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Kate Middleton’s favourite salon reveals how you can get her signature bouncy blow dry at home
KATE, Princess of Wales showcased a brand new hairstyle this autumn - lighter in colour and with a shorter curtain-style fringe, but with the same curly length.
The royal has been incredibly busy, undertaking several engagements every week, and no matter the occasion or location, her hair looks picture-perfect.
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A stylist from one of Kate's favourite hair salons has shared how you can achieve the royal's signature bouncy blow dry from the comfort of your home.
So if you can't afford to splash the cash and go to the hairdresser, you're in luck.
, who is a Premier Stylist at Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa, which is a stone’s throw away from Kensington Palace, told Fabulous how to do their “Chelsea blow dry” at home.
The salon is responsible for many of Kate’s looks, and a stylist will go to her royal residence so she can have privacy.
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Elettra said: “The Chelsea Blow Dry is all about bounce and lashings of gloss, with lots of volume and movement through the ends.
“Products (if you have them at home), a decent hairdryer with a nozzle and round bristle brush are essential to making it look fabulous.”
WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR KATE'S BLOWDRY
- Volumising Mousse / Spritz (optional – will help create volume and hold, but not the end of the world if you don’t have it at home!)
- Round bristle brush (or paddle brush if you don’t have a round one)
- Hairdryer with nozzle
- Medium-size hair tong
- Hair serum or oil (again this is optional)
To achieve the look, the hair professional said you need to apply a golf-ball size amount of volumising mousse to damp hair and brush through for even distribution.
Then you need to start rough drying hair in a controlled way, lifting and heating roots with your fingers.
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It’s important that you don’t shake the hairdryer about.
Next, use a medium-size round bristle brush to blow dry the hair smooth.
She advised using a medium-sized tong, take sections of hair from just under the ear and wrap around the barrel, away from your face.
You need to then hold in place for a few seconds and release, before setting the hair in place with the cool shot on your hairdryer.
To finish, lightly brush with a brush like a .
Following this, then run a lightweight serum through the mid-lengths and ends for extra shine.
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