Please help me find a hairstyle for my thin hair!

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Hello. I have very fine, thinning hair (with small bald patches at the front). I also have a long face that looks like an egg without a fringe (being brutally honest here). I have until recently had a fringe but I literally do not have enough hair to have a fringe now - despite well-meaning hairy friends telling me it would really suit me. The whole situation is really getting me down. It doesn't matter how I dress, all you can see is a lack of hair and frankly, I am not a looker. With hair I can look sort of normal, without I look scary. The only way out I can think of is a wig but there is such a taboo about them and I am a teacher - I dread to think of the comments. Help!!!

Some pictures here which you may find encouraging
hattingenhair.wordpress.com/2014/08/07/2236-fut-hair-transplant-result-female-patient/

Tate - I'm not that bad! As for the lesbian comments with short hair - I get those already!

I have fine hair too.

I don't know where you live, but I went to Philip Kingsley in London in desperation. I use his hair drops daily and it has made a huge difference, I now have a normal head of hair. My hair type is fine, but I no longer mind standing under a bright light or fear windy days.

I do not work for PK, am not related to him and do not have shares in PK. There is a lot of useful advice on his website.

My friend with really thin hair has a very short bob and a thin (natch) fringe. It looks really good and suits her face shape. She is very self conscious about her hair but it looks great.

could you pull this off?

No! Wish I could. Looks great on Zadie Smith - more Nora Batty on me.

Be sure to ask about your ferritin levels, not just the general serum one.

Mine was 18, hair loss big-time, needs to be at least 70 for hair growth.

Talking about iron, sorry!

Dry shampoo is your friend. It adds thickness to the fibres and much needed volume. You can buy it in a range of colours.

I also go to Philip Kingsley but TBH his drops are basically minoxidil which you can buy over the counter (as Regaine). Minoxidil is pretty much the only treatment available for women (men have a couple more available) and it works by stabilising hair loss and encouraging hair to grow back thicker. It is not a miracle cure but I have definitely seen some benefit from it- enough to find it worth putting drops on my scalp every day for the rest of my life anyway.

Start with the women's Regaine which is a 2% solution then work up to the men's solution which is 5% (that's what I use on PK's advice). The sooner the better for starting this.

I know you asked about hair styles, but I just wanted to mention some alternatives so that you know that there are options even if you reach the point where hair styles don't cover it any more - there are lots of us out there struggling with our hair on a daily basis.

An alternative if it gets really bad is some sort of hair mesh www.hairinxs.com/hair-loss.html. I know someone who has this and until she told me I had always just thought she had gorgeous hair! If mine gets too bad this is what I plan to opt for.

Another big vote for Toppix here. No more spending hours with two mirrors arranging my hair or being scared of going outside when windy. It's literally changed my life.