I have thin, fine Type 1a hair. My poor damaged hair is constantly being broken off when I put my hair up (leaving my hair down when I workout, do chores, etc is not an option!) but most of it is fairly long! Using my fingers I brush through my hair and seperate it into "pigtails". I carefully braid each pigtail, then mimick different updo hairstyles. Finally I comb my fingers through the braids, until my hair is loose once again