I agree about the grey topper. I only do a balayage once a year and have lots of grey running through most of the time and I have long hair like your mom❤🙏
@@dewuknowofHyMn I had a family member whose hair became that fine and thin. She ultimately started wearing wigs. I didn't even know she wore them, because they looked just like her hair always had!
Another volumizing tip I do nightly before bed is pull the crown area of my hair up into a small soft scrunchy and sleep that way. When I take the scrunchy out in the morning - Instant Volume! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You are so ahead of the curve by trying alternative hair. I've done the same thing after a bout of covid 19 in 22 my previously thick fine hair ...started falling out. I was told it would probably grow back, but sadly it didn't. Now I have thin fine hair but my secret weapon is my toppers!
My hair has definitely started to thin (it looks like it's a family trait) so I'm happy to learn how to integrate alternative hair early on. Then I have time to get used to it. Isn't it great to have such a beautiful secret weapon? Thanks for taking a moment to share your experience!
This is a really helpful video, and I want to tell you how professional you are as you explain all the steps you take. You are a very skilled orator and listening to you was a pleasure.
Well, you certainly knocked this one out of the park! I’m almost 70 and love my long gray hair. But I too struggle with the fine thinness that truly only seems to be more pronounced as time marches on! Uni Wigs!!! Please make a topper for older women with long grey fine hair!!! We are out here needing HELP!!!
Exactly! Time turns all of us grey, and I haven't heard of a lot of people boasting thicker hair as they age. I obviously haven't done the market research that companies do, but based on the response of so many commenters wishing they had longer grey options, I feel like there's a huge market gap. All of my friends who are older women complain that they feel increasingly invisible as they age. I wonder if they're also invisible to the people who do market research. It sure seems that way, doesn't it?
There are other brand names that offer it. Go online but make sure it’s returnable or go to a wig shop and try them on. A good wig shop can cut it, thin it out if needed and style it for you as well.
This video is a bright light for me with the super fine hair. One suggestion for a future post: please show us, if possible, exactly how you put the topper on and then secure it. I feel like your video may have skipped over some of those vital deets! Thank you so so much!
Thanks for taking a moment to write such a thoughtful comment, Rebecca! I'll take that to heart and try to show more detailed views of how I install the topper in the future. Trying to film the back or side of my head isn't easy - there was a lot of footage I couldn't use because I was out of frame or blurry. 😂 Doing my hair generally takes all my concentration as it is: add filming to that and it becomes a real circus. 😂
My 93 year old mom and most before her went to the salon once a week, for a set and dry. It lasted a week and was time to relax and visit with other women from the neighborhood.
That reminds me of some of my older family members! Their weekly trips to the salon, and how they would wrap their hair at night to preserve the style - thank you for bringing up those memories. 💛
EAU. MAH. GAWDDD!!! More than six decades fighting this hair, and you FINALLY clue me in that heat isn't the answer! I was born too late for wet-to-dry sets being common, so I never figured it out. MIND BLOWN!
I’m in my 60’s and have fine, thin, straight hair and my mom would have me wash my hair at night then put curlers in and I had to sleep on them. They were foam but it was still uncomfortable. As I grew older, I tried all kinds of curlers, steam, heat, as well as curling iron but got tired of my hair becoming limp and straight. One coworker said she would do French braids and I told her to go for it but don’t expect miracles. About halfway through, she was frustrated with my hair but finished the braids. An hour later she realized that pieces just kept slipping out and so much that after 2 hours she conceded defeat. She never remarked on my hair again.
C'mon, she's selling wigs! So obvious. 😂 If your scalp gets oily, spray some dry shampoo on your scalp to absorb the oils throughout the day. It adds good volume - even on clean hair. But the cheapest you can find. My favorite was the classic original Pssst! but it's impossible to find now, so Not Your Mother's Clean Freak unscented is good. Once dry & styled, flip your hair/head over upside down, move your hair around so the spray can get to the scalp, flip back up & wait about 5 minutes to let it dry & set, reach your hand under your hair & massage your scalp to distribute the product; it will coat your head & hair at the roots, & will absorb the moisture from oils throughout the day to keep it from flattening out on your head & help maintain volume. Finger comb your hair & use a little mild hairspray.
@@susanrunge7455 Hi Susan! Dry shampoo is a grey tool for fine hair and I use it often. And if that's all you need to get the look you love, I am extremely happy for you! And I'm a little jealous. Because if I just use dry shampoo, my hair will still look extremely flat. Which is why I went into so much detail in the video about how I do a wet set and how much of a difference it makes. Some of us just need more "oomph" to get the look we want. Sometimes that just involves knowledge and technique, other times products can help. (But you know that - you even mentioned the brand of dry shampoo that you like - because it's a great tool that works well for you.) But never once did I talk about wigs. 😂
Lady, if you love using a hand held dryer, then setting it and then running around in curlers for hour that is great, but you might want to dump the hand held dryer and replace it with an inexpensive Revlon one-step. Wash your hair and let it air dry to damp (about 15 mins), then use a Revlon one step dryer (it has a brush on the end) and finish drying your hair. It only takes about 5 minutes and you will have tons of volume you can seal in with your beauty products. I know. I have fine hair. By the way, Amazon sells the Revlon one step for about $36, so it won’t break the bank.
Thanks for the suggestion, Arlene! I actually have the Revlon One Step and you're right: it does do a good job of drying. I use the One Step on days when I want a straight look (because my hair stays straight as a rod when I use it). And when I timed it, drying it completely with the One Step takes equally as long as briefly blow-drying the roots and then curling it (in total, about 10 minutes). It's true that I have to walk around in the rollers for a while, but that has never bothered me. And I like the movement and body it creates in my hair. I appreciate that you took the time to share your fine-haired secret with us! (Especially such an easy and affordable one!)
No hand held dryer (with a brush on the end or not) will ever adequately style fine textured hair like a damp Velcro set that’s dried all over simultaneously with a hood or bonnet-type dryer. It takes way less time in the long run and will last a lot longer. Hand-held dryer styling usually doesn’t last beyond half a day at most, and if there’s ANY humidity outside at all, these sets are typically gone in only a few minutes.
@@LSS495 Thanks. I'm not going to spend the money on one then. I always do a blowout, curl sectrions with hot brush, stick a velcro roller in it, use a couple different types of spray, and have pretty decent hair unless humidity hits. Good tip.
Spot on! They're missing out on a huge market not making these for us silver foxes. But also a note that I found with the topper I started out with. Most of us with thinning hair may not have quite enough hair for those clips to grab onto, and when they do, the pressure placed on those precious hairs could cause them to fall out sooner than they otherwise would have. Just sharing my experience. The topper looks great and very natural on you 🥰
Thanks for sharing that experience! I can see how easily that could happen. Although my hair has started to thin out, I still have enough that I can clip it to a different section every time I insert it (preventing breakage), and it has a health number of hairs to latch onto, so no individual hair is holding too much weight.
It's AMAZING how natural it looks. You're lucky you're able to find a good shade match for your own hair colour. I'm sure it saves you a lot of time styling your hair. No one would ever know you were wearing a topper. It's a shame they don't have hair colours for women who are going grey or are already grey. Hopefully, they'll expand one day. Great video!!
I do feel really lucky. And it is a shame that they don't carry grey - although the company wrote to me after I posted the video to let me know they are working on grey toppers. Hopefully they'll have a selection, since grey is quite multifaceted. But even if they came out with just a white grey topper, at least people with darker grey hair could then have it colored to match their salt and pepper. (Going darker is relatively easy with human hair pieces, but going lighter usually ends badly due to the way the pieces are pre-treated.)
@d.g2147 - YES ! Good video. My hair is even finer than this woman’s. You can see through it ! Lol. My hair gets oily by late afternoon, no matter what. Curlers also hold longer for me than a curling iron.
I love your unaffected openness and tips, many thanks! A tip from me - because my hair also gets oily really fast. Years back I nursed a stroke patient and initially used “dry shampoo”… then one day I wondered what was in it and to my great surprise 😮 I saw it was only talc with an accelerant!! Soooo, I started fluffing my oily hair parts (normally the front) with some baby powder, not talc (that’s now been found potentially carcinogenic), but with cornstarch baby powder. It also adds super volume to my hair too!! Just don’t overdo it, or you’ll end up looking much older! 😅 Would love to hear your singing too.
Ooooooo - thank you for taking a moment to share that tip! Dry shampoo is my favorite, and I've long thought about making my own - especially since I started using "poof" bottles instead of sprays. But now I think I'll try the cornstarch baby powder you recommend (once my current stash runs out). If you'd like to hear some music, this is my music channel: www.youtube.com/@StephanieForryan
i do exactly this method and figured it out on my own. the only additional thing i do is when all my curlers are in i spray each lightly with hairspray for a bit of extra lift and hold. works great!
Thanks for sharing your experience, Helena! It makes me happy to see confirmation that it works for others, too. 💛 The tip with the hairspray is great! May I ask what type of hairspray you use (light hold vs strong hold)?
I have very fine, straight, partly grey hair and I still get compliments in my mid-seventies. For me hair health is primary so I sleep with Jojoba oil on it the night before I wash and I never use heat of any kind to dry or curl. After washing, I bend over and make a loose gibson-girl type pony tail until it's about half dry. I remove the band, then open roll small sections around two fingers, which I secure to my head with a bobby pin, such that I have about 14 standing rolls about 1.5 inches tall (without curlers). It doesn't look too bad and it dries in a couple of hours. If I want curls I finger comb. If I want waves I brush. My (non-oily) hair stays wavy with body for several days.
Thanks for sharing such great tips - true pin curls. I do those once in a while too, but because I don't do it often enough, I'm pretty clumsy at it. It sounds like you've mastered taming your mane, and it sounds beautiful.
Excellent video! Tons of really helpful & valuable information without all the annoying non-relevant story telling. Lastly I really appreciate your perfect annunciation😉
I have fine hair too that won't hold a curl with a curling iron. Your explanation sounds like it fits me. When I use a scrunchie a night on damp hair it holds well! Thanks! That topper looks great on you!
I'm glad to pass on the information - I was so happy when I finally figured it out. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Kim! It was lovely hearing from you.
Thank you! I have travelled the same journey all 5+ decades! Heaps of hair, but very fine texture. I gave up hairdressers, and cut and colour my own- yes, I am lucky to have a talent with my hands. But recieve non-stop have compliments on my hair. TH-cam is a great help to give ideas. Hairdressers, don't have the time to listen, or even want to...not interested in paying hundreds of dollars only to come home and fix it!
Ooooooooo - do you have any tips for how to cut your own hair? Or a TH-camr you could recommend? My favorite stylist is no longer close-by, and I've gotten so many bad haircuts that I'd rather just try doing it myself at this point. Thanks for taking a moment to share your experiences - it was lovely hearing from you! ❤
As a teen in high school, the only time I had long hair, I learned the one way to hold some volume in my hair. I would bend over, brush my hair down and put it in a ponytail on the top of my head. Standing up I used only four large curlers. Divided my hair so I had one curler each, for the front, back and each side. Since they were on top of my head, I then could sleep without pain. In the morning I would have curl and body. If my hair was long today, I’d still be using this method.
@mary-patcrewse9353, Thanks for the tip, maybe I'll try that! I've always had thin, baby fine hair and now that I'm soon-to-be 71 it's even more challenging to have decent-looking hair__especially as more of it becomes silvery grey it just looks all the more thin. 😬 💖🙌😺
50 years ago I did the same thing. I only used one roller and it was an orange juice can, if you can believe it! When I released it in the morning, my hair at the roots felt like it was going to break....painful. Before I left home for school, the body and curl was almost gone. To this day, I have struggled with thin hair. The best day I ever have with it is the day I have it colored. I have given up on length and stick to a short layered cut. I've decided to just accept it and not stress over something that I just can't change. This was a great video.
SO DID I do the ponytail on top to a bun or curlers, BUT MY 67-YEAR-OLD FACE IS LIKING SHORTER HAIR. HEAT ALWAYS STRAIGHTENS MY HAIR. NOW I KNOW THAT THE WET TO DRY IS THE MAIN THING TO DO. Oops, I did not mean to yell.
😮 OHMYGOSH!! I'm 70 and FINALLY have a solution?!! Thank you for this video! Thinking back in all those years when I joked that I was going to shave my head and get a hair tattoo! 😂
@@CBP5573 It is… BUT: I've worked with a colorist to dye real-hair extensions and she said that it's usually easy to go darker, but not go to lighter due to the way the pieces are pre-treated. I would always consult with a colorist before making a purchase to make sure the desired color change is possible.
this adds like, three hours to my getting-ready time. This is from the 50s or 60s when girls rolled their hair in curlers -and they had to go to sleep on the curlers because it takes hours for hair to dry. this styling tip is silliness.
Great video! I have the same type of curl amd perm resistant fine, thin hair. I tried perms several times, but none held. Each stylist told me that the other just didn’t know what she was doing, and then found out for herself. The last person who permed my hair (about 20 years ago) literally burned my hair OFF (about the first two inches from my neckline). Needless to say, never again. Same with styling… NOTHING gives me volume unless I use strong products, blow dry with head upside down and lacquer it…. but even that only lasts a couple of hours, at best and looks like “helmet head”. You are the only person know with the same level of resistant fine hair. I look forward to trying some of your tricks, amd will also consider a topper! Thank you for making this video!
Thanks for taking a moment to let me know you liked it! I hear you - so many stylists just thought the problem was with everyone else. Really, it was just my hair. The wet-set and topper combo has been the best way to finally have lasting volume without having to use a ton of hairspray. I hope that some of these tricks work for you!
I am so glad I found your video. You reminded me of something. Since I have retired I have been washing and blowdrying my hair in the morning, but I realized I had much more volume when I used to wash it at night and set it in velcro rollers while it was still damp. I would let it finish drying in the rollers while I watched tv or read. It would last for days. I am going back to that method. 😃 Thank you!
🌿✅ just found your channel & subscribed... another fact is that "alcohol" in hair products will weaken and break fine hair... so when I've been reading labels and avoided it, my hair got healthier, shinier, and grew longer❣️
Thanks for this video__us thin, baby-fine-haired women need all the help we can get. 😋 I just hate the idea of using 'any' product just to have a decent look to go out cuz it ALL weighs my hair down. 😬😢 💖🙌😺
I agree Debra - baby-fine hair is challenging and it's taking me years to figure it all out. You can try the wet set without any product - that works for me, too (although my body doesn't not hold as long without product). A root lift or texture spray ONLY at the roots might give you the foundation you need for some extra volume without weighing your hair down. Or if you don't want to do that, you might want to try a texturizing shampoo - I like ones that have the ingredient rassoul clay in them. My favorite to-date is the Christophe Robin Cleansing Volumizing Paste. The name sounds scary (paste???? AHHH!!! That just SOUNDS heavy.) And it looks like mud in the jar, but it foams up really nicely and doesn't leave any residue in my hair: go.shopmy.us/p-9686695 I like it better than some of the other options I've tried because it doesn't seem to make my hair as staticy. The texture does take some getting used to, though.
It's fascinating how beauty standards can be so relative. While you've mastered making fine hair look fuller, I've always felt insecure about my thick hair and have even been told it's like a horse's mane at a salon! Experiences like ours really highlight the beauty in all hair types. By the way, I think your hair looks gorgeous just as it is! ❤❤ P.s.: Your voice is so gorgeous that I found myself watching a video on tips that are the polar opposite of what I usually look for lol
It really is funny how "the grass is always greener" and we always seem to seek the one thing we don't have. Thank you for taking a moment to leave such a thoughtful comment! I'm so glad you stopped by. ❤
Great Video Love! Thank you for Sharing. I only wash my hair once a week and I am a personal trainer :) What I do is keep my hair in a high ponytail with ponytail holder that doesn't dent my hair. I am making a video as well and discovered this great tool from conair that gives me great volume. I am 58 and never learned how to style hair so I just let it air dry with combs in my hair. Us fine hair girls need to stay together :) New subscriber, glad I found you. I need to check out your music because you have a very soothing calming voice. sending Loving Kindness from Canada's Capital.
Yes! We fine-haired peeps definitely need to stick together. It's nice to have you here - all the way from Ottawa, no less! Thanks for taking a moment to say hello and share your hair experience. On a side note, your video on healing arthritis in the gut is great. I wish more people knew about the relationship between joint pain and gut health. If you'd like to hear some music, this is my music channel: th-cam.com/users/stephanieforryan
@@TheStyleStumbler Listening to your kate Bush --- WOW Love! Beautiful. You have a voice that should be AI Copied lol :) Hauntingly beautiful that stays with you. Did your mom sing too? Awwwww thank you for watching. It's all connected and my latest uncovering of mould being the root cause for most of what ails us is HUGE!!!! I am living with a year to live so they say because I have been leaking due to mould since the 70's and now living with leaky muscle. I will be proving them wrong Holistically :) I have already stopped using my cane. Everything starts in our gut. I like to tell people to think of themselves as a Strong Peaceful buddha Berry Tree. Take care of yourself like you would a tree, look for the root cause. Lovely connecting with you and your music. I will be adding some to my healing songs playlist. 🥰
A fine, thin haired girl (well closer to your mom's age probably), all my life. You perfectly described my hair problems! I can fix it and for ten minutes, maybe, it's great. Humid outside? It goes in a pony or twist. What you said about wet to dry set I used to do back in the 60s. Mom got a hair dryer so I remember drying my hair upside down and noticed when I over-dryed it a little bit, it would last on the walk to school. At night my sister and I slept with foam rollers. (Those left a nice curl but always left a line. Wish there was a way to use those without getting that hair bend.) Today, though, I still color my hair but it is thinning. I've had some really good hairdressers over the years and the couple tricks that work pretty well: I do the root lift spray, tiny little gel, , blow it out with a brush, then do a light hairspray to the roots, use a hot brush on between med and low til dry. Fine comb small sections, gently curl with the hot brush (it is not a blower brush), put velcro roller to set each section. Spray it with a volume hairspary, get ready for the day, take out the rollers, spray again and say a little prayer. I always have bobby pins just in case. A while back I did pick up a bonnet hairdrayer that attaches to a blow dryer and forgot about it. I want to try the wed to dry again. That was such a nice vid! Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your tips! It sounds like you've got a method that works well. I also have a bonnet that attaches to my hair-dryer and use that if I need my wet set to dry quickly. I find that the combination of the wet-to-dry set and the hot-to-cool set makes it stay even longer. If you're looking for foam rollers that don't have that plastic part that leaves a line (I grew up using those all the time, too!) I found some. They're called Cozy Curlers. They're made by a small, women-owned brand with just foam and an attached hair-net attached. They're very soft to sleep on and don't leave the harsh line. They were in my styling tool video, if you want to see what they look like (the link brings you right to that spot in the video): th-cam.com/video/t8DKLux6TkU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3F3_EVSeT7gaRmXb&t=942
Thank you, Susan! I was shocked at how easy it was to wear. The company has since replied to let me know they will be making toppers for silver-haired people. Perhaps they will include white in their next release!
Yes yes yes about the grey hair. I have fine long gray hair and I have been looking for extensions this whole year. No luck yet!!! We should invent one!
That sounds intriguing! Does it work for straight hair, too? I’ve heard that it’s good for wavy and curly hair, but never even thought to try it on my straight hair.
Brilliant tips, cheers! I’m an 80’s hair gal all the way!! 🤣💚 I have to hold myself back on doing a Mohawk some days at 55!! Our youngest (24f) and I will do our mohawks, go out and have a blast! My husband just shakes his head and laughs.
Thanks for this helpful lesson on styling fine hair. I have tried a lot of products and different styling tools that didn't result in long lasting volume. And my hair is curly so frizz is a problem. So I have had to go back to using rollers as you do. They make my hair smooth and give the right volume. I was glad to see someone else use them and validate using them in this day and age. 😅
A super essential volumizer tip from me to you is *don’t forget the cool shot button* on your blow dryer! Heat is used for drying the hair and the cool shot is used for freezing the hair where you want it! I mostly use it while my head is upside down but I also use it at the end while holding the roots up with my fingers. I would be lost without my cool shot button. ☺️👍🏼 Thanks for a helpful video!!! ♥️
Yes! Never forget the cool shot! My hair dryer doesn't have one, but my mom's does, and I use it when I borrow hers. Thanks for sharing another helpful tip! ♥️
Yes! I am graying and love longer hair. Fortunately, my once poker straight hair is getting gray curly hair so I now look like I paid for a body wave which is helping with the volume without the hair loss that would happen when I paid for the chemical curls.🙌 Great video!
That's so interesting that the wave pattern of your hair changed with the color! Maybe I'll have that to look forward to. Thanks for taking a moment to share your experience, Sonja!
Another great tip for you: I’ve been using Velcro rollers for years - people have always asked me who does my hair. The answer is - me! Here’s the tip: use a hood dryer to evenly and thoroughly dry your wet/damp hair after the Velcro rollers are in place. That REALLY locks in the body and curl. Waiting for rolled, damp hair to dry “on its own” is an exercise in futility! Using a hand dryer to try to finish styling your damp,rolled hair is also a waste of time and effort. My stylist (probably like yours) really only colors my hair…she pulls it down while drying it with a brush which mostly knocks all the volume from my too soft hair!!! The lesson here - don’t assume today’s “stylists” know how to make your hair look it’s beautiful best. Most don’t; the goal is usually to get you out the door and on to the next client!!
YES!!!! I didn't want to overload the video and make things too complicated, but when I have more time, this is definitely something that I do (air drying gives me the flexibility to get stuff done. Sitting under my hub takes an extra 20 minutes that I don't always have. Air drying my hair might take four hours, but I can run all over town in the meantime). And you are so right - trying to finish styling damp rolled hair with a hand dryer just makes things messy and the rollers end up getting stuck everywhere. My current stylist does an excellent job with cut and color. But you're right: most stylists either don't have the time or don't know how to really give fine hair a lot of lasting body. My mistake was assuming that the stylists hired by the production companies would know their stuff. Turns out: that is no guarantee. Thanks for taking the time to leave such an awesome tip, Lori! Fine-haired people, unite! 💪
Another tip - don’t use rollers that are too big or oversized. If your roller sets still don’t work well, try smaller diameter rollers all over, or just in places that tend to go limp or straight.
@@LSS495 Another excellent piece of advice. Changing the size can make a huge difference. I don't use the largest size in my set for precisely this reason. The second largest ones are the widest ones that work for me.
OMG, I'm going to order this topper right away. One question, do the clips bother you or give you a headache? I wear headbands and by the end of the day I have a terrible headache. Thank you for this video.
The clips don’t compress the head like a lot of headbands do. So the clips haven’t bothered me at all. I find the topper to be very lightweight, so I haven’t experienced any sort of “pulling” sensation, either.
Awesome video. Thank you so much. I don’t use the Velcro rollers because they tend to break my hair. I use smooth plastic rollers with Bobby pins 😜(telling my age)
I LOVE my topper! I have been wearing them for years… I use a synthetic hair topper because it’s so much cheaper than real hair although I did buy a wig from uniwig when my daughter was going thru chemotherapy and she loved it
You are way ahead of me then - I'm new to the miracle of toppers. I can also understand why you'd choose synthetic hair - the majority of my extensions are synthetic precisely because of the lower price point. I'm so glad to hear that your daughter loved the wig. I hope she's feeling better now - chemo is so hard.
Hello from CA & thanks 4 Univigs toppers. I have been looking but so overwhelmed with choices of hair pieces. You could color the gray topper yourself or pay a hairstylist to do it. Love the video!
Thanks for taking a moment to let me know you liked the video, Liz! It was lovely to hear from you! Coloring real-hair extensions and toppers can be a tricky business since they are already color-treated. I took some of my real-hair extensions to a great colorist and we had a VERY difficult time trying to lighten them. (Apparently going darker is easier when it comes to pre-treated hair extensions.) So for now, the search continues.
This is an excellent video. Thank you so much. I'm certain I have the problem with heat styling the way you described so I quit working with the curling iron years ago. I have fine hair but it's wavy and frizzy. It's also extremely oily. What I've been doing that works is to grow it long. It lands below my bra, blunt cut. The weight of the hair pulls it more straight. I use leaving conditioner with a frizz Ease type of syrup on damp hair. Then I use a very lightweight glycerine based hair gel. Together they smoothed down the frizz. To get volume at the roots I use dry shampoo. If I want to accentuate the waves I can loosely braid or French braid it (90% dry). If I want to curl the ends under I have to use super high heat which is not good for the hair but it works. If I want the waves to last all day I have to hear spray it. I hope that helps someone
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your hair tips - especially because you have a different type of fine hair that also struggles with heat styling. (Your hair is lovely, by the way.) And I think we should all start calling hair serum syrup. It makes it styling sound fun and delicious. ❤
@TheStyleStumbler You're welcome and thank you! I would love to try your techniques if my hair were shorter. My husband really enjoys long hair and my girls have long hair also, so I'm not ready to chop it yet. You have such a beautiful voice by the way. My youngest daughter is 13 and in theater, dance and voice lessons. She is a soprano one with a whistle range that we are recently learning about. She's in a huge church choir with adults of 80 people. And we are so surprised that they chose her to sing the highest parts, but it makes sense since she hits those notes easily. It's such a joy to see someone like you making a career out of what you were born to do.
You're a wealth of positivity and great information, as well as, stunningly beautiful. My full of body, baby fine hair has been on my head for all of my 63 years, and it doesn't like heat from blow drying or styling wands, it just becomes a static electricity mess. My hair, it's so fine it was impossible to go even a day without shampooing, or it'd be just limp and lifeless. Last year, prior to shampooing, I started spraying my dry... "ready to shampoo" hair with pure Olive oil... in a mist bottle, from my waist long ends to the top of my shoulder, I then wait an hour or two and then shampoo only my scalp and the nape of my neck. The shampoo rinses out and coats the length of my hair on the rinse out. Then I condition with a store body building conditioner, usually Pantene. It turns out that the Olive oil has changed my porosity, and my naturally body filled, extra fine, baby hair is happy at long last. It appears thicker and takes so much longer to air dry and dries full of body and light curls, which is no bother to me at all. I am allergic to isopropyl alcohol, so I don't use products in my hair. Not only does it look better, I don't shampoo it but every fourth or fifth day now, because it looks so awesome. I have applied baby powder to my hands and coated it through my roots for additional body. Who knew that Olive Oil would be so nice for baby fine, thin hair? I am certainly not gatekeeping the cure for baby fine hair from anyone. On the third and fourth day after shampooing, I swear it looks like I stepped out of a salon, partly because of the high humidity in South Carolina. My natural oils build up, and really truly amp up the volume of my long hair. People are actually asking me... who does your hair? I am actually able to pull it up in a ponytail, I was never able to do that in my entire life, it was too fine. If you have thin baby fine hair, I urge you to apply Olive Oil... to everything except your roots, even if you have to rub it in with your hands. ❤ Didn't mean to write a book. 😮
Wow Sherri - it seems like you found the magic solution for your hair! So simple with such beautiful results. Thank you for sharing it with us. When I'm home, I often put oil in my hair a few hours before washing, like you. I feel like it helps my hair deal with the hard water here. But I've never tried olive oil. I'll have to give that a try. And you're the second person to recommend baby powder. Something else I've never tried. Thanks for adding to all these wonderful comments! It was lovely to hear from you.
I recently started doing this: I use a nylon brush because it causes static and causes the hairs to separate and I brush often which gives my hair shine and volume. I always brush over my head and at night before I go to sleep, I brush it out, spray a bit of conditioner on the ends and twist it up and put clips to hold it in place. In the morning when I brush it out, it has amazing volume and body.
Spraying some conditioner on the ends sounds like it would keep them nice and moisturized - your end result sounds great! Thanks for sharing it with us!
I appreciate your helpful hints. Thanks! Not sure that I'd go through your whole routine because my back would be screaming in pain at me, and I'm probably twice your age, but I'll try what I can. Every little bit helps with fine hair volume.
Thanks for taking a moment to say hello! It's true that every little bit helps. But having great hair and not being able to go out and show it off because of back pain doesn't help either. 😉 If you're looking for a simpler routine, perhaps you could just do the very crown of your head in the rollers, let the rest hang down and air dry to 90% and then put the remaining hair in rollers. That might break up the routine enough to make it easier on your back. Or you might want to try velvet curling rods for the bottom, since you'd only need a couple, depending on how much hair you have. (That's one solution I often use for overnight sets.) I use the Overnight Blowout rods ( go.shopmy.us/p-6661725 ) , but there's also more affordable alternatives like this: amzn.to/3YYS3Pk
OH MY GOSH= WHERE did you come from?!! THIS is AWESOME! There's literally NOTHING online to help us 'fine haired girls'... I'll add: TRY BIG SEXY HAIR: GET LAYERED" Hairspray! You'll LOVE it! It does what it should with NO CRUNCH AND you can brush through it next day for GORGEOUS Volume (YES, I've tried EVERY product on the market from low to HIIIIIGGHH end & it's the BEST!) I actually use 4 of the products you mention... but have never used 'rollers' before. THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'd love to interview you if you're interested!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing your recommendation - when I run out of my hairspray perhaps I'll try that one, since "no crunch" and "brushability" sound great.
Hi, I have been using dry shampoo for my volume and body for years and it's the best thing I've found for my hair and it works great!! Even after just washing my hair I go ahead and blow dry it completely dry then spray my roots in the area's where I want to add volume, wait a minute or so until it's completely dry then just bend over run my fingers thru my hair then style it like I want and that's it!! Just follow the directions on the can. I use Dove dry shampoo most of the time on my hair but I've used a few other dry shampoo's and they all seem to work just as well. Give it a try and see if it works as good for you as it does me....Good Luck!! 😃
I’m so glad you put this video out. I have fine hair, too. No hair loss but just want volume. I have looks at their toppers and nothing is for me for color. I need a lighter blonde/silver color and that would be perfect for me. I also want the Courtney, too. I guess I’ll keep waiting. I’m older too and need the blonde/silver color. Maybe they will eventually hear us older folks eventually who still have longer hair.
It's so hard to find a good grey match. Luckily the company got in touch with me after seeing the video to let me know that they are developing grey toppers. If I find any solutions in the meantime, I'll be sure to let people know.
I am In a fine hair crisis right now and was surprised to find your channel. I’m beyond just the fine hair problem. I have sciatica, a nerve leg pain thing going on, and one of the connected side problems is losing my thin fine hair at an alarming rate. Any suggestions for stopping/slowing this freefall? I really learned a lot from your logical and practical exploration of the fine hair scourge! Thanks for that. Now to save what hair that I can!
Hair loss is tough. I've been dealing with my own, but it's for different reasons, so not everything that has been working for me might work for you. One thing that helps me is the right nutrition, ideally from whole foods, not supplements (although I take a multi-vitamin my doctor recommended and use a collagen powder). Stress management has also been key for me, so I use a lot of breathing exercises. Regular exercise (light cardio and weight training) seems to help as it seems to increase blood flow to my skin in general and includes my scalp. That ensures that the nutrients in my blood are also getting where they need to go. Using tension-free hair styles and going easy on my hair helps. And in my case, hormone therapy is helping. I wish there were some sort of magic solution to just make it go away, but sometimes consistently repeating the "boring" things that support general health make the biggest difference. And sometimes they don't if our genetics or illness-related factors don't want to play along. And then I am particularly thankful for things like hair toppers and wigs. It was lovely to hear from you. Thanks for taking a moment to write!
My hair is the same, and letting it dry in curlers has always given me curls that last all day since around 1980. I always wondered why curls from my curling iron didn't take. Thank you!
I'm glad I could share the knowledge - I remember how happy I was to learn that there was a reason behind why my hair wouldn't curl with heat. Thanks for taking a moment to say hello!
this is sooo helpful!! I have very fine and thin hair (but a lot of it). Although my hair holds a curl better than some, it has NO volume. I will definitely be trying this method. Also, the topper looks so natural on you!!
Thank you for the explanation of why fine hair (at least mine and yours) does not hold a hot curl. I will try the Pureology leave-in conditioner because I've liked their shampoo for thin, fine hair. I have tried cheap hair toppers, but they are too bulky and plastic looking ` might be time to invest in a human hair topper for special occasions. Thanks a million times over, this has been the most informative hair video to date!
Thanks for taking a moment to share your experience, Louise! If you still have the cheap hair toppers, you **might** be able to salvage them. When I first started wearing extensions I also only used the cheap synthetic type. I found that spraying them with dry shampoo or using the tiniest bit of matte styling wax often took down the shine. And if those hairpieces were too bulky, I would strategically pluck some of the hairs out. It might be worth a try. There are also nicer synthetic toppers on the market that may work better and have a lower price point. I have some mid-range extensions that have worked really well for me. This topper was my first piece with real human hair and I have to say I think it might have spoiled me for anything else, because it's sooooooo nice.
You are absolutely right about the lack of toppers for ladies with greying hair. There are so many shades of grey and, if you get it wrong you can look awful. I have yet to find one that doesn’t clash with my own shade(s). I wear my fine, slightly wavy hair quite long, below shoulders, and it is only white on the thinning crown. The rest is still brown but fades to a cool platinum blonde as it lengthens. I actually love its natural colour and I’m loath resort to colouring it again just to wear a hairpiece that looks discreet. My last touch up was in 2008! I’m also loath to wear it short because, then I would just be a nearly bald little old lady. So I continue to reject all hairpieces except for some brightly coloured braids that I add to my ponytail before making a chignon. My own version of radical. LOL Still, I dream of finding a topper that looks as natural as yours. It looks fabulous on you. As though you grew it yourself!
Amen! I feel like grey is so hard to get right, especially because there are so many shades of it. I purchased some grey extensions for my aunt once (a fake bun for up-dos) and it just wasn't the right shade. We can make it work if we blend it really well with her own hair, but it takes a good deal of effort. This topper really was a good match for me - but I wonder what will happen as I age. I usually get my hair done once or twice a year max, so I won't be trying to cover any greys. Maybe by then AI can make a custom color topper for me. 😂 Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences! It was lovely to hear from you.
Love your honesty. And your video. Maybe you might need to buy one of those spaceage cap were you attached your hairdryer to the hose attached to the cap. (A home version of the 60’s / 70’s hairdryer at the salons) to set the curls with curlers on your hair more quicker.
Thanks for taking a moment to let me know you enjoyed it! That's a great suggestion - I actually have one of those caps! It works well, but I only use it when I really need the style to set quickly. Because I find that just putting it in rollers takes 10 minutes max. (now that I'm so used to it). But if I use the hub, I usually have to sit there for an additional 20-30 minutes while my hair dries. Yes, the hub cuts the total drying time WAY down, but I often do my hair before a busy day and don't have time to just sit under the hub for that long.
Uniwigs did contact me after seeing this video to let me know they're working on a grey topper. Now we all have to wonder if it's just one, what shade of grey they will pick. Another commenter mentioned Milano wigs. They look pricey, but they have customizable grey options.
I stumbled on your video and find it very refreshing. But, as a mid length, gray haired lady, I, too, wish it came in a color for me. I have the dreaded huge cowlick on the back of my hair now that my hair has gotten so thin. Thanks for the info tho . At least I now know what to look for in the future when some company finally decides to get on the ball and make it in gray.
I’m not sure if the “hair topper” covers your whole scalp, but a dear old friend of mine used to wear a wig to hide her thin hair and she ended up losing bunches of hair with near bald patches appearing all over because the scalp wasn’t able to breathe. She then only wore it for short periods when she had to go out.. her hair growth was restored when she stopped using the wig continuously.
That's an excellent point. Scalp health is key, and letting the skin on our head breathe contributes to healthy hair. Although I have worn this topper all day, I don't tend to wear it on consecutive days. And if I do, it's usually only for a few hours at a time each day. I also try to attach it in different positions (slightly further forward or further back) each time I wear it. The clips seem gentle, but with fine, fragile hair, I try spread out any wear and tear (and tension) from any hair pieces I might wear.
You video is absolutely beautiful ! Very well executed you are very charismatic! Everything is like reality of my own hair secrets and challenges I’m being doing all the rolled process since I was very young , and yes many people disagree with my little top secret since the COVID bs losing hair problems I find that in your conditioner mix little bit of epsom salt and that give you some more volume and keep it longer ! I know people don’t like salts but JUST IN CASE all right?
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a kind comment and your suggestions! I've never even heard of putting epsom salt in conditioner - but it sounds like it could be interesting. My hair always looks its fullest after I've been hanging out on the coast, soaking in the sea salt for a while, so there may be something to it!
Hello, newly subscribed to your channel cause I just found you. You're awesome. Same hair here! About the grey topper in longer lengths, if you got a platinum blonde in whatever length your mom is looking for you could then take it to her stylist and have it color matched to her natural shade of grey. I know it's not the same as just being able to buy one, but it's an option. I have a lot of grey too now, but my hair is currently violet red. LOL!
Hi Mary! Thanks so much for taking a moment to introduce yourself! I think that's what we'll have to do: find a topper that's lighter than my mother's hair and then dye it to her color. Your hair is VIOLET RED? That sounds so cool! I've always wanted to dye my hair a dramatic color, but I would never be able to keep up with it. So I just stick with what I know. 😂
@TheStyleStumbler I also used to stick with regular hair colors, when I actually colored my hair. My natural color is a blah about 50% gray now and there really isn't any color I can find that matches close enough to the non gray part to color it normal color. I had always wanted to try this color, and I figured why not. I really like it, but you're absolutely right, it's a lot of upkeep, my hair still grows fast so it has to be recolored every 4 weeks. It should be pretty easy to color a peice to gray from platinum blonde, the stylist may even just suggest to use a toner over an actual color.
This is such a great video! I've just discovered you today and I love how thorough, sensible, fun and eloquent you are. Just off to look at your other videos. New sub! xxx
I'll have to include that in another video. The footage of me putting it on was either blurry, or I went out of frame, so I couldn't include it here. But I'll give it another go! ;-)
Thanks for this video! Such good info for us thin haired women! And I hope Uniwigs will make a grey topper in a longer length. Thanks for pointing out that they need to include us gray haired ladies who have longer hair, too! I’ll be watching and waiting for that to happen.
😊for gray toppers, the temu site has them in different longer lengths. I saw a 14 inch ash gray synthetic. There were other long lengths in various shades of gray. With that site, if you see something, buy it quickly or it may sell out sitting in your cart. Returns are allowed. Read information about returns first.
Thanks for the suggestion, Judy! The market isn't offering too many options right now, so I'm glad you found one you're happy with. I tend to avoid TEMU since they often steal small artists' designs and sell them for a fraction of the price. As a independent artist myself, that rubs me the wrong way. But if that's one of the only places selling grey toppers, I can understand why people might want to shop there. I'm looking into some other solutions now. Hopefully I can share some good grey ones soon!
Great video! Straightforward and direct. The technique for getting volume and shape that lasts all day is very useful info. Re Bigwigg. I believe it caused my hair to thin badly enough that it caused me to purchase wigs. When I wore wigs I didn’t use much products at all and strangely enough my hair thickened up so that I no longer wear wigs unless it is raining. All the products that I am currently using are the same except I use a different volumizer combo. No excess hair loss.
Wow….thinking of a topper as well….fabulous.😊 Can you show how to insert the Topper? I don’t think I understood how to mix your own hair with the Topper Uniwig? Merci
I'll have to re-record it - I tried filming how I insert it for this video, but all 3 times I tried, the footage was either blurry, or I was out of frame. I'll give it another go. ;-)
I have hair like yours. BRUSHING BRINGS OUT THE OIL. When it’s straight, I avoid brushing near the roots. If I wear my hair wavy, I don’t comb it- like EVER and after four days, still not diruty. Wet combing takes out the curl. Brushing dry makes it crazy and fuzzy.
Thanks for sharing your experience, Robin! As someone with a very oily scalp, I agree that brushing from root to tip can make the entire head of hair look oily pretty quickly. But I have a feeling we may have a different wave pattern, because wet combing doesn't change anything for me. My hair is naturally straight as a rod, whether I comb it or not. And brushing it dry doesn't make it fuzzy.
They do make gray toppers! I’ve tried one on and they can also make a topper from a wig. I own 2 gray toppers that originally were wigs. You just need to go to a wig store and talk to them about it.
Your hair sounds exactly like mine. Fine textured, thin, very straight and It will not hold a curl. I’ve worn a blunt cut for years because it’s the only style that works. So here is my method: after shampoo, towel dry, then use Nexxus volume mousse, blow dry hair until mostly dry at roots. Next I use a curling iron on each section as I apply Velcro rollers. Let hair cool for 30 minutes and voila! Curl and volume.
I learned that the cheap haircut places were no better than the beauty schools, and I couldn't afford the more expensive places, and so I just went to the beauty schools to get my hair cut, because at least they were supposed to be taking the time to learn and they had supervisors. But, I've experienced similar things from them where they were convinced they knew what they were doing when it wasn't true and in what I considered obvious ways. I have fine hair, too, and one of the fails was a student, a black woman, who thought it was a good idea to brush my hair from the roots down to the tips. It was shocking to think that a beauty school didn't teach their students how to brush hair, or that the student somehow skipped class that day. It also hurt my head a lot when she did that and I had to correct her, but she thought, oh, I must have a "sensitive scalp," and so the problem was with me. I have a sensitive scalp as well, because I'm Rh- and we have more pain sensors, but the beauty school should have taught for that, too. The other fail was when the student was taking a shortcut when tapering my hair at the front, by dragging the scissors down at an angle across my hair. This doesn't just taper, it "feathers" the hair for textured ends, which I didn't request and just makes my fine hair look damaged and unhealthy. Again, I played teacher and corrected the student, and again, the student wasn't accommodating. I am always nice to them and for the feathering mistake, I said "I apologize, but I didn't say in advance that I need a clean tapering method instead of the feathering one," but the students usually still act as if something's wrong with me for just wanting a clean cut. I know they try, but they can be erroneous and have attitudes sometimes. Now, I'm much, much happier just parting my hair down the middle all the way, as if to make ponytails, then bringing it to the front and cutting straight across. It doesn't give the undercut slight curl and it's not perfectly clean, but it's still a good cut anyway with a little taper in the back, and it's a million times faster and easier than going to a place and sitting in a chair to have it done. I wish I had known this a long time ago!!!
There is q product from Kenra that you put on your hair near the scalp. You take small sections & pinch it onto the base. It dries quickly & gives you some volume.. dry shampoo is also very useful.
Your hair is exactly like mine, fine and dead straight. If I let it dry naturally, it is flat and lifeless like yours, sitting glued to my scalp!! My hair could be in curlers 24hrs and then straight in 4 hours after unrolling....I've got to wash and blowdry Every Day, if I want to have any depth and volume.. although my hair is fine, I have a lot of hairs... so it does have weight, which pulls it down straight. Yep, styling products are the only way to get lift and volume, and theres so many good products available nowadays, I'm 64 and all those awful nights sleeping on hard rollers overnight, for a couple of hours of curl the next day when I was a kid/teen, etc 😢😢... I'm a natural blonde, and yet my sister had thick, black hair with a perfect wave, like the hairdresser had just finished styling it, and all she did was wash, brush out knots, shake her head and let it dry!!😊
Oh, the pain of those hard rollers overnight - yuck! Especially if the curl didn't even hold for you. You're right: styling product is the only way to go for some of us. And there are so many good ones out there. Isn't it rough when our family members get all the good hair genes and we just get "flat and lifeless"? 😂
Thank you for mentioning the frustration of no nice grey shades. I've looked at many of these companies, be it extensions or toppers. I would love to have a topper but my natural color which is darkish blond mixed with grey is impossible to find.
It really is hard to find good grey shades! I've been looking for good ones to gift for Christmas and I can't believe how few and far between they are. I haven't found any fitting colors yet. But Uniwigs did reach out to me to let me know they are making a longer grey topper.
Uniwigs gave me a 15% discount code: TSS15 to use here: go.shopmy.us/p-9303781.
I agree about the grey topper. I only do a balayage once a year and have lots of grey running through most of the time and I have long hair like your mom❤🙏
OMG why am I finding you at 65 years of age. ❤Finally someone who actually knows what this hair is like. ❤
I'm so glad we could connect! There's always something fun when someone else just "gets it".
Me too!
Me too - and I am 73!!
My hair is SOOO fine and thin.....you can see my scalp between each hair.....HELP !!!
@@dewuknowofHyMn I had a family member whose hair became that fine and thin. She ultimately started wearing wigs. I didn't even know she wore them, because they looked just like her hair always had!
Another volumizing tip I do nightly before bed is pull the crown area of my hair up into a small soft scrunchy and sleep that way. When I take the scrunchy out in the morning - Instant Volume! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I do something similar! It also helps keep the oils at bay. Thanks for sharing another great tip!
You are so ahead of the curve by trying alternative hair. I've done the same thing after a bout of covid 19 in 22 my previously thick fine hair ...started falling out. I was told it would probably grow back, but sadly it didn't. Now I have thin fine hair but my secret weapon is my toppers!
My hair has definitely started to thin (it looks like it's a family trait) so I'm happy to learn how to integrate alternative hair early on. Then I have time to get used to it. Isn't it great to have such a beautiful secret weapon?
Thanks for taking a moment to share your experience!
This is a really helpful video, and I want to tell you how professional you are as you explain all the steps you take. You are a very skilled orator and listening to you was a pleasure.
Thank you for taking the time to give me such a kind compliment, Ann. I really appreciate it.
69 years old and have Never been able to style my super fine baby hair! This video is a life savor…
Super fine hair is definitely a challenge unto its own. Thanks for taking a moment to share your thoughts! ❤
Well, you certainly knocked this one out of the park!
I’m almost 70 and love my long gray hair. But I too struggle with the fine thinness that truly only seems to be more pronounced as time marches on!
Uni Wigs!!! Please make a topper for older women with long grey fine hair!!!
We are out here needing HELP!!!
Exactly! Time turns all of us grey, and I haven't heard of a lot of people boasting thicker hair as they age. I obviously haven't done the market research that companies do, but based on the response of so many commenters wishing they had longer grey options, I feel like there's a huge market gap. All of my friends who are older women complain that they feel increasingly invisible as they age. I wonder if they're also invisible to the people who do market research. It sure seems that way, doesn't it?
There are other brand names that offer it. Go online but make sure it’s returnable or go to a wig shop and try them on. A good wig shop can cut it, thin it out if needed and style it for you as well.
I appreciate your lovely vocal tone quality. It’s nice to listen to. ❤
Thank you for taking a moment to leave such a kind comment! ❤
@@TheStyleStumbler Of course! I love the tips for fine hair too! ☺️
This video is a bright light for me with the super fine hair. One suggestion for a future post: please show us, if possible, exactly how you put the topper on and then secure it. I feel like your video may have skipped over some of those vital deets! Thank you so so much!
Thanks for taking a moment to write such a thoughtful comment, Rebecca! I'll take that to heart and try to show more detailed views of how I install the topper in the future. Trying to film the back or side of my head isn't easy - there was a lot of footage I couldn't use because I was out of frame or blurry. 😂 Doing my hair generally takes all my concentration as it is: add filming to that and it becomes a real circus. 😂
My 93 year old mom and most before her went to the salon once a week, for a set and dry. It lasted a week and was time to relax and visit with other women from the neighborhood.
That reminds me of some of my older family members! Their weekly trips to the salon, and how they would wrap their hair at night to preserve the style - thank you for bringing up those memories. 💛
It was a ritual for sure. People had more voluminous amounts of hair back then IMHO
EAU. MAH. GAWDDD!!! More than six decades fighting this hair, and you FINALLY clue me in that heat isn't the answer! I was born too late for wet-to-dry sets being common, so I never figured it out. MIND BLOWN!
That's the way I felt when the 56th stylist finally figured out what the problem was! The clouds parted and the angels sang. 😂
I’m in my 60’s and have fine, thin, straight hair and my mom would have me wash my hair at night then put curlers in and I had to sleep on them. They were foam but it was still uncomfortable. As I grew older, I tried all kinds of curlers, steam, heat, as well as curling iron but got tired of my hair becoming limp and straight. One coworker said she would do French braids and I told her to go for it but don’t expect miracles. About halfway through, she was frustrated with my hair but finished the braids. An hour later she realized that pieces just kept slipping out and so much that after 2 hours she conceded defeat. She never remarked on my hair again.
C'mon, she's selling wigs! So obvious. 😂
If your scalp gets oily, spray some dry shampoo on your scalp to absorb the oils throughout the day. It adds good volume - even on clean hair. But the cheapest you can find. My favorite was the classic original Pssst! but it's impossible to find now, so Not Your Mother's Clean Freak unscented is good.
Once dry & styled, flip your hair/head over upside down, move your hair around so the spray can get to the scalp, flip back up & wait about 5 minutes to let it dry & set, reach your hand under your hair & massage your scalp to distribute the product; it will coat your head & hair at the roots, & will absorb the moisture from oils throughout the day to keep it from flattening out on your head & help maintain volume. Finger comb your hair & use a little mild hairspray.
@@susanrunge7455 Hi Susan! Dry shampoo is a grey tool for fine hair and I use it often. And if that's all you need to get the look you love, I am extremely happy for you!
And I'm a little jealous. Because if I just use dry shampoo, my hair will still look extremely flat. Which is why I went into so much detail in the video about how I do a wet set and how much of a difference it makes. Some of us just need more "oomph" to get the look we want. Sometimes that just involves knowledge and technique, other times products can help. (But you know that - you even mentioned the brand of dry shampoo that you like - because it's a great tool that works well for you.)
But never once did I talk about wigs. 😂
Why isn't this video more popular?? You're a genius and I love you. Thank you thank you thank you! 🙏❤🎉
You’re so kind - thank you! ❤️
Lady, if you love using a hand held dryer, then setting it and then running around in curlers for hour that is great, but you might want to dump the hand held dryer and replace it with an inexpensive Revlon one-step. Wash your hair and let it air dry to damp (about 15 mins), then use a Revlon one step dryer (it has a brush on the end) and finish drying your hair. It only takes about 5 minutes and you will have tons of volume you can seal in with your beauty products. I know. I have fine hair. By the way, Amazon sells the Revlon one step for about $36, so it won’t break the bank.
Thanks for the suggestion, Arlene! I actually have the Revlon One Step and you're right: it does do a good job of drying. I use the One Step on days when I want a straight look (because my hair stays straight as a rod when I use it). And when I timed it, drying it completely with the One Step takes equally as long as briefly blow-drying the roots and then curling it (in total, about 10 minutes). It's true that I have to walk around in the rollers for a while, but that has never bothered me. And I like the movement and body it creates in my hair.
I appreciate that you took the time to share your fine-haired secret with us! (Especially such an easy and affordable one!)
No hand held dryer (with a brush on the end or not) will ever adequately style fine textured hair like a damp Velcro set that’s dried all over simultaneously with a hood or bonnet-type dryer. It takes way less time in the long run and will last a lot longer.
Hand-held dryer styling usually doesn’t last beyond half a day at most, and if there’s ANY humidity outside at all, these sets are typically gone in only a few minutes.
Hi Arlene, I’ve tried the large barrel one step but it didn’t work so well for me. Which one do you use? They have a paddle brush one now
Does the volume last? I do velcro rollers almost every morning and don't want to cut my graying hair short again.
@@LSS495 Thanks. I'm not going to spend the money on one then. I always do a blowout, curl sectrions with hot brush, stick a velcro roller in it, use a couple different types of spray, and have pretty decent hair unless humidity hits. Good tip.
Spot on! They're missing out on a huge market not making these for us silver foxes. But also a note that I found with the topper I started out with. Most of us with thinning hair may not have quite enough hair for those clips to grab onto, and when they do, the pressure placed on those precious hairs could cause them to fall out sooner than they otherwise would have. Just sharing my experience. The topper looks great and very natural on you 🥰
Thanks for sharing that experience! I can see how easily that could happen. Although my hair has started to thin out, I still have enough that I can clip it to a different section every time I insert it (preventing breakage), and it has a health number of hairs to latch onto, so no individual hair is holding too much weight.
It's AMAZING how natural it looks. You're lucky you're able to find a good shade match for your own hair colour. I'm sure it saves you a lot of time styling your hair. No one would ever know you were wearing a topper. It's a shame they don't have hair colours for women who are going grey or are already grey. Hopefully, they'll expand one day. Great video!!
I do feel really lucky. And it is a shame that they don't carry grey - although the company wrote to me after I posted the video to let me know they are working on grey toppers. Hopefully they'll have a selection, since grey is quite multifaceted. But even if they came out with just a white grey topper, at least people with darker grey hair could then have it colored to match their salt and pepper. (Going darker is relatively easy with human hair pieces, but going lighter usually ends badly due to the way the pieces are pre-treated.)
Godiva’s Secret Wigs carries gray toppers that look natural. I have one & love it!
@@dl7425 Thank you! I will take a look.
Finally someone with fine thin hair who really knows what it’s like
Fine-haired people unite! 💪🏼
@d.g2147 - YES ! Good video. My hair is even finer than this woman’s. You can see through it ! Lol. My hair gets oily by late afternoon, no matter what. Curlers also hold longer for me than a curling iron.
Someone who really understands me.
@@TheStyleStumbleramen!! I've been dealing with the same issues my whole life!!
@@guljasb I feel your pain! It has taken a lot of trial and error to get here, and I'm STILL constantly experimenting.
I love your unaffected openness and tips, many thanks!
A tip from me - because my hair also gets oily really fast.
Years back I nursed a stroke patient and initially used “dry shampoo”… then one day I wondered what was in it and to my great surprise 😮 I saw it was only talc with an accelerant!! Soooo, I started fluffing my oily hair parts (normally the front) with some baby powder, not talc (that’s now been found potentially carcinogenic), but with cornstarch baby powder.
It also adds super volume to my hair too!! Just don’t overdo it, or you’ll end up looking much older! 😅
Would love to hear your singing too.
Ooooooo - thank you for taking a moment to share that tip! Dry shampoo is my favorite, and I've long thought about making my own - especially since I started using "poof" bottles instead of sprays. But now I think I'll try the cornstarch baby powder you recommend (once my current stash runs out).
If you'd like to hear some music, this is my music channel:
www.youtube.com/@StephanieForryan
i do exactly this method and figured it out on my own. the only additional thing i do is when all my curlers are in i spray each lightly with hairspray for a bit of extra lift and hold. works great!
Thanks for sharing your experience, Helena! It makes me happy to see confirmation that it works for others, too. 💛 The tip with the hairspray is great! May I ask what type of hairspray you use (light hold vs strong hold)?
I have very fine, straight, partly grey hair and I still get compliments in my mid-seventies. For me hair health is primary so I sleep with Jojoba oil on it the night before I wash and I never use heat of any kind to dry or curl. After washing, I bend over and make a loose gibson-girl type pony tail until it's about half dry. I remove the band, then open roll small sections around two fingers, which I secure to my head with a bobby pin, such that I have about 14 standing rolls about 1.5 inches tall (without curlers). It doesn't look too bad and it dries in a couple of hours. If I want curls I finger comb. If I want waves I brush. My (non-oily) hair stays wavy with body for several days.
Thanks for sharing such great tips - true pin curls. I do those once in a while too, but because I don't do it often enough, I'm pretty clumsy at it. It sounds like you've mastered taming your mane, and it sounds beautiful.
Excellent video! Tons of really helpful & valuable information without all the annoying non-relevant story telling. Lastly I really appreciate your perfect annunciation😉
Thanks for taking a moment to let me know that you liked it! It was lovely to hear from you. 💛
I have fine hair too that won't hold a curl with a curling iron. Your explanation sounds like it fits me. When I use a scrunchie a night on damp hair it holds well! Thanks! That topper looks great on you!
I'm glad to pass on the information - I was so happy when I finally figured it out. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Kim! It was lovely hearing from you.
Thank you! I have travelled the same journey all 5+ decades! Heaps of hair, but very fine texture. I gave up hairdressers, and cut and colour my own- yes, I am lucky to have a talent with my hands. But recieve non-stop have compliments on my hair. TH-cam is a great help to give ideas. Hairdressers, don't have the time to listen, or even want to...not interested in paying hundreds of dollars only to come home and fix it!
Ooooooooo - do you have any tips for how to cut your own hair? Or a TH-camr you could recommend? My favorite stylist is no longer close-by, and I've gotten so many bad haircuts that I'd rather just try doing it myself at this point. Thanks for taking a moment to share your experiences - it was lovely hearing from you! ❤
As a teen in high school, the only time I had long hair, I learned the one way to hold some volume in my hair. I would bend over, brush my hair down and put it in a ponytail on the top of my head. Standing up I used only four large curlers. Divided my hair so I had one curler each, for the front, back and each side. Since they were on top of my head, I then could sleep without pain. In the morning I would have curl and body. If my hair was long today, I’d still be using this method.
What a great tip! I'll have to remember this if my hair ever gets longer. Thanks for taking the time to share it!
@mary-patcrewse9353,
Thanks for the tip, maybe I'll try that!
I've always had thin, baby fine hair and now that I'm soon-to-be 71 it's even more challenging to have decent-looking hair__especially as more of it becomes silvery grey it just looks all the more thin. 😬
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I did the same thing years ago when I was young.
50 years ago I did the same thing. I only used one roller and it was an orange juice can, if you can believe it! When I released it in the morning, my hair at the roots felt like it was going to break....painful. Before I left home for school, the body and curl was almost gone. To this day, I have struggled with thin hair. The best day I ever have with it is the day I have it colored. I have given up on length and stick to a short layered cut. I've decided to just accept it and not stress over something that I just can't change. This was a great video.
SO DID I do the ponytail on top to a bun or curlers, BUT MY 67-YEAR-OLD FACE IS LIKING SHORTER HAIR. HEAT ALWAYS STRAIGHTENS MY HAIR. NOW I KNOW THAT THE WET TO DRY IS THE MAIN THING TO DO. Oops, I did not mean to yell.
😮 OHMYGOSH!! I'm 70 and FINALLY have a solution?!! Thank you for this video! Thinking back in all those years when I joked that I was going to shave my head and get a hair tattoo! 😂
I have made those VERY SAME JOKES!!!! 😂😂😂 It's nice to find other people who can relate.
YES! Gray hair in lengths! Uniwigs, please listen.
Great video!
Luckily they wrote to me to say they're working on a grey topper now!
@TheStyleStumbler excellent ❤
Is it possible to dye toppers to match your own hair color?
@@CBP5573 It is… BUT: I've worked with a colorist to dye real-hair extensions and she said that it's usually easy to go darker, but not go to lighter due to the way the pieces are pre-treated. I would always consult with a colorist before making a purchase to make sure the desired color change is possible.
this adds like, three hours to my getting-ready time. This is from the 50s or 60s when girls rolled their hair in curlers -and they had to go to sleep on the curlers because it takes hours for hair to dry. this styling tip is silliness.
Great video! I have the same type of curl amd perm resistant fine, thin hair. I tried perms several times, but none held. Each stylist told me that the other just didn’t know what she was doing, and then found out for herself. The last person who permed my hair (about 20 years ago) literally burned my hair OFF (about the first two inches from my neckline). Needless to say, never again. Same with styling… NOTHING gives me volume unless I use strong products, blow dry with head upside down and lacquer it…. but even that only lasts a couple of hours, at best and looks like “helmet head”. You are the only person know with the same level of resistant fine hair. I look forward to trying some of your tricks, amd will also consider a topper! Thank you for making this video!
Thanks for taking a moment to let me know you liked it!
I hear you - so many stylists just thought the problem was with everyone else. Really, it was just my hair.
The wet-set and topper combo has been the best way to finally have lasting volume without having to use a ton of hairspray.
I hope that some of these tricks work for you!
I am so glad I found your video. You reminded me of something. Since I have retired I have been washing and blowdrying my hair in the morning, but I realized I had much more volume when I used to wash it at night and set it in velcro rollers while it was still damp. I would let it finish drying in the rollers while I watched tv or read. It would last for days. I am going back to that method. 😃 Thank you!
🌿✅ just found your channel & subscribed... another fact is that "alcohol" in hair products will weaken and break fine hair... so when I've been reading labels and avoided it, my hair got healthier, shinier, and grew longer❣️
Thanks for taking a moment to say hello and share what's worked for you, Carrie! I'm glad you've found a way to get healthier, shinier, longer hair!
Thanks for this video__us thin, baby-fine-haired women need all the help we can get. 😋
I just hate the idea of using 'any' product just to have a decent look to go out cuz it ALL weighs my hair down. 😬😢
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I agree Debra - baby-fine hair is challenging and it's taking me years to figure it all out.
You can try the wet set without any product - that works for me, too (although my body doesn't not hold as long without product). A root lift or texture spray ONLY at the roots might give you the foundation you need for some extra volume without weighing your hair down. Or if you don't want to do that, you might want to try a texturizing shampoo - I like ones that have the ingredient rassoul clay in them. My favorite to-date is the Christophe Robin Cleansing Volumizing Paste. The name sounds scary (paste???? AHHH!!! That just SOUNDS heavy.) And it looks like mud in the jar, but it foams up really nicely and doesn't leave any residue in my hair: go.shopmy.us/p-9686695 I like it better than some of the other options I've tried because it doesn't seem to make my hair as staticy. The texture does take some getting used to, though.
It's fascinating how beauty standards can be so relative. While you've mastered making fine hair look fuller, I've always felt insecure about my thick hair and have even been told it's like a horse's mane at a salon! Experiences like ours really highlight the beauty in all hair types. By the way, I think your hair looks gorgeous just as it is! ❤❤ P.s.: Your voice is so gorgeous that I found myself watching a video on tips that are the polar opposite of what I usually look for lol
It really is funny how "the grass is always greener" and we always seem to seek the one thing we don't have. Thank you for taking a moment to leave such a thoughtful comment! I'm so glad you stopped by. ❤
I totally forgot about the wet to dry. Dry 70% wouldn't take as long.
Great Video Love! Thank you for Sharing. I only wash my hair once a week and I am a personal trainer :) What I do is keep my hair in a high ponytail with ponytail holder that doesn't dent my hair. I am making a video as well and discovered this great tool from conair that gives me great volume. I am 58 and never learned how to style hair so I just let it air dry with combs in my hair. Us fine hair girls need to stay together :) New subscriber, glad I found you. I need to check out your music because you have a very soothing calming voice. sending Loving Kindness from Canada's Capital.
Yes! We fine-haired peeps definitely need to stick together. It's nice to have you here - all the way from Ottawa, no less! Thanks for taking a moment to say hello and share your hair experience.
On a side note, your video on healing arthritis in the gut is great. I wish more people knew about the relationship between joint pain and gut health.
If you'd like to hear some music, this is my music channel:
th-cam.com/users/stephanieforryan
@@TheStyleStumbler Listening to your kate Bush --- WOW Love! Beautiful. You have a voice that should be AI Copied lol :) Hauntingly beautiful that stays with you.
Did your mom sing too?
Awwwww thank you for watching. It's all connected and my latest uncovering of mould being the root cause for most of what ails us is HUGE!!!! I am living with a year to live so they say because I have been leaking due to mould since the 70's and now living with leaky muscle. I will be proving them wrong Holistically :) I have already stopped using my cane.
Everything starts in our gut. I like to tell people to think of themselves as a Strong Peaceful buddha Berry Tree. Take care of yourself like you would a tree, look for the root cause. Lovely connecting with you and your music. I will be adding some to my healing songs playlist. 🥰
A fine, thin haired girl (well closer to your mom's age probably), all my life. You perfectly described my hair problems!
I can fix it and for ten minutes, maybe, it's great. Humid outside? It goes in a pony or twist. What you said about wet to dry set I used to do back in the 60s. Mom got a hair dryer so I remember drying my hair upside down and noticed when I over-dryed it a little bit, it would last on the walk to school. At night my sister and I slept with foam rollers. (Those left a nice curl but always left a line. Wish there was a way to use those without getting that hair bend.)
Today, though, I still color my hair but it is thinning. I've had some really good hairdressers over the years and the couple tricks that work pretty well: I do the root lift spray, tiny little gel, , blow it out with a brush, then do a light hairspray to the roots, use a hot brush on between med and low til dry. Fine comb small sections, gently curl with the hot brush (it is not a blower brush), put velcro roller to set each section. Spray it with a volume hairspary, get ready for the day, take out the rollers, spray again and say a little prayer. I always have bobby pins just in case.
A while back I did pick up a bonnet hairdrayer that attaches to a blow dryer and forgot about it. I want to try the wed to dry again.
That was such a nice vid! Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your tips! It sounds like you've got a method that works well.
I also have a bonnet that attaches to my hair-dryer and use that if I need my wet set to dry quickly. I find that the combination of the wet-to-dry set and the hot-to-cool set makes it stay even longer.
If you're looking for foam rollers that don't have that plastic part that leaves a line (I grew up using those all the time, too!) I found some. They're called Cozy Curlers. They're made by a small, women-owned brand with just foam and an attached hair-net attached. They're very soft to sleep on and don't leave the harsh line.
They were in my styling tool video, if you want to see what they look like (the link brings you right to that spot in the video):
th-cam.com/video/t8DKLux6TkU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3F3_EVSeT7gaRmXb&t=942
No way! Never would have known you were wearing a topper! I have white hair and would love one, but…. You look terrific. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Susan! I was shocked at how easy it was to wear. The company has since replied to let me know they will be making toppers for silver-haired people. Perhaps they will include white in their next release!
Just have the topper bleached and toned to white if it is human hair.
Yes yes yes about the grey hair. I have fine long gray hair and I have been looking for extensions this whole year. No luck yet!!! We should invent one!
We really should. There seems to be such a need!
The topper looks amazing on you! And it's so natural too.
Thank you! It feels really lightweight, too - so it looks and feels really natural.
Flaxseed Gel is great for adding wolume. Easy to make! 😊
That sounds intriguing! Does it work for straight hair, too? I’ve heard that it’s good for wavy and curly hair, but never even thought to try it on my straight hair.
Brilliant tips, cheers! I’m an 80’s hair gal all the way!! 🤣💚 I have to hold myself back on doing a Mohawk some days at 55!! Our youngest (24f) and I will do our mohawks, go out and have a blast! My husband just shakes his head and laughs.
It sounds like you have so much fun with your hair! I wish I could see those mohawks!
Thanks for this helpful lesson on styling fine hair. I have tried a lot of products and different styling tools that didn't result in long lasting volume. And my hair is curly so frizz is a problem. So I have had to go back to using rollers as you do. They make my hair smooth and give the right volume. I was glad to see someone else use them and validate using them in this day and age. 😅
Sometimes simple is better. I like my low-tech solution - it works even if the power goes out. 😂 Hooray for the old school crowd!
I’m a gray haired 70 year old and I would never have the old lady haircut. My cut is about the same length as yours.
Thanks for taking a moment to pipe in! We have a LOT of voices saying that longer grey hair is the trend.
A super essential volumizer tip from me to you is *don’t forget the cool shot button* on your blow dryer!
Heat is used for drying the hair and the cool shot is used for freezing the hair where you want it!
I mostly use it while my head is upside down but I also use it at the end while holding the roots up with my fingers. I would be lost without my cool shot button.
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Thanks for a helpful video!!! ♥️
Yes! Never forget the cool shot! My hair dryer doesn't have one, but my mom's does, and I use it when I borrow hers. Thanks for sharing another helpful tip! ♥️
Apply volumizer ar the root.
Yes! I am graying and love longer hair. Fortunately, my once poker straight hair is getting gray curly hair so I now look like I paid for a body wave which is helping with the volume without the hair loss that would happen when I paid for the chemical curls.🙌 Great video!
That's so interesting that the wave pattern of your hair changed with the color! Maybe I'll have that to look forward to. Thanks for taking a moment to share your experience, Sonja!
Another great tip for you: I’ve been using Velcro rollers for years - people have always asked me who does my hair. The answer is - me!
Here’s the tip: use a hood dryer to evenly and thoroughly dry your wet/damp hair after the Velcro rollers are in place. That REALLY locks in the body and curl. Waiting for rolled, damp hair to dry “on its own” is an exercise in futility! Using a hand dryer to try to finish styling your damp,rolled hair is also a waste of time and effort.
My stylist (probably like yours) really only colors my hair…she pulls it down while drying it with a brush which mostly knocks all the volume from my too soft hair!!! The lesson here - don’t assume today’s “stylists” know how to make your hair look it’s beautiful best. Most don’t; the goal is usually to get you out the door and on to the next client!!
YES!!!!
I didn't want to overload the video and make things too complicated, but when I have more time, this is definitely something that I do (air drying gives me the flexibility to get stuff done. Sitting under my hub takes an extra 20 minutes that I don't always have. Air drying my hair might take four hours, but I can run all over town in the meantime). And you are so right - trying to finish styling damp rolled hair with a hand dryer just makes things messy and the rollers end up getting stuck everywhere.
My current stylist does an excellent job with cut and color. But you're right: most stylists either don't have the time or don't know how to really give fine hair a lot of lasting body. My mistake was assuming that the stylists hired by the production companies would know their stuff. Turns out: that is no guarantee.
Thanks for taking the time to leave such an awesome tip, Lori! Fine-haired people, unite! 💪
@ you’re welcome. Yes - we need to unite, for sure…😁
Another tip - don’t use rollers that are too big or oversized. If your roller sets still don’t work well, try smaller diameter rollers all over, or just in places that tend to go limp or straight.
@@LSS495 Another excellent piece of advice. Changing the size can make a huge difference. I don't use the largest size in my set for precisely this reason. The second largest ones are the widest ones that work for me.
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OMG, I'm going to order this topper right away. One question, do the clips bother you or give you a headache? I wear headbands and by the end of the day I have a terrible headache. Thank you for this video.
The clips don’t compress the head like a lot of headbands do. So the clips haven’t bothered me at all. I find the topper to be very lightweight, so I haven’t experienced any sort of “pulling” sensation, either.
Awesome video. Thank you so much. I don’t use the Velcro rollers because they tend to break my hair. I use smooth plastic rollers with Bobby pins 😜(telling my age)
That's a great tip for people with more brittle hair.
Thanks for letting me know that you liked the video - it was lovely to hear from you.
Velcro rollers on fine hair is painful.
I LOVE my topper! I have been wearing them for years… I use a synthetic hair topper because it’s so much cheaper than real hair although I did buy a wig from uniwig when my daughter was going thru chemotherapy and she loved it
You are way ahead of me then - I'm new to the miracle of toppers.
I can also understand why you'd choose synthetic hair - the majority of my extensions are synthetic precisely because of the lower price point.
I'm so glad to hear that your daughter loved the wig. I hope she's feeling better now - chemo is so hard.
Hello from CA & thanks 4 Univigs toppers. I have been looking but so overwhelmed with choices of hair pieces. You could color the gray topper yourself or pay a hairstylist to do it. Love the video!
Thanks for taking a moment to let me know you liked the video, Liz! It was lovely to hear from you!
Coloring real-hair extensions and toppers can be a tricky business since they are already color-treated. I took some of my real-hair extensions to a great colorist and we had a VERY difficult time trying to lighten them. (Apparently going darker is easier when it comes to pre-treated hair extensions.) So for now, the search continues.
This is an excellent video. Thank you so much. I'm certain I have the problem with heat styling the way you described so I quit working with the curling iron years ago. I have fine hair but it's wavy and frizzy. It's also extremely oily. What I've been doing that works is to grow it long. It lands below my bra, blunt cut. The weight of the hair pulls it more straight. I use leaving conditioner with a frizz Ease type of syrup on damp hair. Then I use a very lightweight glycerine based hair gel. Together they smoothed down the frizz. To get volume at the roots I use dry shampoo. If I want to accentuate the waves I can loosely braid or French braid it (90% dry). If I want to curl the ends under I have to use super high heat which is not good for the hair but it works. If I want the waves to last all day I have to hear spray it. I hope that helps someone
serum lol
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your hair tips - especially because you have a different type of fine hair that also struggles with heat styling. (Your hair is lovely, by the way.)
And I think we should all start calling hair serum syrup. It makes it styling sound fun and delicious. ❤
@TheStyleStumbler You're welcome and thank you! I would love to try your techniques if my hair were shorter. My husband really enjoys long hair and my girls have long hair also, so I'm not ready to chop it yet. You have such a beautiful voice by the way. My youngest daughter is 13 and in theater, dance and voice lessons. She is a soprano one with a whistle range that we are recently learning about. She's in a huge church choir with adults of 80 people. And we are so surprised that they chose her to sing the highest parts, but it makes sense since she hits those notes easily. It's such a joy to see someone like you making a career out of what you were born to do.
You're a wealth of positivity and great information, as well as, stunningly beautiful.
My full of body, baby fine hair has been on my head for all of my 63 years, and it doesn't like heat from blow drying or styling wands, it just becomes a static electricity mess. My hair, it's so fine it was impossible to go even a day without shampooing, or it'd be just limp and lifeless.
Last year, prior to shampooing, I started spraying my dry... "ready to shampoo" hair with pure Olive oil... in a mist bottle, from my waist long ends to the top of my shoulder, I then wait an hour or two and then shampoo only my scalp and the nape of my neck. The shampoo rinses out and coats the length of my hair on the rinse out. Then I condition with a store body building conditioner, usually Pantene.
It turns out that the Olive oil has changed my porosity, and my naturally body filled, extra fine, baby hair is happy at long last.
It appears thicker and takes so much longer to air dry and dries full of body and light curls, which is no bother to me at all.
I am allergic to isopropyl alcohol, so I don't use products in my hair.
Not only does it look better, I don't shampoo it but every fourth or fifth day now, because it looks so awesome. I have applied baby powder to my hands and coated it through my roots for additional body.
Who knew that Olive Oil would be so nice for baby fine, thin hair? I am certainly not gatekeeping the cure for baby fine hair from anyone.
On the third and fourth day after shampooing, I swear it looks like I stepped out of a salon, partly because of the high humidity in South Carolina. My natural oils build up, and really truly amp up the volume of my long hair. People are actually asking me... who does your hair? I am actually able to pull it up in a ponytail, I was never able to do that in my entire life, it was too fine.
If you have thin baby fine hair, I urge you to apply Olive Oil... to everything except your roots, even if you have to rub it in with your hands. ❤
Didn't mean to write a book. 😮
Wow Sherri - it seems like you found the magic solution for your hair! So simple with such beautiful results. Thank you for sharing it with us.
When I'm home, I often put oil in my hair a few hours before washing, like you. I feel like it helps my hair deal with the hard water here. But I've never tried olive oil. I'll have to give that a try.
And you're the second person to recommend baby powder. Something else I've never tried. Thanks for adding to all these wonderful comments! It was lovely to hear from you.
I recently started doing this: I use a nylon brush because it causes static and causes the hairs to separate and I brush often which gives my hair shine and volume. I always brush over my head and at night before I go to sleep, I brush it out, spray a bit of conditioner on the ends and twist it up and put clips to hold it in place. In the morning when I brush it out, it has amazing volume and body.
Spraying some conditioner on the ends sounds like it would keep them nice and moisturized - your end result sounds great! Thanks for sharing it with us!
I appreciate your helpful hints. Thanks! Not sure that I'd go through your whole routine because my back would be screaming in pain at me, and I'm probably twice your age, but I'll try what I can. Every little bit helps with fine hair volume.
Thanks for taking a moment to say hello! It's true that every little bit helps. But having great hair and not being able to go out and show it off because of back pain doesn't help either. 😉 If you're looking for a simpler routine, perhaps you could just do the very crown of your head in the rollers, let the rest hang down and air dry to 90% and then put the remaining hair in rollers. That might break up the routine enough to make it easier on your back. Or you might want to try velvet curling rods for the bottom, since you'd only need a couple, depending on how much hair you have. (That's one solution I often use for overnight sets.) I use the Overnight Blowout rods ( go.shopmy.us/p-6661725 ) , but there's also more affordable alternatives like this: amzn.to/3YYS3Pk
I’ve watched a lot of videos on this subject. I haven’t tried your system yet but you’ve given me hope. Thank you 😊
I really hope it helps! As someone who has gone through a lot of trial and error, I know how it feels.
Wow! I love the topper!! I had no idea!! You look fantastic!!! Thank you for sharing your experiences!!!
Thanks for taking a moment to share your thoughts! It was lovely hearing from you. ❤
OH MY GOSH= WHERE did you come from?!! THIS is AWESOME! There's literally NOTHING online to help us 'fine haired girls'... I'll add: TRY BIG SEXY HAIR: GET LAYERED" Hairspray! You'll LOVE it! It does what it should with NO CRUNCH AND you can brush through it next day for GORGEOUS Volume (YES, I've tried EVERY product on the market from low to HIIIIIGGHH end & it's the BEST!) I actually use 4 of the products you mention... but have never used 'rollers' before. THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'd love to interview you if you're interested!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing your recommendation - when I run out of my hairspray perhaps I'll try that one, since "no crunch" and "brushability" sound great.
Hi, I have been using dry shampoo for my volume and body for years and it's the best thing I've found for my hair and it works great!! Even after just washing my hair I go ahead and blow dry it completely dry then spray my roots in the area's where I want to add volume, wait a minute or so until it's completely dry then just bend over run my fingers thru my hair then style it like I want and that's it!! Just follow the directions on the can. I use Dove dry shampoo most of the time on my hair but I've used a few other dry shampoo's and they all seem to work just as well. Give it a try and see if it works as good for you as it does me....Good Luck!! 😃
Thanks for taking a moment to share your tip with us. Dry shampoo is GREAT!
I’m so glad you put this video out. I have fine hair, too. No hair loss but just want volume. I have looks at their toppers and nothing is for me for color. I need a lighter blonde/silver color and that would be perfect for me. I also want the Courtney, too. I guess I’ll keep waiting. I’m older too and need the blonde/silver color. Maybe they will eventually hear us older folks eventually who still have longer hair.
It's so hard to find a good grey match. Luckily the company got in touch with me after seeing the video to let me know that they are developing grey toppers. If I find any solutions in the meantime, I'll be sure to let people know.
I am In a fine hair crisis right now and was surprised to find your channel. I’m beyond just the fine hair problem. I have sciatica, a nerve leg pain thing going on, and one of the connected side problems is losing my thin fine hair at an alarming rate. Any suggestions for stopping/slowing this freefall? I really learned a lot from your logical and practical exploration of the fine hair scourge! Thanks for that. Now to save what hair that I can!
Hair loss is tough. I've been dealing with my own, but it's for different reasons, so not everything that has been working for me might work for you. One thing that helps me is the right nutrition, ideally from whole foods, not supplements (although I take a multi-vitamin my doctor recommended and use a collagen powder). Stress management has also been key for me, so I use a lot of breathing exercises. Regular exercise (light cardio and weight training) seems to help as it seems to increase blood flow to my skin in general and includes my scalp. That ensures that the nutrients in my blood are also getting where they need to go. Using tension-free hair styles and going easy on my hair helps. And in my case, hormone therapy is helping.
I wish there were some sort of magic solution to just make it go away, but sometimes consistently repeating the "boring" things that support general health make the biggest difference. And sometimes they don't if our genetics or illness-related factors don't want to play along. And then I am particularly thankful for things like hair toppers and wigs.
It was lovely to hear from you. Thanks for taking a moment to write!
My hair is the same, and letting it dry in curlers has always given me curls that last all day since around 1980. I always wondered why curls from my curling iron didn't take. Thank you!
I'm glad I could share the knowledge - I remember how happy I was to learn that there was a reason behind why my hair wouldn't curl with heat.
Thanks for taking a moment to say hello!
this is sooo helpful!! I have very fine and thin hair (but a lot of it). Although my hair holds a curl better than some, it has NO volume. I will definitely be trying this method. Also, the topper looks so natural on you!!
I hope it works for you! If you try it and feel like sharing pictures, I‘d love to see the results.
Thank you for the explanation of why fine hair (at least mine and yours) does not hold a hot curl. I will try the Pureology leave-in conditioner because I've liked their shampoo for thin, fine hair. I have tried cheap hair toppers, but they are too bulky and plastic looking ` might be time to invest in a human hair topper for special occasions. Thanks a million times over, this has been the most informative hair video to date!
Thanks for taking a moment to share your experience, Louise! If you still have the cheap hair toppers, you **might** be able to salvage them. When I first started wearing extensions I also only used the cheap synthetic type. I found that spraying them with dry shampoo or using the tiniest bit of matte styling wax often took down the shine. And if those hairpieces were too bulky, I would strategically pluck some of the hairs out. It might be worth a try.
There are also nicer synthetic toppers on the market that may work better and have a lower price point. I have some mid-range extensions that have worked really well for me.
This topper was my first piece with real human hair and I have to say I think it might have spoiled me for anything else, because it's sooooooo nice.
I'm am so thankful I SRUMBLED upon this video! I can't wait to your tips!
I hope you find some helpful info in here, Erin! Thanks for taking a moment to say hello.
I love my uniwig. Voila volume. I have aura, a silk top. Agree with curl method for fine hair. Well presented!
I'm so glad you found something that worked for you! Thanks for taking a moment to say hello. 💛
I'm 65, thin fine hair. A Salt and pepper topper would be Great. Please don't forget us seasoned women❤
Agreed! Seasoning is the spice of life! ;-)
They make gray, or salt and pepper toppers. I own 2. Go to your local wig store and ask. They can also make a gray wig into a topper.
You are absolutely right about the lack of toppers for ladies with greying hair. There are so many shades of grey and, if you get it wrong you can look awful. I have yet to find one that doesn’t clash with my own shade(s). I wear my fine, slightly wavy hair quite long, below shoulders, and it is only white on the thinning crown. The rest is still brown but fades to a cool platinum blonde as it lengthens. I actually love its natural colour and I’m loath resort to colouring it again just to wear a hairpiece that looks discreet. My last touch up was in 2008! I’m also loath to wear it short because, then I would just be a nearly bald little old lady. So I continue to reject all hairpieces except for some brightly coloured braids that I add to my ponytail before making a chignon. My own version of radical. LOL Still, I dream of finding a topper that looks as natural as yours. It looks fabulous on you. As though you grew it yourself!
Amen! I feel like grey is so hard to get right, especially because there are so many shades of it. I purchased some grey extensions for my aunt once (a fake bun for up-dos) and it just wasn't the right shade. We can make it work if we blend it really well with her own hair, but it takes a good deal of effort.
This topper really was a good match for me - but I wonder what will happen as I age. I usually get my hair done once or twice a year max, so I won't be trying to cover any greys. Maybe by then AI can make a custom color topper for me. 😂
Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences! It was lovely to hear from you.
Thank you so much for this video, as a fellow fine haired lady, this has some good tips and tricks
I'm so glad you found it helpful! We fine-haired people need to stick together! ♡
I love falls and toppers. It's the only way to go. Love your ideas for fine hair.
Thank you for all the good ideas! Your hair is so pretty!
Thank you, Cynthia! 💛
Thank you for this! You are a DOLL!! Lovely personality and a beautiful voice very hypnotic and relaxing! xxoo Ava
Thanks for taking a moment to write such a kind comment, Ava! 💛
Love your honesty.
And your video.
Maybe you might need to buy one of those spaceage cap were you attached your hairdryer to the hose attached to the cap.
(A home version of the 60’s / 70’s hairdryer at the salons) to set the curls with curlers on your hair more quicker.
Thanks for taking a moment to let me know you enjoyed it!
That's a great suggestion - I actually have one of those caps! It works well, but I only use it when I really need the style to set quickly. Because I find that just putting it in rollers takes 10 minutes max. (now that I'm so used to it). But if I use the hub, I usually have to sit there for an additional 20-30 minutes while my hair dries. Yes, the hub cuts the total drying time WAY down, but I often do my hair before a busy day and don't have time to just sit under the hub for that long.
My hair is thinning so much, this may be just what I need.😘
Perimenopause has been wreaking havoc with my hair, so I feel your pain. 💛
I love the topper idea and would really like to get one in white hair. I am 63 and getting whiter every year.
Uniwigs did contact me after seeing this video to let me know they're working on a grey topper. Now we all have to wonder if it's just one, what shade of grey they will pick.
Another commenter mentioned Milano wigs. They look pricey, but they have customizable grey options.
Excellent tips. Thank you.
Ive been looking for a long grey topper forever! Wish someone had one! Thanks for sharing 😊
If I manage to find one, I'll let you know. (I'll probably be shouting it from the rooftops! 😂)
I stumbled on your video and find it very refreshing. But, as a mid length, gray haired lady, I, too, wish it came in a color for me. I have the dreaded huge cowlick on the back of my hair now that my hair has gotten so thin.
Thanks for the info tho . At least I now know what to look for in the future when some company finally decides to get on the ball and make it in gray.
My mom and I are on the search for a good topper. We've found some options that *might* be ok - I'll report back when I know more.
Dry shampoo is my go to. Not all dry shampoos are created equal. I love Redken and Biolage.
Thanks for the dry shampoo tips - you're right. They're not all created equal. I haven't tried either of those.
I switched to rollers a year ago - great result. I‘ve switched to „magnetic“ rollers to reduce pulling out my thinning hair.
Oh, I've never seen magnetic rollers before. That sounds fancy. I assume there's some sort of clip that holds them in place with a magnet?
Where did you buy magnetic rollets?
Magnetic rollers are just smooth plastic. Can use clips & big Bobby pins. Can order on internet.
I’m not sure if the “hair topper” covers your whole scalp, but a dear old friend of mine used to wear a wig to hide her thin hair and she ended up losing bunches of hair with near bald patches appearing all over because the scalp wasn’t able to breathe.
She then only wore it for short periods when she had to go out.. her hair growth was restored when she stopped using the wig continuously.
That's an excellent point. Scalp health is key, and letting the skin on our head breathe contributes to healthy hair. Although I have worn this topper all day, I don't tend to wear it on consecutive days. And if I do, it's usually only for a few hours at a time each day. I also try to attach it in different positions (slightly further forward or further back) each time I wear it. The clips seem gentle, but with fine, fragile hair, I try spread out any wear and tear (and tension) from any hair pieces I might wear.
You video is absolutely beautiful ! Very well executed you are very charismatic! Everything is like reality of my own hair secrets and challenges I’m being doing all the rolled process since I was very young , and yes many people disagree with my little top secret since the COVID bs losing hair problems I find that in your conditioner mix little bit of epsom salt and that give you some more volume and keep it longer ! I know people don’t like salts but JUST IN CASE all right?
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a kind comment and your suggestions!
I've never even heard of putting epsom salt in conditioner - but it sounds like it could be interesting. My hair always looks its fullest after I've been hanging out on the coast, soaking in the sea salt for a while, so there may be something to it!
Hello, newly subscribed to your channel cause I just found you. You're awesome. Same hair here! About the grey topper in longer lengths, if you got a platinum blonde in whatever length your mom is looking for you could then take it to her stylist and have it color matched to her natural shade of grey. I know it's not the same as just being able to buy one, but it's an option. I have a lot of grey too now, but my hair is currently violet red. LOL!
Hi Mary! Thanks so much for taking a moment to introduce yourself!
I think that's what we'll have to do: find a topper that's lighter than my mother's hair and then dye it to her color.
Your hair is VIOLET RED? That sounds so cool! I've always wanted to dye my hair a dramatic color, but I would never be able to keep up with it. So I just stick with what I know. 😂
@TheStyleStumbler I also used to stick with regular hair colors, when I actually colored my hair. My natural color is a blah about 50% gray now and there really isn't any color I can find that matches close enough to the non gray part to color it normal color. I had always wanted to try this color, and I figured why not. I really like it, but you're absolutely right, it's a lot of upkeep, my hair still grows fast so it has to be recolored every 4 weeks. It should be pretty easy to color a peice to gray from platinum blonde, the stylist may even just suggest to use a toner over an actual color.
This is such a great video! I've just discovered you today and I love how thorough, sensible, fun and eloquent you are. Just off to look at your other videos. New sub! xxx
Thanks for taking a moment to leave such a thoughtful comment. I'm glad you're here! 💛
Would be nice to see how you put the topper on.😁
I'll have to include that in another video. The footage of me putting it on was either blurry, or I went out of frame, so I couldn't include it here. But I'll give it another go! ;-)
Thanks for this video! Such good info for us thin haired women! And I hope Uniwigs will make a grey topper in a longer length. Thanks for pointing out that they need to include us gray haired ladies who have longer hair, too! I’ll be watching and waiting for that to happen.
We might be in luck: Uniwigs wrote to me and told me they're developing a longer grey topper. Yay!
😊for gray toppers, the temu site has them in different longer lengths. I saw a 14 inch ash gray synthetic. There were other long lengths in various shades of gray. With that site, if you see something, buy it quickly or it may sell out sitting in your cart. Returns are allowed. Read information about returns first.
Thanks for the suggestion, Judy! The market isn't offering too many options right now, so I'm glad you found one you're happy with. I tend to avoid TEMU since they often steal small artists' designs and sell them for a fraction of the price. As a independent artist myself, that rubs me the wrong way. But if that's one of the only places selling grey toppers, I can understand why people might want to shop there.
I'm looking into some other solutions now. Hopefully I can share some good grey ones soon!
Thank you for your ideas!!!!❤❤❤
Thanks for taking a moment to say hello! ❤
You look is exquisite in your hair scarf!
Thank you, Erin! 💛
I love your honesty
Thank you for taking a moment to write. It was lovely to hear from you. ❤
Great video! Straightforward and direct. The technique for getting volume and shape that lasts all day is very useful info. Re Bigwigg. I believe it caused my hair to thin badly enough that it caused me to purchase wigs. When I wore wigs I didn’t use much products at all and strangely enough my hair thickened up so that I no longer wear wigs unless it is raining. All the products that I am currently using are the same except I use a different volumizer combo. No excess hair loss.
Thank you for the recommendations. I have the Oribe, but that's it.
That's one of my all-time favorites, for sure. 💛 Thanks for taking a moment to write, Paula!
I’m so happy to have found your channel!
Thanks so much for taking a moment to let me know, Cindy!
I'm going to try this.
Tutorial starts at 4:42. (Book mark for myself)
If you have any questions, let me know. :-)
Wow….thinking of a topper as well….fabulous.😊
Can you show how to insert the Topper? I don’t think I understood how to mix your own hair with the Topper Uniwig? Merci
I'll have to re-record it - I tried filming how I insert it for this video, but all 3 times I tried, the footage was either blurry, or I was out of frame. I'll give it another go. ;-)
@@TheStyleStumblerThat would be wonderful. Thank you 😊
I have hair like yours. BRUSHING BRINGS OUT THE OIL. When it’s straight, I avoid brushing near the roots. If I wear my hair wavy, I don’t comb it- like EVER and after four days, still not diruty. Wet combing takes out the curl. Brushing dry makes it crazy and fuzzy.
Thanks for sharing your experience, Robin! As someone with a very oily scalp, I agree that brushing from root to tip can make the entire head of hair look oily pretty quickly.
But I have a feeling we may have a different wave pattern, because wet combing doesn't change anything for me. My hair is naturally straight as a rod, whether I comb it or not. And brushing it dry doesn't make it fuzzy.
YAYYY YOU POSTED YOUR VIDEO!!! I’ve been so excited for it since you mentioned it! ETA omg so relatable already my hair also cannot hold a curl
I'm so glad you're excited to watch it! :-D Hair that doesn't hold a curl is so FRUSTRATING! At least until we figure out why.
very well written video, loved it!
Thank you for taking a moment to let me know! ♡
They do make gray toppers! I’ve tried one on and they can also make a topper from a wig. I own 2 gray toppers that originally were wigs. You just need to go to a wig store and talk to them about it.
Thank you, Lynn! We'll have to look into finding a wig shop in my mom's area.
Your hair sounds exactly like mine. Fine textured, thin, very straight and It will not hold a curl. I’ve worn a blunt cut for years because it’s the only style that works. So here is my method: after shampoo, towel dry, then use Nexxus volume mousse, blow dry hair until mostly dry at roots. Next I use a curling iron on each section as I apply Velcro rollers. Let hair cool for 30 minutes and voila! Curl and volume.
Thanks for sharing your tips, Cathy! I'm so glad you've found a routine that gives you great curl and volume.
I learned that the cheap haircut places were no better than the beauty schools, and I couldn't afford the more expensive places, and so I just went to the beauty schools to get my hair cut, because at least they were supposed to be taking the time to learn and they had supervisors.
But, I've experienced similar things from them where they were convinced they knew what they were doing when it wasn't true and in what I considered obvious ways. I have fine hair, too, and one of the fails was a student, a black woman, who thought it was a good idea to brush my hair from the roots down to the tips. It was shocking to think that a beauty school didn't teach their students how to brush hair, or that the student somehow skipped class that day. It also hurt my head a lot when she did that and I had to correct her, but she thought, oh, I must have a "sensitive scalp," and so the problem was with me. I have a sensitive scalp as well, because I'm Rh- and we have more pain sensors, but the beauty school should have taught for that, too. The other fail was when the student was taking a shortcut when tapering my hair at the front, by dragging the scissors down at an angle across my hair. This doesn't just taper, it "feathers" the hair for textured ends, which I didn't request and just makes my fine hair look damaged and unhealthy. Again, I played teacher and corrected the student, and again, the student wasn't accommodating. I am always nice to them and for the feathering mistake, I said "I apologize, but I didn't say in advance that I need a clean tapering method instead of the feathering one," but the students usually still act as if something's wrong with me for just wanting a clean cut. I know they try, but they can be erroneous and have attitudes sometimes.
Now, I'm much, much happier just parting my hair down the middle all the way, as if to make ponytails, then bringing it to the front and cutting straight across. It doesn't give the undercut slight curl and it's not perfectly clean, but it's still a good cut anyway with a little taper in the back, and it's a million times faster and easier than going to a place and sitting in a chair to have it done. I wish I had known this a long time ago!!!
Sometimes we know our own hair better than the experts.
There is q product from Kenra that you put on your hair near the scalp. You take small sections & pinch it onto the base. It dries quickly & gives you some volume.. dry shampoo is also very useful.
That Kenra product sounds interesting. Do you happen to know which one it is?
And I agree - dry shampoo can work wonders.
Wow! I have the exact same problem! My hair goes flat in minutes!
Some hair just LOVES to be flat. At least we're not alone!
Your hair is exactly like mine, fine and dead straight. If I let it dry naturally, it is flat and lifeless like yours, sitting glued to my scalp!! My hair could be in curlers 24hrs and then straight in 4 hours after unrolling....I've got to wash and blowdry Every Day, if I want to have any depth and volume.. although my hair is fine, I have a lot of hairs... so it does have weight, which pulls it down straight. Yep, styling products are the only way to get lift and volume, and theres so many good products available nowadays, I'm 64 and all those awful nights sleeping on hard rollers overnight, for a couple of hours of curl the next day when I was a kid/teen, etc 😢😢... I'm a natural blonde, and yet my sister had thick, black hair with a perfect wave, like the hairdresser had just finished styling it, and all she did was wash, brush out knots, shake her head and let it dry!!😊
Oh, the pain of those hard rollers overnight - yuck! Especially if the curl didn't even hold for you. You're right: styling product is the only way to go for some of us. And there are so many good ones out there.
Isn't it rough when our family members get all the good hair genes and we just get "flat and lifeless"? 😂
A body perm helps with extra large rods. I use 3/4 inch ones ordered off Amazon💖
Thank you for mentioning the frustration of no nice grey shades. I've looked at many of these companies, be it extensions or toppers. I would love to have a topper but my natural color which is darkish blond mixed with grey is impossible to find.
It really is hard to find good grey shades! I've been looking for good ones to gift for Christmas and I can't believe how few and far between they are. I haven't found any fitting colors yet. But Uniwigs did reach out to me to let me know they are making a longer grey topper.
Good point on grey toppers. I am still looking for one. I have remodeled my grey wig into a topper. There are youtube videos on how to do this.
Thanks for that tip - I have a feeling it might help a lot of people.
We are not wig users in New Zealand, so even less choice for us here.
@@immirvine2825 It must be tough, especially for anyone experiencing hair loss.