Sophie is a writer for InStyle, where she reports on noteworthy beauty products—including skin care, hair care, and makeup—and, occasionally, covers celebrity style.Shu Uemura Shu Uemura Moya Hold Finishing Hair Spray is a strong-hold finishing spray with a remarkably lightweight feel. Buildable and entirely non-sticky, it leaves hair touchably soft—sans the slightest stickiness, crunchiness, or flaking.
Created for all hair types and textures, it’s my secret to salon-worthy styling, from slick buns, sleek ponytails, and bouncy waves resistant to deflation. Whereas my hair would flatten in hours using other products, I’ve been able to stretch my blowouts up to three days with Shu Uemura’s. Emitted via an aerosol can, the product dispenses in an ultra-fine, free flowing mist. A few bursts suffice for setting my ultra-long hair into waves. As far as avoiding the crunchy, flaky side-effects hair spray is known to have, Shu Uemura’s formula is practically foolproof: I’ve piled it on in layers over slick styles without a whisper of unnatural stiffness. In addition to exceptional hold, the spray imparts instant strand-smoothing shine, and gives my hair a polished, professional-looking glow. Shoppers agree with my sentiments towards Shu Uemura’s styling spray. In the words of, it provides ample hold “without being stiff.” Moreover, they added, the formula has “nice memory,” which allows them to stretch blowouts for an extra day.at Amazon. It may be slightly pricier than your average formula, but it’s a price I’m more than willing to pay for extending my blowouts. Consider more of my hair must-haves, belo