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When your hair looks flat, it is tempting to buy anything with “volume” on the bottle. But flat roots, little body through the lengths and a finish that lacks texture are slightly different styling jobs.
Our recently added Color Wow Big Hair Trio and Color Wow Volume Duo group products around those jobs. The choice is easier when you start with the part of your style you want to change.
What is in the Big Hair Trio?
- Raise the Root Thicken & Lift Spray 150ml: the focused root-lift step.
- Xtra Large Bombshell Volumizer 195ml: body through the hair before drying.
- Style on Steroids Color-Safe Texturizing Spray 250ml: texture and separation for the finish.
Choose the trio if lifting the crown is part of your goal and you would like that dedicated root product alongside your volume and texture steps.
What is different about the Volume Duo?
The Volume Duo contains Xtra Large Bombshell Volumizer and Style on Steroids. It gives you the body-building and texture stages without the separate Raise the Root bottle.
That makes it a useful option if you already own a root lifter you like, or if the overall fullness and finish matter more to you than a dedicated root step. Check what is already on your shelf before choosing the larger set.
In what order should you use the trio?
For a straightforward blow-dry: roots, lengths, then finish.
- Start with damp hair and apply Raise the Root where you want lift at the roots. Color Wow advises blow-dryer heat for lasting results.
- Work Xtra Large Bombshell through damp hair for body before drying, following the amount and distribution instructions on its pack.
- Dry and shape your hair.
- Use Style on Steroids on dry hair for texture, working through the relevant layers and separating with your fingers.
This is one practical sequence rather than the only way to use every bottle. For example, the brand also gives specific instructions for Style on Steroids when using hot tools. Follow those directions for that technique.
What if the roots lift but the ends still look flat?
Look at where you are applying each product. A root-focused application concentrates its effect near the scalp. If your aim is fullness through the rest of the style, give the lengths their own attention before drying.
Take manageable sections and distribute products evenly according to their labels. An organised application is easier to repeat than adding several extra sprays at the end and hoping for a different result.
Do you need the full trio at every wash?
You can choose your steps around the finish you want that day. A full blow-dry for an occasion and a simple everyday style do not have to use exactly the same combination.
Introduce the products thoughtfully so you learn what each contributes. If you already enjoy the result with two steps, the third needs a reason to be there.
Which should you buy?
- Root lift plus overall body and texture: consider the Big Hair Trio.
- Body and texture, with fewer bottles: consider the Volume Duo.
For the rest of the range, read which Color Wow product suits your hair. If you are choosing wash products as well, start with our haircare routine finder.
Product guidance checked against Color Wow's Raise the Root guidance and Style on Steroids guidance and the current Flawless Body product listing. Follow the directions on your pack.