Left: Show Beauty Decadence Hair Fragrance. £55, showbeauty.com
No party prep routine would be complete without a spritz of your favourite perfume, and now there are several designed specifically for your hair. This one has a soft, creamy scent of coconut milk, almond butter and patchouli, and contains oils to nourish and protect.
Right: Lee Stafford Rainbow Shine Irons, £70, Superdrug and Argos
Get super straight, swishy hair with these disco diva straightening irons, which have a funky matte purple exterior. And they not only look good but also do the job quickly, with a variable temperature of up to 240°C, rounded edges to create curls and a heat-protective case and mat.
Left: Sam McKnight Easy-Up Do, £25, Liberty London
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He’s styled everyone from Princess Diana to Kate Moss and worked on over a hundred Vogue covers, and now top hairstylist Sam McKnight has launched his own range of products and they’re brilliant. This spray is “20 hair pins in a can”, giving texture and long-lasting grip to up-dos.
Right: Ouai Memory Mist, £25, Selfridges and cultbeauty.co.uk
Part primer and part heat protection, this extra-light styling mist from hairdresser to the stars Jen Atkin cleverly “memorises” your ’do until your next shampoo, without creating that rigid, crispy feeling you often get from hairsprays. Apply to damp hair before blow-drying.
Left: Show Beauty Decadence Hair Fragrance, £55, showbeauty.com
No party prep routine would be complete without a spritz of your favourite perfume, and now there are several designed specifically for your hair. This one has a soft, creamy scent of coconut milk, almond butter and patchouli, and contains oils to nourish and protect.
Right: ghd Contour Professional Crimper, £95, ghdhair.com
Remember the 80s trend for crimped hair? Well it’s back, but this time it’s all about adding texture and shape rather than a big ball of frizz, and these crimpers – with all of ghd’s technology – are the tool for the job. Check out the website for some cool styles.
Left: Wet Brush Mini Pop Fold Brush, £7.99, victoriahealth.com
An essential for the party season, the IntelliFlex bristles on this pocket-sized hairbrush invert and the mirrored handle folds over to fit in to all but the smallest of clutch bags. It’ll detangle and smooth knotty locks without tugging, and the rounded bristle tips will also gently massage your scalp.
Right: Redken Diamond Oil Glow Dry, £32.50, redken.co.uk
Get a glossy, polished mane with this lightweight, high-shine blow dry oil. Apply before blow-drying and, activated by heat, it’ll detangle, condition and make hair much more manageable.
It can also be applied sparingly to dry hair to control flyaways.