Summer Hair Staple: Paul Mitchell Sea Spray

by Natalie

Let's be honest here. Despite the fact that I did go and buy myself a big, grown-up blow dryer (yay!) it is now completely out of season for me to dry my hair. Yes, we have a hair dryer season in Texas, and that season is October to April(ish.) Also, though I work during the summer, my work environment is considerably more relaxed than it is during the rest of the year, so I don't worry about showing up with bangs clipped back in a bobby pin and hair shoved up in some Spin Pins.

I have several (ok, more than several) of the products that claim to give "beachy" hair; in general, I like the ones that are a bit grittier, as opposed to ones with an oil base (I don't like crunchy waves.) I did actually count how many of those sprays I own and the answer is: SEVEN. Seven! Just picture Monica, if you will. SEVEN. (Sorry. Had to be done.)

{shot via screened.com}

I have a new favorite product that actually makes my hair pretty decent with very little effort: Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Texturizing Sea Spray, which has a ridiculously long name but works really well. I shower at night, wash and condition and towel dry my hair, and then spray it pretty liberally with this. I generally just sleep with it loose, or pin it up with the aforementioned spin pins, and then when I let it down in the morning it has defined waves and lots of volume at the roots. I like that it doesn't leave my hair crunchy, and it smells amazing. (Side note: this is a black bottle, and there is apparently no decent photo of it on the whole of the internet.)

{photo via amazon.com}

Happy summer waves, ladies!

Comments

[Heather]

I think that I am going to have to get some of that...I want beachy waves.

[Anonymous]

I'm definitely going to try the Paul Mitchell! Sounds awesome.

And just so you know, I was totally saying SEVEN a la Monica in my head and then I scrolled down and saw the picture. Hilarious.

[jodifur]

Is it like Bumble Bumble Sea Spray? I loved that stuff and they stopped making it.