Prep Your Hair
Start by spraying a volumizing product to your damp hair — and you may need to use more than you think. These products provide the illusion of volume and some give your hair much-needed texture, as well. Use your fingers to distribute the product to the roots of your hair, but also to the mid-shift and ends so that the volume you create isn’t just concentrated at the roots. Make sure your hair isn’t dry when you apply it — the best time to use these is right after your shower.
Brush Hair In The Opposite Direction
How often do you grab a brush and blow dryer and begin drying your hair downward, from roots to end? Instead, brush your hair in the opposite direction — for example, brush the strands in the back up toward your crown and the front of your head while you simultaneously dry it. This provide lift and volume.
Use a Round Brush
Use a round brush that’s not a lot smaller than the section of hair that you plan on drying. And this is important: SECTION your hair while drying it! Hickox shares this technique: when you are roundbrushing the back of your head, take each section and wrap it half-way around the round brush, but bent toward the crown of the head. This creates a bend in the hair — a lift, if you will — that will make it look so much thicker.
Flat Irons Can Add Volume
Flat irons have a reputation of only straightening and flattening hair, but they can be used to create more volume, too. Pull sections of your hair forward and add a bend to your hair with the flat iron. When you then brush that hair out it has volume and lift without curl.
Seal the Deal With a Shine Product
After you’re finishing styling with heat, seal the deal with a shine serum that can help hold your hair in place. But here’s a key tip: start by concentrating the product at the back of your head, where most of your hair is — not at your bangs or the front of your hair. Starting at the back can help reduce the chances you’ll end up with greasy looking bangs.
Your pre-styling prep, technique, and how you seal your hair can take it from fine and flat to va-va-va voom.