volumized hair
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TDoll
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You MUST MUST MUST try Aveda's Pure Abundance volumizing line. It really works like no other. It's safe for color treated hair and the conditioner is so cool. It called "volumizing clay conditioner" and has actual white clay in it. It makes your hair so shiny and soft, but actually a whole lot fuller and more texturized. The volumizing Hair Potion is great too.
Here is a link to the line:
http://www.aveda.com/templates/products2/mpp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY10357&BACK=%2ftemplat es%2fproducts2%2fmpp%2etmpl%3fCATEGORY_ID%3dCATEGO RY9515
Here is a link to the line:
http://www.aveda.com/templates/products2/mpp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CATEGORY10357&BACK=%2ftemplat es%2fproducts2%2fmpp%2etmpl%3fCATEGORY_ID%3dCATEGO RY9515
pumpkincat210
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definately blow dry upside down with a big round brush after you scrunch a volumizer near your roots. A little Pomade/texturizer should help it stay, but if you use too much the opposite happens and you get flat greasy hair.
RayannaBanana
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What about Healthy Sexy Hair's Soya Want Full Hair hairspray? I've been wanting to try it, just wondering if anyone else has and what do you think about it?
MAC4TV
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I love volume in my hair, too. Been wearing bigger hair since I was 14! LOL...but also at that age, I lost a lot of hair to an eating disorder and it never came back.
Anyway - I use Pureology's Volume Shampoo and Conditioner. Usually, once a week, I have to use a clarifying shampoo to remove the build-up (which isn't bad) but since I do so much with my hair in a day, after the clarifying shampoo I use the Pureology HydraCure which instantly zaps my frizzies and gives me additional volume.
So, each day, here's my plan for volume:
1. Wash and condition my hair.
2. Then apply a leave-in conditioner (I use Pureology's ColorMax in the tall green bottle) - and wrap my hair in a towel.
3. Apply the Pureology RootLift and then the BlowDry Amplifier. I like to use both of these together...seems to thicken up my hair and it's easier to cover up the thin spots at the top of my head.
4. Use the blow-dryer while flipping my head over to build the volume.
5. Once it's dry, break off sections of hair and apply a spritz of hairspray (Pureology has a good one that even my husband loves!) and roll in a velcro roller.
6. Do this all around the head.
7. Once finished...use your blowdryer to heat each roller for 5 seconds. Make sure you don't get the dryer too close to your head or for too long or else you'll burn your hair off!
8. Let the rollers cool (this is when I put on my makeup)...and when they are cooled down...remove them and style your hair. I've found that Bed Head's Hard Head is the best finishing hairspray.
I can't do my hair any other way. I've tried the curling iron...but it just doesn't stick as good as the velcro rollers.
Anyway - I use Pureology's Volume Shampoo and Conditioner. Usually, once a week, I have to use a clarifying shampoo to remove the build-up (which isn't bad) but since I do so much with my hair in a day, after the clarifying shampoo I use the Pureology HydraCure which instantly zaps my frizzies and gives me additional volume.
So, each day, here's my plan for volume:
1. Wash and condition my hair.
2. Then apply a leave-in conditioner (I use Pureology's ColorMax in the tall green bottle) - and wrap my hair in a towel.
3. Apply the Pureology RootLift and then the BlowDry Amplifier. I like to use both of these together...seems to thicken up my hair and it's easier to cover up the thin spots at the top of my head.
4. Use the blow-dryer while flipping my head over to build the volume.
5. Once it's dry, break off sections of hair and apply a spritz of hairspray (Pureology has a good one that even my husband loves!) and roll in a velcro roller.
6. Do this all around the head.
7. Once finished...use your blowdryer to heat each roller for 5 seconds. Make sure you don't get the dryer too close to your head or for too long or else you'll burn your hair off!
8. Let the rollers cool (this is when I put on my makeup)...and when they are cooled down...remove them and style your hair. I've found that Bed Head's Hard Head is the best finishing hairspray.
I can't do my hair any other way. I've tried the curling iron...but it just doesn't stick as good as the velcro rollers.
kaexbabey
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ohh yeah i've heard about that before but forgot! i'll have to try it to see if it makes a differnce. thanks!
Originally Posted by Brittni
Blow dry the opposite way. IE: Flip your head and blowdry from underneath. Or flip right side to the left side and dry it so that when it falls back it has more volume, etc. |
ohh yeah i've heard about that before but forgot! i'll have to try it to see if it makes a differnce. thanks!
kaexbabey
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thanks for sharing your routine! i don't have much luck with curling irons either. i feel like since the heat is so concentrated w/ a curling iron that it just heats up my hair too much and makes it fall flat again!
| Originally Posted by MAC4TV
I love volume in my hair, too. Been wearing bigger hair since I was 14! LOL...but also at that age, I lost a lot of hair to an eating disorder and it never came back. Anyway - I use Pureology's Volume Shampoo and Conditioner. Usually, once a week, I have to use a clarifying shampoo to remove the build-up (which isn't bad) but since I do so much with my hair in a day, after the clarifying shampoo I use the Pureology HydraCure which instantly zaps my frizzies and gives me additional volume. So, each day, here's my plan for volume: 1. Wash and condition my hair. 2. Then apply a leave-in conditioner (I use Pureology's ColorMax in the tall green bottle) - and wrap my hair in a towel. 3. Apply the Pureology RootLift and then the BlowDry Amplifier. I like to use both of these together...seems to thicken up my hair and it's easier to cover up the thin spots at the top of my head. 4. Use the blow-dryer while flipping my head over to build the volume. 5. Once it's dry, break off sections of hair and apply a spritz of hairspray (Pureology has a good one that even my husband loves!) and roll in a velcro roller. 6. Do this all around the head. 7. Once finished...use your blowdryer to heat each roller for 5 seconds. Make sure you don't get the dryer too close to your head or for too long or else you'll burn your hair off! 8. Let the rollers cool (this is when I put on my makeup)...and when they are cooled down...remove them and style your hair. I've found that Bed Head's Hard Head is the best finishing hairspray. I can't do my hair any other way. I've tried the curling iron...but it just doesn't stick as good as the velcro rollers. |
thanks for sharing your routine! i don't have much luck with curling irons either. i feel like since the heat is so concentrated w/ a curling iron that it just heats up my hair too much and makes it fall flat again!
RayannaBanana
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Yes. They have a Healthy Sexy Hair line and I've been using a few of the products.
| Originally Posted by kaexbabey
is that from the same company as big sexy hair? |
Yes. They have a Healthy Sexy Hair line and I've been using a few of the products.
rachybloom
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I have very fine hair straight but I have A LOT of it.. so it tends to fall flat but it also holds volume fairly well because of it's density.
For days that I want a lot of volume, I use these one of these shampoo/conditioner combos:
Graham Webb Halo Curl Shampoo/Redken All Soft Conditioner
Frederic Fekkai Technician Shampoo/ L'Oreal Glossy Volume Conditoner
the Halo curl shampoo supposedly opens your hair follicles or something.. the Ulta hair represenative explained it to me saying it would boost my hair for volume even though my hair is stick straight. I use the All Soft because my hair tends to get dry and it doesn't weigh it down at all. The other combo is just for days to mix it up so I don't get product buildup. Fekkai shampoos are pricy but I love them and the Glossy Volume conditioner isn't super hydrating but it gives lots of shine and va-va-voom volume!
I let my hair dry a bit while I put on moisturizers and stuff. Then I mix a large amount of Redken Full-Frame Protective Mousse with a small dollop of Redken Thickening Lotion. I rub it in, concentrating on my roots and then pulling the residue out onto the shaft. Then I use Redken Heat Glide to protect my hair. I dry my hair upside down until it's 90% dry. Then I take large velco rollers and roll the top part (crown, middle of the top, and pieces behind bangs). I blast them with hot air and let the rest of my hair air dry to minimize damage. I do my makeup, spray the rollers with hairspray (Big Sexy Hair or Redken), wait a few more minutes, take them out, seperate them with my fingers..and voila! Insta-Sex-Hair!
phew..that was a long response.
For days that I want a lot of volume, I use these one of these shampoo/conditioner combos:
Graham Webb Halo Curl Shampoo/Redken All Soft Conditioner
Frederic Fekkai Technician Shampoo/ L'Oreal Glossy Volume Conditoner
the Halo curl shampoo supposedly opens your hair follicles or something.. the Ulta hair represenative explained it to me saying it would boost my hair for volume even though my hair is stick straight. I use the All Soft because my hair tends to get dry and it doesn't weigh it down at all. The other combo is just for days to mix it up so I don't get product buildup. Fekkai shampoos are pricy but I love them and the Glossy Volume conditioner isn't super hydrating but it gives lots of shine and va-va-voom volume!
I let my hair dry a bit while I put on moisturizers and stuff. Then I mix a large amount of Redken Full-Frame Protective Mousse with a small dollop of Redken Thickening Lotion. I rub it in, concentrating on my roots and then pulling the residue out onto the shaft. Then I use Redken Heat Glide to protect my hair. I dry my hair upside down until it's 90% dry. Then I take large velco rollers and roll the top part (crown, middle of the top, and pieces behind bangs). I blast them with hot air and let the rest of my hair air dry to minimize damage. I do my makeup, spray the rollers with hairspray (Big Sexy Hair or Redken), wait a few more minutes, take them out, seperate them with my fingers..and voila! Insta-Sex-Hair!
phew..that was a long response.
georgi
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I once went on a lifes quest for big sexy hair, and i feel ive found it!
as has been said, the cut is key. I used to have it all one length and its just too heavy to hold long layers up, it will fall flat immediately
Then, a parlux hairdryer (also great for straightening if anyone needs it for that reason, plus will cut sooo much time off your morning routine)
Sebastian body double shampoo and conditioner
kerastase volumactive for all over volume
Pureology rootlift for big hair beginning at the roots
And hot rollers, not for a curl, just for the biggest, bounciest volume and a sexy look for a night out. love
as has been said, the cut is key. I used to have it all one length and its just too heavy to hold long layers up, it will fall flat immediately
Then, a parlux hairdryer (also great for straightening if anyone needs it for that reason, plus will cut sooo much time off your morning routine)
Sebastian body double shampoo and conditioner
kerastase volumactive for all over volume
Pureology rootlift for big hair beginning at the roots
And hot rollers, not for a curl, just for the biggest, bounciest volume and a sexy look for a night out. love
MAKExMExUP
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I find that on the days I don't wash my hair, I will put my hair in a pouf the night before and the next day VOILA! Instant volume! On the days that I DO wash my hair, Tresemme Volumizing Mousse (just use an egg size and run through hair before blow drying) and Tigi Bedhead Queen For A Day Thickening Spray (spray with hair upside down before blow drying) do the trick! Haven't tried using them together though.
kaexbabey
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i use the tresemme mousse right now and i think it does the job but i'm looking for something better. i'm almost out anyways. do you think the queen for a day does a better job than the tresemme or are the results just about the same?
has anyone tried redken's body full? my stylist recommended the lotion looking thing and the root booster spray. j/w if you guys have tried it and your opinions on it.
| Originally Posted by MAKExMExUP
I find that on the days I don't wash my hair, I will put my hair in a pouf the night before and the next day VOILA! Instant volume! On the days that I DO wash my hair, Tresemme Volumizing Mousse (just use an egg size and run through hair before blow drying) and Tigi Bedhead Queen For A Day Thickening Spray (spray with hair upside down before blow drying) do the trick! Haven't tried using them together though. |
i use the tresemme mousse right now and i think it does the job but i'm looking for something better. i'm almost out anyways. do you think the queen for a day does a better job than the tresemme or are the results just about the same?
has anyone tried redken's body full? my stylist recommended the lotion looking thing and the root booster spray. j/w if you guys have tried it and your opinions on it.
MAKExMExUP
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I would say about the same, but TiGi gets ++++++ points for the smell!!!!
| Originally Posted by kaexbabey
i use the tresemme mousse right now and i think it does the job but i'm looking for something better. i'm almost out anyways. do you think the queen for a day does a better job than the tresemme or are the results just about the same? |
I would say about the same, but TiGi gets ++++++ points for the smell!!!!
Love Always Ivy
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big sexy hair's root pump plus on damp hair by the roots, blow out hair lifting up at the roots, and when youre all done, flip head upside down and blow while "shaking" the roots . when you flip back up youll have nice volumized hair
violet14
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Im a hairstylist, the best thing to do is use a shampoo and conditioner for volume. Use some root boost like big sexy root boost focusing on the roots and comb through. Blow dry the crown forward, the left side over to the right and the right side over to the left. (so when you pull it back over it has more voume) Then teas 7times *magic number* then lightly comb over the teased section to smooth it out. Spray with hair spray
3jane
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I have very very silky, very fine straight hair that requires like, voodoo magic or something to get it to be poofy. And if I don't wash it, it gets greasy and even flatter the next day.
Rollers don't really work for me (my hair does NOT hold curl), and I don't want to invest that much time/effort on a daily basis. Backcombing/teasing seems like a bad idea b/c my hair likes to break and then I get more fly aways, boo.
So yeah, here's my current lineup...
volumizing shampoo & conditioner:
- Amplify by Matrix Volumizing System Color XL Shampoo & Conditioner
- Bumble&Bumble Deeep Treatment
I use the Deeep stuff every one or two weeks, and my hair turns into a gorgeous, incredibly soft mane-- so awesome! I'm afraid to use it more often though, b/c I'm afraid it'll get weighed down with too much conditioner or something. :\
styling product (mousse, root lifter, etc):
- Dove Fly Away Tamer
- Jonathan Product Silky Dirt
These are both great for preventing pieceyness. You can put as much of the Dove's stuff in your hair w/o it getting greasy and it instantly makes everything smoothed down. It also plays well before or after any number of other products.
The Silky Dirt is better to just work in on the ends (you need a teensy! amount, like less than a pencil eraser's worth). It's a little tricky-- do NOT put it on your roots or you'll end up with limp hair, but working it through mid to end length makes my hair get really big. People say it also gives that "day after you washed it" texture.
texturizer for separating layers and for keeping side bangs in place w/o making them become piecey. non-greasy please (wax/pomade, etc):
- Bumble & Bumble Styling Creme
- Bumble & Bumble Styling Lotion
Either one's good for texture/layers, or root-lifting duty. I towel dry, then work this stuff into damp hair, then blowdry upsidedown. Then add hairspray and blowdry some more. Then flip right side up and finish w/ hairspray.
For bangs, I usually do: damp hair + Dove's Fly Away Tamer and/or Silky Dirt + Styling Creme, then set w/ hairspray.
I've stolen some of sister's Bumble & Bumble Surf Wax in a pinch, and it works well for keeping side bangs in place too, but I prefer a softer feel.
hairspray:
- Tresemme Tres Two ultra fine mist
Not as strong hold as some hairsprays, but doesn't turn my hair into a helmet or weigh it down. Since my hair's naturally so soft/silky, strong hairspray immediately weighs it down and turns it into a rat's nest. I have been known to tote around travel sizes of hairspray in my purse for long days/nights.
Anyway, and that's been pretty much it for the past year, more or less. So I'm glad my hair hasn't gotten "used to" this. Doing my whole head for a night out takes about 5 min, maaaybe 10 if I'm being really fussy.
re: Redken's Body Full:
Meh. It smells really nice, does do some volumizing, but I notice waaay more of a difference with Matrix's stuff. The Root Lifter's ok, in that it works... but it has a pretty strong hold, so I find I have to keep combing it and fussing with it as my hair's drying so I don't end up with really piecey hair. And it makes me feel like my scalp's kinda dirty and overloaded w/ product.
Rollers don't really work for me (my hair does NOT hold curl), and I don't want to invest that much time/effort on a daily basis. Backcombing/teasing seems like a bad idea b/c my hair likes to break and then I get more fly aways, boo.
So yeah, here's my current lineup...
volumizing shampoo & conditioner:
- Amplify by Matrix Volumizing System Color XL Shampoo & Conditioner
- Bumble&Bumble Deeep Treatment
I use the Deeep stuff every one or two weeks, and my hair turns into a gorgeous, incredibly soft mane-- so awesome! I'm afraid to use it more often though, b/c I'm afraid it'll get weighed down with too much conditioner or something. :\
styling product (mousse, root lifter, etc):
- Dove Fly Away Tamer
- Jonathan Product Silky Dirt
These are both great for preventing pieceyness. You can put as much of the Dove's stuff in your hair w/o it getting greasy and it instantly makes everything smoothed down. It also plays well before or after any number of other products.
The Silky Dirt is better to just work in on the ends (you need a teensy! amount, like less than a pencil eraser's worth). It's a little tricky-- do NOT put it on your roots or you'll end up with limp hair, but working it through mid to end length makes my hair get really big. People say it also gives that "day after you washed it" texture.
texturizer for separating layers and for keeping side bangs in place w/o making them become piecey. non-greasy please (wax/pomade, etc):
- Bumble & Bumble Styling Creme
- Bumble & Bumble Styling Lotion
Either one's good for texture/layers, or root-lifting duty. I towel dry, then work this stuff into damp hair, then blowdry upsidedown. Then add hairspray and blowdry some more. Then flip right side up and finish w/ hairspray.
For bangs, I usually do: damp hair + Dove's Fly Away Tamer and/or Silky Dirt + Styling Creme, then set w/ hairspray.
I've stolen some of sister's Bumble & Bumble Surf Wax in a pinch, and it works well for keeping side bangs in place too, but I prefer a softer feel.
hairspray:
- Tresemme Tres Two ultra fine mist
Not as strong hold as some hairsprays, but doesn't turn my hair into a helmet or weigh it down. Since my hair's naturally so soft/silky, strong hairspray immediately weighs it down and turns it into a rat's nest. I have been known to tote around travel sizes of hairspray in my purse for long days/nights.
Anyway, and that's been pretty much it for the past year, more or less. So I'm glad my hair hasn't gotten "used to" this. Doing my whole head for a night out takes about 5 min, maaaybe 10 if I'm being really fussy.
re: Redken's Body Full:
Meh. It smells really nice, does do some volumizing, but I notice waaay more of a difference with Matrix's stuff. The Root Lifter's ok, in that it works... but it has a pretty strong hold, so I find I have to keep combing it and fussing with it as my hair's drying so I don't end up with really piecey hair. And it makes me feel like my scalp's kinda dirty and overloaded w/ product.
Love Always Ivy
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^^ i love finishing off with Silky Dirt too... its always in my purse haha
