Cosmopolitan USA – September 2019

Overall, my vibe is low

maintenance. Most days,

I just air-dry my hair and

wear it straight and a little

piecey. If I’m feeling extra,

I’ll spritz on a salt spray

to get a lived-in, beachy

texture. And that’s kind

of it. Which is probably

why I’ve only really ever

dabbled in hair spray.

Most important—for me at

least!—is that my hair feels

zero percent stiff. I always

want it soft and touchable.

Of course, some extra

hold here and there would

be nice, but my early

attempts at using hair

sprays resulted in my hair

feeling stiff and crunchy.

Although TBQH, I can

probably chalk this up

to my lack of experience

and...perhaps a tendency

to overdo it on the

spritzing (looking at you,

too, fave perfume!). All this

is why TRESemmé Micro-

Mist is such a freaking

game changer for me. It

holds my natural, loose

waves in place (literally

all day) and shields them

from the annoying effects

of humidity (byeee, frizz).

Maybe best of all, its

superfine mist is so, so

easy to work with—I never

get any random sticky

clumps. Hello, styling

goals! So, yeah, I’m still

just starting to love hair

spray, but I feel like I’ve

already come a long way.

When I was a kid, I

had bangs that my Aunt

Debbie would curl and

tease with a comb—

but that volume wasn’t

lasting through an entire

dance recital by itself.

Cue: the beginning of

my love affair with hair

spray. As I got older, I

continued to play with

different hairstyles—some

long, some short—that all

called for a shot of spray

to either hold my look in

place or keep flyaways

under control. Fast-

forward to most recently,

when I’ve been relying

on TRES Two to keep my

baby bangs blended into

the rest of my look—

I part my hair down the

center, spray TRES Two

to make my bangs lie

flat against my head,

and then slip a flat clip

on each side (they don’t

create creases!) to make

sure zero hairs pop out

of place. As my bangs

start to grow out, though,

I’ll probably switch to a

more flexible or fine hold,

because I’m an equal

opportunist like that.

And while I might break

up with hair looks

every so often (okay,

pretty often), my daily

relationship with hair

spray will always be rock

solid. It’s just been too

good to me (and Aunt

Debbie) over the years.

A newb and an OG talk it out.

So...hair spray?

TRESemmé TRES Two

Extra Hold Hair Spray,

$5 for 11 oz., drugstores

TRESemmé Compressed

Micro-Mist Hold Level

3 Boost Hair Spray, $5,

drugstores

THE TAKEAWAY

Not all sprays are created equal. If, like Lauren, you’re late

to the hair-spray game, it’s worth trying TRESemmé Micro-

Mist (no crunch, just a flexible hold that leaves you with a

fresh look). If you’re all about that hair-spray life (hi, Carly),

go with an extra-strong option like TRESemmé TRES Two

that locks flyaways and more intricate styles into place.

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