Oribe: The Gold Standard for Humid Climates.
Although I’ve lived in and around Washington, D.C. (a.k.a. the swamp) for the better part of the last two decades, many climates to which we travel are even more humid. The Caribbean, Central Africa, and the greater South. On those occasions, I’ve struggled to find the appropriate myriad of hair products to tame my naturally wavy and frizzy hair, which (of course) I prefer to style straight.
Keratin treatments work wonders. But the best products to use on the daily? Hello, ORIBE!
I first came across this brand in a southern Florida salon. Salon-quality and performance based, Oribe products not only smell divine, but they also truly perform as advertised.
The ORIBE SIGNATURE SHAMPOO + SIGNATURE CONDITIONER clean and moisturize my hair without stripping it dry, which is key to maintaining luster and keeping frizz at bay.
After I towel dry and comb my hair, I work in a pea-sized amount of either the IMPERIAL BLOWOUT TRANSFORMATIVE STYLING HAIR CREAM or the STRAIGHT AWAY SMOOTHING BLOWOUT CREAM followed by a squirt of the GOLD LUST NOURISHING HAIR OIL massaged onto my ends.
The proper tools are critical to a blowout and I rarely travel without my trifecta if I’m checking a bag: A MOROCCANOIL CERAMIC ROUND BRUSH, MY DYSON SUPERSONIC HAIR DRYER + MY GHD FLAT IRON. The Dyson cuts my drying time in half (only seven minutes for my chin length bob) and the flat iron seals the hair cuticle for a sleek look. (I’ve also heard amazing things about the DYSON AIRWRAP and may need to upgrade soon.)
After drying and ironing, I add in a little more GOLD LUST NOURISHING HAIR OIL on my ends for some shine and to reduce the weight, followed by a spritz of the SUPERFINE HAIR SPRAY around my crown. I finish with a healthy spray of the IMPERMEABLE ANTI-HUMIDITY SPRAY, which I concentrate in my palms to smooth over my fly aways.
The best part? You can buy every single one of these products in travel size, so you can achieve a salon-quality blowout wherever you travel.
Want to make it last? Invest in a bottle of LIVING PROOF PERFECT HAIR DAY DRY SHAMPOO, which transforms hair back to normal after a night out or work out.
