7 Runway-Worthy Hair Products

Picks from W Salon, the experts behind HONOLULU Fashion Week runways’ coifs.

Bad hair day? With this humidity? It’s more like bad hair season. How do those models on the runway keep their coif in check? If your life were a fashion show, this hair hiccup would be a total couture calamity.

The answer: Models have a team of mane mavens who know all the tricks to keep those gals putting their best ‘do forward. Helping our models at HONOLULU Fashion Week step to it are the pros at W Salon. We asked W Salon artistic director Thi Nguyen (who is part of the team that works at New York Fashion Week) for his favorite tress-taming products from his two favorite brands. Slip these into your routine and you’ll be ready to strut your stuff, high-fashion style.

Just think of him as your mane man.

HONOLULU Fashion Week is Nov. 6–9 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.

1. Keratase Couture VIP Volume Powder is an amazing powder spray that adds volume and awesome texture to hair, giving it a weightless feel. $37, keratese-usa.com.

2. Shu Uemura Art of Hair Essence Absolue Oil has a light finish with a natural, high-shine look. Psst: It also nourishes hair and hides dry and split ends. $69, shuuemaraartofhair-usa.com.

3. Keratase Laque Couture is a medium-hold, flexible hairspray that never gets stiff or flaky and will hold curl and texture, while still being natural and light enough to let you run your fingers through your strands. $37, keratese-usa.com.

4. Get those sought-after beachy waves and natural texture (while skipping the tacky look and sticky feel) with Keratase Spray A Porter. $36, keratese-usa.com.

5. Sparkling bits of glitter in Shu Uemura Art of Hair Touch Up Gloss enhance hair strands and give you an extra boost of shine and glam—perfect for dry ends and for finishing off a sleek ponytail. $38, shuuemaraartofhair-usa.com.

6. Pump up the sex appeal in your ‘do with the Keratase Lift Vertige, an extremely high-lifting styling tool to give that big, big, sultry look. $37, keratese-usa.com.

7. Soy-based Shu Uemura Art of Hair Shape Paste gives the perfect amount of hold and texture to all types of hair, while still washing off easily and without weighing locks down. $38, shuuemaraartofhair-usa.com.