brushing
The phrase hair blowout in French is brushing.
brushing is used to describe a professional hair styling treatment where the hair is dried and shaped using a blow dryer and a round brush. To specify a blowout that adds extra volume, you can use the phrase un brushing volumateur.
Which one should you use?
While brushing refers specifically to the styling process, un séchage is used to refer more generally to the simple act of drying the hair.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Quebec, the word brushing is often used to refer to a blowout.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word brushing is a masculine noun. When referring to a single blowout, use the form un brushing.
Did you know?
- The word brushing is a pseudo-anglicism, meaning it is a word created by French speakers to sound English but is not actually used by native English speakers to describe a blowout.
- If you ask for a brushing in a French salon, the stylist will often expect you to have arrived with damp hair, as the service focuses on the styling rather than the initial wash.
- While brushing is the standard term in France, some regions in French-speaking Canada might prefer mise en plis for a more traditional structured style.
Examples in context
- Pouvez-vous me faire un brushing ?Can you give me a blowout?
- Je souhaiterais un brushing pour mes cheveuxI would like a blowout for my hair.
- Tu peux me faire un brushing ?Can you do my blowout?
- Je voudrais un brushing, s'il te plaîtI would like a blowout, please.
- Est-ce que tu peux me faire un brushing pour que mes cheveux soient beaux ?Can you do a blowout for me so that my hair looks beautiful?
- Est-ce que tu peux me faire un brushing rapide avant la soirée ?Can you quickly do a blowout for me before the party?
- Elle a fait un brushing pour le mariage.She had a blowout for the wedding.
Example conversation
Hugo and Manon are getting ready for a party.
- HugoTu es déjà prête, Manon ?Are you ready already, Manon?
- ManonOui, je viens de finir mon brushing.Yes, I just finished my blowout.
- HugoC'est très joli, ça te va bien.It's very pretty, it suits you well.
- ManonMerci, Hugo !Thank you, Hugo!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries brushing, CC BY-SA 4.0.
