Need help trying to replicate Dominican results

[skegeesmb]

Hello ladies,

As you know I had a pretty good Dominican Salon experience, but I DO NOT want to have my hair bone straight. I like the way my hair is, and even though it is permanantely different because it is texturized, it is fuller and has more body than bone straight relaxed hair.

When the stylist told me to come to them for a relaxer because they can get it straight straight, I thought to myself we are going to have to part ways eventually if a straight relaxer was always the prognosis to tame my hair.

I want to learn how to do this at home. I started buying some of the materials I need already. But what kind of brushes do I need? I've already bought a medium-large round brush, but I think I need a smaller one to create a soft bend on my ends.

What kind of blowdryer do I need? I have one with the comb and brush attachment, will I need to get the smaller hand held dryer with special equipment?

I feel a bit overwhelmed, but I'm determined to keep my hair as is, without hopping from salon to salon.

 

[Tracy]

I suggest not trying to blow through all of your hair the first few times around. Make sure you get that air concentrating attachment for your blow dryer (the one that looks like a flattened funnel) - it'll help direct the air in the direction you want it to go in.

Rollerset your hair as usual, and then instead of combing the curls out, or wrapping it, take the brush and pull the roots of your hair taut (a small round brush with plastic bristles will work best I think) and shoot the blower at the roots for a few seconds with the concentrating attachment. The curl at the roots should release pretty easily. You don't have the drag the brush through to the ends. Once the hair releases at the roots, move on to the next section. Repeat until you've done each section (I use the same now dry sections that I made for the rollers) and THEN wrap.

Enjoy!

 

[skegeesmb]

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Tracy said:
I suggest not trying to blow through all of your hair the first few times around. Make sure you get that air concentrating attachment for your blow dryer (the one that looks like a flattened funnel) - it'll help direct the air in the direction you want it to go in.

Rollerset your hair as usual, and then instead of combing the curls out, or wrapping it, take the brush and pull the roots of your hair taut (a small round brush with plastic bristles will work best I think) and shoot the blower at the roots for a few seconds with the concentrating attachment. The curl at the roots should release pretty easily. You don't have the drag the brush through to the ends. Once the hair releases at the roots, move on to the next section. Repeat until you've done each section (I use the same now dry sections that I made for the rollers) and THEN wrap.

Enjoy!

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Thanks Tracy! I'm going to keep this in my favorites so I can do this step by step!

 

[amy1234]

I'm in the same boat as you skegeesmb. During my first dominican experience I noticed the type of brush the stylist was using, it looks like this http://www.sallybeauty.com/shop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=1720&pf%5Fid=333835
At first I thought the brush was going to damage my hair, but this type of brush actually grips the hair much better than a boar bristle brush which can reduce time and prob. get the hair straighter. I also noticed the type of blowdryer she was using.. I think it was a Solano Brand. I picked one of those up recently (top 3200) and that blowdryer made so much of a difference! So far I have tested out the same round brush and the blowdryer on my moms hair and the results were bouncy curled hair (she is a 2b mind you) but she can never get that bouncy salon look when she usually does it.. sorry I'm rambling.
I'm going to try it out on my hair tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure that it will work out. I'm no pro but I just wanted to give you my 2cents.
forgot to add that I usually end up flat ironing after because of my hairs poof factor but I'll usually end up with softer bouncier hair after I'm done... Good luck!!