Hair Care

Shampoo & Conditioner

Editors' Choice

Normal Hair

Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo and Cream Conditioner smell better and impart more shine than products three times the price.

Fine Hair

We played lab scientist in our search for the magic formula for thin hair: Matrix Amplify Color XL Shampoo and Dove Foam Conditioner Volumizing Color for Fine, Thin, Color Treated Hair fattened our strands without dimming our highlights.

Dry Hair

Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner for Dry/Damaged Hair revive even the most abused ends.

Color-Treated Hair

Some color-preserving products "enhanced" our blonde streaks into beige ones. L'Oréal Professional Vitamino Color Protective Shampoo and Conditioner protected our hair from the sun and other color-dulling forces.

Readers' Choice

Best Shampoo

Pantene Pro-V Smooth and Sleek Shampoo

Aveda Shampure Shampoo

Best Conditioner

Pantene Pro-V Smooth and Sleek Complete Therapy Conditioner

Matrix Biolage Conditioning Balm

Home Hair Color

Editors' Choice

Containing both a base shade and highlights, L'Oréal Couleur Experte looks more like salon color than anything else you can buy in a box.

Readers' Choice

L'Oréal Féria Multi-Faceted Shimmering Colour in Espresso in Lightest Golden Brown

Styling Products

Editors' Choice

Volumizer

Using a volumizer is like making a deal with the devil--you get the look of more hair, but if feels so dirty you wish you had less of it. Phytovolume Actif, though, is pure heaven, inflating strands with no tackiness.

Defrizzer

In contrast to its syrupy counterparts, Kérastase Nutritive Oléo-Relax Nutri-Huile + AntiFrizz Mist smooths rebellious frizz with zero goopiness.

Curl Enhancer

Products that claim to tame frizzy curls usually just turn them into oily curls. Bumble and Bumble Curl Conscious Curl Creme smooths flyaways without the greasiness.

Hair Gel

Many gels haven't improved much since the '80s. Not so with Wella Liquid Hair Brilliant Spray Gel--it breathes an extra day of bouncy life into styles with no brittleness or flaking.

Hair Spray

With its flexible formula, Paul Mitchell Extra-Body Finishing Spray is reshaping hair spray's sticky reputation.

Readers' Choice

Volumizer

Pantene Pro-V Body Builder Volumizing Mousse

Tigi Bed Head Superstar Thick Massive Hair

Hair Straightener

John Frieda Frizz-Ease Original Formaula Hair Serum

Phyto Phytodéfrisant Anti-Frizz

Redken Straight 05 Straightening Balm

Deep Conditioners

Editors' Choice

A lot of intense conditioners are like those artsy poseurs. They're all profound and heavy, but turn out to be lightweights. Kératase Nutritive Oléo-Relax Nutri-Huile + Anti-Frizz Smoothing Mask for Dry and Rebellious Hair is as rich as it looks--you only need to use a teaspoon to make moisture-starved hair shiny and lush.

Readers' Choice

Pantene Pro-V Restore and Renew Deep Fortifying Treatment

Redken All Soft Heavy Cream Super Treatment for Dry/Brittle Hair

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