Styling Cream, Mousse + Gel
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Sebastian Originals Potion 9This mid-weight leave-in treatment smoothes flyaways after blowdrying, but it's more of a styling cream. Run a dime-size portion (more makes hair crunchy) through a wet mop to "define and detangle" curls. The slippery mix of silicones and moisturizing oils, including jojoba and olive oils, give hair luster and sil...More |
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Aveda Be Curly Curl EnhancerWe curly people are special. We can't cope with humidity. We can't run into the 7-Eleven after a day at the beach and not scare the clerk. Help can be found in this mid-weight curl-defining lotion, which consolidates smaller curls into smoother, defined sections. As hair dries, a wheat protein/aloe mix contracts to hold cur...More $17.50See more Aveda products |
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Alterna Hemp Straightening BalmThis light lotion is a safe option for O.D.-ers who just can't stop at a nickel-sized dollop of straightening cream (like me). Worked through wet curls before a blow-dry, it renders hair slippery and round-brushable without an oily silicone effect; my blow-out remained nicely un-wavy all day. As for claims its hemp seed oil...More |
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Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream with Pure Olive OilInstead of coating hair in a slick shine like the name suggests, a recommended pea-sized amount (I used two) of this olive oil-based leave-in conditioner softens, shines and moisturizes without weighing strands down. Missing from the petite tube are the smell and greasy finish associated with UVA/UVB sunscreen. The cream is...More |
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Alberto VO5 Extreme Style Curvaceous Curls Styling MousseThis hefty can of styling mousse reads like a wakeup call to those addicted to their flat irons: "Stop fighting your curl!" Packed with polymers to increase shine and make hair lie flat, a little of this light foamy agent goes far to scrunch into hair without leaving hands sticky or curls crunchy. Although thick h...More |
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John Frieda Frizz-Ease Secret Weapon Flawless Finishing CremeThis mid-weight finishing cream adds nice texture to flat-ironed hair, and smoothes fly-aways after a blowdry. Double-duties as a styling cream; work through wet hair for curls that air-dry more ringlet-y, or blowdry straight. The effect is moisture and subtle shine. After too many days of heat styling, I rely on this infus...More |
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Bumble and Bumble Curl Conscious Curl CremeBumble and bumble Curl Conscious Creme is excellent at coaxing curls out of slightly wavy hair while leaving strands soft, not crunchy. Apply a generous amount all over, then scrunch or use fingers to form whatever size curls you want. Ideally you should let strands air-dry, but if you're time crunched, use a diffuser to bl...More |
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Aveda Brilliant Universal Styling Creme"Universal"? Um, only if you live in a universe full of coarse-haired people. If you do, apply this thick cream to dry hair to infuse with moisture and shine via coconut, aloe and jojoba, plus a mega dose of that classic Aveda scent (people always comment -- it's <i>that</i> sniff-tastic). For those wi...More $16.00See more Aveda products |
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Alberto VO5 Extreme Style Weightless Volumizing MousseBig hair that holds overnight -- really. Applying this fragrant mousse is both fun and awkward; mild pressure on the whipped-cream-can tip releases a puff of mousse the size of a lemon. (You'll need three of those.) Unless you spray directly on roots (beware product overload), it can be challenging to work mousse into roots...More |
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Goldwell Profiler Mousse WaxCotton candy meets bubble gum in the texture of this strong-hold bamboo protein foam that just may be the oddest product under your bathroom sink. Squirt out a ball of peach foam and rub between your palms; you'll see the thread-like fibers that deliver the structure, texture and height of extreme styles. Despite the label'...More |
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