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| Eight products later ... I give you BIG hair! |
Were
all looking for the perfect way to create beautiful volume in our hair. But
some of us aren't blessed with naturally thick luscious locks so after much
trial and error I've found some effective and affordable products that can help
you create voluminous hair without damaging it. As I have fairly fine hair I'm
always looking for natural products bursting with
vitamins that will help to promote healthy hair and make my hair
stronger and
look thicker!
To make things a little easier I've split my daily haircare routine
into three sections wash, dry and style. So here goes ..
WASH - When I was in America
a few months back I stumbled across the
Aveda Invati range and fell in love instantly as it sounded
right up my street. I wasted no time in carrying out some research, because if
like me you have fine hair you'll know that we take no risks in this department.
The invati system contains three products all containing Densiplex which is an
invigorating mix of ayurvedic naturally derived ingredients. I bought the Exfoliating shampoo (£20.50) and Thickening
conditioner (£22.50) as these products received
the most positive reviews. Aveda also recommends using the 'Scalp Revitaliser' which
comes in at £43 I found that this product has the least amount of reviews and
the ones it did have were pretty negative hence I wasn't prepared to part with
such a big amount before trying out the shampoo and conditioner first.
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| The Holy Grail for fine hair! |
I have been using the two products for around a month now
and I've definitely felt
a difference, my hair feels and looks thicker and fuller,
but the best part is that my
friends have noticed (yay!) I've even gotten one of them to start using it herself.
Although the shampoo doesn't feel luxurious and it doesn't
lather up like most
shampoo's it leaves your hair feeling clean and fresh which
is the most important thing right?!
DRY
- I'll towel dry and spray in some Tresseme
heat defence spray all over my hair to protect it from harmful heat nasties.
I'll then go in with the Aveda Voluminous tonic which works really well in fine
to medium hair, (if you have thicker hair I'd recommend using something a
little heavier). I'll spray the tonic straight into the roots then massage it
in for a few seconds. Before flipping over my hair to blow-dry upside down. I
find this gives my hair a bit of a lift and gives creates Volume that lasts all
day.
STYLE
- Once my hair is dry I'll brush through it with Michel Mercier
Detangling Brush For Fine Hair (reduced on beautybay.com at the moment).
I totally recommend buying this brush as I've found significantly less hair
breakage and it also separates the hairs to give a fuller and thicker look. DO NOT use this brush with your
hair dryer as I did because it burns really easily and you'll be left with
lopsided bristles :(
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| Apparently the bristles are precisely placed to cause minimum breakage #fancy |
Once I've brushed through, I'll use my Remington Pro Volume Styling brush
which I bought from wowcher.com for £19,
sadly this deal is over but you can get it easily from boots for around
£25. I tend to use the heated styling brush as this tames any fly-aways but maintains
much more volume then a straightner does. It also doesn't get as hot as a straightener
so its a little more kinder to your hair! But you have a frizzier mane I would
recommend using a straightener instead as you won't get that same sleek finish.
I'll then tease the hair using my Babylis teasing comb to secure volume around
the crown and top parts of the head. My final step is to squirt a little Aussie Dual personality Aussome
Volume and Gloss hairspray (this isn't the one in the picture as I've run out,
but Aussie hair-sprays in general are pretty awesome) to secure all the hard work
you've just done and to ensure that volume lasts all day. (the good news is It
usually does!) Tip here would be to spray it into the air and walk through it
to keep hair looking bouncy and natural!
Do's and
Dont's
Do Carry the
teasing comb with you during the day to top up any flattened jushz (you know
what I mean right?!)
Do invest in
Aveda's Invati range (can't vouch for revitaliser just yet)
Don't use too
much Aveda Voluminising Tonic it can make your hair look greasy (one to two
squirts)
Don't use too
much hair sprayer as this is the 'ultimate Volume slayer'
Really hope this helps you achieve that effortless Volume, trust me I know how difficult it is to achieve.
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