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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Shannon Lawlor

I've had thin, flat hair my whole life—here's 6 expert tips on how to add hair volume without fuss

Cropped view of a young woman with the wind in her hair

If you've ever read anything I've written about beauty, you'll know hair volume is an issue for me. My hair is super-long, thin, fine and undeniably flat. Some might even call it lifeless. It can't hold a curl (even when I'm using the very best curling wands), remains flat to my head even if I've utilised a specific hairstyle for thin hair and even struggles to hold volume when I use specialised products for thin hair.

In doesn't help that I'm also particularly lazy when it comes to styling my hair. I don't want to spend hours trying to add body to my lengths all for it to, inevitably, be a waste of time. Having said that, there is one hairstylist in my little black book who I trust implicitly when it comes to adding volume to my hair in a matter of minutes—someone who fully accepts low-maintenance hair styling needs and the desire for volume. That man is world-renowned hairstylist (seriously, he even worked on Princess Diana's look), Sam McKnight MBE.

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