Celeb Look: Shiny Hair

I used to always watch Pantene commercials and marvel at how shiny the hair featured in them was (my hair sure as hell didn’t look as shiny as it did in the commercials when I last tried Pantene! Actually the only time my hair naturally looks that shiny is when I haven’t washed it in awhile…and that’s not too appealing). Turns-out one can’t rely on shampoo/conditioner alone to get a healthy hair shine (kind of like how we need help getting that “natural” dewy glow look). I recently tried-out some hair shine finishing sprays for the first time and two stood-out as particularly effective at not only increasing shine, but also enhancing color and controlling frizz. Jump for more!

Redken’s Real Control Mineral Elixir ($17 for 1.7oz) actually just launched a few weeks ago. It’s basically a smoothing oil that gives you light control and moisture to style, but lots of anti-frizz protection while imparting a nice shine. My hair is slightly wavy, but not very dense so I needed very little of this (it’s applied on dry hair) — unless you have super-dense or very dry hair, be careful not to apply too much!

Another great find is Bumble & Bumble’s Shine Spray ($35 for 4oz). This option is equally great for frizz-control, moisture (turns out shine sprays are a god-sent for dry hair!), and though  I found this one to be less long-lasting than the one from Redken, it gave a lot more shine. Both The Redken and Bumble&Bumble are great options depending on what you’re looking for and they’re both priced about the same when you look at price per ounce.

Do you do anything to enhance your hair’s natural shine?