorativeness beardown with a hairspray.

1980s

This decennary gave america amusive hairstyles, and large, bold hairsbreadth is some versatile and casual to achieve. “With Miley Cyrus’s high-volume, teased and textured hairsbreadth going viral, I spot it making a comeback, particularly with Gen Z,” says Kakka. For immoderate voluminous blow-dry, Kakka says 1 should enactment connected each conception portion holding the dryer perpendicular to the scalp.

How to get the look

Start with 50% damp hair. Use a heat-resistant spray.

Use a hairsbreadth mousse to springiness your hairsbreadth measurement and hold.

Section your hairsbreadth and commencement doing a measurement stroke dry.

Once done, make large hairsbreadth sections and usage large hairsbreadth rollers that volition springiness you that other volume.

Change the nozzle of the dryer to a diffuser, blast it with acold aerial and lightly usage a hairsbreadth spray.

Wait 5 minutes and past commencement removing the rollers 1 by one.

Once the rollers are out, tally your hands done your hairsbreadth and acceptable them the mode you like. This volition springiness you the cleanable voluminous look.

Take 1 oregon 2 drops of a serum of your choice, hitch it betwixt your palms and lightly tally it done your hairsbreadth to tame immoderate unwanted frizz and adhd shine. You tin usage a size 28 tong for immoderate last-minute touch-ups you whitethorn require.

1990s

“This is my favourite decade,” says Kakka. “There’s ne'er been greater hairsbreadth inspiration than the 1990s.” This decennary gave america the champion hairsbreadth accessories successful summation to precocious ponytails, messy buns, The Rachel and supermodel layers. This decade’s hairstyles are inactive fashionable among celebrities and adjacent astatine weddings.

How to get the look

Start with 70-80% damp hairsbreadth and spell successful with a heat-resistant spray.

Use a mousse oregon a clasp spray to springiness the hairsbreadth measurement and clasp it successful place.

Start with a measurement blow-dry utilizing a circular oregon a Denman brush. When you scope the roots of your hair, springiness it an inward turn.

Next, instrumentality mean to heavy sections and spell successful with a straightener. Similar to what you did with the dryer, commencement astatine the apical and erstwhile you scope the roots, springiness your hairsbreadth an inward turn. This volition assistance you execute a cleaner look.

Use a fewer drops of a serum of your prime and lightly spell successful with a hairsbreadth spray to tame immoderate frizz oregon flyaways.

Dhara Vora Sabhnani is simply a Mumbai-based writer.

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