Ellen, I just stumbled on this article as I read thru your site. Wow, I've never heard a stylist speak so honestly about fine hair. I have super fine hair and what a nightmare it is. I've never heard any stylist speak about fine hair the way you have here. Over the years I've been to many stylists... I always ask what is going to be best for my fine hair and mostly I get this: "The only thing you can do to have great looking hair is get extensions." "Have you tried wigs or hair pieces?" "Your hair will only look good very short." The worst ever was: "Have you ever tried shaving all your hair off and letting it grow back? It will grow back thicker if you do." That was the one and only time I ever considered vacating the styling seat mid-style. I sat there frozen though, and nearly in tears as it hurt to hear what she said and I proceeded to let the girl cut my hair short (but not shave it). In recent years, I've had to come to (hard) terms with the fact that I don't have the best natural hair (it's very emotional to realize this for some reason). It's just like a baby's and though I want to do wild, experimental, fun things with it, most of the time it just looks, well, stupid! I've never found a stylist who can give me an honest answer and tell me exactly what to do to get a great, unique look, but also address (tactfully) the fact that my hair has limitations. I think a lot of peopel who have fine hair are very sensitive to that fact and to find a stylist who says, 'yes, you have fine hair'.... BUT also say 'these are your possibilities', instead of almost making a fine hair person feel bad for having fine hair.... well it's hard to find someone like that. I really appreciated reading this article and really applaud you for the attitude you take to fine hair and offering positive and constructive ways to deal with it. Thanks Ellen! Natalie from MD