DIY A Salon-Worthy Blowdry With These Volume Hair Products

Who doesn’t love the look of their locks after a blowdry? But let’s be honest: we’re often too time poor to achieve the bodacious results at home. But achieving the elusive salon-worthy blowdry in the comfort of your own home is easier than you think. Read on for the hero products that can do the heavy lifting for you, without a trip to the hairdressers.

Fudge Xpander Volumizing Shampoo

Most volumizing shampoos leave my hair dehydrated, frizzy and prone to snapping off easily. And ironically volume hair products claiming to leave my hair more bodacious, have actually left it flat and devoid of any body. This Fudge shampoo imparts an incredible shine, while offering significant volume to the roots. The clear-gel formula also reduces knots and makes my hair easier to comb. I don’t need to use a conditioner after this, as it’s so softening. But it also adds body throughout my hair, so it doesn’t leave me with super-boosted roots and limp locks everywhere else. Tip: Doing a double cleanse with this formula makes the hair more bouncy, airy and fresh. If you want that extra oomph, I recommend bending over and blow drying the roots of your hair from the inner layers of your hair – it magnifies the shampoo’s volumising effect.

But remember: Volume hair products can cause build up over time, so always remember to use a good clarifying shampoo to give your hair a mini detox.

Fudge Expander Volumizing Shampoo

Editor in Chief approved

Beauticate’s Editor in Chief, Sigourney Cantelo, constantly raves about the Christophe Robin Cleansing Volumizing Paste. She says it’s one of the few volume hair products that add grit and bodacious bulkiness to her slippery soft locks: the paste made her strands thicker, giving the illusion of a fuller head of hair, without the feeling of sticky residue. Sigourney knew it was a keeper when a professional hairstylist asked what she did differently, because her hair was so easy to style and significantly thicker.

Christophe Robin Cleansing Volumising Paste

Silver Bullet Odyssey

The Silver Bullet Odyssey hair dryer has certainly been game changing for my hair care routine. When drying my hair with the Odyssey, the roots of my hair appear significantly more lifted and my hair simply looks more airy and bouncy. The texture of my fine (usually brittle) locks also appears smooth and refined, even in the absence of any additional styling. Since using the Silver Bullet Odyssey to dry my hair at night, I wake up with straighter, kink-free hair, that seems to part in the perfect position.

There are two types of setting you can control on this hairdryer; the intensity of the heat and also the physical amount of heat that is dispensed. The Odyssey is very powerful and can dry my hair swiftly, but for this very reason, I recommend people with fine, damaged or dehydrated hair, to use a heat protectant and select the medium level for both options (intensity of heat + amount of heat) to minimise any risk of damage.

Silver Bullet Odyssey hair dryer

Batiste Volume Dry Shampoo

This product removes oil, doesn’t weigh the hair down, and acts as a fantastic stand-in for hair teasing. While the Fudge shampoo adds gorgeous body, the Batiste dry shampoo takes things to another level. It adds a dramatic root boost without making your hair look frizzy – consider it the Rolls Royce of volume hair products (at least in my books!). And on my hair, it adds this soft curve on the side, that prevents my hair from looking dead straight. It feels like a hairspray/dry shampoo hybrid, as my hair certainly feels more textured and the volume is maintained throughout the day. However, be careful: while it’s fantastic at adding body, it also does leave a white cast, so you will need to spend extra time combing your hair out.

Batiste Volume Dry Shampoo

Conditioners That Don’t Weigh The Hair Down

Conditioners can often make your hair look dangerously limp. The EVO Bride of Gluttony conditioner softens the hair and adds subtle volume. I find using a pea sized amount of this volume hair product is enough to minimise frizz and infuse moisture. Although it doesn’t add significant volume, it’s one of the few conditioners that doesn’t leave my hair a flat disaster (even if I use a pea sized amount, most conditioners leave me looking like Professor Snape). But while this conditioner doesn’t leave my locks looking lifeless, be careful not to apply too much as it is still an emollient conditioner. I once slathered it all over my hair and was left with seriously greasy locks!

For people with damaged or chemically processed hair, you may need to opt for a more nourishing option. I highly recommend Previa Volumising Conditioner for that subtle lift and extra hydration.