2 weeks Ago By Faye Remedios
Glass hair is having a moment—again. If glass skin was the gateway drug to our collective obsession with mirror-like luminosity, then consider this its follicular sequel. While dewy complexions have evolved into everything from dolphin to glazed-doughnut skin, the pursuit of hyper-gloss has simply shifted gears.
Now, it's your hair’s turn to blind the haters. But the pursuit of achieving impossibly glossy hair that resembles glass isn't as easy as just slapping on some hair serum. You need to start at the roots first.
"Glass hair, just like glass skin, needs to be really healthy to shine through. Choosing the right products according to your specific hair needs is essential. Ensure you always apply a protective serum on your hair to protect your strands from external aggressors.
It also adds shine and gloss. Always use a heat-activating spray or cream before any heat styling. For a more put-together look, get a trim as the glass hair effect works best when your hair is at an even length," says Shweta Sahni, National Education Manager, L'Oréal Professionnel.
And if you thought you needed to sport straight, sleek strands to pull off this look, you'd be wrong. This trend is all about getting mega-shine and embraces all hair types and textures. Just pick the right products that work best for your hair type.
Apart from the gloss-infusing products you can use at home to achieve this look, Sahni also suggests opting for an in-salon gloss treatment to dial up that shine and nourish your locks in the process. But as far as your hair wardrobe goes, these products from serums and oils to illuminators and deeply nourishing treatments, will help you get the gleaming strands of your dreams, so add to cart stat. KERASTASE Chroma Absolu Soin Acide Chroma Gloss This water-activated gloss treatment seals in colour, adds intense shine, and leaves hair feeling silky-soft, while Centella Asiatica and three powerful acids (amino, lactic and tartaric) work deep inside to strengthen and protect every strand.
OUAI Hair Gloss Infused with rice water and hyaluronic acid, this gloss makes your hair shiny, smooth and frizz- free and protects it from heat while locking in your colour. With a dreamy scent of bergamot, rose, and sandalwood, it keeps your hair looking—and smelling—salon-fresh. Oh! Clear Gloss Your hair’s new glow-up in a tube— it transforms dull, dry, or coloured strands with a silky, light-reflecting shine that lasts up to 5 washes.
Powered by Argan Oil and Sunflower Seed Extract, it makes flyaways a problem you never have to worry about. L'Oréal Paris Elvive Glycolic Gloss 5 Minute Lamination Treatment Want ultra-glossy, mirror-shine hair in five minutes flat? Enter: L’Oréal Paris Elvive Glycolic Gloss Lamination Treatment. This multitasking formula smooths, conditions, and adds an unreal level of shine—like your strands just stepped out of a hair commercial.
Bonus: it makes hair easier to manage without weighing it down. Moroccanoil Blow-dry Concentrate This formula contains argan oil and adds shine and polish to even the most rebellious locks, and ensures they are perfectly protected during any heat styling. The Earth Collective Overnight Hair Illuminator Coarse, porous strands can make achieving shine a challenging task.
This light, non-greasy formula works overnight to nourish hair with potent ingredients like pine bark, rosemary, and soya protein. You wake up with glossy locks. Kiehl's Silk Groom Serum Whether you have smooth, straight, curly, or wavy hair, this ultra-light, vitamin E-infused serum goes on easily to smoothen frizz and nourish dry ends.
Sebastian Professional Trilliant Spray Rock crystal extract is the magical ingredient that allows this lightweight hair spray to protect and condition your hair while leaving it with an unworldly shine. L'Occitane Aromachologie Intensive Repair Enriched Infused Oil This silicone-free formula incorporates the regenerating effects of essential oils like Angelica, ylang-ylang, sweet orange, lavender and geranium to repair and strengthen your hair and add that coveted shimmer. René Furterer Style Shine Mist The final step of your styling routine should include a spritz of this micro mist, which works to brighten and protect your hair without weighing down your strands while adding an instant high-gloss finish.
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