Fact: No one likes limp hair.
How do I know this? Well, mainly the fact that I’ve seen all of
my friends from time to time using volume-providing hair products, and teasing the
under layers of their hair. Google it (my answer to everything!). Literally,
type 'beautiful hair' into Google images now and see what shows up. I guarantee
it’s cascading curls, large flowing locks suspended in thin air and glossy
thick strands.
I was right wasn’t I? Cue: smugness.
Before you check out your own head of hair in your closest
mirror or reflective surface (i.e phone screen – we’ve all done it!) know that
you don’t have to be born with naturally big hair. It really is in the prep
work to make it look like you’ve rolled out of bed with goddess like tendrils.
If you want natural looking big hair like this:
Read on!
1.
Wash your hair with a volume providing shampoo
and conditioner. What do I look to for this? John Frieda’s Luxurious Volume Touchably Full Shampoo is a winner.
It gives thin hair a 'just had my hair professionally blow-dried' feel.
It lathers really well and smells so fresh. Surprisingly, even though it aids
in plumping up your strands, the actual consistency of the shampoo is very
lightweight. This confuses a lot of people as they expect a thickening shampoo
to have a think gloppy like texture. Not this one! $15.99
2.
Once out of the shower use Schwarzkopf
Professional OSIS+ Upload - Volume Cream.
I first started trialling this product a
month ago, and I can tell you – I’m addicted! The thickening cream is kept in a
cool pump bottle, all you need if one pump for a whole head of damp hair.
Stroke evenly through your roots and lengths and blast with a hit of hot air
via your hair dryer with your head facing downwards.
When you flick your hair up you will take
in amazing volume, plus your hair will feel incredibly soft – not hard and
crunchy, the feeling a lot of volumising products will leave you with.($28.95)
3.
Lastly spritz your hair with a flexible hold
hairspray. For this my go to is Tony & Guy’s Casual Flexible Hold Hairspray
which is easily available from Woolworths or salons.
That’s it peeps! For gorgeous hair it’s all
about the ground work, or better yet root work, so with these three key hair ingredients you will never have a boring, limp and flat bad hair day again.
SS x
