Next, divide your hair into sections. We tend to find that the easiest way is to divide your hair into right, left and back, and then divide each section horizontally into two or three sections again, and leave the top and the front until last. Get some wide hair clips to help you with this – duckbill or crocodile clips are best.

Pull the first section of your hair outwards from your head using your hairbrush. For a straighter style, go for a flat brush, but for a bit of bounce, choose a barrel brush. Brush through your hair from the root to the ends, following it closely with the hairdryer. Point the air down the strands of hair towards the ends and wiggle it so that you don’t cook the hairs.

If you want to add bounce and have a barrel brush, once you have gone through that section a couple of times, then roll the hair around the brush as you are drying it and rotate the brush so that it combs through the hair. Place it under the hair and roll outwards to get waves/curls that curve around your face, or place it over your hair and roll inwards to get is to curl away from your face.

You can do this last bit using the cool air from your dryer. This is more gentle on your hair and will leave it looking more glossy, without appearing oily. If you like, you can then pin those dry strands back again so that it is easier to reach the next section of hair.