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I had the same problem! I ended up sitting in my stylist's chair and when I pulled out my ponytail, she immediately said, "Ah. I see what you're getting at...." Lol!
Here's a quick list of products that you'll definitely need:
-Shampoo and conditioner
-Roost boosting foam/mousse
-curl boosting mousse or creme (must be light in texture, heavier creams weigh down hair)
-Heat protector spray
-volumizing styling powder
-hair spray
It starts with good shampoo/conditioner pairing. If your hair is healthy and pretty normal, you can use a volumizing formula. My hair is curly but frizzy and needs extra moisture, so I use smooth and sleek formulas. Towel dry your hair, then lift your hair up in sections, making sure you at least do this near your natural part. When your hair is sectioned and lifted, apply the root boosting foam/mousse to the roots and massage it in. Most foams can be sprayed directly onto the roots from the can.
After applying the foam to your roots, work in the curl booster to the rest of your hair, mid-length and down. Avoid the roots when doing this. Less is more, so unless your hair is very long like in the picture, one egg-sized dollop should work for mousse and about half that for creme.
My stylist told me it doesn't matter what kind of brush I use when blow-drying, as round brushes don't do much more than what a paddle brush does. In any case, brush your hair back and up, blow-drying directly at the roots to freeze the product in place. If you brush back and up over your natural part, your hair will be more flexible in movement and have more body as well. Once the roots are dried, finish drying the rest of your hair COMPLETELY, always brushing back and up.
By now you should notice a difference in your hair's body. The roots are upright and your hair is fuller; if not, give it another quick run through with your dryer. Spray the heat protector as liberally as you want, just make sure your hair is covered.
1 inch is all you need for large curls, but you can go up to 2 inches depending on your hair length. The back of your head should be curled away from your face, and don't worry about the size of the sections. They can be big sections, as long as you hold them on the curler until they're hot and DON'T TOUCH THEM after sliding the iron out! (My stylist stressed this to me multiple times!
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Finally, lift your hair up by the roots and dust with the volumizing powder, working it in with your fingertips. Flip your hair upside down, spray with hairspray, finger comb, and flip back up.
Ta-daaa!!!
(Note: Got2Be is the BEST volumizing powder that I keep in my purse with me at all times! I use the John Frieda root foam, and everything else is Tresemme. Amazing salon quality for much, much less!
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