Do Brunette Like A Boss
They say blondes have more fun, and if we’re talking hair products, we’d have to say we agree.
Let’s face it, most products are built for blonde hair. Dry shampoo leaves dark roots looking grey, texture powder looks like you’re battling a scalp condition if it’s not buffed in properly, and too much salt spray leaves it looking (and feeling) like it’s glued together at the ends.
So what’s a brunette to do? These are the burning questions we tackle every day in THE FILE HQ.
Dark hair looks best when it’s not too brassy, oil-free at the roots (but not too silky), and a little bit messed up. We actually prefer our hair when it’s slept on and deprived of a hair brush with the colour a little worn-in, so with that in mind, we trialled everything from shampoo to styling products to narrow it down the 4 essentials every brunette babe needs in her hair arsenal to keep it looking awesome all day, every day…
And we found some game-changers.
By Carmen Hamilton.
Greasy roots are annoyingly obvious on dark hair, but we don’t like anything that makes it feel too silky and soft after a wash.
That’s why we are literally obsessed with Mr Smith. It leaves zero residue and makes your hair feel, well, clean. Not too silky, not slimey, not too shiny. Just clean, weightless and super-nourished. The way it should be.
Added bonus: we love how to minimal black and white packaging makes us feel sartorially on-point at all times (even when we’re not wearing clothes… yeah, we’re dedicated to the cause).
We saw this one in NET-A-PORTER’s beauty guru’s drawers, and let’s just say, she’s a pretty banging brunette.
It’s a leave-in mousse that tones-down brassy bits in dark hair and keeps blonde highlights looking fresh.
It also gives clean hair a bit of gritty texture – the perfect prelude to your other styling products.
Follow with Sachajuan’s Dark Volume Powder – literally a godsend for brunettes. We don’t know where we’d be without it.
Spray it through the roots and use your fingers to rough them up a bit. This stuff takes the word ‘lift’ to the next level (and it won’t leave little white flakes all over your black tee). Genius.
A sea salt spray without the crunch. Go to town with this one on the ends for beachy, textured goodness.
We love how it gives dark hair all the gritt and texture of other salt sprays but with movement, and no obvious stiff bits.
