I think it's cute - and I love the sweep bang!!! Really shows off your lovely eyes. How does it look tucked behind your ears?
How short is it in the back? I'm wondering if it's too long in the back, and if it would've worked better with more dramatic angle from back towards front, to give you more lift at the crown and more movement in the front. After much trial and error, and different hairdressers, I've learned this is THE secret with my own haircut. It's all about the angle from front to back.
As for products, my hair is *incredibly* fine and also quite thin. I have very little hair; it just looks like I have more than I do because of the cut. I also can't use products that are too greasy or heavy. But I have good success with Goldwell Mousse Wax. Try it!!! You need to use it very very judiciously, just a dollop... about 1/4 of what you would use for a usual mousse. I usually smash it into the back of my hair and rub it all around to get the messy bed-head look you may have noticed in my recent photos. Then with the tips of my fingers, I apply it to just the ends in the front - but I focus on the underlayers more than the top layers. The underlayers like to go piecey.
I also use pomades - you just have to use a teeny tiny amount, and just on the tips of the hair only. That's how you get the pieceyness. You kinda squeeze small sections of hair together, if that makes sense.
A flat iron can also come in handy - just flat iron and when you get to the last 1/2 inch or so of hair, bend your wrist outwards to get a little crimp at the end. You can flat iron the ends so they go in different directions too.
Also: my hair usually looks more piecey between washes, when it is a bit dirty. The first day after a shampoo it is more likely to want to go soft and smooth (and flyaway), instead of piecey.
Do you have a big round vented metal brush for blow drying? That will add a lot of volume too. I use the biggest roundest brush I can find. Blow dry the underlayers first, pulling straight out. Then blow dry the top most layers pulling straight up. For the back, bend over and blow dry that way.
One last idea: Try parting it more deeply and dramatically. Do you know how to make an assymetrical part? That would add some edge to it.
What I like about this cut is that you can play with it and do a lot. Tuck it behind your ears, flat iron it straight, do a dramatic part, an assymetrical part... I would even be curious what happens when you let it air dry naturally.
