How to Cover Up Thinning Hair in Women
Women are masters of disguise. They know how to conceal big butts and hide sagging necks. They can create the illusion of being tall and thin by wearing high heels and big hairdos. They know that dark colors make them look smaller than light colors and horizontal stripes are to be avoided, if you are thick. You can apply the same mastery to concealing your thinning hair. Does this Spark an idea?
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Use hair accessories to create the illusion of having more hair, suggests Hair.lovetoknow.com. Headbands or scarves can create the appearance of thicker hair and will add dimension to your thin strands.
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Put your hair in an updo, if it is long enough. Pulling your hair into a bun, or back in a French roll, can disguise sparse spots on your scalp and give the appearance of having more hair than you do.
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Find a new haircut. Consider getting your hair cut in layers to add volume. Put your hair in rollers and spray it heavily. This will create big hair, even if you have thin strands.
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Opt for a shaggy, fringed look to give the appearance of more hair.
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Use hair products, such as volumizers and mousse, that will give your hair some added body and fullness.
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Incorporate a hairpiece into your hairstyle. If you are wearing an updo, the hairpiece will give your hair added volume.
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Change your hair color. Robert M. Bernstein, MD, clinical professor of dermatology at Columbia University in New York and transplant surgeon and educator, recommends lightening your hair, which will cause it to reflect more light and will result in less contrast between the hair and the scalp. Putting streaks in your hair will also detract from the thinness. Waves or permanents will have the same result.
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Part your hair differently. Bernstein notes that hair generally has a natural part, and this is where hair is apt to be the thinnest. If you part your hair in a different place, perhaps on the opposite side, and where the hair is thickest, your hair will look fuller.
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Anonymous
Jul 29, 2011
There are great synthetic and human hair pieces that are made for people who are thinning on top. The hairpieces have a "mono top" which looks like the hair is growing out of the scalp. They come straight, curly, long or short and can be cut to blend with almost any hairstyle! Come see us at Lynne's Wig Boutique!
