If there’s anything I swear by, it’s a good hair gloss. I live and die by it because it’s one of the quickest ways I can delude myself into believing I have it “all together.” The rest of my life can deteriorate around me as long as my hair is shiny and healthy-looking enough to prompt a double-take—eliciting just the right amount of envy from whoever I’m sitting across from.
However, like me, hair glosses are severely misunderstood. Many people fail to realize that they offer more than just a bit of shine. Celebrity hairstylist and colorist Dimitris Giannetos tells Vogue that “they also enhance color, improve softness, and help seal the cuticle for a smooth finish.” When choosing a gloss, he recommends looking for a formula that hydrates and boosts vibrancy, leaving hair looking healthier, softer, and more radiant in mere minutes. And these days, plenty of formulas go beyond simply making hair look good, with ingredients that help improve the condition of the hair itself, too.
Vogue’s Favorite At-Home Hair Glosses
Not to mention, many of the glosses work in under five minutes, right from the safety of your bathroom, making them one of the easiest ways to refresh your hair between salon appointments. Whether you’re looking for no-rinse treatment or a creamy formula to combat brassiness, the best at-home gloss treatments are the excuse you’ve been seeking to reschedule your next salon visit—shh, don’t tell them we said that!
