Fine Hair Tips and Tricks (My Fine Hair Journey) - KayleyMelissa

Here are my fav fine hair tips and tricks from my fine hair journey. I've gone from long flat hair to what you see in my hairstyle tutorials. Hope you enjoy!
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[@bluebutterfly105m]

CAN WE DO A PART 2 - PRODUCTS TO USE FOR FINE/FLAT HAIR????? THANKS!!!!!!!

[@k1tkat-kate]

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[@sarahyoung2868]

the drugstore/ affordable kind!!!!!!

[@mlee1285]

Yes! I was dying to hear what her fave strong/firm hold mousse was.

[@DorothyCallahan5]

bluebutterfly105m the beach babe line from not your mother’s is AMAZING

[@sarahhoefler4688]

Yes I never use mousse because it gets way too sticky and just clots the hairs together and ugh

[@chelseamiller4700]

SUMMARY: 1) Your hair can't be too long. Her hair was waist length and weighed her roots down, is now 'bra strap length'. 2) Use dry texturizing shampoo to help give lift and volume to combat oil. her fav is in the description. 3) Get roots very clean, moisturize ends. shampoo is in description. Don't put moisturizer on roots. 4) Bleached hair absorbs oil better. Don't overdo it and damage your hair beyond no return but if considering highlights it will also help with oil and help your hair style better. 5) If hair is extremely healthy (not colored/processed) and you want to curl your hair put in minimal conditioner and no leave ins or sprays. Your fine, virgin, straight, healthy, hair doesn't need any moisture or oils, that will only relax the curls. 6) Mousse is better than hairspray. A lot of hairspray on fine hair creates crunch and mats. Mousse more touchable and effective. Flexible hold hairspray after is okay, not firm hold. 7) Go with smaller barrel when curling because you know your hair will loosen up anyway. 8) Curling hair before styles (braiding etc) gives volume and helps styles hold. Braids look different with curled hair, more 'bubbly' and voluminous. 9) Pomade better than oil better for frizzy ends bc it won't loosen the curl like oil would. very damaged ends could use a tiny bit of oil on the very very ends.

[@Lama-tm8qk]

God bless you

[@tangerinetangerine4400]

Thank you!!! 👌

[@madisoncrum9212]

Thank you for talking about the struggles of fine, THIN STRAIGHT hair. Girls with the opposite type of hair think their STRAIGHTENED hair is the perfect kind of hair, therefore they wish they had straight hair. All the thick haired girls whine and cry about how good we have it, how we have the easiest hair to manage and deal with. It makes me SOOOO mad every single time I hear it, and I feel completely alone in my own hair struggles. They have no idea what it's like to not be able to do ANYTHING with your hair. Or how it immediately separates in to tiny, scraggly oily strands that want to just stick to you if you don't use any products. How it makes you look like a wet rat most of the time, people think you're dirty because you look greasy. God forbid you have oily skin like me too, hello acne. If you wash it too much it just gets oilier, but it looks best when it's freshly washed. I only wash my hair twice a week, it still doesn't look nice when it's not washed, despite what people say about your hair not getting as dirty as quickly when you go longer between washes. Still VERY noticeable that it's oily. But it's healthier to go longer without washing it, and it makes it take a LITTLE bit longer to get oily. Like one extra day. They don't know how the tiniest breeze turns our hair into a bird's nest of a thousand painful tangles, but brushing your hair more than once a day will make it an oily mess. Girls with thick frizzy hair think they have to use a million products to smooth their hair down when they really just need some moisture and to stop using heating tools. Thin haired girls have to use a bunch of products to make their hair just look NORMAL and not over dry or over moisturize and weight it down. And damage actually makes it look better! To a point of course. Once it's super damaged, it looks and feels like fried straw. Thankfully our hair does better with bleach than other types. It is a CONSTANT battle for balance that just gets overlooked as "Oh you can do whatever you want with your hair, you're so lucky!" Girl I haven't been able to curl my hair in YEARS. I have given up styling my hair at all, it's so ugly. I just let it be its natural flat self, since thick haired girls say we can do that with our hair. "You can just wash it and walk out the door and look great!" And it looks horrible lol. There are no positives to fine thin straight hair, besides not having to do much with it if you cut it all off.

[@mynamo12]

Madison Crum I relate to everything! Such a stupid thing to worry about, but I’ve cried many times over my hair because it literally NEVER looks good. Considered shaving it but my parents would kill me. I’ve tried waist length hair, I’ve tried a bob, I’ve tried no layers and layers, I’ve tried different styles. l don’t know what to do.

[@probablynot2123]

@@mynamo12 I feel you SO MUCH right now

[@user-xc9di1ko4t]

Madison Crum I have the same hair type and I hhaaaattte my hair I would kill for any other hair type

[@ashleigh9690]

i relate to this so fuckign much omg

[@schwester6523]

You guys should check out "thin hair is beautiful too" . Fine straight hair is beautiful too despite being problematic.

[@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem]

i'm 49. i started lightening and coloring my hair in my late teens. part of the reason was for what she mentioned here - i had fine and oily hair. keeping it "damaged" helped me keep it somewhat styled. i kept this up until the last few years when we just can't afford it. fortunately, its not as oily as it used to be. but the good news, ladies, oily hair and skin will keep you more youthful looking longer!! up until the last year, people thought i was still in my 30s. the last year has been stressful due to health issues, so i have some fine lines around my eyes that are beginning to tell on me, but people still think i'm early 40s. september, i'll be 50. there's always a silver lining to every problem.

[@michellee8629]

Can you please do a video going from wet just washed hair to your everyday styled look with drugstore products. I love the way your hair looks but ya girl is a poor college student 😂😆

[@emilylunney338]

Ebellonetwo this is such a good idea!!

[@kaylacook3292]

Snaps to that girl

[@dudar7856]

While we could always use more of these :) Kayley has done a few which would help you out! Just look through the videos - she has some "from clean to dirty three days" type videos and she tends to recommend the Kristen Ess and Herbal Essences products which are both drug store throughout her videos. It might take some mixing and matching, but until our girl has time, this might help!

[@Abrar87]

Try braiding or twisting your wet hair (especially if done overnight).

[@violet12961]

Kayley please help a girl out and do a video on how to do hair that works under a graduation cap!

[@Deni-mt9bj]

erin.violet I used one of her half up prom hairstyles. It looked beautiful 😍

[@erinanderson8666]

She has one from a few years back that I actually used for my grad school graduation! There's one with a pretty side braid that I love. It will take some searching but I know it's here!

[@byeblckbirdxx]

For different hats too! Grad school tams can sit very differently

[@samanthadiaz2360]

Yes!!! Straight, fine hair girl here. So excited.

[@k1tkat-kate]

GIRL YES I have fine flat hair, it'd been pretty consistently between shoulder and boob length for the last 10 years and I cannot get it to have any shape! I used to have longer hair and would struggle with split ends and major dryness. This video is everything I needed

[@sannihakkarainen]

your energy is always so uplifting and lovely, i always get so cheered up when watching you, no matter the topic! this just happened to be perfect as i definitely have very fine, VERY straight hair! for me, what ended up working the best was cutting it 😂 the longer it was, the duller and straighter it looked, now it actually looks pretty bouncy and has more volume!

[@amarniel]

*is anticipating a massive GoT themed video* but gosh this video was so helpful!

[@KR-mx4nt]

Have you seen her game of thrones video from last year?

[@amarniel]

@@KR-mx4nt yes! I loves it! So much work went into that 😮

[@KR-mx4nt]

@@amarniel Me too so awesome! Ya she's a rockstar

[@chicitabonita12]

this was THE BIGGEST HELP. I have super straight hair that has only been slightly bleached. I was so mad I curled my hair twice last Saturday... twice WITH a really good hairspray & it only took 15 minutes until it was super straight again. Sooooo frustratingggggg. You’re amazing. Saving my life.

[@kitssch]

I’m so grateful to have found your channel! My long hair was effectively a curtain, sheet- if you will- of hair so i cut it into a lob for style- now I see a way out 🙌

[@Allieyourpallie]

I wore those EXACT shoes to every dance freshman and sophomore year. And i have very fine fine straight hair and it's making improvements... but needs these tips. THANK YOU!!!

[@rainbow279]

I have extremely fine, flat hair. I have already learned SO MUCH from you from watching you over the years, and I've learned so much more now! Thank you so much, Kayley! You are so incredibly talented, you are definitely my favorite hair person on youtube!

[@kcstone101]

Yaaaaaaaas Kayley Melissa, Hair Queen, to my rescue!!!! I have struggled with flat, oily, straight hair my whole life, and I am just now learning more about how to work with it (you are so right, damaged hair is definitely easier to style!), so I am super thankful for your extra tips!!!

[@ShannaCarlson525]

I've struggled with fine/straight hair my whole life and I did pick up a couple of tips. Thanks! Love you, girlie!

[@HannaTass]

I got the straight virgin hair so this was a great video for me! Thank you!! Looking forward to next week's video 😊

[@aliesefitch1099]

I love how in depth you go into everything in your videos! So helpful!

[@erinpagliaro]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I've watched so many fine hair tips and tricks videos as well as how to get your hair to hold curl videos and yours have BY FAR been the best and most helpful.

[@adinashafi933]

I always get so excited when she uploads and this video is what I needed ❤️❤️

[@EmpeROARFabulous]

Kayley Melissa is a friggin national treasure! My hair game has gotten sooooo much better from her advice. Entertaining and honest! 💙

[@Chinnychinchin369]

BEST video ever for fine straight hair! I agree with everything you said. I found that a modified wet set gives the longest lasting, moisturised and shiny yet voluminous curls on my hair. I do this instead of using hot tools on it. Fine hair gets more easily damaged too.

[@Vivircer]

Amen to that I have super fine hair and it neverrrr holds curls when done with hot tools - wet sets are my absolute holy grail and using a setting spray with it will hold curls in my hair for three to four days afterwards

[@kaitlynwagner1628]

you have just described my hair to an almost crazy extent!!!! the oily, heavy, thick, super fine hair.... used to be really long and is not shorter! thanks for all the these tips!!

[@SULDLife]

Thank you for the awesome hair tips! I donate my hair and your helpful tips on keeping hair damage free are awesome! Thank you!

[@Shag529]

This is such high quality content. Thank you for teaching us fine haired girls your ways!

[@laurenhofer02]

So helpful!! Literally describing problems I can fix with my hair. I'd love some tips on how to help long, flat hair from matting?

[@ArianaVallesWorldEnglish]

Such a good idea!!!

[@kaits9026]

I've learned so much about how to take care of/style my hair from you over the last couple of years. Thank you. And after joining the braidaholic nation I've saved my length from the sweltering heat of summer and the urge to cut it all off and go to a pixie cut again

[@MegsKlappstuhl]

I remember my hairdo for prom, my hairstylist put so much hairspray on my curls (thin hair) that when I arrived at the location my hair was completely flat and stiff, so I really feel your advice on mousse before hairspray!

[@enchanting_elizabeth]

This video was extremely helpful, thank you! I love your cheerful personality :)

[@brittanyg6796]

Oh hey I left a comment on one of your recent videos asking about fine hair! Thank you for listening to your subscribers!

[@ambersampson744]

Me: Why am I watching this? I have thick curly hair? Oh, wait...I LOVE Kayley Melissa 🙌

[@halfofmyheart3167]

Same haha 💕

[@mindyrardin9934]

Hahah yesssss

[@aleksandraylle2228]

Same but mine are mostly wavy

[@bundlewade]

Same here! :)

[@bibliophilecb]

Literally me lol

[@FluffyLittleSquirrel]

I used to have very fine and very flat oily hair, but when I bleached it and started curling it, it made a lot of difference. Another tip that I actually learned from Kayley - let the hair cool in your hand after curling it. It makes the curls last so much longer!

[@Fashionburia]

This was super helpful! I’ve struggled with my long flat hair my whole life!

[@carolpack8511]

Hey Kayley. could you do a video talking about current favorites? like different shampoos and everything you use to get your hair perfect. thanks

[@sarah-vf3xr]

Love you sis and thanks for the tips 💜

[@lucyahern9162]

THANK U SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO. I think this is the first youtube comment I have ever left. But this video has changed my life. I have struggled with thin hair my whole life and never heard of most of these tips

[@reaganluker2278]

Yay!! I love you and all of your tips!!!! Thank you!

[@floxendoodle942]

OMG! Someone else who “damages” their hair for the texture change so that you don’t have to shampoo as often! I get a curly perm in my hair every 8 months or so . . . I not only get the curls but the courser, slightly damaged hair from the perm lets me go several days before washing. It’s a miracle!

[@OnlyMe992]

I love your personality, always lifts my mood up 🙃🙂

[@theoutcastchristian]

Thank you so much for this!! I have always been struggling with my fine hair. It never holds a style and my boss actually thought I wasn't brushing my hair because of how frizzy it gets... it always seemed as though it would never look decent unless I went to a salon every freaking day... thank you so much for these tips!

[@Dannybee3]

this is literally my new favorite video on KZbin!

[@sagegrey3910]

Loved this video!! I agree with other comments, I would love to see a part two to this video, where you show us your favorite products for your hair!! Like; •What oils you use/recommend for your ends •Your favorite styling tools •All your favorite types of dry shampoo/leave in conditioner/mousse etc. Something like that would be amazing 😊💕

[@cavaschilli8549]

Thank you! I've been looking for this for years!

[@gaiagirardelli7987]

Yessssss! Thank you so much. You are clear, straight to the point. I am one of those "virgin hair" ladies and your tip about mousse has proved a game changer. Now my curls actually last all day (ok they turn to soft waves but it's an amazing result for me 😁).

[@AimeeRose22]

Thank you from one fine haired lady to another!! Great tips!!

[@oo0happiness0oo]

Thaaanks for this video, you juste explained everything about my fine hair!! I'll try some tips in the next days 👍 Can't wait for next week's video!!

[@ameliazidek9807]

I love you Kayley!❤️🥰

[@janekof]

Thank you!!! This was much needed. My hair is the virgin kind...but mostly because I gave up on it. This might get me back into styling it.

[@audreykessler8112]

I have fine hair and I also have very thin hair and it’s not thick at all, so it does hold curls very well

[@Judith21123]

this video was super helpful! love to see a part 2!

[@RachelMassey2531]

Yes please suggest a mousse! Thanks! Loved this!

[@Claire-f]

Gosh this advice is so golden, thank you!!!!

[@jado637]

Absolutely life changing

[@shortnsweet1413]

Girl you have brought this lady's fine, flat (yet super thick) hair to life just by watching your videos over the years but this one was EXTRA helpful. Really does a great job of breaking down what you do to your hair to come up with your style (that I have been desperately trying to recreate - getting there haha). I am with everyone saying we want a product haul/recommendation video though. BTW, I did not know that color treated hair was such a great repellent of the whole grease situation...I just always assumed that my hair looked worse because my roots were growing out, not because the grease holds better to unbleached hair. Definitely validates my frustration with my hair when it's due for a touch up. 😜 Love your stuff and just love you in general!! Keep being amazing!! And if you could post some more bridal hair tutorials l would love you forever (my bestie is getting married in November and I'm her MOH and we are trying to figure out styles for all the girls 😳 #allthefloofybraids)

[@EileenJOfficial]

this video is a blessing for me. Knowledge I wish I had years ago.

[@michellehuble3184]

On my Sephora app and started looking at hair products and then this notification popped up. Perfect for my fine hair!

[@kayleymelissa]

Haha, I love that timing!!

[@im_mac_ulate935]

my fine hair guru! thank you for this video!

[@jessicafletcher7518]

This is going to be so helpful for me as this is my hair all over!

[@karlaalanis291]

Love it!!!

[@mgds85]

I started growing my hair out and it is truly like my oily hair from high school came back. It lasted a long two months before I got highlights. It solves more of my problems than it makes.

[@carolinegordon5726]

Please please do a video covering your fave products for fine hair that you mentioned!!!!

[@DarrahJay]

I look forward to trying some of these. I have thin, wavy/curly hair that falls out in clumps so I'm near bald.

[@consciouslypure2176]

Wonderful tips, thank you :) I love your bubbly nature, it’s so lovely to listen to you!

[@joannalawrence418]

Omgggg besides being incredibly sweet your tips are the absolute best. The whole oily roots with dry frizzy split endings is the story of my life

[@liesbethverhaeghe8252]

great video! fist one i found that helps me with the mistakes i was making and even with the things i was doing right. Nice tips and extra info to.xx

[@stephaniewilcox4836]

OMG THE VIDEO IVE BEEN WANTING ALL MY LIFE

[@jennys.9046]

My hair looks exactly the way yours did in high school! This was the most helpful hair tutorial I ever watched. I have to change out pretty much every product I use, haha.

[@noemee]

So helpful OMG! Thank you so much! 💕

[@talkshushigeisha]

I watched this on saturday and dug out an old can of moose on Sunday, curled my hair and wow. It started a little 80s (barrel might have been too small!) but I still have nice curls today which for my straight af hair has never happened before! Thanks for this video!

[@morganpantoja5583]

This was awesome!! I could relate so much

[@debrachen529]

Wow!! This is so helpful :) Thanks for all the great tips~~

[@claremorgan6994]

Great tips, really resonated with me, excited to give them a go

[@tanjare8903]

this was super helpful !! thank you!

[@cookiebeauty7628]

Omg! Am so glad you posted about😆😍 I have long fine hair🙄

[@organizedbytrish7213]

This is great advice for people with this type of hair like myself! I can confirm that these techniques will work! No hair stylist has been able to help me and it took years for me to discover these things on my own. You have saved young people with this hair type years of struggling and disappointment. There is just one other thing that I have learned for keeping my hair curled. Use setting lotion and steam rollers. Any other method just falls out in about 10 mins or less. I did learn one thing from your video and that is the advice about curling your hair before doing a voluminous braid. I was unsuccessful when I tried this type of braid before. So, I'll try your advice. Thank you!

[@EarlEBirde]

I absolutely love this! Part 2?

[@kaylacook3292]

Your skin looks amazing

[@WhatSavvySaid]

yay! thank you for this. I 2nd the product recommendations video please. :)

[@margaritaafanaseva2426]

LOVE THIS!!! Kayley, can you also please make a video on how to take care of your blonde (keep it from turning rusty yellow) etc? That would be so helpful for so many people!

[@VKiera]

The struggle of when you have this hair type and you also never learned how to style your hair so you just give up and let the hair win.

[@lydschnid61]

I have virgin, untreated hair, and what you are saying is SO TRUE! My hair does not keep a curl at all! I have naturally straight hair and used to have waist-length hair until very recently, and I basically gave up on curling because it always fell so quickly!

[@olgapolt]

That is why I do perms

[@lesliereneefox]

Super helpful. Thank you!

[@DorothyCallahan5]

fine-haired lovelies: not your mother’s entire beach babe line is AMAZING!!! i’m a fine-haired lady with anemia and this line is a lifesaver!!!!

[@morgiana111]

Needed this!! 💖

[@dee8546]

Why haven't you made this video before. This describes my hair to a t and now I finally have tips to deal with it. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!

[@kayleymelissa]

Haha! I have no idea!! I'm glad it helps!

[@dee8546]

@@kayleymelissa Thank you so much!

[@luellaruhter8807]

Love U girl, thanks for your videos. I have super long hair.

[@lovelylola20]

Definitely wanna try these hacks, finally some one understands what I’ve been dealing with for almost 25 years lol ! Thanks girl! ❤️

[@joanmcdermott6798]

Try 60 years!

[@vyvy0221]

I have never had my hair dyed/ bleached for more than 20 years of my life because my hair is super fine and thick and I just don’t want to damage it although there’s a color I’ve always wanted to try. But after this, I’m going to to do. Thanks Kayley 🥺

[@katherinewilding2678]

Thank you for the tips 🙏

[@KR-mx4nt]

Thank you! And also omg, i forgot about those Steve Maddens!!! So funny. Those and platform sneakers, omg.

[@blairbardot53]

Awesome video ! I need this

[@kyliekyoshi6633]

omg went off my phone for a second...saw ur video and clicked sooooo fast!! love you...and ur dog too lol!!

[@leopardqueen86]

Girl, where were these tips when I was in high school lol I'm 33 and just learning about all these things and how to style my fine straight hair. I'm so glad I've come across your channel and how to better deal with my hair. I've always struggled with keeping a curl in my hair and back in like middle/high school and if I wanted to curl my hair for whatever reason, I would douse my hair in hairspray. So I'm going to try using mouse. Thank you for all your tips!

[@elenagalliani]

Very interesting! I also just realised that damage is your friend.. I was OBSESSED with healthy hair but now I finally broke free and got my highlights again, so happy! It would be very interesting to talk a bit about cuts, I struggle with heaviness or with weird shapes with certain lengths and layers

[@mc12396]

love this...can you add how to keep it from being tangled all the time? mine is straight and is always tangled 😥

[@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem]

my sister and niece's hair are so fine, i could literally brush their hair, put the brush down to braid it, and it already be tangled again. my niece's hair would literally catch lint from the air and tangle around it.

[@basiagorska3362]

Have you tried clarifying and/or chelating it? You can get special shampoos for that. I absolutely understand your struggle :D

[@l0vexaile]

I had to cut my hair to get rid of this problem! Once my hair gets below my chest, the tangles will never end!

[@IsaRaelene]

What helps me is Argan oil. I take a tiny bit of my hair serum and put a drop or two of Argan oil on top, warm it up in my hands and spread it around in my damp hair (from the chin down). After this I blowdry my hair with a paddle brush until it's about 90% dry. The oils and blow drying it with a paddle brush makes a real difference in how tangled it gets.

[@Abrar87]

Try adding apple cider vinegar (organic) to your hair washing routine (there are many videos on this topic). It makes my hair nice and soft. Also, try braiding it. It REALLY keeps my hair from getting tangled. If I put my hair up in a ponytail, it gets tangled. If in braids, it doesn't!

[@amandas3511]

This is so helpful!! I have fine, straight, virgin, healthy hair (I know, poor me) and I never can get my hair to do anything so I can't wait to try these!

[@Keapix]

This is so helpful, thanks. My hair is impossible to curl, or get any volume in, and I never considered it was because my hair is too healthy!

[@SharonGreen]

So helpful for us fine-haired gals. Thank you! Also, loving your eye makeup here - what product are you wearing?

[@madelinehwang2630]

Kayley I absolutely love your videos! Especially this one bc I have extremely fine virgin hair, but can u please do a hair favorites video?

[@rachaelh8516]

We would love a video about texturizing products! I live in a really dry climate and most texturizing products I find has salt with drys my hair out so much!