How to make a blowout last on fine, flat hair (section and spray, skip the hairspray)

My hair is fine and it goes flat within seconds. I would do a full blowout, walk to the car, and it was already hanging limp. What finally fixed it was not a new hairspray. It was changing how I put texture spray on, one section at a time instead of one big cloud over my whole head.

Video transcript

Before. After. But how do you get your blowout to last? My fine hair is so flat within seconds. I really hate to be the one to tell you this, but instead of using the Color Wow texturizing spray on your hair like this, you need to be sectioning off every single piece and spraying it like this. Exhibit A. Let it marinate. Let it marinate. But is this texturizing spray gonna leave my hair extremely knotted like hairspray does? Let's find out. No, not so far. Look how easy my hair brush is just gliding through that. It's not sticky. It's not gonna leave that annoying white cast. It's just gonna add texture to your hair so you can maintain those curls and volume longer. I feel like out of all the hair care brands, you really just see all the celebrities using Color Wow because she really is that girl. Now besties, do you finally hear me when I say you gotta ditch the hairspray and get the Color Wow texturizing spray instead? You guys know by now, I literally just make my page to put you guys on all my best beauty secrets because I want you to have the big, juicy bombshell blowout of your dreams. Love you.

Why does my blowout fall flat so fast?

Fine hair does not have much grip on its own. The strands are smooth and light, so the shape you put in with the brush or the round barrel just slides out. When you spray a product over the top of your head, only the outside layer gets any of it. Everything underneath, the part that is actually holding the volume up, gets nothing, and that is the part that collapses first.

How do I use texturizing spray so the blowout lasts?

Section your hair the way you would for curling. Take one piece, lift it up, and spray it from underneath and on top. Then drop it and take the next piece. Do the whole head like that, every single piece, not just the crown. It takes a couple of extra minutes and it is the difference between volume that lasts the day and volume that lasts the drive.

Then let it sit. I mean it, let it marinate for a minute before you touch it. The spray needs a moment to dry down and give the hair that grip. If you brush straight away you just smooth it all back out.

Texturizing spray or hairspray, which is better for fine hair?

For fine hair I reach for the texturizing spray every time now. Hairspray holds by gluing hair together, so on fine hair it goes stiff, it knots, and the second you brush it you get those crunchy clumps. A texturizing spray like Color Wow Style on Steroids adds grit instead of glue. The hair still moves, it just keeps its shape and its volume for longer.

Will texturizing spray knot my hair or leave a white cast?

This was my biggest worry, so I tested it on camera. After it set, my brush glided right through. No knots, nothing sticky, and no white cast on my dark hair. If you are used to hairspray, that alone is a big change.

If you want your curls to stay defined rather than brushed into soft volume, skip the brush and just shake the roots out with your fingers. I wrote up that version in how I make a bombshell blowout hold without pins.

Who this is not for

If your hair is very thick or coarse and already holds a curl all day, you probably do not need this step, and a heavy grit spray can make thick hair feel dry and full. If your scalp gets irritated easily, keep the spray on the lengths and away from the roots. And if you want a stiff, frozen updo that does not move at all, this is not that. It is texture and staying power, not cement.