Here's reason number 6,052 to ragingly girl-crush on Tina Fey—the flippy, smooth, and shiny masterpiece that was her blowout at a party on Monday night.
If that hairstyle doesn't want to make you master some round-brush blowout skills, I don't know what will. Of course, it all starts with a great layered haircut, but the following tips are also crucial to getting that movement and overall cuteness.
1. Choose the right weapon. For very long hair, choose a brush with a giant barrel. For hair Tina's length, a regular small round brush will be much more effective. Boar-bristle brushes are best for getting great bend because of the way they really grip, gently pull, and smooth out sections of hair. Metal brushes give you extreme bend but can also cause damage over time because they get so super hot, so many stylists advise avoiding them.
2. Know how to roll. You want to rotate rolling some sections of hair up and some under, so that they flip in different directions and don't look too planned. Oddly, to get your all-important front section to have that awesome sideways swoop, you actually want to roll it up and toward the back of your head. Try it—it sounds weird but it works.
3. Use your cool button. After you roll and heat up a section, hold the hair (still rolled) on your brush for several sections to let it cool a bit. Hit it with some cool air too. Cold sets hair and will help keep your flipped ends that way for much longer.
Do you consider yourself a ninja with a round brush, or could your blowout skills use a little perfecting?
