BEAUTY INSIDER

Bottles of conditioner might be feeling a little hurt right now. For ages we couldn’t imagine our routines without them, but times are changing and the post-shampooing product is no longer the hero it once was. If you have fine hair, habit-fuelled dollops of conditioner can knock out important texture; instead, smooth hair with the formidable duo that is detangling spray (I like Christophe Robin’s Hydrating Leave-in Mist With Aloe Vera, £31.50) and a Wet Brush (£8). Together, they make light work of knots, and leave hair smooth but with more playfulness and texture. Hair stylist Andrew Barton (who shot to fame on Channel 4’s 10 Years Younger, and whose eponymous hair care range is stocked in Asda and is fab), also thinks we need to be more mindful: “You don’t need a conditioner that matches your shampoo. Choose your shampoo to address your hair’s needs, then keep a quenching conditioner and masks to add moisture – but only on the very ends. Really, you need less than you think.”