Top Picks for Big Hair

I don't know about you, but I am forever in pursuit of big hair. I'm not talking enormous beehives, but I can't live without a bit of volume in my hair, whether I'm wearing it curly, wavy or straight. I just find that it suits me a zillion times better, and I will not be embracing the flat-to-the-scalp looks I have been seeing around of late for anyone.

So, without further ado, here are my favourite products for giving my hair that extra bit of oomph.

Batiste Dry Shampoo

Everyone knows about Batiste dry shampoo. Some of you love it, some of you hate it, but there's no denying it gives the hair a boost as well as soaking up excess oil. What's not to love?

Just spray it into the roots of your hair, rub it in and leave it for a couple of minutes before brushing out any white residue. I sometimes spray it beneath the top layer of my hair so that I don't need to brush it out, and that way my hair stays all the more voluminous.

I'm yet to try the XXL version but it's currently at the top of my shopping list, so I'm sure that it will soon be replacing the normal stuff on my shelves.

Tresemme 24 Hour Body Root Boosting Spray

I like to spritz this into my roots before blow drying for some extra lift. This is great for when you want a more subtle look, rather than the enormous hair you might be after for a night out. There is also a mousse version of this, which I haven't got at the moment, but when I do I often scrunch some through my hair before using the spray. The two work together to boost your roots as well as leaving your locks looking well-groomed.

Tresemme 24 Hour Body Sky High Plumping Powder

This stuff really does the job. Sprinkle some into your roots and rub it in and big hair shall be yours. However, the unfortunate thing is that it is really rather sticky, and I do find that after a few hours my hair goes flat again and begins to look a little oily (probably from where I've been touching it and spreading it around). There's no getting away without washing your hair after you've used it, either.

Umberto Giannini Glam Hair Backcomb in a Bottle

Simply spray this through your roots and tease your hair into place. Personally, I like to give my hair a quick manual back-comb after use, and I find that that the two work really well together. The spray holds the back-comb in place as well as providing some good volume of its own. Again though, you can't go a second day without washing your hair after you've used this.

So there you have it, my top picks for big hair. If any of you have any holy grail root boosting products then do let me know your favourites in the comments below.

Hope you're having a great week!

xx

Mini Haul: Haircare/Toiletries

A small haul for you, mainly haircare-related.

I really enjoy using Tresemme's 24 Hour Body range, and though I've still got two bottles of mousse (£5.39) in my stash, I had run out of the Body Boosting Spray (£5.39). Usually, what I tend to do is to apply a golf-ball sized amount of mousse to wet hair, work it through, concentrating on the roots (much the same as you would do with any mousse, but I am sure there are some mousse virgins out there somewhere!), and then give my hair a good, generous spray with the Body Boosting Spray before drying. I'd love to say that I spend an hour blow-drying my barnet to perfection, but that would be a lie - I just haven't got the patience! So usually, it's a quick rough dry and then I straighten any frizzy bits or curl a few strands and off I go!

I also bought some of the Sky High Plumping Powder (£5.50) from the same range, which I will be reviewing soon, so don't want to bang on about that one too much. But all in all, if you put them together, these products do give me a nice boost and make my hair feel subtly 'bigger' than usual.

Continuing with the theme of big hair, I was also in need of some new dry shampoo, and this Daring 'Sassy and Daring Wild' (£1.95) one from Batiste is my favourite. It's got a really sweet, toffee-apple/candyfloss type smell to it, which might not be everybody's cup of tea, but I love it! It sort of reminds me of the Britney Spears perfumes, which I do not own but enjoy the smell of. I usually wash my hair every second day, as doing it more often does my locks more harm than good, but I do tend to need a bit of a freshen-up in the fringe area on a daily basis, as it gets a little bit oily. It does also go a bit limp at times, so a good spray of this at my roots gives me a nice boost, too.

Then I picked up some Charles Worthington Front Row Rough and Tousled Sea Salt Spray (£6.29), which I love to spritz through my lengths on those days where I don't really have time to dry my hair, or just feel like going for a more undone look. I really love this for summer as it's such a nice, relaxed way to wear your hair and takes minimal effort.

And lastly, I bought some more of my all-time favourite deodorant, Soft and Gentle Sensual Aromatherapy in Wild Rose and Vanilla (£1.89). Not much to say about that one really - it just does the job, and smells ah-mazing!

What haircare products and toiletries have you bought this month so far?

Hope you're all having a lovely evening!

xx