“Too much brushwork can make the hair appear limper,” she explains.
Be Gentle
As contradictory as it sounds, your rough-dry should be gentle, too.
In other words: don’t be too aggressive.
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Start at the ends of your hair and work your way up.
Applying the right amount of conditioner to the right part of the hair.
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To avoid weighing it down, she stresses the importance of not over-conditioning your hair.
Be sure when washing your hair that you thoroughly rinse it to completely remove any trace of the product.
“Be sure to dry hair 100 percent before adding any hot tools,” she says.
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“This will add optimum volume and texture to help secure those beachy waves.”
Plus, they hardly take any time at all and are great for multitasking.
Apply them when your hair is almost dry but still slightly damp.
To revive lifeless locks sans showering, Roszak recommends keeping a spray bottle filled with water on hand.
Use your hands to rough-dry your hair until it’s mostly dry.
Flip [your] head backward, and spray with hair spray all over," she says.
Second-day hair that looks freshly blown out.
Try Layers
However you want to cut your hair is your prerogative.
For a cut that’s conducive to building volume, ask your stylist for a few light layers.
“It’s best if the hair has long layers to add movement and volume,” Roszak says.
For example, a long pixie cut a la Michelle Williams’s can really amp up fine hair.
“Blunt collarbone-length cuts with just a few face-framing layers,” she adds.
And don’t despair: those with fine hair can have bangs, too.
Use Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner
Shampooswith volumizing properties are best for fine hair.
Blow-dry Upside Down
Blow drying your hair upside down will force the hair to dry that way.
So when you turn right side up, the hair has natural volume.
