We can all agree that it is a real challenge to style long hair. If you have thin hair too, then styling your hair is next to impossible. Luckily, there are a dozen hairstyles for long, thin hair that you can sport with all the style and panache you can muster.
Just because you have finer hair does not mean you have no items on hand. Sure, you would have hopped onto many hair trends and traversed a plethora of hairstyle fails till now, but what it takes is choosing the styles that fit your hair type the best. You only need to focus on upcoming hairstyles that add up the volume to your hair. So in this article, we did thorough research and brought to you the best hairstyles for long narrow hair. Swipe up to check them out!
Triple Braided Braid
How many times have you cried over your thinnest braid? I bet that you lost track of that ages ago. If you have thin, fine-textured hair then it’s hard to add any volume into your braid. A great option for adding volume and dimension to your braid is to opt for some braids together. Here’s how…
What You Need
- Hair elastics
- Texturizing spray
How To Style
- Spritz on some texturizing spray, ideally at the roots, then part your hair down the middle.
- Gather 2 medium strands from just above your ears on each side and loosely bind them with a hair elastic at the back of your head.
- This half ponytail is flipped up and through the hole above the hair elastic – a topsy tail.
- Separate your hair into three equal parts.
- Gather and braid these 3 sections separately into 3 braids and tie the ends with hair elastics.
- Braid these 3 braids into 1 big braid and tie it off with a hair tie at the end.
- Tug from both sides and loosen the braid to make it wider and fuller.
Scarf Braid
You can finally wear those cloth scarves you have hanging out in your closet, because I have the styling trick for you! Tie that piece of cloth as a headband across your head, this is such a genius trick to hide the fine hair texture and to color up your head with some cuteness! Add to that a cute side braid and good to go.
What You Need
- Hair elastic
- Cloth scarf
How To Style
- Toss all your hair over a single shoulder.
- Except for your bangs, braid your hair into a loose side braid, with one strand thinner than the other two.
- Raffle Shot · Tug apart and untangle the plait to widen and add texture.
- Put the middle of your scarf along the back of your head and tie the ends in front of you.
- Wrap the edges in front and tie them up at the back of the head to complete the look.
Side Swept French Braid
If you have thin hair and find it hard to style — this is one hairstyle that helps you show off your long locks the way your hair should be. Rock it like a side-swept French braid that gives you an edge and adds a touch of volume to your hair.
What You Need
- Texturizing spray
- Hairpin
- Curling iron
How To Style
- Using a curling iron, do loose waves in your hair, section by section.
- Get a side part and take some hair from the heaviest side of the part. Spare a few strands in front.
- Take the side section and now make a side French braid.
- Gently pull on the braid to fluff it up a bit and create some structure.
- In the back, pin up the braid with a hairpin and hide it with hair.
Bubble Braid
While long hair can be a little more effort to maintain, there are 1000 ways to style it. With this specific braid will mask your thinness of volume hair to that extent you will feel like a princess.
What You Need
- Fine-toothed comb
- Hair elastics
- Scrunchie
How To Style
- Get your hair into a high ponytail by brushing it up towards the crown.
- Then, tie a second hair tie around 3–4 inches below the first hair tie (this will depend on your hair length and how large you want the ‘bubble’ to be).
- Gently tug on hair from between two hair elastics to plump.
- Then, put hair elastics at progressively smaller intervals until you’re two inches from the end of the hair.
- Put your favorite scrunchie on the first hair tie.
Retro Fishtail Updo
Stuck in traffic on the way to a wedding and have to throw your hair up into a fancy updo stat? No need to fret, because I have your back! Long flowy dresses go along with this chic-as-hell retro fishtail updo style. It may seem extremely difficult and complex but trust me it is anything but!
What You Need
- Texturizing spray
- Teasing brush
- Hair elastics
- Bobby pins
How To Style
- Misty mist texturizing spray all over the top and dry out hair.
- This will help your hair have a better volume where it has more of a long hairstyle at the crown of your head.
- Make a low ponytail style for your hair.
- Take your fingers and create a hole in the hair above your hair tie.
- Topsy tail your ponytail; flip it up and into this crevice.
- Make 2 sections of your ponytail.
- Fishtail braid those 2 sections, by alternately taking a thin section of hair from the outer side of one section and moving it to the inner side of the other section.
- Hold the end of your fishtail braid with a hair tie.
- Pull your braid apart and loosen it to give it width.
- Flip your braid up and into the opening your topsy tail created and pin it to your head with a few bobby pins.
French Twisted Side Braid
The type of braid that appears to be the basic 3-strand braid is going to give the impression of even thinner-looking hair if you have thin hair. One of the best solutions to this issue is to try some new braiding styles. On fine hair, this look is alternatively simple to create with an air of effortlessness, making it a chic French twisted side braid.
What You Need
- Hair elastic
- Fancy hairpin
How To Style
- Part your hair on one side.
- Take two 2-inch pieces of hair from directly next 2 your parting.
- Begin French twisting your braid by continually flipping new sections over the top and adding more from the side of your forehead with successive twists.
- When your braid has gone beyond your ear and you are out of hair to add, divide all of your hair into 2 sections.
- Twist these sections one by one till the end and interlace them each other.
- Tie the end of the braid with a hair tie.
- To complete the braid, simply slide in your fancy pin.
Knotted Braid
The type of braid that appears to be the basic 3-strand braid is going to give the impression of even thinner-looking hair if you have thin hair. One of the best solutions to this issue is to try some new braiding styles. On fine hair, this look is alternatively simple to create with an air of effortlessness, making it a chic French twisted side braid.
What You Need
- Hair elastic
- Fancy hairpin
How To Style
- Part your hair on one side.
- Take two 2-inch pieces of hair from directly next 2 your parting.
- Begin French twisting your braid by continually flipping new sections over the top and adding more from the side of your forehead with successive twists.
- When your braid has gone beyond your ear and you are out of hair to add, divide all of your hair into 2 sections.
- Twist these sections one by one till the end and interlace them each other.
- Tie the end of the braid with a hair tie.
Heart Shaped Hair Accent
Are you one of those lovestruck romantics who enjoys dressing up for Valentine’s? Well, I have got a hairstyle that you are going to love, boy! Here you have a heart-style look that is just too adorable, and you will get a double-take look from anyone who walks past you, especially.
What You Need
- Hair elastics
How To Style
- Use your hair in a central way.
- Take 2 medium sections from the front from either side of your head and tie these sections together with a hair tie!
- Grab a little 2-inch section of hair from just below the left section of your hair.
- Using your fingers, take the section of hair on the left & create a small hole in the middle.
- Take your second section of hair, flip the hair over the hairband, and bring it underneath into the gap, then pull it back out from the front to create one side of your heart.
- Now repeat steps 3 to 5 on the other side.
- To complete the style, use a hair elastic to tie the tails of both these flipped sections and your half ponytail together.
Elegant Twisted Bun
After that beautiful balance of smart casual and smart casual elegance? Well, this is your dream low-bun hairstyle. Try this simple sleek bun with a twist that will provide you with all the essence you have ever wanted.
What You Need
- Hair elastics
- Bobby pins
- Comb
How To Style
- Pull your hair back and secure it into a low ponytail at the nape of your neck.
- Then on the final twist of your hair tie, only pull through halfway to create a half bun.
- Potato bun — from the top down, loose tail reader, other side, tease.
- Take it around the base of the bun to cover the hair tie and pin in place with bobby pins.
Fuller And Longer Ponytail
If you have the kind of hair that has been thin your entire life, you understand the pain of tying your hair back into a ponytail. Because however many ways you try to style it, it appears limp and lifeless anyway. So if absolutely nothing has played out for you and wound up wondering the best way to increase your skinny head of hair, right here is this little hairstyle trick that could provide lifestyle and volume to your head of hair!
What You Need
- Hairbrush
- Texturizing spray
- Hair elastics
- Bobby pins
How To Style
- Begin by spraying the texturizing spray all throughout your hair as a base for texture and volume.
- Collect the upper half of your hair into a mid-height ponytail, omitting your bangs.
- Take a small piece of hair from this ponytail and wrap it around the base of the ponytail to cover the rubber band.
- Get this wrapped-up part of hair secured with some bobby pins.
- Carve out the lower section of your hair into a ponytail directly below the first one.
- Backcomb the top of your hair to give it a bit of a lift.
- Add texture by backcombing and poofing up the ponytails using a hair brush.
- Hide your lower pony by fanning out your top ponytail around it to complete your style.
Perfect Messy Bun
Is every attempt at one of those messy buns those beautiful Instagram girls wear, a soporific? Due to your fine hair, it likely rests on the top of your head like a little ping pong ball. As the expression goes, each of them needs to be styled with this age-old technique for getting an immaculate messy bun!
What You Need
- Texturizing spray
- Hair comb
- Hair elastic
- Bobby pins
How To Style
- Coat your fresh out of the shower hair with some texturizing spray to help it hold its shape and to add some texture.
- You will also need to back-comb all of your hair a little at the roots for added volume.
- Gently run your fingers through your hair and gather it together to begin creating a ponytail.
- For a top knot with a half-bun use your hair tie at your last loop but bring the hair only a third of the way through.
- Grab any hair that is hanging free, twist it one time, and take it around the base of the bun.
- Loop the ends under and tuck it into the hair tie.
- Add a few pins to hold the bun in place.
- Take few strands from the front to frame your face and you are done.
Messy Double Fishtail Braid
No one said your hair had to be in an updo just because you are going to prom or some other equally swanky function. There are several better options for thin hair that you can opt for. For example, you can opt for this flirty double fishtail braid to see some serious added volume and dimension to fine locks.
What You Need
- Heat protectant
- 5 inch curling iron
- Hair brush
- Texturizing spray
- Hair elastics
- Bobby pins
How To Style
- Use heat protectant all over your washed and dried hair.
- Start curling all of your hair, taking 2-inch sections at a time.
- Apply texturizing spray and Comb through your curls.
- Turn your hair to one side, then with all your hair flip your hair over your left shoulder.
- Part your hair diagonally into two parts from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of ear.
- Divide the hair and secure the top half out of the way.
- Divided bottom into two portions
- Take these 2 sections and fishtail braid it by alternately taking a little from the outside of 1 section and adding it to the inside of the other section.
- Use a hair tie to secure the bottom of your fishtail braid.
- Take the top part down and braid the top part into a fishtail braid too.
- Cross the two braids over one another and stick bobby pins ever so gently in both of them, in a zigzag way.
- Shake out the braids for a tousled look and you’re done.
Double Bun
Well girl, if you’ve ever cringed and/or felt a stab in your heart each time you see celebs on a red carpet with beautiful updos because deep down you knew that your hair would never look like that, here is your new style refuge. This double-up is classy, and it doesn’t even involve any unbraiding crazy braids!
What You Need
- Texturizing spray
- Hair elastics
- Bobby pins
How To Style
- To top it all off, spray your freshly washed hair (after drying the strands) with texturizer to ensure some grip.
- Take out some front parts of your hair so that it will look good on your face.
- The night before, wash your hair and style it in 2 horizontal sections (the only way to keep that 2cm straight hair is the way to go, and remember to part hair from ear to ear).
- Gather these two sections of hair into a low ponytail, one above the other at the nape of your neck.
- Take your top ponytail twist it all the way down and wrap it in a bun.
- Fasten the bun above your ear with some bob pins.
- Perform steps 5 and 6 using the bottom ponytail.
- Pull on the hair at the crown of your head to add some volume to your updo and set.
Satin Headband
I even bet that as well, there are days when you just give up on your hair and do not feel like doing anything with it. We all do. But what about when those days happen to fall on the same days as those presentations for work when you need to look somewhat presentable? Easy. She gives this look a run for its money, and this one is so simple, that you only need a length of satin ribbon from your craft stash!
What You Need
- Teasing brush
- Sea salt spray
- Satin ribbon
How To Style
- Depending on your preference, another option to do is to spray a little bit of sea salt spray all over your hair.
- Tease the hair at the top of your head slightly.
- Part your hair to one side.
- Then lay your satin ribbon over the front of your head, tying its end at your nape to complete the look.
Side Swept Curls
So if you have a fancy evening of fun to get to and hair hell, there is only one thing to do – get your curling iron out. If done correctly you will look as beautiful as Julianne Hough does here. Let me be your guide…
What You Need
- Heat protectant
- 2-inch curling iron
- Texturizing spray
- Hairbrush
- Bobby pins
How To Style
- Protect your cleaned and dried hair with some heat protectant.
- Take sections of hair and curl all of your hair in 2-inch increments.
- Spray once again with a generous amount of texturizing spray all over your curls, and brush through it.
- Part your hair on one side.
- Whip all of the hairs you have to one side.
- Take a few bobby pins and place them in the area at the nape of your neck to hold the bulk of your hair firmly on one side.
Messy Multi Braids
Blake Lively does not play when it comes to styling her hair. She has the most beautiful styles that you will want to steal. These messy multiple braids of hers are nothing short of a beauty and should be tried on an ASAP basis.
What You Need
- Texturizing spray
- Hair elastics
- Fancy floral pin
How To Style
- At least if you have a lot of texturizing spray.
- Part your hair on one side.
- Toss all of your hair to one side.
- Take a small piece of hair, fishtail braid it all the way down, and tie a hair band around the bottom of the braid.
- Take a 4-inch section of hair from right next to the first one, spike braid it all the way to the end, then secure it with a hair elastic.
- Do not braid the front parts just braid the hippie rest of your hair, making the ends with a hair tie.
- Relax and pull out all the braids to make them more tousled.
If you have long hair, pull back a few strands of hair from in front, at the top of your head and pin them above your braids using your fancy floral pin.At the ends, you can also make some braids and gather them with a hair elastic.
Super Texturizing Side Braid
Simple side braids sound too done but add a twist and you have something really chic and in vogue. Or, you could follow Chloe Grace Moretz’s suit and make your braid crazy deconstructed to bring a little hardness and punk spirit to it.
What You Need
- Texturizing spray
- Teasing brush
- Hair elastic
How To Style
- Begin by misting texturizing spray throughout your hair to add some grit and retention.
- Take the top of the hair at the crown of your head and tease (aka backcomb) it to pump up the volume.
- Divide your hair from the center.
- Wear all your hair over one shoulder.
- Then put your hair into a side braid
Take your Braid and Pull it apart to Let mess it up a little bit. Feel free to pull out some strands out of the braid, that will just add to the look.
Shaggy Blonde Waves
Want a no-fuss laid-back style? Get shaggy blonde waves – an ageless appearance that adds a little bit of easygoing personality to your vibe. This is a style that many have adopted who appreciate its approachable feel, and it’s certainly one of the easier looks to recreate.
What You Need
- Texturizing spray
- Wide-tooth comb
- Hair elastic
- Hairdryer
How To Style
- For that tousled effect, spritz some texturizing spray throughout your blonde waves.
- Gently pass a wide-tooth comb through the waves to separate and define.
- If your hair is goddamn wet, then “scrunch them as you blow-dry” to amp up the waves.
- For an extra touch, leave a couple of strands framing your face.
So, in a nutshell, if you have fine hair, it does not mean you have to say goodbye to pretty hairstyles. The right trendy hairstyles will only bring out the natural beauty of your hair, provide volume, and add chic effortless style to your life as well. From a casual look to a more polished impression, there is the right style for your event. Indulge in these contemporary hairstyles, play around with textures and layers, and express yourself through your mane!