Yes, see that braid? It has volume, is a very small piece of hair, and this is
second day hair
and I didn't even use a dry shampoo to do it! I did it following
David's directions below. First, here's this week's question!
How to braid your hair so it doesn't look thin and limp? (Without backcombing or teasing?)
-Shannon
David's Answer:
First, you'll need to improve the appearance of your hair's thickness.
Blow dry your hair with a
volumizer, this will add the fullness that you need.
When you are braiding, you'll want to
be careful not to braid tight to your scalp.
Instead, start about 1/2 to 1 inch off of the scalp, this will add a
lot of volume. If you're going to be braiding your hair all the way
down then start the braid at
midshaft and braid all the way down,
rather than starting at the very top of your hair. The free flowing
section from your scalp to mid-shaft will add the appearance of more
volume.
So,
this morning I spent a little time playing around with David's
directions. You can see that I braided my hair with his directions and
the "traditional" french way, which was wrong. There's actually a
lot
more hair in that flat looking braid, I couldn't even pin it in place!
Hence, the ugly little butterfly clip. Obviously I wouldn't wear it
like this in real life, only on the interwebz for 2 minutes!
David's
little tip makes a huge difference! Do anything and everything you can
to avoid pulling that braid tightly against your head. I loosely held
my 3 sections, started braiding roughly 1" from my scalp, and kept each
"fold over" nice and loose. Pulling extra hair from only 1 side, rather
than both sides, also helped. In person my hair looked quite a bit
larger, so I skipped the step of pulling my braid a little bit in
certain areas to make it a bit looser, but you could certainly do that
as well.
David L Hensley is the Chief Creative Officer, Head Stylist and basically hair guru for
Laid Brand Hair Care,
one of my newest obsessions. David has worked in both Los Angeles and
Florida and works with both celebs and us normal people. He has a great
understanding of hair and how to work with hair to create great looks!
David has agreed to help with a series of posts answering your hair care
and styling questions. Please let me know if you have questions you'd
love to see addressed!
Laid Brand Hair Care
David L Hensley
http://www.15minutebeauty.com/
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