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In a sea of trending hairstyles, be a blowout—classic, timeless and not-so-basic. There’s no denying that the perfect blowout has stood the test of time. The volumising lift, bouncy curl and glossy shine, instantly catapults you into your soft girl era.
But here’s the thing, watching your hairstylist seamlessly give you a blowout and actually doing it yourself at home, are two very different things—both in terms of effort, as well as the final look. Not only is it an arm workout (blowout day counts as upper body day at the gym), but the hair also somehow doesn’t match up to the bounce, volume and shine achieved in the salon. The key to a good at-home blowout lies in the technique and the right hairstyling product. For technique, you have your muscular arms and for style, you have blowout creams that promise maximum volume and shine. Voila! The perfect recipe for the perfect blowout.
Get that commercial-worthy volume with Kevin Murphy’s Full Again Thickening Lotion. The paraben and sulphate-free formula gives fine and thin hair a much-needed boost and comprises tiny rayon particles that stick to your hair shaft, giving the appearance of a thicker and fuller mane. What’s unique about this volumising cream is that it also contains beeswax, which helps mould the hair, creating soft and natural movement, and leaving the hair with a bounce that is *chef’s kiss*.
Don’t you love it when hairstyling creams double up as hair care formulas too? COTRIL’s Hydra Mousse Hair Cream is one such masterpiece. Enriched with milk proteins, honey, strawberry extract, sunflower oil, and pomegranate extract, the fluffy formula conditions your hair and nourishes it, leaving it with a gorgeous shine. It helps tame flyaways, ensuring a smooth and manageable look for longer periods. The mousse formula also helps add texture to your hair, giving it a subtle boost.
If you’re looking for a volumising hair cream that gives you that natural lift, look no further. The Barcode Professional Volumizing & Fullness Hair Cream fakes it for you. Infused with biotin and B5 complex, the creamy formula is known to enhance your hair’s natural volume, leaving you with a layered look. Its formula also nourishes the hair, adds a healthy shine, and can define curls and add texture to waves too. It’s a triple whammy—whether you choose to curl, wave or blowdry your hair.
This leave-in-foam, infused with milk protein that strengthens the hair, moisturises each strand, controls frizz and protects hair for a long, long time. The milk protein boosts your hair’s shine and keeps the moisture levels at bay. It can even be used on coloured hair, as it preserves and improves the hair colour with each use.
Hair moisturiser meets hair volumiser—the Morroccanoil Thickening Lotion is a two-in-one product that offers the best of both worlds. Enriched with rich and nourishing ingredients such as argan oil, green tea, geranium, and jojoba oil, the formula helps strengthen and revitalise the hair, prevents further damage, and retains soft, smooth, and shiny hair. Simultaneously, the lotion coats every hair strand, leaving your locks with increased dimension, instant fullness, and long-lasting volume and body.
Volume and shine galore, Schwarzkopf OSiS+ Grip Hair Styling Mousse holds (it’s in the name) onto each and every hair strand, giving it the lift and gloss it needs. Formulated to heat-protect, boost volume, and add shine, this vegan hair mousse is made to last for hours, ensuring that your blowout stays put for a long period of time. It makes hair fuller, and bouncier, and even tames frizz for a sleeker and smoother look.
