Along with a flat white and full phone battery, a good blow dry is one of life’s little perks. Guaranteed to make your mornings that little bit easier in the rush to get up and out the door in time, a freshly coiffed head of hair that looks full of life and bounce day after day is a win-win. It’s not all plain sailing though; to keep your style looking as good as it did on day one, when you have a daily commute, the weather and even your weekly spin class to contend with, can be tricky. To avoid any follicle fiascos arm yourself with this slew of clever products, all guaranteed to make your blow out work harder and your hair game stay strong.
By Georgia Day
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1 Redken - Pillow Proof Blow Dry Two Day Extender, £12.50
Best for: lazy stylers
As much as we love a blow dry to set us (and our hair) up for the working week, we’re always a bit disappointed that it never quite lasts until Friday night drinks. This genius product is a bit of a life, and style, saviour because it means we can eek it out even longer; what usually lasts three days, now lasts five. Absorbing oil and neutralising any odour, the ultra sheer spray works on every hair type and also adds extra grip, handy if you want to play around with a mid-week updo.
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2 L’Oreal - Professionnel Tecni.Art Morning After Dust, £10.99
Best for: AM rejuvination
Although it’s impossible to avoid, sleeping on your freshly coiffed blow dry can cause it to fall flat almost as soon as it’s been done. To ward off a bad hair day pep it up with this suped-up dry shampoo that’s been specially formulated to add oomph back into your roots first thing. As well as encouraging volume, it dials up shine and provides a weightless finish that’s totally undetectable. The alcohol-free formula ensures it won’t weigh your hair down or leave any residue in your quest for a longer-lasting look.
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3 Kerastase - Incroyable Blowdry, £21
Best for: switching up your look
If being able to change your style post-blow dry is a big part of your requirement then keep this to hand during your blow dry. Five years in the making, this formula, that creates shape memory thanks to an innovative microwax technology, allows you to restyle your hair up to four times before your next wash. So now, if you want to jump from smooth lengths to corkscrew curls and back again, there’s no stopping you. Best of all the inbuilt thermal protection means damage is kept to a minimum.
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4 Show - Premiere Working Texture Spray, £30
Best for: bold blow drys
Enriched with volcanic ash and wheat amino acids, this high-tech formula uses patented polymers to deliver texture and hold to every strand of your hair, after your blow dry. What that really means? That it stands up to the week ahead, whether you need it to take you from an office presentation to date night, this is good hair, guaranteed. Plus it smells amazing too, which is always an added bonus.
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5 Shu Uemura - Straightforward Time-Save Blow Dry Oil, £22
Best for: mid-week DIY
Sometimes no matter how good your blow out was in the first place, factors (namely that Monday morning drizzle) can all conspire against you, resulting in hair that needs some emergency TLC. Before you panic that your blow dry skills aren’t up to scratch, get hold of this clever oil-in-spray mist which uses the same gliding agents found in your foundation, to coat each strand and leave hair smooth and manageable. It also speeds up drying time, which is a must if you’re tackling your tresses in a rush before work.