blow-dried
adjective
1
: having hair that has been dried and styled with a blow-dryer
also
: being or appearing well-groomed but superficial or vacuous
2
: visually or superficially appealing but lacking in substance
They have fought out in the open, with blizzards of faxes and blow-dried sincerity, and underground, with private detectives and well-connected lawyers.—
Michael Isikoff et al.
Michael Isikoff et al.Examples of blow-dried in a Sentence
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The idea was to give my lengths a little movement by chopping in some long and subtle layers, accompanied by face-cupping pieces of hair that aren’t quite chunky curtain bangs but can be blow-dried using a round brush to frame the face in a similar, voluminous fashion.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 10 July 2024
Wow Dream Coat, which is sprayed on the hair before it is blow-dried, says Everett.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 2 July 2024
Displeased customers have complained about hairstylists’ policies, which sometimes include rules around the length of a person’s hair, refusing extra guests, by-the-minute charges for lateness, and arriving with hair washed and blow-dried.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024
But of particular concern, to clients and stylists alike, is the compromising position requiring clients to come washed and blow-dried puts the health of the hair in.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
First patients go to the salon, where their hair is washed, conditioned, treated with an herbal rinse, then blow-dried.
—Chanté Griffin, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023
The mom-and-daughter duo then filmed themselves posing in front of a mirror as Jenner got her hair blow-dried.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
The treatment is then rinsed out and the hair gets blow-dried again, then straightened to seal it in.
—Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
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Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 10 July 2024
Wow Dream Coat, which is sprayed on the hair before it is blow-dried, says Everett.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 2 July 2024
Displeased customers have complained about hairstylists’ policies, which sometimes include rules around the length of a person’s hair, refusing extra guests, by-the-minute charges for lateness, and arriving with hair washed and blow-dried.
—Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024
But of particular concern, to clients and stylists alike, is the compromising position requiring clients to come washed and blow-dried puts the health of the hair in.
—Tayler Adigun, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
First patients go to the salon, where their hair is washed, conditioned, treated with an herbal rinse, then blow-dried.
—Chanté Griffin, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023
The mom-and-daughter duo then filmed themselves posing in front of a mirror as Jenner got her hair blow-dried.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
The treatment is then rinsed out and the hair gets blow-dried again, then straightened to seal it in.
—Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 2 May 2023
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“Blow-dried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow-dried. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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