Sculpted Sophistication: The Must-Have Hair-Styling Products for the Perfect Volume and Slick Backs

Dig­i­tal Fash­ion and Beau­ty Edi­tor Eve Fitz­patrick

From run­way-sharp slick backs to touch­able, high-vol­ume fin­ish­es, this edit cel­e­brates the prod­ucts that make state­ment hair effort­less. In this fea­ture, we spot­light a curat­ed selec­tion of volu­mis­ing and smooth­ing essen­tials, each cho­sen for their abil­i­ty to lift at the roots, refine tex­ture, and deliv­er pol­ished, slicked-back styles with last­ing hold. Shop these stand­out for­mu­las and dis­cov­er how to cre­ate hair that’s bold, con­trolled, and unde­ni­ably modern

Fin­ish­ing Spray Colour Wow
Hair Styler Dyson
Dry Sham­poo Liv­ing Proof
Oil Char­lotte Mensah
Mois­tur­is­ing Cream Oribe
Styling Milk JVN
Sham­poo Type­bea
Mask Ami­ka
Root Boost Spray Hair by Sam McKnight
Vol­ume Spray K18
Mask Dr Bar­bara Sturm
Hair­spray Davines

Pho­tog­ra­ph­er Andrew Kim­ber
Art Direc­tor Eve Fitz­patrick
Hair Styl­ist Mar­lon Hawkins
Make­up Artist Kasia Postarem­czak
Cast­ing Direc­tor Eliz­a­beth Miles
Mod­els Flo­rence Rose, Milk Man­age­ment & Mona Bhu­jel, Select Mod­el
Hair Assis­tant Emma Hans­ford