The Contenders:
Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, $42, vs. Garnier Fructis De-Constructed Texture Tease, $4.29

The Breakdown:
When it comes to texture spray, there's a fine line between tousled and tangled. A bad texturizer will leave hair sticky and knotted — impossible to run your fingers through. But the Garnier Fructis Texture Tease sits firmly on the tousled side. This fruity-scented spritz dries instantly and gives hair an easy, windswept look without any tangles or tackiness. For less than $5, we were pleasantly surprised.

But the Oribe texture spray's reputation precedes itself, and we were giddy (and skeptical) to test it ourselves. The verdict? All rumors were true. After spraying Oribe's lightweight aerosol product on dry hair, you get long-lasting texture, a dose of volume and that distinctively luxe Oribe scent. Basically, it's got everything you could want in a texturizer. True, the product is exactly 10 times the price of its drugstore opponent — and if you're on a budget or new to texturizers, the Garnier does a fine job. But the differences between that and the high-end Oribe are too clear to ignore.

The Winner:
Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray

The Contenders:
Serge Normant Dream Big Instant Volumizing Spray, $25, vs. Schwarzkopf Essence Ultime Biotin + Volume & Vitality Root Lift Spray, $6.97

The Breakdown:
The luxury Serge Normant and Walmart-exclusive Schwarzkopf volumizers have some of the same differences as the aforementioned texture sprays. The Schwarzkopf is a liquid spritz that can be used on wet or dry hair, depending on how much body you're going for. That makes the product versatile, which is nice, but I'm all for instant results, and ultimately, the Schwarzkopf doesn't give the same instantaneous volume as the Serge Normant.

Like the Oribe texture spray, the Serge is an aerosol product — and sprayed on dry roots, it instantly jeuged my limp, slept-on hair, resulting in a dose of frizz-free volume that stayed put. The spray's texture is dry and lightweight, and the scent rich and musky, which I preferred to the fruity, but slightly chemically smell of the Schwarzkopf.

The Winner:
Serge Normant Dream Big Instant Volumizing Spray

The Contenders:
Kérastase Masque Force Architecte, $62.50, vs.. Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask, $6.29

The Breakdown:
I am a total Kérastase junkie -- their Elixir Ultime changed my hair texture forever — and this decadent, crisply scented hair mask lives up to the brand's usual luxury. After shampooing, I left this in my hair for three minutes, and my strands felt immediately deeply conditioned.

However, the Neutrogena produced almost identical results. I used it the same way as the Kérastase, and noticed the same instant silkiness. The scent is subtle, not quite as special as the Kérastase, but with hair masks, it's all about the texture and the outcome. With this Neutrogena mask, you get both for a tenth of the price.

The Winner:
Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask

The Contenders:
Redken Iron Shape 11 Finishing Thermal Spray, $17, vs. Tresemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray, $5.79

The Breakdown:

Every time I curl or flat iron my hair without first using Tresemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray, I feel liked I've missed an important step. The convenient spritz bottle makes distributing this stuff throughout my hair easy, and I my hair is shinier and softer after heat styling every time I prep with Tresemmé.

Redken's Iron Shape 11 does a similar job of protecting my hair from frying under the heat of so many styling tools. Even the smell is almost the same. But the bottle doesn't have Tresemmé's clever design, so the product doesn't distribute quite as nicely as you spray. The formula itself is comparable, but for the spray mechanism alone, the drugstore dupe gains an edge.

The Winner:
Tresemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray

The Contenders:
Show Beauty Lux Volume Mousse, $47, vs. OGX Renewing Argan Oil of Morocco Voluminous Mousse, $9.99

The Breakdown:
Show Beauty's packaging is so gorgeous, it's hard to believe it's disposable. But if anyone can resist being hypnotized by a pretty bottle, I can. (I tend to root for the underdog). Still, when applied to the roots, the bombshell volume this mousse gives otherwise dry, blah hair lives up to its fancy exterior.

OGX hair products typically impress me — they don't seem like typical drugstore fare — and their volumizing mousse with argan oil offers more shine than the Show. But the OGX has that manufactured beach smell that instantly rings drugstore (unlike Show's decadent fragrance), and the volume isn't quite at Show's level. If you're passionate about your mousse, this one might be worth the extra dough.

The Winner:
Show Beauty Lux Volume Mousse