How to make a bombshell blowout hold without pins (Color Wow Style on Steroids)

I used to think a bombshell blowout needed a head full of velcro rollers or pin curls to survive past lunch. Then Bretman Rock posted his trick, I tried it with the texture spray I already owned, and I have not pinned a blowout since. Here is exactly what I do, and where it stops working.

Video transcript

And the best thing Bretman Rock ever gave us? Watch this. Oh my god. And don't you ever doubt Color Wow for one freaking second. There are no pins in this. The hold is insane. Period. She is that girl.

Can a texture spray really replace pins?

For me, yes, and the reason is grip. Pins hold a curl in shape while it cools. A texture spray does something different: it gives every strand a little dry grit so the curls lean on each other instead of sliding apart. Once the whole head has that grip, the shape holds itself.

The part people skip is that the curl still has to be set properly first. The spray is not doing the styling. It is keeping what you already built from falling flat.

How do I use Style on Steroids for a blowout?

Blowout first, big round brush or a hot brush, whatever you normally use. Let the hair cool for a minute. Then I hold the can a good distance away and mist it at the roots, section by section, lifting as I go.

After the roots, I do a light pass through the lengths and the ends. Then I flip my head over, shake it out with my fingers, and flip back. No brushing after this. Brushing is what kills the bounce.

That is the whole routine. No pins, no clips, no waiting around in rollers while you do your makeup.

Does it make your hair sticky or crunchy?

This was my biggest worry, because every volume product I tried before either felt like glue or left white residue at the roots. This one dries clean on my hair. You can still run your fingers through it. It has a dry, slightly gritty feel, which is exactly the texture that makes the hold work.

If you overdo it at the roots on dark hair, you can get a little dullness. Less is more, and you can always add a second mist later.

How long does the hold actually last?

On my hair, the blowout in the video still looked like that hours later. I have fine hair that goes flat if you look at it wrong, so that surprised me. Humidity is the real test, and Miami is the hardest place to test it. On a sticky day it drops faster, but it drops into soft waves instead of going straight, which I will take.

Who this is not for

If your hair is very thick, very long and heavy, a texture spray alone might not carry the weight of the curls. You may still need a few pins at the crown for the first hour. If your scalp is sensitive to fragrance or aerosols, patch test first and skip the roots if it bothers you. And if you want a sleek, glassy blowout with zero texture, this is the wrong product entirely. It is made to add grit and volume, not shine.

The honest version: this spray makes a good blowout last. It does not make a bad blowout good. Get the set right, then let the can do the holding.