Skin and Hair Care

We all have hair problems—frizz, dryness, split ends—but when you have fine or thinning hair, your biggest enemy is lack of volume.

And did you know that the wrong haircut can make your strands look lifeless and dull? This is where changing your hairstyle comes in. While a foolproof haircare routine is important, a hairstyle suited for your hair density still makes a ton of difference.

Below, we gathered the best A-list hairstyles to inspire your next salon sesh!

1. Sydney Sweeney’s Sleek Waves 

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The epitome of effortless, Sydney Sweeney’s sleek waves instantly give volume to long, thin locks.

While long hair can often feel boring, Sydney’s hairstylist Glen Oropeza created subtle layers and highlights to add dimensione to her look.

Tip for Thin Hair: Change your parting for extra volume! And if you want va-va-voom hair, cop Sydney’s Dark Blonde Halo to complete the style.

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2. Maisy Stella’s Half Ponytail 

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While any ponytail hairstyle can be daunting for those with fine or thin hair, actress Maisy Stella proves you can still make it work for you!

Of course, Maisy used our Cream Blonde Halo to give her mane a boost, but with or without hair extensions this can still be a beautiful hairstyle for you.

A messy, half-up ponytail with a face-framing fringe works best for thinning hair as it adds body and movement to your locks. 

Tip for Thin Hair: Don’t make the half-ponytail too perfect. The “messier” or “undone” it looks the better as this gives your hair extra texture.

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3. Cara Delevingne’s Deep Side Part 

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Wearing your hair in the same part for a long period of time can place a strain on the strands, making it more prone to breakage—aka, traction damage.

Move it around and try a deep side part like Cara’s, so your weakened hair can rest and have time to get stronger.

With your new part, you can try different hairstyles as well, like a straight lob. 

Tip for Thin Hair: We know tapered ends are best for hair that’ll wear hair extensions, but if you don’t plan to wear one so much, have your ends cut in a blunt way. Blunt ends instantly create the illusion of healthier, thicker hair!

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4. Daisy Edgar-Jones’s Blunt Bangs

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Full bangs not only add visual interest to your face and hairstyle, they also add volume to balance out the thinness or flatness of your hair. Use a hot brush or straightener to style it so it falls beautifully no matter how much you move.

Tip for Thin Hair: Avoid cutting your bangs too thick. Ask your hairstylist for full, blunt bangs with face-framing layers so the grow-out still looks gorgeoua.

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5. Hailee Steinfeld’s Bob

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A bob is a great option for people with thinning hair as the sharp, blunt style can frame your face beautifully.  

We love how Hailee Steinfeld’s stylist Danielle Priano gave her bob a French twist with loose waves for a tres chic finish.

Tip for Thin Hair: Don’t be afraid to play with your bob! Switch up your part, experiment with curls and waves, and even try adding texturising spray and gel for extra volume and body.

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6. Sabrina Carpenter’s Curtain Bangs

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Sabrina Carpenter’s curtain bangs (and hairstyle, in general) is the face-framing cut to boost the appearance of thin hair. It contains a lot of layers while her iconic fringe connect to her shortest layers—avoiding the dreaded look of blocky bangs. 

Tip for Thin Hair: Ask your hairstylist for wispy, feathered ends for to emulate Sabrina’s whimsical ‘do. Don’t forget to request layers that bring out your jaw and cheekbones! 

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7. Khloe Kardashian’s Mermaid Waves 

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The dream for a lot of thin-haired girlies, including us. Got short hair? Sitting Pretty’s got your back! The halo hair extensions can be as long as 20 inches so you can get instant mermaid hair. Just make sure to wave out your hair so it seamlessly blends together.

Tip for Thin Hair: Apply a heat protectant before using a curling iron or wave maker on your hair. And of course, spritz a bit of hairspray to keep the waves intact all day.

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8. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s Blowout 

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No matter what hair length you have, or whether you have bangs or not, a blowout will create a ton of faux volume. Don’t be afraid to switch up your hair part!

Tip for Thin Hair: Dry your hair up to 80% before blowing it out with a hot roller brush or a blow dryer and round brush duo. To make sure it lasts long, set your blowout with soft rollers and keep them in until they’re fully dry.

Need more hairstyles for thinning hair? Check these out:

• 15 Hairstyles For Festivals That Are Easy To Do

• 12 Wedding Ponytail Hairstyles That’ll Make Heads Turn

Gone are warm summer days, rocking salt-soaked hair, and having a blast at the beach. The leaves have changed their colour and the weather’s cooler, so you know what this means: fall’s here.

You probably think it’s okay to keep your summer hair routine as is, but actually, you need to switch it up for the colder months. We don’t mean all products, just make a few changes to make your haircare routine cold weather-ready.

If you have fine or thin hair, this is especially important as your strands are prone to buildup, dullness, and breakage. The colder weather won’t do your hair any favours, either—aside from making it look duller, it’ll be more prone to frizz and static.

Don’t worry, though. Below are our tried-and-tested tips to keeping your thin hair healthy in the fall!

Thin and Fine Hair Tips for Fall

1. Get a regular trim

Regular beach swim sessions and sun exposure damage hair and dry them out. If you have split ends and you’re bringing them into fall—where the weather is drier—this could lead to breakage. That’s the last thing any of us with fine hair want.

As much as it hurts to say goodbye your summer style, your hair will thank you when you get a trim or cut.

This will leave your hair in a healthier state and bring it back to life! Who knows, maybe you can also get that hair-thickening haircut you’ve been eyeing on your Pinterest board.

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2. Use a heat protectant

Let’s be real: none of us were using blow dryers during the summer. 

But, now that it’s colder, it can take hair longer to dry. We’re team blow drying on this one as air drying can actually cause yeast to thrive, leading your scalp to overcompensate by producing more oil.

If you’ve ever wondered why your hair is so oily after one day, it might be because you’ve been air drying it.

Before blow drying your freshly-washed mane, though, don’t forget to apply a heat protectant! You just want to dry your hair, not damage it.

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3. Keep moisture intact

Fall isn’t the time to skip conditioners and hair oils! The drop in temperature can dry out your hair and lead to breakage.

Fine hair can be easily weighed down, so invest in a lightweight conditioner and hair oil. If you don’t like using a conditioner every wash day, try a weekly hair mask instead.

By keeping your mane hydrated and moisturised, you’ll have soft and smooth hair all season long without that dreaded oily feel. 

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4. Add a clarifying shampoo

Fine-haired ladies, we know how easy it is for products to buildup on our scalps. We’ve all been guilty of reaching for that dry shampoo to prolong our hairstyle for just one more day. Plus, if we wash with hard water, yikes!

So every once in a while, maybe once a week or every two weeks, reset your hair and get rid of all the residue built up with a clarifying shampoo. You’ll be surprised at how weightless, soft, and vibrant your hair will feel after!

Tip: If your hair’s coloured, use it sparingly to avoid stripping off the dye. 

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5. Sleep in protective hairstyles

Did you know that your hair is more prone to damage during your beauty sleep than the rest of the day, even in fall? To combat waking up with a bird’s nest (you know what we mean, frizz, tangles, broken pieces of hair), wear a protective hairstyle before going to bed. This can be a loose braid or ponytail or a top knot! 

If your hair is too short to tie or wrap, invest in a silk pillowcase. Go for one made of 22 Momme and 100% pure Mulberry Silk for the strongest and smoothest quality. Trust us, your hair will love it. It’s like an 8-hour hair mask for your strands!

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6. Take care of your scalp

Love wearing clip-in hair extensions? Why not let your hair and scalp rest this season. All that tugging and pulling on your hair can lead to thinning strands. And with the dry weather, hello, flaking and dandruff.

If you still want to wear hair extensions during special occasions, try Halo hair extensions. They don’t damage your scalp or hair because they don’t tug, pull, or weigh anything down. Plus, you can take them on and off whenever you like!

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7. Give hair extra volume with new products

With little to no humidity at all during the fall, your hair will lose its body. Luckily, there are tons of volumising products you can add to your routine to bring the glamour back.

Texturising sprays, shampoos, and salt sprays—take your pick! We love a texture spray more than the others because it’s a no-fail product to getting that gorgeous, yet undone, look with any hairstyle. It’s like you didn’t exert too much effort.

A change in season is never exciting for your hair. But, with these tips you can make the transition easier and even make your mane look better.

Find more haircare tips here:

• How to Revive Dead Hair With These 6 Tips

• 10 Tips To Grow Your Hair Faster

Those of us with thin and fine hair can only rely on volumising and thickening shampoos and mousses to a certain point. Sometimes, we need the pros. And in this case, they’re hair extensions.

Hair extensions, when done right, are invisible; discreetly hiding beneath your natural hair. But, getting that look is easier said than done—even with The Halo.

So, we’re here to help you get more good hair days with The Halo. Keep reading below for all the steps to get a natural look with Halo hair extensions!

1. Choosing The Halo

There are two things you need to know when picking a Halo to use: its colour and thickness.

What You’ll Need:

• Your phone 
• Your hair goals

How To Choose A Halo

1. Check your natural hair’s thickness and what you’d like to achieve with The Halo. Do you want volume? Extra length and volume? Or a ton of length and volume?
2. Next, go to your window where there’s natural light. 
3. Take a bunch of selfies of your hair on the front, side, and back so you can see the depth of your natural hair colour.
4. If your hair has balayage or highlights, focus on the ends of your hair. This is where The Halo will be most seen so it’s important it matches that part of your hair.

This is the simplest way to pick a Halo colour. Each one comes in Fine, Medium, and Thick styles to suit your taste. For more tips to finding your colour match, watch this:

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2. Prepping The Halo

As much as we’d love for Halos to be an open-and-wear type of situation, there are some steps you need to get the most natural look out of it.

The Halo, unlike other hair extensions, is made with 100% ProGrade Remy Hair. This means it’s pure human hair that’s been sealed with chemicals to maintain its look for months.

What You’ll Need:

• Gentle Shampoo and Conditioner
• A hanger

How To Prep The Halo

1. Run your water on warm and soak the hair.
2. Once The Halo is wet, take the Gentle Halo Shampoo and squeeze out enough product to cover the top half of the hair extensions.
3. Gently massage the shampoo into The Halo. Don’t scrunch it or rub the hair together to prevent tangles.
4. Put a bit more water on The Halo to help spread the shampoo from root to tip. One wash is enough. 
5. Rinse The Halo under warm running water. Tip: Make sure to position it vertically against the water so it’s running in a downward motion.
6. Grab the Gentle Halo Conditioner next and run your fingers through the extensions to distribute the product and remove any knots.
7. Rinse it well and squeeze the excess water out.
8. Hang it on a coat hanger or a drawer and let it air dry.

Want to see how others wash their Halos? Watch this video!

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3. Cutting The Halo

Each Halo thickness comes in different lengths. You can choose a Fine Halo that’s 16 inches long, or a Thick Halo that’s 12 inches long.

Depending on the look you’re going for, you’ll most likely need to either give it a cut or at least a trim so it seamlessly blends with your natural hair.

What You’ll Need:

• A pair of scissors, or an appointment your hairstylist!
• A hairstyle with feathered ends (Tip: If your hair has just been freshly cut, request for tapered ends. This makes the transition easier between your natural hair and The Halo.)

How To Cut The Halo

1. Wear The Halo, making sure it fits snugly on the occipital bone of your head.
2. Examine where your hair ends and where The Halo is most obvious. This is so you or your stylist can see where the disconnect is between your real hair and the hair extensions.
3. If you want the hair extensions to just give you volume, cut it to the exact same length as your real hair. Of course, if you want length, then go longer. 
4. Make sure the freshly cut ends of The Halo aren’t blunt. Just like your real hair, the ends should be tapered or feathered.
5. If the transition still isn’t that smooth, give the front pieces of your hair some face-framing layers. Layers are key to achieving a natural look with The Halo!

See the difference of a freshly cut Halo in various thicknesses on natural hair:

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4. Styling The Halo

At the end of the day, the way your Halo sits on your hair depends on how you style it. Waves and curls are popular with blending The Halo to your real hair, but if you want a straight look, you can totally achieve that without revealing your hair secrets!

What You’ll Need:

• Heat protectant spray
• Straightening iron
• Texturising spray

How To Style The Halo

1. Spritz heat protectant all over your hair and the hair extensions. You don’t want to fry any natural or faux strands now.
2. Place The Halo on your head.
3. Take your straightener out and make sure it’s hot enough. The fewer passes done on the hair, the better.
4. With 1-inch sections of hair, use the straightener to bend the ends inward, creating a soft blowout look. Tip: If you have face-framing layers, this style will make it look so good.
5. Move on to the other side of your head.
6. Spray texturising mist to make it look thicker and kind of lived in.

 Watch this easy tutorial to styling your Halo straight!

Now you know everything there is to know about making your Halo look natural. Go ahead and try it for yourself!

Need more Halo styling tips? Read these:

• How To Put Halo Extensions in a Ponytail

• 5 Easy Hairstyles Using Halo Hair Extensions

Your Halo finally came in the mail, congratulations! Now you can give your hair extra volume and length whenever you want.

But, learning how to style your Halo is only half the battle. The other half? Caring for it. It’s no secret that Halos are more affordable than other hair extensions, but if you’re not careful with how you use, style, and store it, you could end up spending more.

Since The Halo is made of 100% ProGrade Remy Hair—the finest quality of human hair—you can’t treat it like you would with the hair on your head. It’s more fragile than our strands.

Keep scrolling for tips on caring for your Halo hair extensions, so it lasts longer and looks brand new with every use!

How To Lengthen Your Halo’s Lifespan

Hair extensions, in general, can last anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, while costing hundreds to a few thousand dollars each.

At Sitting Pretty, we’re proud to say that The Halo lasts a minimum of 6 months, to up to 24 months! Let’s say you spend a total of $375 for The Halo, which already includes having it cut at the salon. If you took care of it well, you’d only have to buy one every year or two.

So, how can you get more for less with The Halo?

1. Avoid using hairstyling products—with the exception of two

The Halo is technically made with human hair, but it’s been chemically straightened and processed to preserve its colour and keep that smooth, shiny look.

While it looks and feels like natural hair, it won’t behave like one if you apply hair oils, serums, and leave-in conditioners on it. This is because these products are meant to be absorbed by our strands. But, since The Halo already has a chemical coating over it, it confuses the hair oil or conditioner, leaving the hair extensions sticky and tangled.

The only hairstyling products that are okay to use on The Halo are: a heat protectant spray to use before using a straightener or curling iron; and a texturising spray to add more volume and grit.

These two naturally sit on top of the hair, so they don’t disrupt the extensions’ cuticles.

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2. Don’t wash it too often

The Halo doesn’t need to be washed all the time, and we really mean it. Every 3 months (or longer) is the sweet spot for cleansing your Halo hair extensions.

You can’t use any shampoo and conditioner on it, too. Normal shampoos and conditioners contain a lot of butters and oils that can ruin The Halo’s texture. From smooth and straight, it could turn frizzy and dry after just one wash!

To be on the safe side, use a Halo-approved cleanser and conditioner, like our Gentle Halo Shampoo and Conditioner. It’s formulated to enhance your Halo’s lifespan, softens it, and preserves its colour.

How To Properly Wash Your Halo

1. Run your water on warm and soak the hair.
2. Once The Halo is wet, take the Gentle Halo Shampoo and squeeze out enough product to cover the top half of the hair extensions.
3. Gently massage the shampoo into The Halo. Don’t scrunch it up or rub the hair together to prevent tangles.
4. Put a bit more water on The Halo to help spread the shampoo from root to tip.
5. One wash is enough. But, if it’s really dirty you can wash it twice!
6. Rinse The Halo under warm running water. Make sure to position it vertically against the water so it’s running in a downward motion.
7. Grab the Gentle Halo Conditioner next and run your fingers through the extensions to distribute the product and remove any knots.
8. Rinse it well and squeeze the excess water out.
9. Hang it on a coat hanger or a drawer and let it air dry.

Take note that washed Halos dry with a bit of a wave, just like natural hair! Don’t panic if you see the waves. You didn’t do anything wrong. It just means The Halo is now clean and ready to be styled.

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Store it in a safe, dark place

No, we don’t mean your fridge. As much as possible, don’t just store your Halo anywhere as this can lead to tangling and friction with the hair. 

You can keep it in your drawer, closet, or our favourite: either The Halo Travel Pouch or in the original box the Halo hair extensions came in.

This will protect your Halo and its colour, which can fade if it’s exposed too much to the sun.

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3. Don’t DIY your Halo’s cut

Unless you’re a professional hairstylist, of course. Cutting hair may seem simple on paper, but in reality (especially with hair extensions), there are layers, shapes, lengths, and ends to consider.

The last thing you want is to cut your Halo too short or in a weird length. Save time and effort and enlist your go-to hairstylist for their expertise.

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4. Don’t bleach it

You can tone your Halo darker, but never bleach it to lighten it. We’ve found that using dye and bleach on Halo hair extensions leave the hair with patchy and uneven colouring/fading. Plus, it unpredictably alters the texture and look of The Halo.

This is why we recommend that if you’re not sure about your Halo shade, go a bit lighter. You can always tone it darker or use a temporary colour spray to help it better match your natural mane.

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Why You Should Invest In Halo Hair Extensions

Now that you know how to properly maintain and style your Halo for months or years to come, there’s no better time than now to find your colour match and add it to your cart. 

The Halo is not only more affordable than clip-ins, sew-ins, and tape-ins per year, it’s also the gentlest on your natural hair and scalp. Since Halo hair extensions don’t attach to your hair—they sit on your head instead—they don’t tug on your hair, preventing you from experiencing future hair thinning, hair damage, and hair loss!

If you’re still not sure how to get the most out of your Halo, you can always read our beginner’s guide.

Find more Halo hair extensions tips here:

• 10 Frequently Asked Questions About Sitting Pretty’s Halo Hair Extensions

• How To Put On Halo Hair Extensions In 3 Easy Steps

• This Is How You Find Your Perfect Hair Extensions Colour