Thanks for the replies guys, and there is absolutely no need to apologise for anything! I only have myself to blame for being so impatient. I blame neither of you for anything.
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However, I have a red flag going off here. You say the pics of you are "recent"? This means you had a choppy layer cut going on...in like a short shag type style. And you asked for that first pic? That first picture shows a guy with all-one-length hair!!!! So cutting your hair more is not the answer. His hair has these small sections divided by finger combing product throughout. Not that you cannot still do that with whatever layering you may have. Yet is your length still this long? Garnier makes some great texture products sold in most stores Walmart or Target, like putty or fiber gum. I like one called "Bold It". John Frieda also makes great products available in most stores. And if they are strong enough to spike your hair, they are strong enough to keep separation going on. Used to be all the decent products were sold in salons and beauty supply stores. They still are, just that now some lines are exclusive for retail stores which is a break for the average consumer.
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Well, my hair isn't as long as it was a bit more than 24 hours ago, so to get the exact length the guy has, I'd most likely have to wait 4-6 months, if not more. Yes, my hair was cut in a choppy layered style and after a few months I started neglecting it and let it grow wild, so to say. I'm definitely interested in those Garnier products you mention; are they supposed to make my hair (appear) more thick?
I have heard of Walmart and Target, but as I live in Sweden, I don't have access to those stores. However, I'll try some stores here and see if I can find a Garnier product that says putty or fiber gum.
I know your hair type VERY well. I have it too. We have to shampoo it and then dirty it again with product to get it to do something those with thick, body filled hair can do naturally and yet we can never get it as good as theirs, yet products these days DO help a lot.
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I would plump up the hair with a good mousse throughout, then also heat protectant of some kind on the ends ONLY, even if it's wax..anything to protect them from the dryer. (bend over and you can then only grab the ends of your hair that way  Blow it all out, rake it or finger comb out most of any tangling, then apply the texture products as mentioned above...(experiment...what works for me, might not work as well for you and vice versa) ...apply them LIGHTLY by rubbing product over fingers and finger combing it in. Allow to dry. You may want to rake while still wet and as it continues to dry with product, you may try raking when completely dry. Or you may just like the look by not bothering it at all. Try all things.
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I'll definitely try different things, starting with mousse. English isn't my native tongue, so I'm having some trouble understanding some of the words in the above paragraph: rake and finger comb, to me more precise.
Don't get me wrong: my current hairstyle is still better than what I had a day ago, but it's not the same as what I had wanted; far from it. It's very thin, especially at the ends now, and I think he layered it again. I'll let it grow out again and give it another try when I've got the length necessary for this one cut. I'll try to get some pictures up of how it looks now. Should I take one just after having blow-dried it or when I've added something to it? I won't guarantee great results, as I'm very lousy at handling hair products.