How Do I Add Volume to Hairstyles?

When you want to add some "oomph" to your style, start at your roots. Flat hair weighs you down and can make you look a bit frumpy. Volume lifts your locks and your sex appeal. Whether you wear your hair short or long, straight or curly, up or down, volume can take your hairstyle to new heights. Get ready to pump up the volume and work that body, girl! 1. Conditioner goes on after shampoo, right? Well, not always. Before you even wet your hair, apply a deep conditioner and leave in for five minutes. 2. Lather your tresses with a protein-based shampoo. The protein attaches to your hair fibers to add volume. 3. Rinse and apply your regular conditioner, skipping your roots and focusing on the tips, which are the driest. Putting conditioner on your roots weighs down your hair. 4. If you have curly hair, flip your head over and scrunch your curls with a towel to dry and add volume at the same time. Skip the blow dryer but set your look in place with hairspray. 5. For straight or wavy hair of any type, spray the roots above your ears with volumizer. Then, get in a head-banger stance and, with your head flipped over, blow dry from the roots to the tips. The gravity helps lift your hair up from your head, says Nexxus Creative Director Kevin Mancuso. 6. Tease your hair like it's been very, very naughty. Grab a 2-inch section of hair at the crown of your head in one hand. With your other hand, start at the roots and comb the back of the hair downward with short, quick strokes. Continue teasing the hair in the back of your head. 7. With a soft-bristle brush, lightly brush the top of your hair over the teased hair, leaving your hair looking nice and smooth. No one ever has to know about the rat's nest underneath. 8. Keep your style in place with a once-over and all-around mist of hairspray. Things You'll Need 1.Deep-conditioner treatment 3.Conditioner 5.Hairspray 7.Blow dryer 9.Soft-bristle brush 2.Protein-based shampoo 4.Towel 6.Volumizing spray 8.Fine-tooth comb Tips & Tricks When you don't have time to tease, part your hair on a different side for an instant lift.