Hi guys! I asked talented stylist Rubi from She Lets Her Hair Down to contribute a post for those of us with fine hair. A lot of times the hair tutorials and styles I see don’t seem to work on my super fine, baby hair. It’s so frustrating! If you’re like me, you might benefit from hearing Rubi’s tips below!

Hi, I’m Rubi from She Lets Her Hair Down. Liz asked me to write a guest today post for those of you with fine hair. I’m a hairstylist, and I do a lot of hair for fashion shows where all the models have to have the same hairstyle no matter what their natural hair texture may be. And guess what? Most models have fine hair. We hairstylists make their hair look thicker with some of the tricks I’ll teach you below.

The most important styling trick for fine hair is to prep it with the right products. One of my favorite products is Elnett Hairspray, which I talk about more right here. It is the only product I used for the hairstyles on this post. My model had fine hair that was a little bit oily and the Elnett gave her volume and richness while getting rid of any oil.

Here’s how I prepped her fine hair for a top knot and crown braid:

1. I sprayed (a lot of) Elnett in sections throughout her hair from roots to ends.
2. I divided her hair into sections and blow dried them with a natural bristle round brush. I made sure not to tug on her hair, but just let her hair slide down the brush’s bristles.
3. Once it was all blow dried, I sprayed more Elnett in her hair from roots to ends and brushed through it all one last time.

This gave her the perfect texture to easily go up into a top knot and a crown braid. This is also a great way to prep your hair for curls or just to have a nice full blow out.

There are more tutorials on my blog on how to do a crown braid and a top knot and good luck thickening up those locks!

{Photos by David McDonald}