Nina Dobrev Will Have You Know That Her Incredibly Thick Hair Is All Hers

Whoever's been spreading rumors that Nina Dobrev is wearing extensions better watch out. (Has anyone been spreading rumors that Nina Dobrev is wearing extensions?) Although plenty of stars rely on extensions to add length and thickness to their hair, the Out-Laws actor doesn't want anyone to assume she should be lumped in with the faux-hair horde, and she's making that perfectly clear.

Dobrev posted a carousel to her Instagram grid on Tuesday, July 25, with the caption, "a New York minute ⏰," capturing an array of recent moments in the Big Apple. We see her at a restaurant with her dog, posing on the sidewalk with what appears to be an iced matcha latte, getting ready for an event, taking a mirror selfies on a comfy-looking couch, clinking glasses with friends, and more.

But the second slide of the batch is where she dispels any baseless myths about whether or not her hair is, in fact, her own hair. "I just want the record to show that this is all my real hair. I don't know what's happening here," she says, referring to the misshapen sections of her hair — typical post-updo lumps. "But I own… I grew all of this."

Dobrev clearly has some robust hair genes, but it never hurts to have a few great oomph-boosting products in your routine. "Nina has amazing hair," Dobrev's go-to stylist Mark Townsend tells Allure. "My fave volume cocktail for her is spraying Phyto Volume Volumizing Blow-dry Spray all over her damp hair and Rita Hazan Lifting Spray on her roots while blow-drying and finishing with Fekkai Clean Stylers Volume Lock."

It should be noted that there is literally nothing wrong with wearing extensions if you want your hair to look longer or thicker than it naturally is, just like there's nothing wrong with having thinner hair in the first place. But if you can't help but feel a twinge of envy for Nina Dobrev's impressively ample hair, we totally get it — and we're totally getting those volumizing sprays.

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