Creating body in fine hair

Hello beauties!! I'm so excited to share some new techniques I've been playing with for my clients with finer, thinner hair. I was lucky enough to attend a great cutting class with Donald Scott company recently and one of the many things we discussed was creating width and body in hair. Very regularly I will have my clients with thinner hair asking for layers to create volume. The reality of layers is that it removes weight and actually creates less body in your hair. Have you ever noticed in your own hair or someone else's that it will look like they have ends you can almost see through? This is because for their hair type they have too many layers and its removed so much weight it now looks like they have even less hair.

To create the illusion of fuller hair I am really recommending my layer addicted clients step away from removing hair and begin growing the layers out for a more blunt cut. This does not mean the cut has to be so blunt it has no shape, there is an in between. I've been doing more blunt bobs and lobs on my finer clients with texture at the ends to create body and movement but it's also adding width and volume to the hair.

Here is a great example, my beautiful client here had a lot of layers and it made her hair appear thin and pretty lifeless.

She took a risk and trusted me, we cut off several inches of her length and used a razor to texturize her ends in a blunt bob. I left her entire crown out but underneath her crown went in and did very light layering in the underneath part of her hair to give a little push up. 

We also changed her base color per her request and the entire makeover is absolutely stunning.

Now you may be looking at this and say ok, well it's curled and whenever you curl hair it looks like it has more volume... So here is a picture of it straight several weeks later. It's growing out beautifully. 

If you have fine hair and are desperately holding onto the last bit of length you have I strongly suggest taking the plunge and cutting it off. Working on growing out your layers and creating more volume and body will really help change what you can do with your hair. It will give you and your stylist a great starting point to help you get to where you want to be. There is nothing worst in this industry than feeling like you are handcuffed and can't do what's best for your client, because they won't let you. If you have a stylist you don't trust, start looking elsewhere. I am taking new clients ;-) 

If you do have a more blunt cut and still feel it's lifeless and thin look at your products, unfortunately very few of us have hair that is actually perfect without product and styling. A stylist can give you the most amazing cut but if you aren't willing to put a little work in with quality products and a blow drier it won't matter. 

Protect your investment, ask your stylist for tips on styling, I always take extra time to help my clients learn the best products for their hair and extra tips and tricks to curling etc. I want you to feel beautiful always not just the day you leave my salon. 

It takes practice to get the hang of it but once you do styling can be quick and easy. My bestie now can curl her whole head in a good 10 minutes; she can't even apply mascara so trust me if she can do it you can too!

Try it my way, if it doesn't work you can easily add layers back in. 

Later beauties