How To Get The Glass Hair Look
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The glass hair look is easy to achieve and even easier to keep using ColourWOW’s range of hair care and styling products.
With the right tools and techniques, you’ll be able to achieve these high shine results at home.
In this routine ColourWOW’s Global Director of Training and Education, Giles Robinson, takes us through how to get that sleek, shiny glass hair look that will last for days.
How do I use the ColorWOW Dreamfilter?
The ColorWOW Dream Coat Supernatural Spray 200ml is an impressive styling product that tackles humidity and frizz, while providing a sleek high shine finish. This lightweight styling spray is formulated with heat-activated that seal in strength and shine, for a silky finish.
To activate these polymers it is important you apply a generous amount of the product to damp, towel dried hair and blow dry in small sections, maintaining tension with a brush. This method will give you the best results from this product, which will last up to 3-4 washes.
In this routine we will show you how to use this product in conjunction with ColourWOW’s hair care range for super glossy, glass like hair.
A step-by-step guide to your dream regime blowout:
Step 1: Pre-shampoo your hair
Step 1: Pre-shampoo your hair
Start your routine by using the . This is a mineral remover that helps keep your colour vibrant and leaves hair feeling smoother. Apply evenly to hair before shampooing until hair is saturated and leave for 1-3 minutes before you wash it. Use every 3-4 washes.
Step 2: Colour security
Step 2: Colour security
Follow up your pre-shampoo treatment with the . This sulphate free shampoo leaves hair soft and gently removes buildup. Just apply a coin amount to wet hair and massage and lather the product before rinsing.
Step 3: A lightweight conditioner
Step 3: A lightweight conditioner
Depending on the thickness of your hair follow up with either the or the . The translucent conditioning agents in this lightweight conditioner will give your hair enormous shine. Distribute evenly throughout lengths and ends before washing it out.
Step 4: Dream cocktail
Step 4: Dream cocktail
Treat your hair with one of ColorWOW’s Dream Cocktails, which focus on dryness, volume or repair. For this routine we recommend trying the for dry hair. This will help hydrate coarse hair, and improves shine. Apply 2-3 pumps of this product to towel dried hair before styling, working it through your lengths and ends. Do not rinse, as this product is also activated by heat.
Step 5: Apply the dream coat
Step 5: Apply the dream coat
Saturate your hair with the , spraying from root to tip, working in sections. Don’t towel dry your hair after, and move straight on to the blow out.
Step 6: The blow out
Step 6: The blow out
Take your hairdryer and begin to gently take some moisture out of the hair, starting with the ends. Then take a barrel brush and start brushing out your hair as you dry it, creating tension. This tension is vital in activating the product’s technology and achieving that glass hair effect.
Step 7: Kiss it with your tongs
Step 7: Kiss it with your tongs
If you need to lightly kiss the hair with your straightener, working in sections, for an extra sleek effect.
The Final Look: Glass Hair Effect
The Final Look: Glass Hair Effect
We hope you enjoy the final result of this Kim Kardashian inspired glass hair tutorial. The humidity proofing of the lasts 3-4 washes so you can easily restyle your hair throughout the week!
ColorWOW Tips:
- ColorWOW also makes a ColorWOW Dream Coat Supernatural Spray Curly 200ml for your most gorgeous curls ever.
- Using a Sulfate and Silicone free shampoo will help your hair stay hydrated and prevent buildup.
- The minerals and metals in tap water can build up in our hair when we shower, and distort our colour. Try a pre-shampoo treatment or filter to avoid colour damage.
This routine was transcribed by India Williams
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