How To Get Big, Bouncy and Voluminous Va-Va-Voom Hair.
Big, bouncy and voluminous hair will never go out of style. Contrary to popular belief, size DOES matter. Whether your hair is thin, flat and straight these products will transform any lack-lustre locks and add mega hair volume and an extra ‘oomph’ all day.
MOO HAIR volumising spray mist
This chemical-free volumising spray mist adds body and volume and provides a gentle hold, leaving the hair feeling smooth and shiny. Perfect for fine, flyaway hair or to add volume to any style with Marula oil and Icelandic moss nourishing, protecting and enhancing shine naturally with no heaviness. Spray generously on towel dry hair at the roots for volume or for more fullness spray throughout the hair then blow-dry. Can use on dry hair to add texture or as a setting lotion.
The Verdict:
Smells natural and fresh and comes in a glass bottle which adds to the eco-feel. It sprays easily and is a bit similar to a good salt-spray. Works best on damp hair followed by a blow-dry and gives added volume and an extra shine.
Price: $39.00/ £22.00
Christophe Robin Instant Volumizing Mist with Rose Water
Offers hold right at the root through to the ends, for lastingly thicker, natural volume and long-lasting style. Composed of 96% rose water which offers softening and soothing benefits for the scalp.
The Verdict:
Smells amazing and is perfect for those looking to add a natural bounce and shine. The volume is not extreme but leaves the hair looking healthy with a bit of an extra ‘oomph’.
Price: $57.00/ £30.00
Electric °C-5 Volume Liquid Mist
Is the ultimate professional tool for creating long-lasting volume and a brilliant shine. The advanced amplifying formula delivers volume, leaving no hint of residue whilst weightless conditioners detangle the hair to prevent breakage. Not only is it great for styling, but it also contains UVB filters which help protect hair from harmful sun damage and Vitamin 5 which helps thicken the hair over time.
The Verdict:
If you are looking for a professional super bounce look no further. This volume liquid mist is easy to apply and gives the hair an incredible lift.
Price: $35.00 / £20.00
MONAT Thickening Spray
Monat Thickening Spray adds extra body, bounce and volume to any hair as well as a flexible hold. Using key ingredients of CAPIXYL an emollient blend to help protect the scalp, strengthen and thicken hair while supporting natural growth, CRODASORB a powerful ingredient that helps protect against sun damaging UV rays, keeping strands protected and strong and PROCATALINE featuring Pea Extract a high-tech blend to support healthy, younger-looking hair by helping to protect hair from UV damage and environmental factors.
The Verdict:
A great thickening spray for thin and limp hair. It’s easy to apply and smells great. For best result, apply on towel-dried hair followed by drying your hair (upside down if you are looking for a real lift).
Price: $ 49.00/ £27.00
OSMO Extreme Volume Root Lifter
Spray on roots for long-lasting fullness. The fortifying formulation gives limp, lifeless locks serious mojo; thickening each strand for robust results. The hero ingredients include Soybean Oil and Rice Protein to boost and strengthen.
The Verdict:
There are so many things we love about this product. Firstly, the nostril which helps to target the roots, the smell, how effective it is and finally, the price!
Price: $19.00/ £9.98
A Stylist’s Secret 24 Hour Minute Volume Duo
A Stylist’s Secret 24 Hour Minute Volume – gives hair an instant boost. Applied to dry hair, the unique formula rejuvenates volume in minutes without the need to wash. Simply apply to the roots and rough dry your hair to remove the product completely. For the best volume results, position your head upside down when drying your hair before throwing back and smoothing over, the silk amino acids in the formulation ensures that volume is smooth, silky and never dull.
The Verdict:
We love this powerful duo. It smells of fruity pear and both the spray and gel are easy to apply. Start off with the spray for a good root lift followed by distributing the gel throughout the hair and finish off with a blow-dry. The products give a serious lift and great volume lasting for days.
Price: $72.00 / £39.95
Hask Biotin Boost Shampoo & Conditioner
Transform fine, flat strands into fabulously fuller hair with this shampoo that works on three levels to help deliver volume-featuring biotin to help hair look thicker, collagen to fortify locks, and coffee to help boost strands. The conditioner helps promote thicker-looking hair with biotin for volume, collagen for strength, and coffee to help boost strands and gently detangles to leave the hair feeling soft and manageable.
The Verdict:
Achieving thicker-looking hair just got a whole lot easier with this duo. We especially love the conditioner which leaves the hair super smooth whilst also giving it a nice bounce with plenty of volume.
Price: $14.99 / £6.99
Grown Alchemist, volumising shampoo and conditioner.04
The Volumising Shampoo is an innovative formula that boosts fine or flat hair while thoroughly cleansing without stripping. Biotin-Vitamin B7 promotes hair health and growth, noticeably boosting hair shaft diameter and creating volume. The Volumising Conditioner is an advanced formulation that boosts volume while detangling, adding shine, and hydrating. Biotin-Vitamin B7 promotes hair health and thickness.
The Verdict:
This is a great duo of shampoo and conditioner for anyone looking for more volume. You don’t need a large amount of the shampoo to work up a nice foam and it leaves the hair feeling clean. The conditioner is smooth and easy to work through the ends. Both products smell fantastic and after a wash using both products and a blow-dry, the hair has definitely more volume.
Price: $30 / $30
Schwarzkopf Osis Texture Craft Dry Texture Spray 300ml
The Schwarzkopf Osis Texture Craft Dry Texture Spray is a spray that gives volume to the hair. The spray ensures a natural appearance of the hair. The spray is applied to the hair with a fine vapour. This ensures that the spray is evenly distributed over the hair. The product does not stick and leaves no other visible residue in the hair. In addition, the spray gives the hair a great shine that also looks very natural.
The Verdict:
We love how this non-sticky product builds volume and adds texture. The superfine mist helps for even application and creates amazing volume, instant root lift and beachy lightweight texture.
Price: $23.95
O&M Rootalicious Root Lift
This product is best for adding volume and root lift to hair, giving the hair moisture and shine with no tack.Key ingredient Lilly Pilly, a native Australian plant extract ingredient very high in Vitamin C, acts as natural collagen plumping the hair. Meanwhile, Quandong; a naturally derived Australian desert plant extract; is high in vitamin C, proteins and essential fatty acids to keep the hair looking and feeling healthy and nourished.
The Verdict:
We sprayed the root-lift into the palm of our hands and massaged into towel-dried hair. The product smells nice and is easy to apply to the roots from the hands/fingers. We finished by blow-drying the hair and the result was fantastic, the hair had a tonne of volume and didn’t feel heavy nor sticky.
Price: $35.15
MUK Hair Dry Shampoo
This award-winning dry shampoo instantly cleans, absorbs oil, adds body and refreshes hair. The low powder formula leaves no residue on dark hair. It has a dual effect of creating root lift and volume where desired, to rejuvenate limp, oily hair and has a fresh apple fragrance.
The Verdict:
We love that this product is a 2-in-1. An effective dry shampoo and a root lift at the same time. What’s a better combination for big voluminous hair? Unlike many other dry shampoos that rely heavily on powder to absorb excess oil, the head MUK Dry Shampoo delivers a refreshing fine powder to the hair without leaving any residue or affecting the natural colour of the hair.
Price: $19.95
Evo Shape Vixen Volumising Lotion
Perfect for giving fine, flat hair a boost, Evo Shape Vixen Body Giving Juice 200ml is a weightless lotion that adds body and texture to your hair. A wonderful multi-tasker, it works to separate, texturise, hold, support and define your hair, making it ideal for all hairstyles. Non-greasy, it won’t make your hair feel sticky or weighed down, so your locks can exude lustre and vitality.
The Verdict:
We were slightly apprehensive to using a lotion as a volumiser however the Evo Shape Vixen Volumising Lotion turns out to be a great product for adding volume to flat hair. What we love is how the lotion leaves the hair with a good amount of volume whether the hair is blow-dried or left to air-dry (perfect for busy/lazy days). Plus it smells amazing!
Price: $34
Matrix High Amplify Wonder Boost Root Lifter
Total Results High Amplify Wonder Boost Root Lifter features a targeted applicator for extreme root lift or all over volumizing effect. Perfect for fine hair
The Verdict:
This is a powerful root lifter that adds serious volume. The applicator makes it easy to apply directly to the roots on towel-dried hair before blow-drying. The volume lasts for a few days.
Price: $25.95
MUK, FAT MUK Volumiser
Adds maximum volume and shine, whilst thickening and strengthening fine, limp hair- all with one product! Expands the hair shaft to create amazing body.
The Verdict:
We love how easy it is to apply the product with the spray nozzle. The volumiser can be used for both roots and mid-lengths and a little goes a long way. Working as a root-lift and a volumiser for the rest of the hair as well it’s a great all-in-one product.
Price: $28.55
Deciem Hif, Volume Support Cleansing Conditioner
HIF Volume Support is perfect for fine, flyaway hair, it is rich in pea bio-peptides so strengthens and moisturises the hair at the root whilst also protecting the follicle. With its volume-boosting shampoo, it will make your hair feel thicker and give plenty of volume. Work into wet hair, leave for 3 mins and rinse out.
The Verdict:
This is not to be confused with a conditioner. It’s actually a shampoo, considering it like dry-cleaning for your delicate hair fabric. Although titled “cleansing conditioners,” it feels like a very effective and balanced shampoo. It smells nice and it makes the hair feel thicker. We did have to follow up with a conditioner after using this.
Price: $50
Matrix, High Amplify Foam Volumiser
A plumping mousse to uplift and energise roots, leaving fine hair voluminous and bursting with radiance. Its lightweight yet powerful formula is infused with styling polymers for long-lasting hold, whilst adding thickness and extra ‘oomph’ to your locks.
The Verdict:
Apart from adding fantastic volume to flat and limp hair, this foam volumiser is non-sticky and adds a beautiful shine to the hair. Finish with hairspray and have big hair all day.
Price: $25.95
O&M, Atonic Thickening Spritz
O&M Atonic Thickening Spritz is a spray-in product which, as the name suggests, will help to temporarily thicken the hair shaft. O&M Atonic Thickening Spritz: Adheres to the hair shaft forming a flexible film to build body making hair thicker and fuller.
The Verdict:
This week’s LUX LIST would be incomplete without this amazing thickening spray. The spritz is very fine, and it easily distributes product evenly across the roots and mid-lengths of the hair. We found that it gives the hair the perfect amount of hold without feeling sticky regardless of the amount sprayed onto damp hair. Finish with a blow-dry and enjoy thicker and more voluminous hair which lasts for days.
Price: $31.85
Davines Texturising Serum
Hair serum that lets you achieve a texturizing effect without giving up softness or workability. It’s the perfect choice for creating body, structure and shape while you blow-dry.
The Verdict:
Not a hair spray, not a powder, the silky new serum is Davines’ answer to keeping hair full-bodied while you blow-dry, instead of tackling its shape after styling. We applied the serum on towel-dried hair and after a blow-dry, it had added significant body and shine. A nice touch is that the serum is wrapped up in carbon-neutral packaging.
Price: $40.95
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