BEAUTY TALK: straight hair (sponsored video)

As I already promised in last week’s “Beauty Talk”, I will try to talk about my hair a bit more frequently, since it seems to interest so many of you. This week, I am excited to tell you guys that I have teamed up with Philips and their “Beauty and Style Guide” to let you in on the secret of my straight hair. I wear my hair straight 95% of the time, so most of you probably don’t know that I have naturally wavy/frizzy/big hair and would never leave the house without styling it first. I used to always straighten my hair with a regular flat iron, which of course works great (and I still use mine every once in a while when I am in a rush and just want to touch up a bit). BUT most of the time I actually reach for a round brush (purchased at my old hair salon) and a really good blowdryer, because it is far less damaging for the hair and I like the way my hair has some movement to it (rather than being stick-straight). Philips just came out with a new model, the HPS920, which is amazing because it has 2300W (= LOTS of power) and something called the “ThermoProtect” function with an ideal 57°C to spare the hair from being exposed to too much heat. When you’re blow drying your hair straight, it is super important to have enough heat to actually dry and straighten the hair, but you don’t want too much, which will burn your hair (… when you start to notice that burnt smell, it is probably time to turn the dryer off).

How I get my hair straight:

– after washing it (always with conditioner!) I towel-dry it

– then, I apply some argan hair oil to the moist hair

– to dry and straighten it, I use a round brush and blow dryer

– I hold the brush and dryer as in the video below (even though she is going for a different hair style) – it can be tricky to get the movement right the first few times, but don’t give up! Once you have the hang of things it is such a fast and effective way of drying and straightening your hair!

– once the hair is dry and straight, I add a bit more argan oil to the ends for a sleek and finished look

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For more of the “Beauty and Style Guide” by Philips, you can check out their Youtube channel (for some hair-tutorials) or their Facebook page for inside scoop on all the new products.

*brought to you in collaboration with Philips