How to get some texture to long hair instead of being poker straight?

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I have longish hair which isn't the thickest.

I have to straighten my hair after drying to get rid of frizz but I hate having straight hair. I just want a bit of texture or body or a kink.. anything!!

Any ideas? I can't curl with straighteners so that's out of the question!

Have you tried a diffuser?

Yes it makes my hair straggly and awful

I have super straight hair and the only curl it will hold is with one of those three prong slightly-less-intense-than-a-crimper things... if you do it lightly it makes quite nice beachy waves and it’s fairly quick

Have you tried plaiting it while it is still a bit damp?

I blow dry mine straight then leave in a plait overnight then take out in the morning it's nice and wavy 😊

I put mine in a bun over night similar to the pp with the plaits, it's nice and wavy in then morning

I've tried a plait but my hair just looks crappy and lank. I don't think my hair is thick enough to pull of a plait type wave.

I could try a bun but how would you sleep with hair in a bun? Isn't it uncomfortable?

Salt spray and scrunching once nearly dry works for me for texture, I’d love perfect beach waves but no idea how to get them

The bun would be very high like a ballerina and yes i sleep ok like that, wash it at night and let it set in a bun which coiled and twisted of my crown area.

Do you want waves/curls, or just a bit of volume?

I would blow dry your hair with a barrel brush and clip each segment up around a Velcro roller for a bit.

Then you’ll have straight hair but with lots of root volume and much more movement to it.

I bought some curling pods having failed miserably and trying curls with straighteners and heated rollers .
I put them in most weeks now they are ace !
Pop about 12 in to dry hair .... roll up and pop closed .
I leave for about 20 but work in less .

Once out they look really tight and almost too curly but I run my fingers through and my fine limp hair is honestly full thick and I love it !
Sometimes I just put the pods in half way down too x