8 Best Hairstyles for Fine Flat Hair to Add Volume

There are pros and cons to having  fine hair, but one of the biggest struggles is adding volume to your strands. Don’t style it properly and your hair can fall flat, use too much product and your hair can become weighed down. The good news is, there are plenty of ways to cut and style your hair that will create the illusion of more fullness. With the right products, tools, and techniques, achieving body and lift at your roots has never been easier. Here are the eight best hairstyles for fine flat hair.

8 Styling Tips for Fine Flat Hair

1. Use a lightweight volumizing shampoo and conditioner like the FEKKAI Full Blown Volume Set.
2. Use a clarifying shampoo once a week to get rid of product buildup that can make your hair look limp.
3. Don’t shampoo your hair everyday. Wash your hair three to four times a week at most. This will help with natural volume.
4. Apply a palm-sized dollop of volumizing mousse when your hair is wet, combing it through from roots to ends. Make sure to blow dry your hair with heat as this will activate the volumizing ingredients.
5. After blow drying to about 90 percent dry, use a round brush with the blow dryer or velcro rollers to add extra lift. Then add a texturizing spray at the roots. If your style starts to fall out throughout the day, flip your hair over, massage your scalp and fluff your hair up!
6. Be careful not to overdo it with brushing your hair, as it can make your stands appear limper.
7. Use dry shampoo for long lasting hold and volume- it works better than hairspray for fine hair. You can also keep a travel-size dry shampoo in your bag for on-the-go touch ups.
8. Don’t use heavy products like pomades, waxes, or oils. This will weigh your hair down and make it look thinner.

9 Best Products for Fine Flat Hair

1. AG Care Cloud Air Light Volumizing Mousse
2. Bumble and Bumble Thickening Blow Dry Prep Spray
3. JVN Volumizing Foam
4. Living Proof Volume and Root Lifting Spray
5. SEEN Blow Out Creme
6. Got2b Volumaniac Spray Powder
7. dae Hibiscus Wave Spray
8. Batiste Dry Shampoo
9. Pantene Pro-V Soft Hold Hairspray

8 Best Hairstyles for Fine Flat Hair

1. Trendy Bob or Lob

While some people think that longer locks will give the appearance of having more hair, the opposite is actually true. Shorter haircuts like bobs and lobs give the illusion of a fuller head of hair. These styles will give your hair more volume and are super easy to work with in the morning. Add piecey waves with a flat iron for an effortlessly chic look.

2. Deep Side Part

When you create a deep side part, you’re essentially gathering all of your hair together on one side. This creates the illusion of volume and thicker looking hair. For added texture, add a few bends to the front pieces and create lift at the roots with a styling powder.

3. Flipped Out Ends

Flipped out ends is a retro hairstyle that keeps making its way back to the style front. And we’re definitely not complaining. Reminiscent of the 60s and 90s, it’s a great style to make your fine hair appear thicker. To get this look, use a round brush with a blow dryer or a heated round brush like the Amika Blow Out Babe Thermal Brush and flip your hair away from your face when you reach the ends.

4. Textured Ponytail

A textured high ponytail will give your hair some volume and boost. Create a wave in your hair with a wide-barrel curling iron then pull your hair back into a high ponytail. Make sure not to pull it back too tight- it should be more relaxed. Spritz on a texture spray to finish and add some grit.

5. Blowout with Curtain Bangs

A blowout is one of the best ways to add volume to your hair and curtain bangs are flattering for nearly all hair types and face shapes. To create major volume with a blowout, apply a root lifting spray and blow out cream before going in with your round brush and blow dryer. Blow dry your hair upside down until it’s about 90% dry. Flip right side up, and working in sections, pull the hair directly up from the root with the round brush and blow dry from root to tip.

6. French Braid

A French braid is a simple hairstyle that can give the illusion of thicker, fuller strands. After creating the braid, spray a texturizing spray onto your hair to add grit and gently pull out the edges of your braid to create a fluffy, fuller-looking style. You can also leave your braid in overnight for some gorgeous waves come morning.

7. Blunt Bangs

If you have fine hair, the blunter the bangs the better. This will give your hair a major boost, no matter your hairstyle. A nice thick fringe brings the focus forward to a thicker section of hair, making your strands look fuller overall. Use a mousse such as the AG Care Volumizing Mousse on wet bangs, then blow dry with a flat brush from side to side then down.

8. Kitty Cut

The kitty cut is 2024’s favourite new hair trend. Featuring long layers that frame the face and curtain bangs for a “feline” silhouette, it looks best when cut to a shoulder or collarbone length, or is great if you’re growing out a bob. The kitty cut takes inspiration from the wolf cut and 70’s inspired shag haircuts- all of which give the hair texture, movement, and volume.

These hairstyles and cuts work really well for fine hair. Try them to add volume and fullness to your strands.

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