My hair is an odd combination of thick in weight but fine in strand...if that makes any sense

Your hair is fine but thick. The shaft is fine (not coarse) but it is abundant (not sparse). In brief, you have a very lot of fine hair.

Maybe a strong hold mousse. Ple probably has a good product suggestion.

Beej! My sister of thick fine hair!

When my hair was short I used various products. For a strong hold I liked Bed head's Manipulator, although they make a product that's a bit lighter weight but simliar (it's in a flat green can). The manipulator is fairly sticky, but it's not waxy. It did a good job of giving me spiky hair. For lighter hold, when my hair was growing out I used Aveda's Defining whip.

Currently my hair is long enough to pull into a ponytail!

I also have fine but lots of hair and can't use wax. My hairstylist used this stuff and it rocked. [link]

Now that my hair is longer, I use this [link] and LOVE it!

Manipulator...that sounds like something fun to use!

I've used a light hair spray in the past...bend over at waist, spritz liberally, stand up and pat down where needed.

I, too, nearly have a ponytail...which is a sure sign that I've been depressed. Energy goes down, hair grows long. It's a throwback to childhood. But, I'm coming out of a low ebb, so time to get sassy!

For texture, without the trouble.

That's what I want!

"mist-wax"? What will they think of next...

I need new product. and a haircut. someday. soonish.

My hair is an odd combination of thick in weight but fine in strand

Mine too. Most stylists use thinning shears on me, and then I used to use Got 2 B's gels and pomades (they have a flexible and a stiff one). Except Got 2 B's not animal-friendly anymore, so I use Giovanni Styling Wax.

Most stylists use thinning shears on me

This is always the case for me...and when they don't, whatever cut I get ends up lying flat to my head...which does not have the attractive shape yours does and, therefore, is not forgiving of form-fitting styles.

I ran into an old friend today who's hair has always been about a quarter of an inch long in the roughly 15 years I've known her. She has a perfectly shaped head for such, and excellent skin and eyebrows. I am seldom envious of anything...her style? I'm green

brendam - thank you! What a great surprise to come home to yesterday! We've been talking about going to see Tut with Iris' godparents.

Oh my, the helicopter being used for the Leonardo Dicaprio movie being shot at the market is circling. A flyer was distributed letting people know of this eventuality..."It's not a terrorist!" I was not informed. Somehow, living above a liquor store means I never get neighborhood notices. Must think a) no one lives here, b) someone living over a liquor store wouldn't care!

The poor extras are wearing winter coats. Oh my.

EGAD! The booms from earlier must have been something else. The car just blew up even closer to my windo when I expected, and now a billow of black smoke is headed straight into my house. Blergh.

Poor Bartleby just jumped 3 feet and is looking quite worried.

It's not a terrorist babyboy...just dopey movie people.