Visitor Question...I would like to know if you could send me or post on your site, EXACTLY how to style a short shag cut. My stylist gets the ends to flick out and somehow she gets me to have an 'undefined' part and bangs that kind of sweep to the side. When I get home, I just can't figure out how she does it!! I am 49 and hair is thinning (yes, i'm crying about it)so I need all the help I can get. When she styles it with the undefined part, it seems to make the thinness less noticeable.
SHM Responds...
To get the ends to flick out nicely, place your round brush on the outside of the hair and your hair dryer nozzle on the inside, underneath, to dry the bottom.
As you're drying, slowly move both the brush and the blowdryer up at the same time, twirling the brush (in the last 2 inches of hair) as you go and moving the blowdryer nozzle to follow behind the brush.
Make sure you're using a round brush with a thermal core, which will help to shape the hair. The Warren Tricomi boar bristle is nice.
Some people have trouble with a round brush and hair dryer. It can be cumbersome, and difficult to get the tools pointed at the right angles. Using a hot air brush is a great solution.
To achieve a "no-part" style, it is important to move the hair around while you're drying it. Brush it all forward before you start drying, and move it from side to side as you dry.
Getting volume from the root is important with thinning hair. This article provides tips on how to hold the tools and which products to use to boost volume in fine/thinning hair.
