8 ‘Unbelievable’ Ways Women Over 40 Can Style Fine Hair For Maximum Volume: Beachy Waves & More

Don’t give up on fine or thinning hair . Finding ways to maximize its potential with volume-inducing styles is easy, when you know some tricks of the trade.

Whether you’re in the mood to wear your hair down or up, casual or a little fancy, these eight hairstyles for fine hair make your hair look denser and some also serve to conceal sparse spots on the scalp. They’ll help your hair achieve maximum volume .

Beachy Waves

Beachy waves are loose, casual waves that are irregular in pattern  — think of how tousled and voluminous your hair looks and feels after spending a few hours by the sea. The look can be achieved via a few methods that include actual beachy wave rollers, heatless wave tools, and even braiding damp hair and leaving it to set overnight. It works like a charm because the more voluminous your texture, the thicker your hair looks.

Jennifer Lopez

Where there are hair rollers, there is fuller hair — Jennifer Lopez proves that here with her Old Hollywood large curls. Texture provides volume, plain and simple, but in order to keep your hair healthy and prevent heat damage, try using large rollers and placing them in your hair when it’s slightly damp.

High Bun

The low bun is a favorite because of how simplistic it is — it feels like everyone with long hair throws their hair up in a low bun when they’re about to get serious. But the high bun requires a little more thought and care, and maybe a spritz of hairspray and a pretty barrette to jazz things up. It conceals sparseness on the scalp and looks polished and elegant.

Braids

There are numerous warnings by hair experts about not braiding your hair too tight if you have thinning hair because it can be damaging and cause breakage. But loose braids look great, give you an instant style, and can conceal thinning hair.

Some Natural Texture

The next time your instincts tell you to fight off every bit of frizz in your hair, remind it that a little texture can look youthful and create some volume in your hair, as well. Find a great leave-in conditioner that you can apply to wet hair and allow your hair to dry naturally once in a while instead of always reaching for a blow dryer.

Highlights

A few highlights give flat color dimension, which makes your hair look thicker and healthier. Instead of reaching for box dye, consider investing in partial highlights that can bring light and radiance to your skin and spotlight your facial features.

Backcombed Hair

Teasing your hair, or backcombing it, isn’t a new style trick — it’s one that stylists have relied on for decades to make hair look more lifted and voluminous. Backcomb the top portion of your hair and then style it in a half up, half down manner for an easy, effective volume-boosting style.

Clip-In Extensions

If you are craving longer hair, but your own hair looks too fine and thin when you grow it beyond a certain point, clip-in extensions provide a temporary, fun style change without any commitment. There are a number of different options for extensions, so be sure to talk to your stylist beforehand about the one that will not cause damage to your hair.