The latest haircare corrects your colour, boosts shine and conceals regrowth. Editor Trudi Brewer shares outstanding beauty buys that are under $25.
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Humidity, wind, frizz, and sweaty workouts – there are multiple causes for lacklustre-looking hair. The good news? This new problem-solving haircare will revive frazzled locks—and won’t break the bank. Here is the best on offer for spring.
Provoke Touch Of Silver Brightening Purple Mask, $13
Not all colour-reviving products are made to tone more than blonde hair. This mask eliminates yellow and orange tones in all hair colours, including blonde, platinum, grey, white and all dark hair colours sporting balayage. It also serves as a nourishing mask to hydrate dry, dull-looking hair. It’s the ideal beauty buy to have on hand when summer rolls around.
How to use: Apply this mask to clean, damp hair using gloves. Leave on for three minutes or longer to achieve your desired tone, and then rinse thoroughly. The purple and blue pigments in this mask are super vibrant; be aware of staining on clothing or bathroom tiles.
In the same way a makeup concealer covers imperfections, this hair concealer will mask the look of grey in seconds. Quickly and effortlessly, it covers visible regrowth and stays in place until you shampoo it out. Mess-free, great for travel, it’s perfect for regrowth touch-ups between salon visits. There are four blendable shades pictured here: Brown/Honey.
How to use: The sponge tip allows you to dab directly onto your regrowth. It takes seconds to refresh your colour - it’s genius.
A bestseller for this brand, it delivers for scrunching, air-drying, as well as for creating waves, curls, and coils. Twenty-five years ago, when it launched, curly haircare was massively underrepresented, so it’s no surprise that Curl Jelly has a super loyal following. Just in time for summer, this newbie has a sweet twist. It’s the same formula that tames frizz, adds shine, and defines curl, but this newbie has an addictive vanilla scent. This brand contains no silicones, parabens or sulphates, and it’s vegan-friendly.
How to use: Apply to wet hair from mid-lengths and ends and scrunch in to define your waves or curls. Leave to air-dry or diffuse to enhance your curls.
What you wash your hair with has an impact on its health and lustre. This blend of tea tree and rosemary invigorates the scalp and provides a deep clean. Tea tree oil helps remove the buildup of dead skin cells, excess oil, and product residue, which can hinder hair growth. While rosemary oil helps calm inflammation and reduce dandruff, it also affects hair growth. Hask products are also free from sulfates, parabens, and silicone. Vegan, cruelty-free, and ideal for all hair types, including coloured hair.
Your hair is only as healthy as your scalp, and it’s often the last part of the body that gets some TLC. Tangle Teezer, as a brand, needs no introduction as a brilliant brush for removing tangles without tears. This brush is their foray into wellness, offering DIY massaging and helping to detox the scalp from buildup that hampers hair growth. Its power is in the teeth, which help scrub away flaky skin and oil buildup, stimulating blood flow essential for keeping hair looking its best. It fits snugly in your hand without slipping - even in the shower.
Most of us would be hard-pressed to be without dry shampoo. While we have raved about this brand before, their latest innovation is first class. It allows you to renew and refresh your hair and scalp while you sleep. Stacked with pink clay, which absorbs oil (it also leaves no white cast), and detoxifies. The scent is a blend of amber and tonka, eucalyptus and lavender essential oils, leaving your hair (and pillow) smelling fab.
How to use: Part your hair around the hairline, crown, and nape. Then spray an arm's length away from the roots. Then, off to bed. When you wake, your hair is bouncy, as if it‘s been freshly washed.
An overnight dry shampoo, a purple mask, a hair concealer and more.