The Flipped-Ends Blowout: Bring Back the Outward Flick

The flipped-ends blowout brings back a shape most everyday styling avoids: ends that kick outward and away from the face instead of curving under. Learning how to blow dry flipped ends comes down to one decision made at the very last few inches of every section — which way you roll the brush. Roll it under and toward your neck, and hair curves inward. Roll it back and away, releasing the ends outward as you go, and you get the flick. Worked section by section with Lucine's round brush and concentrator nozzle, that outward roll builds the retro flip and helps it hold through a full day.

How to Blow Dry Flipped Ends, Step by Step

The flick comes from a rhythm repeated section by section: dry the roots and mid-lengths mostly straight down, then bring a round brush in under the last few inches of the section. Roll the brush outward and back, away from your face and neck, following it with the nozzle angled down the same length. Hold that outward roll for a moment once the ends feel dry, give them a short blast of cool air, then release and move to the next section. Skip the outward direction and roll under out of habit, and the ends default to a curve instead of a flick.

Sectioning Hair for an Outward Flip

Start on hair that's towel-dried, not dripping, and clip it into two or three horizontal layers, working from the bottom up as each one finishes. Within each layer, take sections no wider than about two finger-widths — a wider section makes it harder to roll the brush evenly through the ends, and the flick tends to come out lopsided. Keep the rest of the hair clipped out of the way so a finished, flicked section doesn't get flattened by a damp one falling across it.

Rolling the Brush Away From the Face

Place a round brush underneath the ends of the section, close to where the flick should start, and rotate it back and outward — the opposite motion from tucking hair under. A half turn is usually enough for a soft flick; a full turn gives a more pronounced kick. What matters most is the direction: the brush barrel should roll away from your face and neck, not toward them, so the ends end up pointing out instead of curling in.

Angling the Nozzle to Set the Flick

Fit Lucine's concentrator nozzle and follow the brush with it, angled down the same section the brush is holding, with the airflow concentrated on the last few inches where the flick is forming. Keep the nozzle a few centimetres off the hair and let it travel at the same pace as the brush rather than rushing ahead. Heat is what sets the shape the brush is holding, so a section that's dried before the brush finishes its outward roll won't take the flick as cleanly.

Locking the Flip With Cool Air

Once the ends feel dry against the brush, keep the roll in place and switch Lucine to the cool-air setting for a few seconds before letting go. Warm hair is still flexible enough to relax back toward its natural fall if released too soon; the cool-air pass while the brush still holds the outward roll is what locks the ends in their flicked position. Work through each layer this way, then finish with a light pass over the whole head to blend the sections together.

Mistakes That Flatten the Flick

Rolling the brush under out of habit is the most common one — the hands default to the motion used for an inward curve unless you deliberately reverse it. Releasing the brush the moment the ends look dry, without the cool-air step, is another: the flick often survives the mirror but relaxes out within the hour. Taking sections too wide is the third — the brush can't roll evenly through a thick section, so only part of it actually flicks outward while the rest falls straight.

For the inward-curving finish this technique deliberately avoids, see How to Blow-Dry a Bob With a Clean, Curved Finish. To check the round brush and nozzle used in this method, visit the Lucine InfraSonic Hairdryer page.

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