I’m a hairstylist who believes in embracing the color and texture of the hair you’ve been given naturally. Let me share some hairstyles for thin gray hair, as well as tips and ideas on how you can experiment with your fine locks, too. Read on because life’s too short to wear boring hairstyles!

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#1: French (or Dutch French) Braid Half Pigtails

This style looks especially great with highlighted and/or longer hair. I added some unbraided hair in between the two braids to make the final bun look a little more substantial. Use dry shampoo on clean hair to give your hair a little volume and texture. This could also help bobby pins or hair rubber bands from slipping out.

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#2: Dutch Braid

The easiest way for me to do a Dutch braid on myself is to grab the added hair from each side at the same time, always starting with the same side. (I started this braid by adding hair from the left side first, so each time I add more hair, I’ll start with left side.) Then braid, always starting with the side you grab hair from second. (For me, it would be the right side.) Repeat, repeat, repeat, and then put your arms back down before they fall off. It took me 40 minutes to write out these instructions, so dm me if they’re too confusing and you’d like them in another language.

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#3: Fake Braid

Why do one topsy tail when you can do 300? This is especially a fun style if you don’t know how to braid and don’t want to learn. Get out your (non-pulling) rubberbands! I use ElasticU and get them right off Amazon!

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#4: Faux Hawk Braid

Make a small pony and wrap a little hair around the first rubber band to hide it. Create a second pony just under it. Split the first pony in 2 and lip the second pony up, in between the 2 sections. Create a 3rd pony under the 2nd, including the 2 sections from the 1st pony. Split the 2nd pony that is clipped up into 2 sections and now clip up the 3rd pony. Create a 4th pony while including the 2 sections that are clipped up from the 2nd pony. Continue.