THE 15-MINUTE BLOW DRY
BLOW DRY SMARTER
Your shoulder’s been screaming since Tuesday. You’re exhausted and it’s only noon. The blow dry is eating your day and wrecking your body — and you’ve just accepted it as part of the job.
You shouldn’t have to – STOP SURVIVING THE BLOW DRY
Three hours. A mannequin in your hands. A system that works Monday morning. And two tools to take home. You’ve been grinding through this service for years — time to work it instead.
3 CE HOURS – $69 PER SEAT
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
FORMAT: Hands-On / Interactive
Location: HTB Beauty, Elgin, IL
Two professional Ergo brushes included. Seats are limited — this is intentionally a small group format so everyone gets hands-on time and direct feedback.
THE PROMISE
20% FASTER – LESS WRECKED – BETTER FINISH
Blow drying is the most physically demanding service you do. More repetitive wrist rotation than anything else behind the chair. More cumulative time than most stylists realize. And most of it is being spent inefficiently — wrong sections, wrong sequence, wrong tool for the job.
A tighter system doesn’t just save time. It protects your body, improves your finish, and gives you back control over a service you’ve been grinding through on autopilot.
40
20%
3
2
Hours per month spent on blow drying. Minimum.
Faster. Without fewer clients or sacrificing the finish.
Hours of hands-on class time. Mannequin in hand the whole time.
Ergo brushes you take home – ionic paddle + 43mm round.
WHO IS THIS FOR? - WHAT WILL YOU GET?
THIS IS YOU IF…
✓ Your body reminds you about your day for the next 48 hours
✓ The blow dry is adding 15-20 minutes to services you’re not getting paid extra for
✓ You’ve got extension clients and you’re not 100% confident your tension control is right
✓ Your clients can’t duplicate your results at home — and you’re not sure exactly why
✓ You want to work smarter and faster without giving up the finish
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
✓ Full 3-hour hands-on class
✓ Mannequin head work — technique practice in real time
✓ Ergo ionic paddle brush (yours to keep)
✓ Ergo ionic 43mm round brush (yours to keep)
✓ Live Q&A and direct feedback from your educator
✓ Sectioning & posture reference guide
HOW THIS CLASS WORKS
YOU’RE NOT WATCHING. YOU’RE DOING.
Most education in this industry is sit-and-watch. You see it done, you take notes, you go back to work and try to remember it. Half of it’s gone by Tuesday.
This class is different. You’re on a mannequin head the entire time — learning technique, applying it, feeling what’s working and what’s not, in real time. By the time you leave, you’ve already done it. That’s not something you forget.
MOST CLASSES
THIS CLASS
Watch a demo
Take notes
Try to remember it for later
Go home empty-handed
Figure out alone what went wrong
Work on a mannequin
Feel the technique
Leave having already done it
Take home 2 professional tools
Get corrected in the moment
THE CURRICULUM
WHAT YOU’RE WORKING THROUGH
Sectioning. Posture. Tool logic. The physics of what’s actually happening to the hair. You learn it and then you do it — on the mannequin, in the room, with feedback.
01 — HOW A BLOW DRY ACTUALLY WORKS
Heat, compression, tension — three physical forces working simultaneously. Once you understand the mechanics, every technique decision gets smarter and faster.
02 — SECTIONING STRATEGY
Straight to wavy? Start in back. Curly to frizzy? Start in front. A logical sectioning system for every hair type — not a guess every time.
03 — POSTURE & BODY MECHANICS
Your positioning, brush angle, and wrist mechanics are either protecting your body or breaking it down. We cover all three so you can keep doing this work without paying for it later.
04 — TOOL SELECTION LOGIC
Different tools do different jobs. You’ll understand exactly what each brush is built to do to the hair — and which one to reach for, when, and why.
05 — ONE PASS. CLEAN FINISH.
More passes means more time and more heat damage. We show you how section size, prep, and brush choice work together to nail it in one clean pass.
06 — FRIZZ, FINE HAIR & EXTENSIONS
Each hair situation has a variation you need to know. Extensions especially — the wrong tension technique costs your client their investment. We cover it.
YOUR BRUSH IS DOING WORK, OR IT ISN'T
The bristle type and barrel aren’t just about feel. They’re actively doing things to the hair while you work — closing the cuticle, cutting dry time, creating tension. Or they’re working against you.
- Boar bristles have their own cuticle — and it’s harder than human hair. Every pass creates low-level friction against your client’s cuticle. You may not see it yet. They will.
- Tourmaline-infused bristles emit negative ions when heated. That’s what closes the cuticle tight — more shine, better humidity resistance, color that lasts longer.
- A 20% longer barrel means 20% larger sections, 20% fewer passes, 20% less wrist rotation by end of day. That compounds over 40 hours a month.
- Hair dries faster — not a gimmick. The tighter cuticle expels moisture instead of trapping it.
WHY ERGO?
Ergo brushes were designed by hairdressers; people who’d spent years asking why their hand hurt by 3pm.
- Polished tourmaline bristles
- Perfect balance so the brush doesn’t front-load your wrist
- A barrel that retains heat without creating hot spots
We use them in this class because the science behind the tool is the same science we’re teaching. The brush reinforces the technique, and that’s the point.
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