For many women, hair thinning and loss is inevitable and normal with age. With a balanced diet, expert-suggested haircare products and flattering haircuts, hair loss can be effectively concealed in certain areas. We reached out to professional hair stylists and hair experts for three timeless, go-to styling tips that can inspire you to try a new cut or way of accessorizing your locks to help hide any sides of thinning. Read on for tips, suggestions and insight from Lauren Holland, professional hair stylist and leading haircare expert at LatestLocks and Ghanima Abdullah, hair expert and cosmetologist at The Right Hairstyles,

3 Clever Styling Tricks To Hide Hair Thinning

1. Add Long, Subtle Layers

When many of us think layers, choppy, blunt looks might come to mind. These types of styles might inadvertently draw attention to thinning, many stylists warn. For anyone who wants to keep their length but also struggles with thin or flat hair, Holland suggests trying cutting hidden or subtle layers in already long locks. “If a strongly layered appearance doesn’t appeal to you, ask your stylist about hidden layers,” she notes.

Holland adds that these “delicate and subtle layers” as seen on Suki Waterhouse and Jennifer Aniston don’t offer the “exact dramatic change from one layer to the next,” that you might be worried about, even though they aren’t entirely invisible. This, she stresses, ultimately gives you a “more voluminous overall appearance without giving you a style with many layers.”

You can style these to be worn down, or if you try other looks like half-up, half-down, or even when wearing your hair in a ponytail or bun, you’ll notice that your tresses will look fuller with the delicate layering. Abdullah also recommends “changing your part” when you have face-framing layers for extra volume.

2. Try Wispy Curtain Bangs

Abdullah offers another quick and fun styling trick for those of us with bangs or fringe (or for anyone who might be thinking of getting one!) Curtain bangs, Abdullah says, are especially helpful for concealing any hair thinning at the crown area, and if you have long bangs, parting them in the middle and styling them in a feathered-out way (to open like a curtain) will create movement.

Curtain bangs are a classic look for anyone with fine hair as they instantly promote symmetry in the face as well as volume, Abdullah explains. Kelly Rowland’s long, wavy and layered ‘do works well…