14 best hairsprays for all-day hold, tested and reviewed (2024)

Say hello to the OG hairspray I've been using since I first learned how to use one—yes, seriously. Not only does this Tresemmé hairspray cost less than my morning coffee and croissant, but it also gives my hair maximum hold, all while avoiding that stiff helmet hair.

• Size: 400ml
• Scent: Floral and fruity
• Hold: Extra Strong

This semi-strong hairspray is filled with Moroccanoil's iconic argan oil, which helps mitigate the drying effects of hairspray by coating your strands with a sheer layer of moisture. Bonus: It'll give you a super-reflective finish without looking oily.

• Size: 1o oz.
• Scent: Citrus, vanilla, amber
• Hold: Semi-strong

This flexible hairspray from Living Proof is ideal for days when you're doing multiple styles. It can be used on damp or dry hair and will keep the shape of whatever look you're going for (updos, beachy waves, you name it), but isn't so stiff or strong that you can't switch things up without having to wash your hair first.

• Size: 246ml
• Scent: Vanilla, amber
• Hold: Medium

This gamechanger doesn't come in a can because it's not an aerosol. It's also alcohol free, 97% natural and specifically designed to nurture and protect curls; delivering hold throughout the day without the harmful traditional hairspray ingredients that dry out this fragile hair type.

• Size: 200ml
• Hold: Medium- Strong

When a British brand says weatherproof? You know it means weatherproof. This affordable high street option is formulated with fine, flat hair in mind. It has such great reviews for its strong hold with no stickiness or crunch.

• Size: 200ml
• Hold: Medium- Strong

There are so many reasons to love this hairspray: it adds instant volume, creates body, and absorbs oil. It also smells amazing. The fragrance is North Bondi—a fresh floral scent with notes of bergamot, Italian lemon, rose de mai, violet, and white musk.

• Size: 130g
• Scent: Floral
• Hold: Light

First of all, you gotta just trust me. But if you still don't, then at least trust this invisible lightweight hairspray. It gives you that flexible-yet-natural hold that keeps flyaways in place without feeling like a helmet, and never, ever, ever feels sticky or crunchy. Promise.

• Size: 9 oz. or 2.2 oz
• Scent: Lightly scented hair perfume
• Hold: Medium

Got long, fine, and/or frizzy hair? This lightweight formula keeps your hair in place without giving it a firm, helmet-head feeling. Another reason to love this hairspray: it provides a UV filter and colour protection, so your highlights always shine (literally).

• Size: 295ml
• Hold: Medium

Suitable for all hair types, this vegan formula focusses on texture, delivering the big volume and body of old school stiff options, but with the lightweight invisible finish we look for today. Plus it has heat defence included.

• Size: 200ml
• Hold: Medium

Other than the bottle being totally adorable, this hairspray by Amika will give you the shiny hair of your dreams, all without that oily look we all know and dread. Bonus: Your hair will also feel smooth asf.

• Size: 141ml
• Scent: Not specified, but testers note it smells a bit citrus-y
• Hold: Light

Those with thick, curly hair will love this moisturizing hairspray mist from SheaMoisture. The gentle, hydrating formula smooths and softens hair while providing a very light hold and protecting it from environmental aggressors (hi, pollution, and UV rays) with a combo of proteins, neem oil, coconut oil, and hibiscus extract.

• Size: 237ml
• Scent: Coconut and hibiscus
• Hold: Very light

Consider your hair type

It's important to keep in mind what kind of hair you have in order to choose which hairspray will work best for you. Is it straight, curly, coily, flat, thin, fine, wavy, or so on? Hairsprays are specially formulated to work with specific hair types and combat a series of common hair problems (think: keeping frizzy hair at bay during humid days).

Choose the hold

Hairsprays are made using a blend of different types of polymers, allowing the formula to be either a light, medium, or maximum hold. If you're looking for something moveable that still provides a little bit of hold, go for a light or medium hairspray. If you don't want your hair to budge, a maximum hold hairspray is the way to go.

• Donavin Maxwell is a hairstylist who has worked in the beauty and hair industry for 10 years. He performs cuts and colors at the Frederick Fekkai salon located inside the Mark Hotel in New York, NY.