Successful brushing with smooth milk

To protect the hair fibers , to relax the lengths, to protect the hair fiber from the heat of the dryer and to allow its brushing to last longer, using a smoothing milk, one quickly catches the hand of a real hairdresser.

For who ? Those with dry or rebellious hair, whether long or semi-long.

Our advice: between two shampoos, on dry hair, it disciplineles frizz.

Our favorite because they smooth without weighing down: Thermo Brushing Milk, Texture Expert, L'Oréal Professionnel, 25 €; Easy Liss Smoothing Balm, Nivea Hair Care, 5,48 €.

Boost shine with a serum

Light is your priority? Serum is your ally. Formulated with silicones, it also has a smoothing and matt effect on frizz.

For who ? Those that bet on the vinyl shine. Ideal also to put its coloring in light.

Good gestures: spray in halo on damp hair and distribute to the comb before blow drying. The serum is also used as a final touch. One pschitte a little product in his hands that one then slides in his hair.

Our advice: have a light hand! Otherwise station to the heavier effect. Between two shampoos, a little gloss on the dry tips gives them back pep.

Our favorite because they make shine without fat: Smooth Serum Soyeux, Indola, 20,50 €; Frizz-Ease Formula Original Serum, John Frieda, 15 €.

Modeling wicks with a gel

Packed with long-lasting fixing agents, gels are very gifted to shape some "firecrackers" or carve them as we please.

For who ? Those who want to break the uniformity of their short hair by stylizing a few locks.

Our advice: Alcohol-rich, gels can dry hair thin and fragile. Better to brush them every night and wash them with a purifying shampoo for frequent use.

Our favorites for long-term outfit: Enamel Urban Experiment Gel, Redken, 19,70 €; Maxi Invisible Gel, Vivelle Dop, 6,56 €.

Styling my cut with a wax

Smooth, crumble, plaster, these waxes know how to do everything, they give shine to the tips and control the rebellious locks.

For who ? Those who want to shape their short cut. Those whose dry hair needs to be tamed, protected and fed.

Good gestures: work a mini-quantity of product in his hands, then spread over the hair. To crumble or veneer, comb the first time before smoothing with the hands.

Our advice: do not use them before blow drying , they do not heat well. Hair fat, fine, raplapla abstain!

Our favorite because they are very easy to work: Shape Paste Art of Hair, Shu Uemura, 27 €. Wax Shine Got 2b, Schwarzkopf, 5,92 €.

Fit the volume with foam

Unsustainable, creamy, it adapts to all lengths and all types of hair. It is only used on wet hair.

For who ? Those who want to bring texture to their fine hair, volume to their short cut or lighten a small square.

Good gestures: Using a comb, apply the value of a mandarin from the roots to the spiked hair, then dry. To inflate a fringe: wet the wick to doper and apply a very small amount of foam. Then rotate the fringe with a round brush and dry with the root.

Our favorites: Mousse Styling, Franck Provost, 15 €, Volum'Max Studio Line, L'Oréal Paris, 7,59 €.

Fix my hairstyle with a spray

Unlike lacquers, sprays are high-precision fixers and, thanks to their slightly moist texture, the target wicks can be reworked on the finger.

For who ? Those who have fine hair and whose supple hairstyles need to hold. For more worked hairstyles and thick hair, choose a strong or extra strong binding.

Good gestures: Spray 20-30 cm from the hair. To emphasize the geometry of a mid-length cut, shape the lengths by spraying the wick from the top to the tips.

Our advice: to reinforce the fixation, one pschitte the spray on the brush, one wraps the wick and one passes the hot dryer.

Our favorite because they reconcile hold and shine : Spray Fixing Gloss Machine, Jean-Louis David, 5.84 €; Spray Fixing Illuminator Wick Light, Jacques Dessange 6,55 €.

Thanks to Bernard Friboulet, consultant Shu Uemura - Art of Hair (Salon Very Confidential, 44-45, Montpensier Gallery, 75001 Paris, tel: 06 61 52 84 33).