Give Me a Mane!

I have always had fine hair. Hairdressers always tell me it is as soft as a baby’s. But that is perhaps not so cute when you are in your late 20s. I love multi-tasking products that will turn my baby fuzz in to somewhat of a lions mane. Ok, make it a baby lion’s mane.

I find that Morrocanoil is the closest to a little miracle in a bottle. It transforms hair – whatever type it is, dry, brittle, damaged, lacklustre, in to rich and shiny tresses. It is worth the money and a little goes a very long way.

The other little magic wand I use to give my hair some volume is Philip Kingley’s Maximiser. It helps when you are blow-drying your hair and don’t want to make it flat as a pancake.

Yay I say to clever  beauty innovations that let us practically cheat our way to lovely hair we were almost born with.


Moroccanoil Original Oil Treatment, 25ml £12.85 from Lookfantastic
Philip Kingsley Mazimiser, £12.80

Pump Up the Volume

My hair has always been quite fine. The 'three feathers' Russian joke, as I have already described, was my nemesis in school. Therefore, I tend to look towards products that can give me volume without making my hair heavy or greasy and limp.

Step up Shan Rahimkhan. A cult stylist in Berlin, his new range, True Volume, has only launched in the UK this year. These products do what they promise: they truly pump up the volume. For fine hair, this is the equivalent of finding buried treasure. The Leave-in Treatment with Aloe Vera Juice softly plumps the hair, giving it texture and visible lift. The Supreme Volumizing Hairspray with Bamboo Extract is the hardest-working hairspray I've ever tried. It's invisible and holds any style like a magnet. 

I recommend the collection to anyone who has been searching for True Volume. The search is over. 

Supreme Volumizing Hairspray, £19.60

Double Phase Leave-in Treatment, £26.15