Another major icon of the ’90s is back, and we’re welcoming the Cindy Crawford blowout with open arms!
Featured Experts
- Kimberlee Blakley is senior director of product development and a licensed hairstylist and trichologist at Marc Anthony True Professional
- Richard Marin is a celebrity hairstylist based in Los Angeles
- Laurie Heaps is a celebrity hairstylist based in Los Angeles
- Andrew Fitzsimons is a celebrity hairstylist based in Los Angeles and the founder of Andrew Fitzsimons Hair
What is the Cindy Crawford Blowout?
“The Cindy Crawford Blowout is voluminous, bouncy and effortlessly glamorous,” explains senior director of product development and licensed hairstylist and trichologist at Marc Anthony True Professional, Kimberlee Blakley. “It features big, soft waves, a smooth finish and face-framing layers that create movement and body. The look embodies classic, healthy and full-bodied hair with a slightly tousled, natural feel.”
The key to the look is those gorgeous waves.
“It’s characterized by large, loose curls that frame the face, exuding big, glamorous energy,” explains celebrity hairstylist Laurie Heaps.
How to Nail the Cindy Crawford Blowout
Just like the name implies, the Cindy Crawford blowout needs a good blow-dry.
Prep and Dry
“After washing, use the Marc Anthony True Professional’s new Grow Long Anti-Frizz Shield Ultimate Blowout Spray ($11),” advises Blakley. Once you’ve applied your heat protection, you can start drying. “Use a large round brush and a blow-dryer with a concentrator nozzle. Lift hair at the roots and roll the brush outward to create volume and bend at the ends.”
The Waves
When creating those iconic waves, you have a few choices.
Richard Marin, the celebrity hairstylist behind Cindy Crawford’s hair, opts for a no-roller method. “Work against the way the root lies to get maximum volume,” Marin explains. “I do a nice little curl around my fingers, and then I pin it into place. And I want to leave it like this until it cools off to room temperature; that way, it sets.”
You can also use hot rollers, another popular option. Just be sure you’re hair is fully dry first to avoid damaging your strands.
According to celebrity hairstylist Andrew Fitzsimons, velcro rollers are also a great choice and avoid heat damage from hot tools. “To create volume, roll the curlers away from your face, making a mohawk-like formation from your hairline to the nape of your neck,” Fitzsimons explains. “For the rollers on the sides of your head, roll the hair under, curling towards your ears.”
Final Touch
“At this point, what I really like to do is flip the hair forward and give it a cool shot, not a hot shot,” Marin says. “That way, it really separates the hair and gives it maximum volume.”
For Cindy Crawford’s photoshoots, this would be the last step. But in real life, she prefers a slightly more relaxed final look.
“When I do this for Cindy, we’re often shooting and going for a smooth and silky look, but in her real life, she likes the hair a little more malleable,” Marin explains. “Move it around and pinch the roots to make it a little more lived-in.”
