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Best Hairspray No. 7: Redken Forceful 23 Hairspray, $19

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9*

Why it's great: Users agree that this "SUPER hold" hairspray lives up to its name. One reader says it's "perfect for those nights where it's windy and you need to make sure your hair is going to stay the way it is." It's also great for holding curls, setting updos and for keeping fine hair in check.

Agree? Disagree? Write your review for Redken Forceful 23 Hairspray here.

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Best Hairspray No. 6: Matrix Vavoom Freezing Spray, $17.50
TotalBeauty.com Average Member Rating: 9.2*

Why it's great: "You can do your hair in the morning, and that's it," one user says about the freezing spray. "I have used it for a few months now, and it keeps my hair just where I want it, without all the stiffness that you get from other hair finishers." Reviewers warn that as soon as you spritz this stuff on, you're stuck with the style you've got — so be sure you're happy with your style before applying.

Agree? Disagree? Write your review for Matrix Vavoom Freezing Spray here.

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Best Hairspray No. 5: L'Oreal Elnett Satin Hairspray Extra Strong Hold, $6.99

TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9.3*

Why it's great: How's this for a great selling point? One of our reviewers notes that she lives in a "windy, humid environment" and this nifty hairspray is able to keep her long hair styled "without a heavy, stiff feel." Another reader feels similarly, joking that she has no crunchiness even though she sprays "A LOT of that ish ON."

Agree? Disagree? Write your review for L'Oreal Elnett Satin Hairspray Extra Strong Hold here.

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Best Hairspray No. 4: Kenra Volume Spray 25, $18
TotalBeauty.com average member rating: 9.3*

Why it's great: Once users spritz this volumizing hairspray, they are "hooked," according to reviews. "This is the best hairspray I have ever used, and that is saying a lot because I have bought a ton," says a reader. She says this product holds "amazingly" well — "your [hair] will still look great tomorrow," she promises.

"[This is] the ONLY hairspray for me," another user proclaims. "It holds great no matter what conditions: cold, moderate wind, heat, humidity, rain, snow. I have never been let down by this hairspray," she says.

Agree? Disagree? Write your review for Kenra Volume Spray 25 here.

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Best Hairspray No. 3: Aveda Control Force Firm Hold Hairspray, $31
TotalBeauty.com Average Member Rating: 9.5*

Why it's great: While the claim might be extreme, one user says if she were wearing this product while on the Titanic, her hair would have remained perfectly intact. Other users back up her declaration, saying this hairspray has serious holding power. "It does an excellent job of holding a hairstyle or tamping down frizz," one user says.

Another reviewer with fine hair says this hairspray added volume to her thin strands and kept her hair in place with firm control. Likewise, readers with curly hair also praise this hairspray's ability to keep their hair in place.

Agree? Disagree? Write your review for Aveda Control Force Firm Hold Hairspray here.

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When it comes to finding the best hairsprays, you want the ones that keep your 'do in place without making it look like a helmet, right? Luckily, the light, flexible formulas of today's best hairsprays bear little resemblance to the hair-stiffening hairsprays of yesteryear.

Our reviewers have tested hairsprays from cheap to pricey and gave kudos to these 12 standouts. Read on to find out why these are the best hairsprays on the market.

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