I recently got a sample of the Bumble & Bumble Don't Blow It (H)air Styler ($15-$30) in my June Sephora Play box and I was really excited to try it because I'm always looking for ways to dry my hair without heat. The trouble is, my hair is a complete disaster when I air dry it. It has a bit of natural wave to it...not completely straight but not curly either and it has a tendency toward lots of frizz due to damage from bleaching. Also, since my hair is fine in texture, it usually looks really flat if I don't blow dry it.
I've tried putting it up in different styles when it's still damp (thank you Pinterest) but those never seem to work because when I take it down hours later, it's still a bit damp and the waves end up falling out. I've also tried sleeping in rollers, but I end up tossing and turning...it's just not worth it.
So the idea that I can put a product in my hair and just let it air dry to perfection sounded perfect! Especially now that it's 90+ degrees outside and the last thing I want to do is use a blowdryer.
Claims:
This innovative hair cream creates a more refined take on this relaxed style for great hair days—without the heat or hassle. A texture-enhancing blend of lightweight polymers boosts hair’s natural texture and adds bounce while a plant-based conditioning blend keeps hair soft and hydrated.
Work evenly into towel-dried hair, scrunch, or twist, and go.
I use somewhere between a nickel and quarter sized dollop for my medium-length lob, and work it all through my towel-dried hair. Then I scrunched it a little and twisted large, two inch sections all over my head. For the next hour or so, I played with it on and off...re-twisting certain sections that were falling out, raking my fingers through, parting it one way, then the other.
It never felt like I had product in my hair...there was no sticky or crunchy feeling, it just felt soft.
So here's what it ended up looking like! There was a wonky piece in the front that stuck out in a weird way, but I was happy that I didn't have the usual amount of frizz and my hair wasn't completely flat-looking.
Obviously, it didn't look as nice as when I blowdry it but it also didn't look nearly as bad as it does when I air dry it without this product. In fact, it gave a sort of rumpled, surfer-girl vibe that I didn't mind at all. Hey, it's summer after all!
Overall, I was pretty impressed with this product but it's not a miracle cream by any means. It definitely gave me better results vs. air drying my hair on its own, namely less frizz and more volume. But at the same time I still had to work at it a bit. I couldn't just put it in and go...I was constantly playing with it to get it to behave during the drying process.
But in the end, it was nice not to have to use a blowdryer in this hot weather and once I touched it up with a curling iron, it looked the same as it does when I blow dry it first...not bad!
Have you tried this product? Do you have any tricks for avoiding heat-styling that work for you?
You can purchase Bumble & Bumble Don't Blow It at Sephora stores and Sephora.com
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