Whether you’re on a quest for more volume, a smooth, silky mane, perfectly defined curls, or a style that lasts until your next wash, it’s all within reach. But first, you’ll need to find the right hair care and styling products. Once your hair is washed and conditioned, it’s time to break out the texturizing sprays, styling creams, heat protectants, detangling primers, and volumizing powders to achieve your ideal hairstyle. Whether you’re prepping for a special occasion or simply want to add some oomph to your everyday look, these eight products should make styling your hair a lot easier.

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Dry Texturizing Spray, Oribe

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This impressively effective spray adds volume and texture to your locks in just a few spritzes, without leaving behind any unwanted stickiness or powdery feeling. It is suited to all hair types, provides UV protection, and can even be used as a dry shampoo alternative to refresh your style—minus any thick residue on your scalp. We’re obsessed!

Price: $60

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Strength Recovery Repairing Spray, Biolage

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Treat your hair to this strengthening leave-in treatment infused with squalane when you step out of the shower. Its detangling effect makes your hair so much easier to style! Plus, it smells energizing and helps protect your strands from the intense heat from your blow-dryer or flat iron. You can even spray it onto dry hair for a daily dose of extra hydration and softness.

Price: $26

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Puff.Me Volumizing Powder, DESIGNME

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This extremely fine powder is also extremely easy to use, adding tons of volume to your mane, almost by magic. You can also use it to create more texture in your strands before styling them into a braid or updo. The result? A lot more body and a hairstyle that really stays put. And fear not: although the powder is white when applied, it disappears instantly as you massage it in with your fingertips.

Price: $26

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Prep Rally Prime & Prep Detangler, Drybar

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This primer first catches your eye thanks to its cute pink bottle, but its weightless detangling action and energizing ginger, mint, and sandalwood scent are what keep you reaching for it over and over again. Infused with biotin, vitamins B and C, and sea berry oil, its formula nourishes and revitalizes your hair, while also helping protect it from heat damage.

Price: $34

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Curl Quench + Coconut Oil Curl Smoothie, Maui Moisture

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When you’re blessed with natural curls, you know how crucial hydration is when it comes to keeping them soft and defined. Thanks to its coconut oil, papaya butter, and plumeria extract, this leave-in smoothie helps detangle your locks and keeps them soft and shiny. And it smells heavenly!

Price: $13.49

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Netsu Design Blow Dry Cream, Shu Uemura Art of Hair

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Before whipping out your favourite styling tools, apply this lightweight cream to your hair; it’ll reduce frizz and make blow-drying easier, all while protecting your strands from the heat and giving your style extra staying power. We can’t get enough of its addictive scent and how soft it makes our tresses!

Price: $53

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This is a Blow Dry Primer, Davines

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Spritz this primer onto clean hair to help cut down on blow-drying time, protect your mane against humidity, and reduce damage from hot styling tools. Super lightweight—and therefore suitable even for fine hair—the product also enhances shine, and helps keep your style intact until your next wash.

Price: $42

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