Ghost Layers Are the Subtle Way to Create Movement in Thin Hair

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are dominating . But what if you don't want to hack away at your hair? That's where ghost layers come in. Thick-haired girls can go to town with layers, and still emerge with a full head of hair.

However, if you have , things can start to look very flimsy, very quickly, so it makes sense to stay away from . On the other hand, pretty much guarantee you'll be left with flat, wilty hair, so, if you want any kind of movement, you'll need some form of layers.

Ghost layers enable you to create the illusion of long, sleek, barely-layered hair whilst still offering some tactical volume and framing where you need it.“This is one of my go-to techniques for creating movement and volume without sacrificing the thickness of the hair,” confirms pro hairstylist, . “For someone like myself who has finer hair, a layered cut can fill you with dread,” she says. “In truth, I've never been a fan of overly visible layers, I think a little goes a long way when it comes to hair.

Lots of us at some point will have sat in a stylists chair and shown a photo of our dream luscious, layered (thick) hairstyle, then left with quite the opposite,” she adds, “but remember, thin hair can look even thinner with layers.”“This is a technique where only the very top horseshoe section of the hair is layered or sliced into, to create the perfect tailored-to-you movement,” says Hollie.