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Best Hair Products for Short, Fine Hair That Needs Volume
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items The products I reach for when my hair needs a serious bit of oomph. These are all about lift, body and making fine hair look fuller.
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Volume & Root-Lifting Heroes
Dry Shampoo & Texture
Hairsprays That Actually Hold
Hair Tools Worth the Money
Finishing,Styling & Smoothing
Volume & Root-Lifting Heroes
The products I reach for when my hair needs a serious bit of oomph. These are all about lift, body and making fine hair look fuller.
I have short, fine hair, so I’m forever trying to get more volume into it without making it feel stiff, sticky or overloaded with product. These are the sprays, styling products, dry shampoos and tools I actually use to give my hair a bit of oomph — ...
L'Oréal Paris Elvive Collagen Lifter Volume Spray 200ml
I stopped using mousse for years because I HATED that sticky, rough feeling some of them leave in your hair. I moved onto gels and styling creams instead…until I found this. What a little gem. It gives my short, fine hair lovely volume and body witho...
Moroccanoil Volumizing Mousse
With short, fine hair I’m really conscious of not overloading it with products, but because I use heat to style it, I’m equally conscious of protecting it. This OGX Bond Repair spray has become a really easy step in my routine — I spray it through be...
OGX Bond Protein Repair Heat Protect Spray 6.5oz
Dry Shampoo & Texture
Because sometimes freshly washed hair is actually harder to style! My favourites for adding grip, texture and reviving my hair between washes.
With short, fine hair, dry shampoo isn’t just for the days I can’t be bothered washing it — I actually love it for styling too. Living Proof gives my hair that extra bit of texture and grip that makes it much easier to get some volume into it. Perfec...
Living Proof - 7.5 oz Full Dry Volume & Texture Spray
Short, fine hair has absolutely nowhere to hide when it needs washed. 😂 This is brilliant for those mornings when I need to freshen up my roots and get my hair looking presentable again without starting from scratch. I also love dry shampoo for givi...
Color Wow - Insta-WOW Advanced Dry Shampoo
This is another little Moroccanoil gem for short, fine hair. I use it right at the roots when I want that extra bit of lift and volume before styling. Fine hair can fall flat so quickly, especially when it’s short, and this gives me more body and som...
Moroccanoil - Texture & Volume Powder
Hairsprays That Actually Hold
Hold without turning my short hair into a helmet. These are the finishing products I trust to keep everything where I put it.
If I’m doing a flick or adding a bit more shape to my hair, this is the hairspray I reach for. My little trick is to spray it first, brush it out and shape my hair again, then give it another blast once everything is exactly where I want it. The hold...
Color Wow - Texas Hold 'Em Big Hold Hairspray
I spent YEARS thinking hairspray was something you sprayed on after styling. Then a hairdresser showed me how she uses Elnett — spray it through, brush it out, style with heat, then repeat before your final style. Well…game changer. 😂 I now use it a...
L'Oréal - Elnett Extra Strong Unscented Hairspray
If I’ve spent time getting volume into my short, fine hair, I want it to STAY THERE. 😂 This is my cement-it-in-place hairspray for those days when I want serious, all-day hold. A few sprays and my hair knows its assignment. If you like a very soft, ...
Got To Be Volume Hairspray
Hair Tools Worth the Money
The tools that make styling my short hair quicker and easier — and the ones I’d genuinely replace if they broke.
This little thing is an absolute godsend. The 1½-inch barrel is perfect for my short hair — so many styling brushes are enormous and clearly designed for people with long hair, not us little pixie girls. 😂 I’m also completely incapable of holding a ...
INFINITI PRO CONAIR 1 ½" Long Barrel Infrared Thermal ...
I’m sorry, but ghd straighteners are the OG of hair straighteners and I will stand by that. 😂 I’ve had several other brands over the years, but recently went back to ghd and immediately remembered why I loved them. Yes, they’re pricier, but I find t...
ghd - 17 Products
I know, I know — it’s a LOT of money for a hairdryer. 😂 But this is one of those purchases where I’ve had enough use out of it to say I’d genuinely buy another one if mine broke tomorrow. With short hair I want to get it dried, get some shape and vo...
Dyson - 16 Products
Finishing,Styling & Smoothing
Let’s just get the rather phallic-shaped bottle out of the way first. 😂 Once you get past that, this is honestly the perfect finishing cream for my short style. I use a little to smooth everything into place and give my hair that finished look witho...
3.38 oz After Party Super Smoothing Cream - Bed Head
With short, fine hair I have to be careful with oils because it can go from “lovely and smooth” to “needs washed again” VERY quickly. 😂 I only use a tiny amount of this OGX Coconut Miracle Oil, particularly through the ends, and it really helps smoo...
OGX Coconut Miracle Oil Extra Strength Hair
Short hair needs texture — otherwise mine has a tendency to just sit there looking very sensible. 😂 I love a little styling taffy for adding definition, separating pieces and giving my style that slightly undone, textured finish. You only need a sma...
Kenra Professional - Platinum Texturizing Taffy 13