A good hair product will take your strands from flat and damaged to voluminous and almost dazzlingly shiny. But a great hair product does all of that while your strands smell amazing. That’s why we’ve grouped the best smelling shampoos and hair products together.
Over the years there have been a few select hair products that have gone down in history for their addicting, unique scents. You know that downright fruity shampoo or musky hair oil that you just reached for to catch another puff?
Life is too short not to surround yourself with hair products that work well and smell ridiculously delicious. Leave your perfume in the medicine cabinet – these eight heady dry shampoos, texturizing sprays, and more are the best smelling shampoos and hair products on the market right now.
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R + Co blue De Luxe Reparative Mask, $ 73 at R + Co Bleu
This indispensable treatment restores texture, firmness and shine. The scent of Light Waves, composed of cardamom, pineapple, tangerine, lavender, bamboo and blonde wood, will make you look forward to your masking sessions.
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YES Heat Protection Spray, $ 28 at Sephora
While this spray protects your locks, it leaves behind a fragrant odor. It is all thanks to the beautiful fragrance of the Rue St. Honoré brand, which has notes of violet, gardenia, ylang-ylang and white musk.
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Herbal essences Shine Collection Shampoo, $ 5.99 at Target
Herbal essences have gained icon status since their heyday in the 90s. (Do you remember those cheeky commercials?) The floral scent of this shampoo that combines chamomile, aloe and passion flower is a blast from the past in the best possible way.
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Oribe Dry texturizing spray, $ 48 at Oribe
Oribe’s sexy hair-inducing spray is legendary and has a lot to do with its smell. It combines watermelon, lychee and edelweiss flower extracts to create a signature fragrance that inspires perfumes, candles and many delights. It’s the kind of smell that you can keep thinking about even when you’re not wearing it.
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Elizabeth and James Nirvana Black Dry Shampoo, $ 29.26 on Amazon
The brand started with its perfume Nirvana Black – an angular amalgam made from sandalwood, violet and vanilla. Then came this dry shampoo that will make you smell just as divine while also freshening up your unwashed hair.
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Serge Normant Dream Big Instant Volumizing Shampoo, $ 11 at Serge Normant
When you open a bottle of this beautifully packaged shampoo, you will be overwhelmed by the unexpected, yet enchanting smell of almonds. Matching the conditioner, this best smelling shampoo will leave your hair smelling subtly luxurious all day long.
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John Frieda Beach Blonde Sea Waves sea salt spray, $ 9.45 at Walmart
Every teenage girl of the 90s lived for that tropical smelling salt spray. So it was a happy day when the brand brought it back. This fragrance consists of piña coladas and pool parties, plus colorful hair wraps, all in a cute blue bottle to toss in your pocket.
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Aveda Shampure Dry Shampoo, $ 32 at Aveda
Aveda is known for its beautiful fragrances and this dry shampoo is no exception. The product invigorates the hair on the second (or third or fourth) day with its oil-soaked powder formula and the hypnotic lavender scent.
