So I went to a new salon yesterday and had an appt with the Creative Director. I hated my hair. It is long and fine and quite thin. It has been getting thinner too (due to illness). Some days I cried about it and I always got a bit sweaty and faint-feeling when I stood under bright lights and saw my scalp shining through. I'm a brunette so it looked more obvious.
Anyway.
I thought I needed the following:
- Blunt cut to look thicker
- Much shorter to look thicker
- A fringe to stop my face looking so long
...So basically a lego-man bob
What did he say?
- Layers around the front, choppy layers at the back
- Keep the length
- Absolutely no fringe as my hair is too wispy so it will look nice but be a right bee-yatch to style. Instead I am to add volume at the SIDES of my hair to balance my face shape.
So my hair is now a bit like this new hair
He also showed me a new way of drying it which is called wrap-drying. You get a big paddle brush and sort of wrap your hair around your head in the opposite way to which it grows which poofs it up.
And best of all...he said it's really not that thin and I shouldn't be worried. A lot of people can see their scalp under bright lights. So stop freaking out. I was v v v happy with the whole experience. Anyway there you go, a few tips for ladies with long fine hair.