By Faith Xue | Byrdie
‘ARE you your hair?” Lena Dunham asked this question in an episode of her podcast Woman of the Hour, and we can’t help but wonder the same thing.
Of all the topics that we talk about, hair often feels the most personal. Whether your strands are straight, wavy, curly, natural or any of the hundreds of variations, chances are high that you know what it feels like to love your hair—and also what it’s like to hate it. Thus, when it comes to choosing products for our strands, we’re just a little more discerning than we would be if we were, say, picking out a lipstick at CVS. One wrong move (or shampoo), and our hair gets mangled and impossible, but a holy grail serum can transform even the most rebellious strands into glossy perfection.
With that in mind, we looked to some of our favorite It girls and models to see which styling product they count as their ride or die. How does Gigi get her perfectly textured beach waves? What does Cipriana Quann use to keep her hair both moisturized and volumized? Keep reading to find out!
Gigi Hadid. It might seem like Gigi Hadid just has naturally windswept hair, but it turns out it’s all thanks to one key product: Wella Ocean Spritz Beach Texture Hairspray. “You spray it in and then just mess your hair up,” she tells Into the Gloss.
Imaan Hammam. Model Imaan Hammam is the definition of #hairgoals. The secret to her stunning curls? Aunt Jackie’s Curl La La Defining Curl Custard Cream. “It softens and defines my curls,” she tells Glamour.com. “I just put a bit of it into damp, towel-dried hair, let hair air-dry for 30 minutes, and then diffuse it with a blow dryer—this makes it even curlier and bigger, which I like.”
Anja Rubik. Models who know their beauty stuff are our favorite kinds of models and Anja Rubik falls into that category. She blew our minds with many a makeup, hair and skin tip during our interview, as well as made us want to stock up on a bevy of intriguing products. When we asked her the secret to her model-off-duty hair, she told us her secret: Klorane Dry Shampoo. Adding to our hair arsenal, stat.
Cipriana Quann. Model Cipriana Quann has become a natural hair icon, turning heads everywhere with her awe-inducing braids. She told us all the hair products she absolutely swears by, naming SheaMoisture Raw Shea Butter Reconstructive Finishing Elixir as a must-have for keeping her strands soft and hydrated.
Kendall Jenner. The 21-year-old model told us her hair is too silky and sleek sometimes, which is why she sleeps on it wet to wake up to more textured strands. To add more volume in a pinch, Jenner told InStyle she uses Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Having worked with Moroccanoil, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley swears by the brand’s cult-favorite Treatment Oil. “[It’s] been my favorite for five years—it does everything it says on the bottle,” she tells Vogue.com. “It smoothens, it makes your hair more manageable, it adds volume—it’s fantastic.”