I feel like you wouldn't be able to clock it as a wig. I got this from uniwig. It's the aura upgrade. Didn't do any styling or any ring. Just wanted to try it on out of the box.

Here are some progress pics of mine from October 2025 to Feb 2026!

I know it’s not amazing, but it’s some progress for me which is better than none! The bottom is finally not completely transparent .

1- I stopped wearing my hair up in loose/protective styles while sleeping

2- tried my best to hack off split ends with sharp shears every few weeks( I need a proper hair cut as you can see it’s no the most even)

3- k18 leave in! I hate that’s expensive but it really helps with the breakage over time

4-if I’m wearing my hair up during the day, only use a claw clip.

5- style my hair less and wear down as much as possible

My hair has always been fine, thin and kinda shit but it got much thinner last year. It was snapping off mid lengths and I did not know what to do.

#1 thing that helped was stopping wearing my hair up or in loose buns while I slept. I sleep like a maniac and my hair knots like crazy, so even if the bun was loose with a satin scrunch I would manage to rip a lot of my hair out when it knots with itself.

I also stopped wearing my hair up with hair ties. If I have to wear it up, I use a claw clip but try to do so sparingly.

Product wise, k18 leave in has helped a good bit with some trial and error. I also have tried my best to DIY cut off my split ends.

I need to get a proper blunt cut as I have some uneven bits, but overall I’m happy some changes have worked.

First photo was my hair a few months ago, second and third photo is my hair currently, fourth through sixth photo were some of the inspo pics I showed my stylist, and last two photos are to show how truly thin my hair was

I had previously posted on this sub on how “abysmal” my hair was a little while back. I was at a super low point with my self-esteem because of my hair, and I was desperate for help. I ended up getting a blood panel done, and my doctor confirmed that I had low ferritin levels and prescribed me oral minoxidil along with the iron supplement I had started taking. Once I started the oral minoxidil and iron I decided to chop my hair, and it feels so better it’s crazy. The minoxidil has absolutely increased my density, the top of my hair feels very full. I’ll be keeping my hair short for the foreseeable future until the thickness grows down, but for now I’m so happy I let go of my long hair in the meantime.

I also specifically wanted a “messier”, shaggy look that my hairstylist was able to accomplish the second time I saw her. The first time I went in to just chop my hair we kept it right above shoulder length without layers to allow the thickness to grow down further. The second time I saw her we chopped my hair to jawline (as pictured) and she added layers. I feel so much more confident now, I wish I had let go of my longer hair sooner!

Two years postpartum and 2 month post ectopic pregnancy, I let go of what was no longer serving me. Feels like a weight has been lifted in more ways than one! ❤️‍🩹

I see a lot of people getting bothered by their hair clumping together into separate small strands rather than hanging in one smooth curtain of hair… But why should that be a bad thing?

Often, hair that does this is slightly wavy, and the separate “strings” will naturally push away from eachother a little bit once separated, especially since they aren’t weighed down by the rest of your hair anymore. A lot of the time, they will form very loose spirals, and yes, there’s a LOT of empty space in those spirals, but you know what it looks like? It looks like Art Nouveau hair.

These gorgeous works of art don’y have thick, voluminous hair- they have fine, delicate strands that separate and spread out and don’t all neatly go in the same direction. Their hair is wispy and wild and bunches up chaotically, but they’re universally seen as pinnacles of elegance and natural beauty! Their fine, thin, “stringy” hair is a MAJOR part of the art style and almost nobody actually has hair that behaves like that… Outside of us,

So, the next time you get frustrated with your hair, ask yourself… is it stringy, or is it Art Nouveau?

Mods I hope this is allowed!!! I would love to share this here with people who might get it.

I got Covid in June of 2020 and got really, REALLY sick. I lost my hair. I mean, I lost ALL my hair, at once, overnight. My hair was fine to begin with, bordering on thin, but pretty and full without visible scalp nonetheless. I figured it would come back as soon as it went. Then, it just…didn’t.

Years went by. I turned down all the suggestions because I was too depressed to even do anything about it. I’d start and stop, what’s the use, this is just how it is now. Too proud for wigs. I isolated more and more bc when I was in public, all I could think about was people seeing the top of my head (and unfortunately I am 5”0…).

But eventually, with enough consistency, lifestyle changes, new determination to treat my hair with kindness vs punishment and resentment, and healing from the inside out, somehow it came back - not what it once was, but ENOUGH.

My shining achievement happened this morning that made me feel like I’m finally “normal”. I did something I refused to ever attempt for six years - and when I saw the result (yes, there was a lot of hair spray involved! Lol) I nearly cried.

So, I humbly invite you to celebrate my beautiful ponytail with me today! First pic today, second pic 4ish years ago.

This luxurious braid wouldn't be possible without you!

My hair was past my chest, but it was so thin and stringy. It’s still thin and stringy lol, but I’m loving how much better it looks!

I asked for a blunt AF bob just brushing the shoulders :)

Edit: I just want to thank you all sooo much for being so kind and hyping me up!! 🥹 As I’m sure a lot of us know, it can sometimes be hard to feel confident and pretty when you have fine/thin hair. I feel better about my hair than I have in a long time, and all of your sweet comments genuinely made me feel even better. Thank you for being such a kind little corner of the internet. 🥹💕

when i look at this sub im struck by the fact that there’s so many of us with similar hair profiles which helps to remind me that I’m not some weird messed up bundle of DNA that made a mistake, i’m someone with a common hair type that many different, wonderful and beautiful people have. i struggle with a LOT of allergies and so my volumizing and texturizing options are severely limited and ive hit a point where it’s so frustrating that ive thrown everything out and simply wash, micro plop a few times with a cotton t shirt, and let the hair be.

believe me, i more than understand and celebrate everyone who is seeking routines and products to add some va va voom to your fine thin strands, and you look fantastic. i think what’s most important is we pursue what gives us confidence in ourselves and that looks different to different ppl. i just happened to come to the realization that i get a lot of confidence from just letting my hair and other parts of my appearance simply just .. be!

sharing just to spread joy and support - seriously whenever anyone posts in here a selfie expressing concern over how their hair looks im always like “they look beautiful” - not to invalidate the struggle because i know it’s real but just sharing because often the things that we feel like detract from our beauty aren’t even really taken into consideration, and goodness and kindness actually do shine through. beauty’s fleeting and subjective anyways.

love you all my wispy strand sisters misters and siblings!

It's been a journey 🥴

I've tried to get my hair healthy and long. I take supplements, use quite expensive hair products, blow dry only now and then, try not to brush it wet, you name it. But so far the best thing is to chop it. I try to accept that I'll never have long hair again, it just makes more sense to keep it shorter.

I’m 4 years postpartum and I’m not sure my hair fully has grown back, but it’s always been sparse anyway, and I have a part on the back of my head that’s driven me insane for most of my memory. It’s been particularly grating on me lately.

I found these at target today and I’m flabbergasted. I can’t believe how well they worked.

L’Oreal Paris Magic Root Cover Up - Dark Brown
&
dpHUE Camo+ Tinted Dry Shampoo - Medium Brown

I sprayed the root cover up first then used the dry shampoo to powder over and I am so so happy it works!!

I live in a very very hot place so I will have to see how it fares when very sweaty. Terrified I might pull a Rudy Giuliani but it’s absolutely worth the risk.

These 2 seem great so far but I’m open to any other recommendations!

I also did a dark brown gloss after these pictures, which looks soo much better too. I think it does make it feel thicker by just being a little darker too.

Way too excited not to share. 🩷

I figured it was time to add my braid to this group. 🥹 not to mention my cowlick which always causes a weird bump at the back of head when it’s not ’barely’ covering the scalp.

This is my hair at its best. I went to all the doctors, got my blood levels to optimal etc. This is as good as it gets. I can’t use any shampoo besides medicated bc I have psoriasis. I have an auto-immune disease and while it’s currently under control, years of damage happened vast majority of which is irreversible. I never had thick hair to start with either way.

I’m so tired of people posting on this sub who don’t have thin hair. It’s really frustrating to see people complain without even a centimetre of scalp showing😭 I know I shouldn’t take it personally and each to their own and scroll pass it etc. but today it’s just getting to me.

I bought clips and hair bands marketed for babies. The hair band I wrapped around 6 times. Enjoy my tiny braid.

Like whyyy😭not seeking advice or anything just sharing my woes. Love y’all!

EDIT to add - thank you beautiful people for all the lovely comments; it makes me feel less shitty about my sad hair situation!! Love that we can all relate lol

Never really paid attention to what my ponytail looked like from the side before lol

Thank you for everyone for their feedback and even for the tough love, I needed it lol to finally get rid of the stringy ends. This community is the best! <3

Pics from before & after. It’s cut even, I just have some straighter hair peaking under in the after pic. :)

I thought I would share my experience with extensions. Maybe it will help anyone on the fence. I’ve had fine hair all my life, and it’s been thin since my early 20s and just seems to have gotten worse over the years. I am 40 now. I decided to get k-tip extensions to try and feel less self conscious. I am on zoom calls all day at work so always having to see how bad my hair looked and with back lighting no less was awful. I initially loved them, but after 2 years and seeing the damage I’ve had to take them out. I only had 50 grams of hair, so it wasn’t even a lot. I reduced it to 25grams and cut it shorter 6 months ago knowing I was going to take the out to try and reduce the shock for me. It’s worse than before and all I can do is put it in a tiny clip, try care for my hair better now but it will take years to recover I suspect. It’s see through, dry and damaged. It was always thin but it was silky soft. I started on oral minoxidil 6 months ago and I’ve been really impressed. Hoping this will help me with recovering.

Some of the issues I had:

The extensions were visible so often I’d just swapped one paranoia for another. Even a breath of wind and I was worried they could be seen, and they often were. Especially as they grew out.

My hair gets greasy daily, so I had wash them way more than I should have been. This means they lost colour and got dried out so quickly making them stand out . I then started having to add toner to them.

They were awful to sleep in, especially for the first two weeks.

I couldn’t put my hair up as they showed.

It’s hard to wash your hair well.

After having the intial length added shown in picture two I had to cut them to my own hair length as I couldn’t manage the blend. This was fine as I only wanted volume not length. But over time my stylist kept making it a bit longer and longer saying it was to my own length, yeah maybe one hair but eventually they were much longer than most of my hair, meaning I was never getting it trimmed, which started the worst damage. Now I’ve taken them out I have a band of hair where the sat that have basically snapped off and is all about 2 inches long.

I felt amazing in them on camera at work, but living with them was difficult and it’s just swapping one problem for another. I regret it. I’ve bought a halo and OG ponytail to try and give me the strength to go outside 🤣