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My hair is naturally straight and pretty fine, but there's a lot of it. I don't have a problem with frizz or flyaways... until I try to put my hair up. It seems all my flyaways are on the underside of my hair, and as soon as I try to pull it up into a high bun or ponytail, I have wispy flyaways all over, especially at the hairline and ears.
What I'd love is to be able to have the hair outside of my bun or ponytail look more like this. Still natural looking and not shellacked back, but mostly smooth with no chunks of hair wisping around! As it is I have to have almost a halo of bobby pins holding bits back, or I have no choice but to always wear a headband with my hair up to keep it under control. I've tried hairspray of various hold strengths, but I find it either makes it look too stiff or doesn't hold it well enough, depending on the hold level of the spray I'm using.
I'm guessing a light hair gel or something would be best to achieve the look I want, but I have NO idea what to look for, I think the last time I used hair gel was with a Halloween costume when I was 12 or something! I'm looking preferably for drugstore products (available in Canada) as I'm on a budget.
Anyone have any recommendations?
What I'd love is to be able to have the hair outside of my bun or ponytail look more like this. Still natural looking and not shellacked back, but mostly smooth with no chunks of hair wisping around! As it is I have to have almost a halo of bobby pins holding bits back, or I have no choice but to always wear a headband with my hair up to keep it under control. I've tried hairspray of various hold strengths, but I find it either makes it look too stiff or doesn't hold it well enough, depending on the hold level of the spray I'm using.
I'm guessing a light hair gel or something would be best to achieve the look I want, but I have NO idea what to look for, I think the last time I used hair gel was with a Halloween costume when I was 12 or something! I'm looking preferably for drugstore products (available in Canada) as I'm on a budget.
Anyone have any recommendations?