Editors' Pick Winner: Hot Tools CurlBar
Why: With an innovative, easy-to-use design and a vibrating timer that lets you know when to release your curl, this L-shaped curling rod imparts effortless-looking curls, from tight spirals to beachy waves.
Honorable Mention: T3 Volumizing Hot Rollers Luxe
Readers' Choice Winner: Hot Tools 1" Professional Marcel Iron for Full Curls and Waves
Why: This curling iron works great on straight hair. It produces really pretty, fat loose curls (like Lucy Hale or Selena Gomez's) that last all day.
Honorable Mention: Beachwaver Co. Beachwaver S1
Why: With an innovative, easy-to-use design and a vibrating timer that lets you know when to release your curl, this L-shaped curling rod imparts effortless-looking curls, from tight spirals to beachy waves.
Honorable Mention: T3 Volumizing Hot Rollers Luxe
Readers' Choice Winner: Hot Tools 1" Professional Marcel Iron for Full Curls and Waves
Why: This curling iron works great on straight hair. It produces really pretty, fat loose curls (like Lucy Hale or Selena Gomez's) that last all day.
Honorable Mention: Beachwaver Co. Beachwaver S1
Editors' Pick Winner: Carol's Daughter Pracaxi Nectar Wash n Go Leave-in
Why: Curly girls, consider this your desert-island beauty product. This one product provides frizz-free waves that are defined and shiny the whole day through.
Honorable Mention: Ouidad Mongongo Oil Multi-Use Curl Treatment
Readers' Choice Winner: SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie
Why: I love that it's made with lots of natural ingredients and without a bunch of unnecessary additives. It keeps my curls soft, bouncy and tame. It's definitely a new staple for me.
Honorable Mention: Paul Mitchell Round Trip Liquid Curl Definer
Why: Curly girls, consider this your desert-island beauty product. This one product provides frizz-free waves that are defined and shiny the whole day through.
Honorable Mention: Ouidad Mongongo Oil Multi-Use Curl Treatment
Readers' Choice Winner: SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie
Why: I love that it's made with lots of natural ingredients and without a bunch of unnecessary additives. It keeps my curls soft, bouncy and tame. It's definitely a new staple for me.
Honorable Mention: Paul Mitchell Round Trip Liquid Curl Definer
Editors' Pick Winner: Herbal Essences White Grapefruit & Mosa Mint Dry Shampoo
Why: If the delectable scent and $6 price tag doesn't suck you in, the root-boosting volume and grease-masking abilities of this dry shampoo will. The the tapioca starch base blends into hair seamlessly, even on brunettes. Use it to disguise a greasy scalp, add volume to your roots or add extra body to your second-day hair.
Honorable Mention: Matrix Style Link Mineral Play Back Dry Shampoo
Readers' Choice Winner: Batiste Dry Shampoo Why: This dry shampoo smells amazing and really freshens my hair when it's dirty and starting to get greasy. Unlike other dry shampoos, this doesn't leave a white residue.
Honorable Mention: Suave Professionals Moroccan Infusion Dry Shampoo
Why: If the delectable scent and $6 price tag doesn't suck you in, the root-boosting volume and grease-masking abilities of this dry shampoo will. The the tapioca starch base blends into hair seamlessly, even on brunettes. Use it to disguise a greasy scalp, add volume to your roots or add extra body to your second-day hair.
Honorable Mention: Matrix Style Link Mineral Play Back Dry Shampoo
Readers' Choice Winner: Batiste Dry Shampoo Why: This dry shampoo smells amazing and really freshens my hair when it's dirty and starting to get greasy. Unlike other dry shampoos, this doesn't leave a white residue.
Honorable Mention: Suave Professionals Moroccan Infusion Dry Shampoo
Editors' Pick Winner: Remington T-Studio Thermaluxe Wide Straightener
Why: Consider this product proof that an A-plus straightener doesn't need to break the bank. A single swipe through each hair section with this wide-panel flat iron is all you need for pin-straight hair. Plus, it heats up in 30 seconds.
Honorable Mention: BabylissPro Nano Titanium Prima3000
Readers' Choice Winner: CHI Original 1" Ceramic Hairstyling Iron
Why: This makes my hair so silky and smooth, and it stops frizz. It heats up quickly and cuts my straightening time by 75 percent. It's an excellent investment.
Honorable Mention: Remington Anti-Frizz Therapy 1" Straightener
Why: Consider this product proof that an A-plus straightener doesn't need to break the bank. A single swipe through each hair section with this wide-panel flat iron is all you need for pin-straight hair. Plus, it heats up in 30 seconds.
Honorable Mention: BabylissPro Nano Titanium Prima3000
Readers' Choice Winner: CHI Original 1" Ceramic Hairstyling Iron
Why: This makes my hair so silky and smooth, and it stops frizz. It heats up quickly and cuts my straightening time by 75 percent. It's an excellent investment.
Honorable Mention: Remington Anti-Frizz Therapy 1" Straightener
Editors' Pick Winner: Dessange Paris Salon Color Restore Color Correcting Creme
Why: If you get your brunette from a bottle, rejoice. This color corrector revives dyed brown hair by neutralizing brassy, ginger tones to make your locks as irresistibly chocolatey as they were the day you dyed them.
Honorable Mention: Splat Midnight Collection
Readers' Choice Winner: L'Oreal Paris Excellence Creme
Why: This hair color covers thoroughly -- even wiry gray hairs -- and has a beautiful multi-tonal effect on color.
Honorable Mention: eSalon Made for You Custom Hair Color
Why: If you get your brunette from a bottle, rejoice. This color corrector revives dyed brown hair by neutralizing brassy, ginger tones to make your locks as irresistibly chocolatey as they were the day you dyed them.
Honorable Mention: Splat Midnight Collection
Readers' Choice Winner: L'Oreal Paris Excellence Creme
Why: This hair color covers thoroughly -- even wiry gray hairs -- and has a beautiful multi-tonal effect on color.
Honorable Mention: eSalon Made for You Custom Hair Color
Why have a good hair day, when you can have a great hair day? That was our philosophy when testing these hair products for the 2017 TotalBeauty Awards. When it comes to your hair, you should never have to settle. From hair products that simplify your life to devices that make it look like you just walked out of the salon, these are the hair innovations you need to make room for in your bathroom.
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