What They Say: "A potent blend of targeted ingredients blasts gravity defying volume into the roots of lifeless hair. Use as a foundational product and apply to damp hair at roots, or add a little more during blow dry for extra lift on tough areas. AG's #1 volumizer - a unique spray that allows easy application to the targeted area."

Jamie's Thoughts: When I was a professional cheerleader, the hair volume I needed for games was typically obtained via a painful, damaging 20 minutes of aerosol hairspray and backcombing. And can I just say, umm...OUCH?! In my "civilian" life, volume was never something I worried about either - my desk-based day job never required big hair, and let's face it - I'm sort of a wash and wear girl.

As you can imagine, I was suitably perplexed by the bigwigg root volumizer. I still am, in a way. It really didn't work very well for me when I applied it to my damp hair (pre-blowout). I have to use a cocktail of products just to be able to blow my hair out, and I suspect that I inadvertently ruined any volumizing effects I may have had with pounds of heavy frizz-fighting product.

That said, I had better success using this product once my hair was already blown dry. They market this as an "extra" of the volumizer, like double duty for your hair. All I know is that it was the only way I could work any extra height out of my 'do. Fine haired clients will be happy to know that they may have some great success out of this offering by this Canadian company. As for folks like myself, with a great deal of fine, curly hair, the results will be hit-and-miss.

I think I'll hold on to this one until the dry, Midwestern winter when my hair straightens/dries more easily - then I'll report back with more details for those inquiring minds. Until then, my rating is below.

Price: $20USD, $22CAD - see (AGHairCosmetics.com for a list of retailers)

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