wet looks that immediately make summer, resistant pomaded updos from the office to the beach, easy but well-finished styling: gel, mousses, lacquers and sea salty sprays will be indispensable in the coming months. This is also confirmed by the catwalks and the many red carpets of the last few weeks.
Hair styling: the gel for the wet look
It is the most popular styling and the easiest to copy. Perfect for the upcoming warm season, the wet look has reappeared practically everywherefrom film sets to runways to red carpets.
We like the wet effect and to obtain it you need abundant strokes of gel to be spread over the entire length of the hair and then combed back. An expert tip? The hair must already be damp so as to increase its durability.
The wet look also conquers and makes hairstyles shine. On the haute couture catwalk of Diorfor example, the modeling gel very shiny twenties hair with baby hair to draw curls on the forehead.
From Stephane Rolland, on the other hand, the hair look is futuristic thanks to completely wet low ponytails. Or, from Giorgio Armani, parade one lady-like chignon, severe and very shiny thanks to abundant coats of gel.
The sea salty spray for easy waves
The sea salty spray smells like holidays: the name comes from the particular formula based on sea salt, which acts by giving consistency and body to the structure of the spindle. It thus facilitates the movement and holding of easy waves.
The sea salty spray is particularly recommended for the hair without volume and very smooth but also for curly stems defining its shape and structure.
It can be applied to dry or wet hair and is ideal if you are looking for a a slightly more “lived-in” and creased look artfully, a bit like Nicole Kidman’s hair at the last Oscars.
The foam, for smooth or disciplined curls
The secret of the new Halle Berry’s hair look on the Oscars red carpet? Foam and lacquer. This is how hairstylist Sara Tess gave shape to the actress’s new curly pixie cut with a 1920s allure created by Kiyah Wright.
With a vintage flavor, the foam, also called foam or mousse, has come back on the scene with avant-garde formulations. Versatile, it is suitable for two poles apart types of foliage: keeps curls in shapedefining them and giving softness but also that aspect scrunchingslightly crumpled, ideal for wavy hair.
And it’s also suitable for smooth hair, giving volume and that frizz-free, tidy look. Many also use it to create the wet look by applying it to dry hair.
Indeed the foam it can be sprayed before drying or afterdepending on the product. Compared to lacquer and gel, it is much lighter in yield and the new formulations are also thermo-protective and restructuring.
The hairspray, to fix the style without adding weight
Even the new generation lacquers have something extra. In addition to the traditional fixing function, which now maintains the style for up to 48 hours, they create a protective film on the hair, repairing it from external agentslike a shield from wind and rain.
The plus? They can be removed with a brush stroke. In short, goodbye to the classic “cardboard” folds of the past, the new formulations are more attentive to the environment and lighter, suitable for giving a natural look to the hair.
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