How to Choose the Best Haircut for Fine Hair

Fine hair can be a challenge to style, but a good haircut can make all the difference. Here's how to choose to the best cut for fine hair.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. When choosing a cut for fine hair, it’s important to work within the boundaries of your particular hair type. Fine hair isn’t going to be coarse no matter how many styling products are applied.

2. Best cut for fine hair: Try a bob
   
   A bob may be the perfect cut for fine hair. The crisp, clean cut lines add fullness and the shorter length gives fine hair additional lift. The length of a bob should be dictated by face shape. An oval face with good bone structure and a defined chin can be enhanced by a shorter bob that hits at the mid cheek level, while a weaker chin looks best with a bob that hits below chin level. A graduated bob is another option to add additional body and definition to fine hair. Bangs can be used to camouflage a high forehead or accentuate the eyes. It can be helpful to try on wigs that are cut into a bob style to see which cut is most flattering to your face before getting the actual haircut.

3. Best cut for fine hair: Take off some length
   
   Sometimes cutting a few inches off of fine hair will give it the lift it needs to look fuller. If you’ve always had long hair, there’s no need to make a drastic change. Start by taking off an inch or two and see if it gives your hair more volume. If you plan on keeping fine hair longer, cut the ends as bluntly as possible to add fullness. If you’re still not satisfied, you can always cut more. Don’t take off too much hair too quickly if you’ve always been a long haired gal.

4. Best cut for fine hair: Add some layers
   
   Layers, particularly around the crown, can add additional volume to fine hair. When hair is layered at the crown, it can be blown dry with a round brush to add additional height and lift. Layering is best for fine hair that’s not thin since layering removes hair and can make very thin hair look even thinner. Consider going shorter, to at least shoulder length, if you have hair that’s both fine and thin and you want to add layers

5. Best cut for fine hair: Add some highlights
   
   Once you have the perfect cut, consider adding highlights to your hair. Hair coloring coats the hair and enhances the texture, giving subtle to body to limp, fine hair. Plus, strategically placed highlights can give the illusion of having more hair. Don’t try to do this yourself. Have it done professionally.