My Very First Blow-Out
Yeah. You heard me right. This Puerto Rican in all her 28 years has never, ever had her hair blown out. Now let me explain. My hair is straight. Pin straight. Frustratingly, ridiculously straight. Now I know what you curly haired chicas are thinking – go ahead, cry me a damn river. But hear me out: Bobby pins and hair clips slide down my strands; curls hang tough for about 5 minutes before they drop limply to my shoulders. And you know abuela’s old pink foamy rollers she used to sleep in? Yep, I have to wind my damp hair in those at night, sleep on ‘em, deal with the migraine in the morning and hair-spray the you-know-what out of my hair just to give it the slightest bit of body. So I say, straight hair ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. That’s why when I went to visit the ladies of VO5 – yes, that seemingly ancient brand known for its hot oil treatments – to check out their new hair products, I initially wanted to turn them down when they offered me a complimentary blow-out. Hello. Does it look like I need help in that department? But then I thought, why not? (Plus, it was raining out and I didn’t feel like walking back to the office just yet.) So I sat down for the whole 6-or-so minutes it took to ‘blow out’ my hair. The results: Straight. But the Volume Blast Styling Spray, which was sprayed on my dry strands before they were blown out, gave my hair a nice, not greasy (very important for us straight-haired girls) shine, and just enough hold to keep the fly-aways at bay. So while I may not get another blow-out any time soon, the volumizing spray might actually make it to my bathroom shelf.—Angelique Serrano
