For a while now I have been noticing many women take the very front top section of their hair and pin it up separately from the main hairdo. I can get the same effect if I hold it in place, but as soon as I try to pin it it collapses. Can anyone tell me what the knack is?
Also try brushing your hair 'upside down' with your head down, this will lift the roots up. Plenty of backcombing, hairspray, and possibly one of the those clip type combs to hold it into place. Then a little more hairspray.