L'Oréal Paris Elnett Satin Volume Hairspray

$15, L'Oréal Paris

When all of the pro hairstylists backstage at New York, Milan, London and Paris’ fashion weeks are dousing the models’ hair in a misty layer of this hairspray, you know it’s a must-have item. As it should be too, Elnett Satin has been one of the best hair-styling secrets for over 50 years. Just ask Claudia Schiffer, Cheryl Cole, Linda Evangelista and Penelope Cruz, who since 1996 have all lent their famous faces (and manes) to the spray. The L’Oréal Paris experts will tell you that it’s because the hairspray is micro-diffused so your hair won’t stick together and stays soft and touchable, instead. But we like it because is offers a strong hold like no other, and yet it can still be painlessly brushed out at the end of the day.

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