If you’re leaving the house without giving your hair a quick spritz, you’re missing out a step in your morning routine.
You might think that spraying your regular perfume through your hair might suffice, but we’re here to tell you that’s just not the case.
Regular perfume on your hair can leave it dry, damaged, and more prone to frizz and breakage. An Eau de Toilette or Eau de Parfum will likely have a high alcohol content, which can dry your hair, irritate your scalp and even lead to breakages or dandruff.
What is a hair perfume?
Hair perfume is a fragrance (often in a light mist form) that's formulated especially for your hair and scalp, without ingredients that can dry out your hair. You might find hair-benefitting ingredients such as provitamin B, Keratin, panthenol, camelia oil, aloe vera, or castor oil to nourish the hair.
How to apply hair perfume
Use at the end of your morning routine to finish your hair and uplift your senses or refresh hair throughout the day after a gym class and before a big night out.
Mona Kattan, the creator of Kayali scents gave a top tip. "Spray your hairbrush with hair mist before doing your hair for an even and easy application." Or recommended spraying your hair towel before drying to gently perfume your hair.
Scroll down for the best hair perfumes…
Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Hair Perfume
A hair mist with the fresh and modern notes of the Coco Mademoiselle fragrance, exuding the vibrant notes of orange, the transparency of rose and the elegance of patchouli.
Spray the hair mist in a cloud onto your brush, or directly onto hair, to envelop it in the delicate scent of the fragrance.
Kayali White Flower Hair Mist
A lightweight, alcohol-free, fragranced hair mist that nurtures hair while leaving an addictive trail of Déjà vu White Flower | 57.
In a single spray, this gorgeous hair mist delivers the dreamy spirit of nostalgia of Déjà vu White Flower | 57 while enveloping hair in a delicate, nurturing formula.
Panthenol, camelia oil, aloe vera and castor oil are all added for the ultimate healthy-looking hair.
Jo Malone London Star Magnolia Hair Mist
Elevate your daily routine with Jo Malone London’s limited edition Star Magnolia Hair Mist. With natural argan oil and pro-vitamin B5, the formula is lightweight, and gives hair a healthy shine.
The flirtatious, light floral fragrance will have everyone stopping to tell you how lovely you smell.
Penhaligon's Halfeti Hair Perfume
Calling all Halfeti obsessives! Did you know you can get the heady rose, grapefruit and spicy scent for your hair?
The scent has been mixed with argan oil to enrich the hair - prepare for the compliments to roll in.
Frédéric Malle Carnal Flower Hair Mist
Frédéric Malle’s hair mist is a lighter variation on the original perfume formula, designed to embellish your hair with a delicious and delicate freshness.
Carnal Flower disperses to reveal a more lustful tuberose: the dark and spicy notes are enhanced by white musk, to draw out tuberose’s aura of lingering sensuality.
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Crush Cheirosa 62 Perfume Mist
Fragranced with the brand's cult-favourite scent of the iconic Bum Bum cream, the Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa 62 Mist transports the senses to a hot summer's day on the luscious coast of Rio.
The brand declares this must as being good for you from your head to your toes.
With warming notes of pistachio and almond blended with a floral bloom of jasmine petals, settling on a rich base of sandalwood and salted caramel accords - it’s a holiday in a bottle!
Hair by Sam McKnight Cool Girl Barely There Texture Hair Mist
Technically, not a hair perfume be we had to give a shout out to this hair texturiser by hair stylist to the stars, Sam McKnight.
Expertly formulated for all hair types and textures, it has been infused with Sam’s signature scent of frankincense, juniper wood and water lily reminiscent of his garden in the rain and created in collaboration with Perfumer H.
Ormonde Jayne Levant Hair Mist
A bottle of happiness that has no intention of being anything other than ravishing and gorgeous.
An innocent note of peony, adored by all flower lovers, a singing note of lily, a garland of orange-blossom and jasmine.
The hair mist contains provitamin B, keratin and an added conditioning agent.
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