Step 1: Jon Patrick's personal conditioner-reversal trick can keep your hair healthier without weighing it down. Here goes: "Try doing the conditioner before the shampoo: Wet the hair in the shower, comb the conditioner through, rinse it, and then shampoo your hair. That way you won't leave too much conditioner on your hair.
Step 2: "She definitely needs to use volumizing products on her hair," Jon Patrick says, adding that nothing beats Kérastase's VolumActive line. (Well, OK. Big Sexy Hair is pretty effective too, and cheaper, to boot.) Whatever you choose, keep it light. "What's important for her is that it sprays like water," Jon Patrick explains. Got that? Sprays. Not gels or even mousses, no matter how much you love them. I personally love Bumble & Bumble's, but, as Jon Patrick points out, "Every brand has one."
Step 3: Now for the styling itself. "The easiest way to style her hair is either hot rollers or velcro rollers," Jon Patrick dishes. Does that shock you? It shouldn't. "If her hair is prone to breakage, pulling on it with a blow dryer is not great." One last thought on styling: "People don't realize it, but wet hair is actually more prone to damage." So make sure your hair is completely dry before you begin styling.
And, of course, get your hair trimmed every six weeks. That's how hair splits, after all—from the bottom up.
