Afternoon beauty fix: The perfect primer for grease-prone hair

I don’t use hair product because it seems my hair is unable to handle it—even the slightest bit of pomade demands a day-two shower. Nutrient-rich oils and sticky pomades can stand in the way of an every-other-day shampooing schedule but there are two ways around this problem: first, embrace the “grease” and work with it because slick, super-tight ponytails are sexy—models wear them all the time. Secondly, you can manage the amount of residual product left in your hair by prepping with a primer, much like you do before applying foundation on your face. Joico‘s Structure Foundation Hair Prep + Primer ($20, joico.com) will control frizz on its own, or act as a barrier between your hair and heavier products so you can brush it out and procrastinate shampooing for another day.

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