Haircare that’s a cut above

SHINE COULD BE HAD IN SECONDS, THE HIGH STREET WENT CHIC AND TREATMENTS LOOKED BEYOND MASKS FOR LONG-TERM CHANGE.

Best for shine L’ORÉAL PARIS ELVIVE DREAM LENGTHS 8 SECOND WONDER WATER, £9.99

Gives hair a mirror-like glaze and smooths away frizz without a heavy or greasy feel. A repeat buy for Red’s beauty team.

Best new range UNDONE BY GEORGE NORTHWOOD, FROM £12

Boutique haircare you can pick up at Boots, in sleek and fully recyclable aluminium. Well-made and a pleasure to buy.

Best for thinning hair LIVING PROOF SCALP CARE REVITALIZING TREATMENT, £27

A growth-stimulating treatment with an instant and longer-term thickening effect. Smart packaging gets the product right on to the scalp.

Best smoothing tool BABYLISS 9000 CORDLESS HOT BRUSH, £180

For salon-style bounce, smoothness, lift and volume without the salon. A revelation.

Best haircare bar EARTH KIND ORGANIC OATS CONDITIONING BAR, £8.95

With trichologist-approved ingredients, such as strengthening oat proteins and nourishing coconut oil, we’re sold on this more sustainable alternative to traditional conditioners.

Best deep cleanse PHILIP KINGSLEY VITAMIN C JELLY DETOXIFYING HAIR & SCALP TREATMENT, £28

This clever powder-to-jelly treatment (just add water) leaves the scalp feeling fresh and hair weightless and shiny. It revives colour, too.

Best for curls BREAD BEAUTY SUPPLY HAIR-OIL, £22

Transforms even the driest curls and coils into something glossier, springier and altogether happier.

Best straightener GHD MAX HAIR STRAIGHTENER, £179

As high-spec as anything you’d expect from ghd, with wider plates that make deft work out of straightening long, thick or textured hair.

Best heat stylers KEVIN MURPHY BLOW.DRY COLLECTION, £30 EACH

Miracle blow-dry sprays that deliver exactly what they say they will (choose Thicken, Bounce, Lift or Smooth) and smell heavenly.