“You have to combat static and flatness,” says stylist Kevin Mancuso. Use volumizing tools, light products, and a less-is-more approach to applying them.

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Round Boar-Bristle Brush

Boar bristles are gentle on delicate hair, and a round shape helps you attain maximum volume. Use the brush to pull sections of hair upward as you blow-dry.
RS Pick: Goody So Natural round brush, $9 at drugstores.

Hot Rollers

Hot rollers (not the Velcro kind, which pull and tear fine hair) are the secret to volume and bounce for this type of hair. Look for velvet-covered hot rollers. Use on dry hair, and remove after eight minutes.
RS Pick: Conair Instant Heat Ion Shine Rollers, $30 at drugstores.

Fine-Tooth Comb

When hair is dry, use a fine-tooth comb to tease sections at the crown to get lift. Start two inches from the scalp, and comb hair toward the roots.
RS Pick: Speert comb, $7 at drugstores.

Volumizing Spray

“It’s the antidote to drooping hair,” says Mancuso. Spritz at the roots, then blow-dry.
RS Pick: Ojon Plump & Hold Root Lifting Spray, $22, www.sephora.com.

Thickener

Use one containing body-building wheat protein before applying other styling products.
RS Pick: Rene Furterer Tonucia No Rinse Fortifying and Densi-fying Treatment, $24, www.sephora.com.

Tip: To fight flyaways, spray the bristles of your brush with Static Guard. Spray from two feet away, let dry, then brush through and start styling.