5 Products to Give Flat or Thin Hair Major Volume

I've dabbled in the sleek, flat-ironed look, but deep down, I love big hair. Maybe I'm a true product of the '80s or maybe it was from those years I lived in the South. But give me high, lifted-at-the-root Sky Ferreira (or maybe Kelly Bundy?) hair, and I'm a happy woman. I had coffee with Lipstick Queen founder Poppy King recently, who told me that she fell in love with lipstick as an instant mood enhancer. Similarly, my mood in any given day can pretty much be graphed on a root lift bar chart.

The picture above was taken at the tail end of Milan Fashion Week in September when I was running low on energy and high on espressos. I went overboard with the texture spray and fielded a few "What's going on with your hair today?" comments. But the sheer insanity of my high hair felt elevating—even, liberating.

Ever since cutting my hair short last year, I've been on a quest to find the best products to get my hair bigger and I've chronicled the good, the bad, and the crunchy on social media. Here are the five sprays, mousses, and balms that help give my limp, heavy hair volume and texture.