How to get rich girl hair

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Do you know what I mean? Long, swishy, usually caramel coloured, yet frames the face well, doesn't just hang there. Really thick looking right to the ends. Looks low maintenance but can't tell if it is or not. I mean I presume it's styled somehow but it just looks like it falls into place naturally, which I suppose is the point

I like my hair long, and I like the look, but post pregnancy my hair is in awful condition and just sort of hangs around looking tired.

I'm not an entirely impoverished peasant, so I wonder is this achievable or do you have to be born with it?

@mrsthomasshe1by I just use Clairol nice and easy No 8 which gives me the colour I want from my natural hair colour.

For softer smoother locks you can't go wrong with Aveda Damage remedy it's really good especially the leave in stuff.
When I do blow dry I use any old mouse or Percy and Reed dry oil stuff at the roots and a big fat round bristly hairbrush and focus on the roots holding the hair away at least 90 degree angle from my scalp.

I used to get it hi-lighted regularly for many years but once I had the DC could never find the time.
I remember after dropping a DC as a baby off at nursery about 10 years ago the manager said my hair looked really expensive after I'd just had it cut and coloured.

I love dark brown glossy curly hair though on other people. That's where I get my hair envy.

I think a lot of us spend a lot of time, and money, trying to look like we haven’t spent a lot of time and money, lol. I learned how to blow dry it properly, and when I can be arsed to do it, it really does make all the difference

If your hair isn’t naturally thick or in good condition, you’d either need to cut enough off to make the ends blunt or get hair extensions fitted

My Dd has the most amazing hair. It's thick and straight and caramel coloured but with some white blond highlights throughout and very swishy and long. She's 10 though so it's all genes.

My hair is crap, glad she didn't inherit mine. She won't let me play with hers though ☹️
Anyway the point being that, I could have all the money in the world and my hair wouldn't look like that, you need the basis of decent hair in the first place.

I used to have this. Then my second DD broke it! It's taken 5 years to grow back to a proper length again. In the meantime, I have blunt cuts to make the ends look thick (rather than some light layering around my face for framing), good highlights and I use Moroccanoil. I stopped using it for a while as it's so expensive and used Frizz Ease instead but having gone back to Moroccanoil, I've noticed a definite difference in the softness of my hair, the hair being healthier so the short bits that fell out are starting to catch up to the rest of my regularly trimmed hair, and it's less frizzy.

I used to have this hair years ago when I had more money and got regular colour and extensions done. It was dark blonde and looked very thick and in good condition. The extensions eventually ripped out a lot of my own hair so I stopped.
It's taken years to grow back and although it's not particularly thick, it finally looks nice again.
I'd say;
Make sure the hair round your face is shorter, never too long or it hangs and looks lanky
Find shampoo that suits you. I use light ones that don't make it greasy. The body shop green tea one suits my hair which is quite fine but gets greasy
Use a good serum when you dry it - I use a kerastase one but the body shop grape seed one is very good too
Use a big round bristle brush to dry it - this makes the biggest difference to me. It stops the hair on the top of the head looking so flat
Get any straggly ends trimmed
Don't use straighteners. Once your hair has got used to not being straightened, it will look smooth without them.
Keep up the colour and go slightly darker with it if it looks like it's frazzled from being hilighted
I have mine a darker blonde now, it's difficult to get the look you're describing with very light hair as not many peoples hair can withstand that amount of bleach without looking in poor condition

I have nice hair although it’s not quite like you describe. It’s auburn with coppery highlights - not the caramel colour you’re talking about. However it is shiny, healthy and swishy and I often get compliments on it.

I guess it’s a few things for me:

1. I look after my hair - I avoid heat, don’t use bleach or tough hair bands or anything else that could damage it, and keep it in a turban at night. I’m generally careful with it and use regular deep treatments and good quality shampoo and conditioner.

1. I have a good cut - my hair isn’t super long, half way between shoulders and bra strap. It’s got layers in it which gives it a lot of movement. I get it cut every two months.

1. I’m naturally auburn and use a small amount of henna to pick up some more coppery tones. I think one of the things to the look you’re talking about is having a ‘natural’ looking colour - to me that means either natural colour or highlights/balayage - a single box colour often looks quite flat and unnatural, unless you naturally have very dark hair and then the skin tone to go with it.

1. Styling. I don’t use heat often so usually air dry my hair and wrap it into a bun which results in soft waves when it’s dry. If I’m making an effort I use the Babyliss Big Hair which gives me a blow dry look and extra swishy hair.

I also do have a good diet so that might help too!

There's a woman on facebook who has that exact hair ... she's got a waft of Kate Middleton about her, but does has a video on how she does her hair. Clearly partly genetics for thickness, but she only washes hers once a week, hair oil for lustre, dry brushing before washing not after, uses those plastic spiral hair bubbles (the ones that look like a telephone cord) to prevent pulling and breakage, and of course ... curly blow dry!!

I was surprised to see Zoe Ball on Instagram thanking her hair extension person a while ago, mentioned to a wealthy friend who said that lots of woman with shorter hair also have extensions for thickness. Hadnt even occurred to me that extensions weren't just for the long hair look.

The londoner doesn't have this type of hair! She just has really thick hair. She's got a bouffy 80s cut. I thought we were talking more about hair like this.
And for god's sake don't say she has an air of kate middleton about her, she'll love that

I don't have quite that hair as mine is loosely wavy and auburn but I have managed to get a significant texture improvement compared to what it used to be like, it's definitely swishy/bouncy these days and I get comments on it which I never used to.

Changes I made compared to when I used to have annoying flat plus frizz combo were:
Good quality shampoos and conditioners which I usually get from TK maxx. I'm not loyal to a brand but I do look to generally avoid sulphates except for when product starts to build up. I shampoo only the roots (thoroughly) and condition only the lengths.
Brushing my hair much less to avoid breaking up natural waves/locks
When I wear my hair straighter, styling with the infamous babyliss big hair. Making sure hair is completely completely dry and seal with cold blast from hairdryer.
Silk turban for sleeping. I call it my granny bonnet, my husband hates it

My hair will actually do messy buns that just look right these days as well as generally stay swishy through the day.

This has all been really helpful, and I'm glad you all know what I'm talking about

I don't use that much heat on my hair, it's also the annoying flat plus frizz combo, I let it dry naturally as much as I can and do a quick blow dry maybe twice a week just to smooth it a bit. No straighteners. Babyliss big hair which I got the week of lockdown and has barely been out of the box as I haven't worked out how to use it yet

So my plan of attack so far is

-use velvet scrunchies

• look for decent but budget sulphate free shampoo and use a little less of it, but a little more of an expensive oil or balm (yet to be confirmed which)
• take hair friendly vitamins - biotin? What else!?
• get trims more regularly (terrible failing of mine)
• tweak colour

How does that sound? Am I missing anything?

Would silk hair ties work? I have a silk pillow case from Lilly Silk and have been looking at their hair ties but not sure.

Do you think highlights 2x a year would cause to much damage?

Do people still have a framed face? I'm growing out my hair and it's all the same length to shoulder blade level. Feels long around face.

Your plan sounds good OP.
I use velvet scrunchies at home to tie up my plaits and take cod liver oil tablets every other day and about once a fortnight I use OGX biotin and collagen shampoo. It's too heavy for my hair to use more than that. I've tried so many shampoos and conditioners and always go back to my trusty apple Alberto Balsam.

I have hair like the second picture. If this is what you’re seeking to achieve:

Be careful what you wish for. I was 35 minutes late to my own wedding because the hairdresser underestimated how long I would take under the dryer

Effectively you are looking to recreate fine hair but lots of it.

Claires does really good scrunchies that don’t damage your hair

Good quality highlights will add some volume and mimic natural shine

Definitely a blunt cut but with some long layers around the face

For MNers of a certain age, HRT has helped enormously. I have a head full of new baby hair 🤷‍♀️

I have the hair you are describing, I'm not rich but I'm blessed with very thick hair and a very good colourist.

It's taken a long time to grow it long, I don't like extensions.

It does look amazing when it it's styled and bouncy BUT my hair can takes up to 3hrs to dry naturally and needs at least 30mins of blow-drying/ straightening/ curling to look good. So low maintenance it isn't.

Silk pillowcases are amazing though, definitely reduces the frizz.

I must get one. Any recommendations? Does it have to be pure silk or can it be fakey stuff!?

Brush it before washing.

Shampoo for Psoriasis - T-Gel Original or Alphosyl. Rubbed well into the scalp when diluted enough to not stick like glue, hair ignored until the scalp is covered, leave 3-5 minutes, then more water and run through hair. Rinse a lot - a jug of water does a better job than a showerhead.

Leave it to dry without anything more than running fingers through it. When practically dry, but it still feels a little 'cool', dry it with a big round brush and a cheap shit travel hairdryer from circa 2001 on the cooler setting.

Sleep on a silk pillowcase.

Get up, run fingers through hair.

If you can't be doing with smelling quite so medicinal for a particular occasion, wash in cool water with Mane n Tail + their conditioner.

When I think of the money I used to spend out on fancy stuff, it's annoying.

I had that hair when I was younger. Took it for granted of course! Mason Pearson hairbrush was the only vaguely pricey part of my routine. The rest was just cheap shampoo and good luck I guess.

Now my hair is much shorter as it seems to tangle all the time and drives me insane

Wigs.

Couchbettato,
Hahahaha Hahahaha
I have just laughed out loud.hahaha
I don’t know if you meant to be funny but thats perfect .lol
But to be honest your right.
Wigs .
Xxx

I've just started using a gluten free/sulphate free/paraben free shampoo and conditioner. Tk maxx have a huge range of them at the moment. It's made my hair go all rich girl thick and soft. I'm currently 22wks pregnant as well. I think just a trim to get the frazzled old ends off and keep using this stuff 2/3 times a week and I'll manage to keep it nice x

avamiah I was trying to be a bit funny, but also unintentionally serious.

I'm this close to shaving my hair off because I've not had an appointment in about a year, and I think if I just bought a nice selection of wigs instead, the cost of some quality wigs would eventually balance out against the cost of going to a salon.

Plus I think my husband would really love to take some clippers to my head.