This easy beauty hack will make your hair look like it’s had a pro blowout

South Africa is currently in lockdown as we try to prevent the spread of Covid-19, which means that many businesses, including hair salons, aren’t open. And while many people might not care what their hair (or rat’s nest!) looks like right now, a professional blowout can lift your mood, make you feel fresher and give you one less thing to worry about ahead of that next Zoom video call. One hairstylist has a genius beauty hack to fake a pro blowout, and it’s definitely worth saving for your next date night.

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Hairstylist Olivia Smalley’s Instagram page is littered with all sorts of beauty hacks. One of her more recent videos shows you how to fake a professional blowout, and all you need is a heat-protectant spray, two hair ties and curling tongs. In the video, she separates her hair down the middle and secures each side into two low ponytails. She then applies heat-protectant spray, wraps her front tendrils around the tongs and holds them in place for a few seconds. She then wraps each ponytail around the tongs as well. The result? Hair with a bouncy salon finish.

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🙇🏼‍♀️If round brushing your ends isn’t your friend, here’s a fun hair hack to get a bend without a brush.🙋🏼‍♀️ ⠀ ⠀ If you notice in the video I used a heat protectant spray. You may ask, “Olivia, you use leave-in protectants usually when you blow-dry, why are you using more?” ⠀ ⠀ Well! If your heat styling the next day or a couple of days later, you no longer have the support of a heat protectant. I added a DRY heat guard Ironclad from @joico 🔥🛡 ⠀ ⠀ But that’s not the only spray I used… my roots are DARK👧🏻 right now. But I used a BLONDE 👧🏼 tint spray to assist in these grown roots. It helps to blend gray hair as well. It comes in ALL colors. ⠀ ⠀ 🤳🏻Save this hack and send it to friends that may like this hack as well!! ⠀ ⠀ #omgartistry #oliviasmalley #hackqueen #extensionspecialist #joico #joicoblondelife #hairhack #blowdryhack #beautyhack #beautyhacks #lifehacks #lifehack #joicotintshot #blondesavages #socialsavvystylist #blondespecialist #daviehairstylist #FortLauderdalehairstylist #miamihairstylist #socialqueen #fortlauderdaleextensions #fortlauderdaleblogger #hairblogger #hack #blowdry #diyhair #behindthechair #ultabeauty @ultabeauty @behindthechair_com

A post shared by Olivia Smalley Hair Hacks (@omgartistry) on Apr 3, 2020 at 9:56am PDT

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Now every day can be a good hair day (and it doesn’t have to cost you a thing).

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