One of the downsides to long hair is flatness on top. I’m not talking about generally thin, flat hair, but when long hair weighs down from the roots, in my case making hair sit flat on my scalp even when I’ve got lots of volume and pouf at the ends.

There’s a few tricks I’ve learnt over the years that don’t require special products.

1. Never get a hair cut that parts solely on one side. I switch around where my part is because hair begins growing flat against the scalp either side of permanent parts. When you switch around the part, you’re making your hair go in a direction opposite to hair growth,and so giving a bitof volume at the scalp.
2. For similar reasons as above, sleep with your hair clipped back or tied up, so in the morning when you let it down it have more volume at the scalp.
3. Blow-dry your hair with air flow in opposite direction from the flatness (i.e. not straight down onto yur scalp.) Flipping your head down and blow-drying from beneath is good to. You can add some volumising mousse to the roots will blow-drying too. It does help.
4. Translucent powder or baby powder at the roots will not only make your hair look less greasy if that’s a problem to you, but it’ll also add volume to the roots. You can also buy expensive ‘dry shampoo’ in spray cans for a similar effect.
5. I have a feeling it also helps to change your hairstyle every day. If I wear a low ponytail for five days straight, it’ll start looking very flat. but switching around my ‘do seems too help.