Fine hair usually lacks natural density required for many common hairstyles. This can give you a flat appearance, which fails to maintain its shape over time.
To achieve a fuller look for your hair, needs specific hair cut techniques, targeted hair product application and precise styling methods, to give you a thicker and fuller hair look.
Start With A Flattering Cut That Adds Shape
You’re going to want to choose a haircut that adds structure, and removes weight, to give you the illusion of fuller hair.
A blunt bob or a blunt lob will give you visual density at the ends of your hair, to make your hair look thicker from a distance.
If you prefer movement, ask for a textured lob or a texture bob. Longer layers, and face-framing layers will add lift without thinning the mid-lengths.
Choosing a layered lob/layered long bob will give you body and manageability all-in one. Whereas, a shoulder-length blunt cut, or an all one length cut looks polished, and can make finer hair appear more substantial, when styled straight.
You can try curtain bangs, or add face-framing pieces, to draw attention to your best facial features, and give the illusion of more volume around the front.
If you have short hair, a straight pixie can create density at the crown, and some texture at the back. If you go for a graduated bob, asymmetrical bob, or an angled box, it’ll give you shape, and visually thicken the hair.
Products That Lift Without Feeling Heavy
When it comes to your hair products, go for lightweight formulas designed to add body without weighing your hair down. Volumizing mousse and root-lifting spray are fast-acting products, and they’ll give you instant lift at the crown, and through your roots, while drying light and flexible.
Apply a coin sized amount of volumizing mousse to damp hair, focusing mainly on your roots and crown, and then blow-dry with your head flipped, or a round hair brush for extra lift, without any stiffness.
You can try a texturizing spray, best used on dry hair, to give you separation and grip. However, use it sparingly, just on your mid-lengths to thicken visual texture.
For your shampoo, look for a thickening shampoo or volumizing shampoo, so they cleanse without heavy conditioners. These formulas slightly plump each hair strand, and maintain body between washes.
How To Backcomb Without Causing Damage
Backcombing is a great way to add volume, but it can cause hair damage. Start with clean and dry hair, as moisture makes hair stretch and snap, so always avoid backcombing wet hair.
Work in small sections, holding the hair upright. Tease gentle from the mid-shaft, towards the roots, using short and controlled strokes with a fine-toothed teasing comb designed for gentle teasing.
Protect your hair’s cuticle by using a lightweight heat protectant or detangling spray before you start backcombing. They will reduce friction, and protect the ends, to lower the chance of breakage or split ends.
Limit how much you backcomb each section, focusing on the roots for lift, and less aggressive teasing will keep your hair looking fuller, without causing tangles and damage.
Finish with a light-hold hairspray, to lock in the volume, without stiffening your hair. Make sure you don’t backcomb every day, to keep your hair as healthy as possible.
Best Types Of Brushes And Tools For Fine Hair
Your styling brushes and tools should minimize tension, to evenly distribute oils to protect your hair. Good brushes should detangle, reduce breakage, and add lift at the roots.
The best brush for volume is a boar or boar-blend bristle brush, as they spread scalp oils from roots to ends, smoothing your hair cuticles, and adding extra shine, to make hair appear fuller.
Paddle brushes are my personal favorite, but make sure yours have flexible bristles, for detangling wet/dry hair, without snapping strands. Look for widely spaced, soft-tipped bristles to minimize any pulling at the roots.
Vent brushes or lightweight rounds brushes are perfect for blow-drying and adding volume and body.
Always use a heat protectant whenever you use a hot hair tool, and try and stick to low-heat settings, to protect your hair’s condition as possible.
