GAZELLE MAGAZINE Volume 2, Issue 1 | Page 13

BEAUTY & GLAM FIVE TIPS TO HIDE YOUR THINNING HAIR By Celebrity Stylist Tabatha Coffey Star of Bravo’s Tabatha Takes Over Thinning hair affects around fifty percent of us at some point in our lives, and whether it’s due to illness, genetics or something else, it can have a big effect on our self-esteem. Luckily, there are a few tips we can all use to help boost our confidence. 1 The first step in hiding thinning hair is to help remedy it. Start by using a great shampoo and conditioner because healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp. 2 Remember that sometimes less is more. Shorter hair tends to look fuller and have more volume, so opting for a new shorter “do” can help hide thinning hair because it gets rid of the weight of long hair. 3 Color your hair. Adding color by getting highlights or root touch ups will help hair look more voluminous because the color locks into the hair’s cuticle, making it swell and look fuller. 4 Try extensions. My LUXHAIR HOW line of extensions, available at beauty brands in St. Louis, features everything from top head extensions to add volume exactly where you need it, to my new Circle Extension which gives length and volume attached to an invisibl