Fine hair
Thin strands that lie flat. 3 hairstyles on EveryHairstyle so far.
Fine hair has thin strands. It feels soft and silky, can look flat at the roots and can struggle to hold curls, braids and volume. It is different from thin hair, which means few hairs on the head: a person can have many fine hairs. Fine hair is found in every hair type, from straight to coily, and it suits cuts that build the look of fullness.
Cuts that help
Blunt lines make fine hair look thicker at the ends, so bobs, lobs and blunt-cut long hair often suit it better than many layers, which can thin the outline. Short cuts such as the pixie and the crew cut keep fine hair light so it does not lie flat. An asymmetric cut or a side parting moves the weight to add height. Stylists usually avoid heavy thinning on fine hair.
Styling fine hair
Fine hair can be given lift by blow-drying the roots upward with a round brush, by setting it with rollers, or with light mousse and texture sprays rather than heavy creams, which weigh it down. Updos and braids can slip, so many people with fine hair backcomb lightly or braid slightly damp hair. Fine hair also takes colour and heat quickly, so stylists use gentler settings.
Famous fine hair hairstyles
Further reading
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Crew cut: greginhollywood, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lob: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Asymmetric cut: Xiaweiyang, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pixie cut: dvna creative agency: https://www.dvna.fr/, CC BY 3.0, source
- Shingle bob: Evolvingthinker, CC BY 2.0, source