For those of us with fine, thinning or flatter tresses, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with styling products that promise more volume yet don’t deliver. The same goes for tools that only burn and break your hair without giving it any boost.
With that said, we checked in with celebrity hairstylist Luna Viola for three styling hacks that can bring life to flatter locks, without any damage.
Viola, who works with clients like Sam Smith, and Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour cast and dance group, has simple yet effective tips to get more volume.
Plus, you’ll only need a hair dryer! Read on for more expert suggestions and insight.
3 Simple Volumizing Hacks For Fine Or Thin Hair
1. Switch Your Part While Blow Drying
After you apply heat protectant to damp hair, Viola suggests parting it on the opposite side than where you usually do. After this, you can blow dry.
"Part your hair on the opposite side than you normally do," she suggests, adding: "blow dry and flip it back to the usual side."
This, she explains, will "add extra volume on top," in the crown area, where many women with fine hair often struggle with flatness.
2. Dry From Roots To Ends With A Round Brush
Another helpful tip Viola shares is to "dry your hair from roots to ends while lifting the roots and curling the tips with a round brush."
Once your tresses are fairly dry, she says to "put it all up in a loose high bun using a silk scrunchie."
Next, Viola notes it's important to "let it cool down for 15 minutes." This easy technique will "naturally volumize the hair," she adds.
When using a round brush, she suggests holding it on the roots for "a couple of seconds when blow drying." Adding "cold air to it" will make it "hold the shape longer," she says.
3. Comb Downward With Cold Air
One last way to give volume to flatter hair is to use a comb and your hair dryer's cool air setting.
When parting your hair, as it's drying, Viola advises "combing downward then pushing it right back up a bit so the hair is lifted."
She continues, recommending to "use the dryer and hold hot air on it for 5 seconds" while the brush is in place.
"Then, switch to cold air and hold for another 5 seconds. Release, and the roots will have instant volume," she says.
Viola concludes that anyone with thin or fine hair should "try adding alcohol-free mousse on the roots before drying, for extra hold."
The more you know!
