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Your Ultimate Guide to Have the Glossiest Hair
17 Mar, 2025

Your Ultimate Guide to Have the Glossiest Hair

Who doesn’t love that glass-like, salon-fresh shine? If you’re dreaming of ultra-glossy hair, the secret isn’t just in styling—it’s in your entire haircare routine. From hydration to heat protection, here’s everything you need to know to get hair that looks effortlessly healthy and luminous.

1. Hydration is Key

Shiny hair starts with hydrated, healthy strands. When hair is dry or damaged, it absorbs light instead of reflecting it, making it appear dull. Boost your hair’s moisture levels with:

Shampoo & Conditioner: The Oribe Gold Lust Repair & Restore Shampoo and Conditioner work wonders for reviving dull hair, smoothing frizz, and adding intense shine. Packed with healing oils and botanical extracts, this duo strengthens and restores hair while leaving it unbelievably glossy.

Gold Lust Shampoo & Conditioner Duo
Oribe Gold Lust Shampoo & Conditioner Duo

Valued at $171, Now Only $153.90

Indulge your hair in the ultimate luxury with the Oribe Gold Lust Shampoo & Conditioner Duo. This premium set, renowned for its transformative benefits, is now available at a special price, making it the perfect time to elevate your haircare routine.

Gold Lust Repair & Restore Shampoo 250ml Revitalize your hair with the Gold Lust Repair & Restore Shampoo. Infused with Oribe’s signature blend of healing oils and extracts—cypress, argan, and maracuja—this rejuvenating shampoo gently cleanses while repairing and rejuvenating hair from root to tip. The result is hair that feels as healthy and youthful as it looks.

Gold Lust Repair & Restore Conditioner 200ml Complete your haircare ritual with the Gold Lust Repair & Restore Conditioner. This luxurious conditioner deeply nourishes and conditions, transforming even the most damaged hair into silky, smooth perfection. Its powerful formula, enriched with essential oils and extracts, strengthens and fortifies hair, restoring its natural vitality and shine.

Treat yourself to the Oribe Gold Lust Shampoo & Conditioner Duo and experience the ultimate in hair rejuvenation. This exclusive offer, valued at $171, is now available for just $153.20. Elevate your haircare with Oribe, available at Allure by Epic.

$153.90 $171.00

Hair Masks: A weekly treatment like Oribe Gold Lust Transformative Masque deeply nourishes and enhances radiance.

Gold Lust Transformative Masque
Oribe Gold Lust Transformative Masque

Hair care for the hair-obsessed. Oribe pushes the boundaries of luxury performance with innovative formulations that perform like magic. Gold Lust Transformative Masque restores overworked hair to its prime, rebuilding each fiber, improving elasticity and fortifying hair to rediscover its softness, body and inner brilliance. This masque is blended with Oribe's Signature Complex, smoothing and nourishing Jasmine, Carrageenan and White Tea Leaf Extracts, elasticity restoring Shea Butter and vitamin A, D, E and F rich Baobab Oil for antioxidant protection against free radicals.

Benefits:

  • Dermatologist tested
  • Provides UV protection
  • Safe for colour and keratin treated hair
  • Sulfate, paraben and gluten free
  • Vegan & animal cruelty free
$108.00

2. Use a Shine-Boosting Oil

A high-quality hair oil is a game-changer for glossy locks. Look for lightweight, non-greasy formulas that add shine without buildup.

🌟 Our pick: Kérastase Elixir Ultime L’Huile Originale – This iconic oil instantly smooths frizz, enhances shine, and deeply nourishes hair without feeling heavy. Plus, it’s now available in a chic, refillable bottle!

💡 Pro Tip: Apply a tiny amount to damp hair before styling and a drop or two on dry hair for a finishing touch.

Elixir Ultime Hair Oil
Kerastase Elixir Ultime Hair Oil

Kérastase Elixir Ultime Oil – Now in Luxe Refillable Packaging

Achieve effortlessly beautiful, model-worthy hair with the iconic Kérastase Elixir Ultime Oil, now available in luxurious, eco-friendly refillable packaging. Infused with a premium blend of natural oils, including the star ingredient French Camellia, this versatile hair oil nourishes and transforms dry hair while supporting sustainability.

Lightweight enough for fine hair yet rich enough to deeply nourish coarse strands, this multipurpose oil adds shine, softens, and tames frizz—perfect for all hair types. Its enchanting fragrance elevates every use, making it a true beauty must-have. Use it as a pre-shampoo treatment, heat protectant, or leave-in conditioner. A little goes a long way, boosting shine, defining curls, and controlling frizz, even in high humidity.

Why You'll Love Kérastase Elixir Ultime Oil:

  • Luxe, eco-conscious refillable packaging
  • Adds shine and softness
  • Protects against heat damage
  • Controls frizz, even in 80% humidity
  • Enhances manageability
  • Heavenly scent
  • Versatile: pre-shampoo, heat protectant, or leave-in
  • Defines curls and smooths hair
  • Blend of natural oils
  • 75ml size
$108.00 $118.00

3. Rinse with Cool Water

Hot water can strip hair of its natural oils, making it look dry and lackluster. Instead, finish your wash with a cool rinse to help seal the cuticle, locking in shine.

4. Choose the Right Styling Tools

Heat styling can either enhance or dull your shine, depending on your tools and technique.

🔥 Use a high-quality straightener or curling iron like ghd Platinum+ Styler, which minimizes heat damage while delivering a glossy finish.
🔥 Always use a heat protectant like Oribe Invisible Defense Universal Protection Spray to shield hair from damage and keep it sleek.

Platinum+ Styler
GHD Platinum+ Styler

Our most luxurious ghd HAIR STRAIGHTENERS recognise the thickness of your hair and styling speed, adjusting heat across the floating plates as you style for perfect results in just one stroke. Infinity sensors monitor heat 250 times a second across the high-gloss plates to deliver a personalised styling experience, so no matter your hair type or length, you can achieve a beautiful, salon-quality style. Working at an optimum styling temperature of 185 degrees, the ghd platinum+ hair straightener protects the integrity of your hair without compromising on style, allowing for 70% stronger hair*, 75% more shine** and 2x more colour protection.

Features:

  • Product Type: Professional Styler
  • Suitable Hair Types: All Hair Types
  • Colour: White
  • Technology: Ultra-zone technology
  • Tempurature: 185 degrees celsius
  • Heat up time: 20 seconds
  • Plate/Barrel size: 26.8mm
  • Automatic sleep mode: Yes
  • Cord length: 2.7m
  • Protective plate guard: Yes
  • Universal Voltage: Yes
  • Warranty: 3 years
$345.00 $425.00

Invisible Defense Universal Protection Spray Travel
Oribe Invisible Defense Universal Protection Spray Travel

Invisible Defense Universal Protection Spray weightlessly shields hair from thermal damage up to 230 degrees, UV rays and pollution, all while imparting gentle moisture eliminating dryness, colour fading and frizz. This spray is blended with Oribe's Signature Complex, hydrating and softening Plant-Based Collagens, Vitamin-B rich and strengthening Niacinamide, Biotin and Panthenol, Malachite and Rosemary Leaf Extracts for detoxification and protection from pollutants, and ultra-reflecting, shine-enhancing Luminescence.

Benefits:

  • Dermatologist tested
  • Provides UV protection
  • Safe for colour and keratin treated hair
  • Sulfate, paraben and gluten free
  • Vegan & animal cruelty free
$33.00

5. Avoid Product Buildup

Too much product can leave hair looking greasy rather than glossy. To keep hair fresh:

✔ Use a clarifying shampoo (like Oribe The Cleanse Clarifying Shampoo) once a week to remove residue.
✔ Apply styling products sparingly and focus on the mid-lengths and ends rather than the roots.

The Cleanse Clarifying Shampoo
Oribe The Cleanse Clarifying Shampoo

The Cleanse Clarifying Shampoo purifies hair and scalp without stripping their essence, for locks that are left restored, with a new inner glow. This detoxifying mousse is powered by Volcanic Ash, polishing away dirt, oil and product buildup. Oribe's Signature Complex defends hair environmental stressors while Papaya Fruit Extract soothes the cuticle for a shiny finish, Sea Kelp Extract clears pores, Eucalyptus invigorates the scalp and Green Tea Extract strengthens strands to protect against breakage.

Benefits:

  • Dermatologist tested
  • Provides UV protection
  • Safe for colour and keratin treated hair
  • Sulfate, paraben and gluten free
  • Vegan & animal cruelty free
$76.00

6. Brush for Shine

Brushing helps distribute your scalp’s natural oils, which enhances shine. Use a boar bristle brush to gently smooth the hair cuticle and boost natural gloss.

7. Try a Glossing Treatment

For an instant boost, professional glossing treatments can give your hair mirror-like shine. You can also use at-home glossing products, like the Oribe Glaze for Beautiful Color, to enhance vibrancy and radiance.

Mirror Rinse Glass Hair Treatment
Oribe Mirror Rinse Glass Hair Treatment

Hair care for the hair-obsessed. Oribe pushes the boundaries of luxury performance with innovative formulations that perform like magic. Mirror Rinse Glass Hair Treatment is a deeply hydrating treatment that instantly illuminates the hair, leaving it soft, smooth, and glossy. In under a minute, this treatment smoothes the cuticle to create a mirror-like shine. The salon-grade formula, enriched with treatment-quality ingredients, delivers intense hydration and light-reflecting shine to every strand. 

Key Benefits:

- Dermatologist tested  
- 232°C heat protection  
- Provides UV protection  
- Safe for colour and keratin treated hair  
- Sulfate, paraben and gluten free  
- Vegan & animal cruelty free 

Fragrance: Côte d’Azur by Oribe. Calabrian bergamot, white butterfly jasmine and sandalwood create a sensuous and invigorating experience.

$94.00

Ready for your glossiest hair yet? Shop all the shine-enhancing essentials and start your journey to radiant, healthy locks! ✨