VO 5 Unscented. It isn't one of those super max holds and I love that it's unscented. I usually buy it at CVS.

Me, too. All the hairsprays I see are "max hold". But now I have Sebastian Professional Shaper Brushable Styling Hairspary with Hold and Control. My hair is very fine, and the Sebastian keeps it looking nice but it still moves in the breeze like real hair should :)

It's a 10. I buy it at Ulta. What is nice about this spray is that eventually the stickiness dissipates.

Paul Mitchell Fast Drying Sculpting Spray. Been using it for years and love it. I use it on wet hair after shampooing and it helps my hair air dry with some shape and body. Then a spritz or two after styling. It will comb right out, never feels sticky or gummy or dulls my hair. It's a pump spray so you don't get that super light aerosol action, but I'd be seriously bereft without this stuff.

Dove, but it's a little hard to find. I can get it at supermarkets or CVS.

I never use hair spray but I probably should as my hair always looks slightly tossled.

I like the Sebastian BECAUSE it lets my hair look slightly tousled, but only as it naturally should (well, naturally if I had any curl at all)

Absolutely, without question, Sebastian Shaper Brushable.

Another devoted Shaper Brushable fan here.

Love Paul Mitchell - cruelty free!

I've been using Big Sexy Hair and like it, but think I'll try the Sebastian shaper brushable.

I've used Sebastian Shaper for at least 20 years-so have no experience with any other brand.

L'Oreal Elnett. I love, love, LOVE this stuff in the tall gold can! It gives me hold, without looking or feeling stiff at all. I can brush through it, and it still keeps the shape.

I also use L'Oreal Elnett when I use hairspray and like it very much. But I am intrigued by the high marks some are giving Sebastian Shaper Brushable. May have to give it a try...

Not to highjack the post but for those of you who use hairspray how do you keep it from going all over the place? I had hairspray many years ago but noticed that it left droplets all over the place.

Dove flexible hold - hard to find at times, but it works without making my hair feel like it is full of stuff.

Holly-Kay, I step into the shower stall to spray!

Would one of you "Sebastian" fans please post a link or a picture of the spray you are talking about.
I have been searching - did not find something that is called brushable - but did find a Sebastian + --- which in the fine print on the can said it is brushable. I have looked at Sally Beauty and Ulta. Maybe I need to check somewhere else?? Thanks

nogreenthumb, there is Sebastian Shaper or Sebastian Shaper Plus. I haven't ever noticed "Brushable" being part of the name, but they are brushable. I prefer the Sebastian Shaper (not the Plus) but the Plus is a more firm hold. I just bought two cans at Ulta.

Thanks, Olliesmom. I was just reading the descriptions above - that say brushable - thought that was part of the name. I will check at Ulta.

Elnett. I stick to organics mostly, but I can't quit Elnett.

I was wondering about above comments having brushable in the name too-my cans do say "original" on them. Sebastian Shaper has always claimed to be brushable though. Are there additional Sebastian hairsprays now?

Aussie Sprunch

Thanks all. Looks like I will try the Sebastian. I am using Elnett right now and it leaves my hair stiff....not as bad as some others though.

I believe it is just called Sebastian Shaper (I don't like the Shaper+ as much) but somewhere on it it describes it as brushable?

I used Vavoom finishing spray for many years. I like sprays that don't go on wet. Also don't care for crunchy or stiff. I switched to cheap Tresemme Climate Control finishing spray about a year ago and like it just as well.

Mtn,

Is the + too stiff? I have fine hair, a lot of it but straight as a board, but I don't want helmet head either. I use Paul Mitchell fast drying sculpting spray right now. It's okay, but I want to try something different to see if I can find something better.

No_green_thumb.

To me, the Shaper gives my hair some staying power (my hair is fine and thin) but I can't feel it in my hair, which I love. The Shaper+ is not awful (sometimes I buy it by mistake, or it's all i can find in travel size) but I can feel it a little bit in my hair.

One thing I will say that occurred to me in reading other comments here -- I have probably been using Sebastian, IDK, 15 yrs? And when I first used it, a brushable hairspray was a pretty rare thing. In the interim, it sounds like there are more products designed to work that way, so maybe others are just as good, or even better. I just have never tried them.

Thank you, Mtn. I am not unhappy with Paul Mitchell.

I like that it doesn't smell. I hope Sebastian doesn't smell either. I would like to try it.

I just went and looked. To me, it smells only of alcohol (first ingredient).

And, fwiw it's worth, here is a picture of what I use. "Brushable" is in the description but not the name per se. HTH.

I also use Sebastian Shaper-- but I don't spray it on my hair, I spray it on my brush. I have very fine hair so I use the spray to add fullness and to "hold" the lift more than to hold a shape.

What is the difference in the Sebastian Shaper Brushable and the Sebastian Shaper Zero Gravity? I use the Zero Gravity (comes in a black can) and it performs similar to how you describe the Brushable. I also have fine thin hair and hate to load it down with heavy hair spray.

I never have figured out the white vs black can thing either. But I can get my ZG in travel sizes. And Ulta has those buy 2 get 1 free deals now and then so I stock up.

Any comments on these suggestions and how color in colored hair holds up when using them? DD mentioned once some sprays strip hair color...

I've been coloring (highlighting) my hair since I was 19-- I've been using sebastian products for most if not all of those (30+) years. I don't notice any issue with my color. I should add that I use pureology products for colored hair-- shampoo and conditioner and sometimes a vitamin/shine spray.

Since so many posting here mention that they have very fine hair, I will add that the single best thing I can do to add lift and volume is to keep my hair highlighted. The little bit of damage from color adds texture and volume to my hair. It is the single most effective voluminizing thing I do!

Funky, I could write the very same post as you, word for word. Yes, highlighting is as much for body and as to "take me back to my natural color" as my colorist phrases it!

Only difference between our posts is shampoo. I used Kerastase a lot (my salon pushes that). But then I tried Keihls once in a hotel stay and now I am on to that. And my kids practically eat toiletries so I buy them the big pumps of VO5 Kiwi, which is dirt cheap but I confess to loving it, esp the conditioner.

Oh, I am so glad I checked back to this thread! I was just thinking that it was time I switched products-- I don't know if there's anything to it, but I have been of the belief that it's good to switch products from time to time. I've used pureology for a very long time and even if your hair doesn't do better with a switch, I am fairly certain they've changed the formula because I just don't get the same silky shine I used to. I can get Keihls on amazon so I'll throw it in with an order and give it a try... I am also curious about VO5 Kiwi lol! I could never use VO5 when I was a teen-- it dried my hair out-- but it's worth a try too!

Thanks! I so appreciate recommendations from people with hair similar to mine. It's such challenge to find something that moisturizes and keeps my hair shiny and silky without weighing it down-- or turning the color!

I am surprised so many people use hairspray! How do you keep it from ruining your bathroom surfaces? Doesn't it etch tile over time, or something?

I think those are older products KSWL. There is no hairspray on any of the surfaces in my BA.

Funky, I started buying Vo5 when my daughters started taking their own showers. No matter what i said they would use tons of product or tip it over or leave it on its side. Not cool w my Kerastase (they like to use my shower because it is enormous and has 3 shower heads and a 8 foot bench).

V05 is the cheapest shampoo made, I believe. But when you have like, 8yr old's hair, who cares? A few times I ran out and used it, and to my surprise it seemed to work nicely. Esp the kiwi conditioner. You could always try it, it's only 99c!

Bummer. I tried the Elnett. Now what do I do with the can. HUGE waste of money. I have a lot of hair and it is DETERMINED to be straight..the product was just not up to snuff. I guess I will go back to my TRESemme . It holds all day, doesn't give me helmet head and my hair isn't 'CRUNCHY'. DD #1 thinks aerosols go on more evenly and the fact that my pump goes on WET has her convinced curls are lost. That hasn't been my experience. I have a good thing, no complaints. I need to let the younger generation believe what they want. When you are happy you are happy, and I am. I debated the depletion of the Ozone layer back in the day so I still avoid aerosols. Good no know I am not loosing quality.

I only use spray on my bangs. With all the good reviews for Sebastian Shaper Brushable I was curious so I bought a small can. Boy does it smell and not in a good way! Cost four times as much as the Garnier Fructis Flexible Control I've been using and doesn't hold any better.

kswl, I am also completely surprised that so many use hair spray!

The Sebastian Shaper does have a strong scent-- and it's a shame because I loved the scent of one of their other products (spritz forte).

I don't use hairspray AS hairspray, Cyn... i like movement in my hair! However, I do use it on a hairbrush to add lift to my baby fine hair. The products many people use for lift weigh down my hair. I also use some root lifters-- just depends on how much lift I want and how long it has been since my last hair appt (when my hair is recently highlighted and less long, it's easier to get some lift and fullness).

I would love to find something I like more than the Sebastian Shaper-- my beloved Sebastian Spritz Forte is long discontinued. I do have a can of Redkin Quick Tease but I haven't tried it yet.

and, I would love to find a hairspray that doesn't clog the applicator. very frustrating, and why I don't often use it