Denying gravity: how to make voluminous styling on medium hair

A voluminous hairstyle can completely change the way you look by defying gravity with its lift and fullness in medium hair. An updo with a lot of volume, bouncy blowout, or soft waves can all be achieved with the correct techniques.

Experimenting with volume is ideal for hair that is medium-length. It’s just the right length to add body and movement, but it’s still lightweight enough to maintain a style. A few basic tools and techniques will allow you to create salon-quality volume at home.

This tutorial will show you how to easily add volume to medium-length hair by providing advice on beginner-friendly and efficient products, tools, and styling methods.

Step	Description
1. Prep your hair	Wash your hair and apply a volumizing mousse while it"s still damp to give it extra lift.
2. Blow-dry upside down	Flip your head over and blow-dry your hair using a round brush for maximum volume.
3. Use a curling iron	Wrap sections of your hair around a curling iron to create loose waves that add body.
4. Tease the roots	Gently backcomb the roots of your hair to create more lift at the crown.
5. Finish with hairspray	Lock in your style by applying a lightweight hairspray to hold the volume in place all day.

Hairdressers" secrets: how to prepare medium-length hair for voluminous styling

Which styling is in style this year, do you know? Everything was layered and tousled. These are styles similar to graduated long bobs, mullets, and shaggy hair for people with medium-length hair. And volume is needed for all of them. It is therefore a useful skill to be able to do it at home.

Follow these three guidelines:

1. No oils, with the exception of leave-in products with the note “does not weigh down”.
2. Styling is always done on clean hair.
3. No need to layer several products. For spectacular volume, it is enough to choose two or three products – for example, from our review.

Before reaching for the comb and hair dryer in the bathroom, stylists advise checking the jars and bottles.

Shampoo

Since the care stage is where lasting volume starts. Sulfate-free and nourishing shampoos are not for you; they are definitely not for splendor. Concentrated cleansers and items from the volume lines should be noted.

SalonSecret’s selection:

For fine hair, use Matrix’s High Amplify. Principal benefits include not drying out the hair and providing the appropriate volume in the root zone. Citric acid and proteins are also ingredients in this shampoo. When used in conjunction with a conditioner from the same line, the outcome is naturally volumized, glossy hair.

Scalp Advanced is a professional product of L’Oréal. For those with oily skin, a shampoo-mask. There might be a subtle, pleasant coolness when applied. Only cleanliness, freshness, and an airy volume remain after application.

Serioxyl Advanced is a professional product of L’Oréal. Its universal benefit is that it makes hair thicker. And concurrently raises volume by 22% both instantaneously and throughout the day, based on an instrumental test. Magnesium enrichment in the shampoo makes thinning hair appear thicker.

Mousse

Fixes and thickens the hairstyle’s volume. Only the roots of damp hair should receive the product application. Hairdressers observe that mousse can weigh down strands if it gets on the length. Special mousses meant for curling curls are an exception; they ought to be applied from the roots to the ends.

SalonSecret’s selection:

Complete Extra Volume from L’Oréal Professionelle. the exact situation where you don’t feel the styling tool at all during the day. The mousse takes into account that fine hair can lose volume in as little as five minutes and is specifically made for them. Style just won’t allow this to occur.

Matrix is the setter. We envisioned the next generation of styling to have a weightless texture, a shiny finish, optimal hydration, a vegan formula, and a medium volume hold.

Spray

Lifts hair from the roots, which is perfect for getting a lofty hairstyle. Strong fixing sprays are helpful for styling with pronounced, catwalk splendor, and there are sprays for natural volume and weightless hold. Apply before styling, during, and after hair washing.

SalonSecret’s selection:

Matrix’s High Amplify Wonder Boost. One cannot easily overdo it. For long-lasting volume without stiffness or the appearance of glued hair, distribute along partings. Use hot air to properly dry your hair, as the heat activates the styling formula.

Techni.For fine hair, try L’Oréal Professionnel’s Art Pli. Volume plus heat protection plus extra hold are all benefits at once. After applying throughout the length, blow-dry the hair.

Styling powder

In order to lift strands here and there throughout the head, stylists typically apply multiple portions of powder to the root area. Or all the way down if you have to get artistic with your hair’s texture. Powder is a magical product; it appears to be pouring on you, but then it melts into your hair and evaporates in an instant, giving your hair an instant boost of volume. One very "winter" aspect of powder-textured styling is that it keeps your hair’s volume intact even when wearing a hat. Remove the cap and use your fingers to gently fluff your hair.

SalonSecret’s selection:

Riser in Height by Matrix. Quick result: a powerful hold and lots of volume. Strong enough that you can use your hands to fluff up your hair at the roots to bring back the volume even the following day. By the way, this powder works well for creating a more voluptuous look for pigtails.

L’Oréal Professionnel’s Super Dust. arranged the appearance of airy hair? A product with a weightless texture makes good on its promise to build volume from the ground up.

Dry spray

The ideal companion for fine hair. Dry spray is used by hairdressers for both elaborate and regular volumized styling. Give it a shot as well.

SalonSecret’s selection:

L’Oréal Professionnel’s Savage Panache Pure is a product for the bold. In keeping with 1960s customs, it is applied throughout the length to create frivolous images or to twist wild curls. To apply the product, hairdressers recommend parting the hair into strands, starting at the roots, and combing—there’snoother way to put it—combing the hair.

Matrix’s Triple Freeze. The spray varnish keeps the styling of any complexity intact for a considerable amount of time without becoming heavy. It will appeal to those who enjoy strong scents: the hairspray energizes your hair while the notes of lemon, apple, nectarine, and lily of the valley energize you.

Photo ideas for voluminous hairstyles on medium hair: choose and try to repeat

After gathering everything required for voluminous hairstyles on medium-length hair, we start looking through photos to find the most inspiring looks from stylists.

Volumetric curls

For medium hair with lovely curls like in these pictures, volumizing styling can be achieved using a curling or flat iron. Thus, don’t overlook the importance of heat protection. Alternatively, you could use traditional curlers.

Backcombing

Even the strongest backcombing requires styling assistance. Apply a fixing agent first, then pull and comb the strand multiple times from below, starting in the middle of the length and ending at the head. Also, take note of the styling—a low ponytail and backcombing are this year’s big trends. To achieve a bohemian look, you can tie a headband around your head.

Volumetric bun

You can create a voluminous bun for yourself without needing to be a princess or a bride. The most important thing is to remember to use mousse for volume and to use twelve invisible hairpins to reinforce the shape. This piece of your outfit can be worn to the office or on a date.

Styling without bangs with a styler

Your best bet for a voluminous style and a haircut without bangs is medium-length hair. Use a hair dryer to dry the strands, apply heat protection care, and begin pulling the hair with a styler toward the side of the head rather than down. Move the iron to the hair’s ends after grabbing them in the root zone with a comb.

Styling with curtain bangs

To achieve voluminous styling on medium hair and prevent "icicle-like" bangs, partner with a strong hairdryer and a circular brush. After separating the bangs, use a big brush to dry the hair while slanting it in various directions.

Of course, practicing after watching the video tutorial once is preferable.

Pigtails

Texture and volume are essential for any braid. How to use braiding to create a voluminous style on medium hair: Pull the braid’s strands out a little bit, then quickly secure with a dry spray.

Ponytails-buns

Asian styling is another name for this two-cute-bun style. Female idols from Korean pop groups frequently don it. It elegantly opens the face and neck and lends the picture a charming, innocent doll flair.

It’s not difficult to achieve voluminous styling on medium hair. You can easily achieve a lift and body that lasts all day by selecting the appropriate tools and products.

These methods, which range from blow-drying with a round brush to using a volumizing mousse, give your appearance bounce and fullness. It all comes down to enhancing the natural texture of your hair and giving it the extra push it requires.

You can effortlessly achieve the ideal balance of volume and style in your medium-length hair with a little practice, giving it a fuller appearance.

For medium-length hair, emphasize styling methods that lift the roots, add body, and add texture. You can add fullness right away by using a volumizing mousse, blow-drying with a round brush, and tease at the crown. For extra bounce, you can also try curling or using rollers. Lastly, a light hairspray at the end will help keep the volume in without weighing the hair down.

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