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18 Best-Smelling Hair Products Ever, Ranked

Our editors took a stroll down memory lane (aka, the hair care aisle) to determine which iconic hair smell we vote No. 1
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Best-Smelling Hair Product No. 10: Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific Shampoo, $14.95
Any child of the '70s or '80s will remember this floral gem. Our Editor-in-Chief has fond memories of receiving a bottle of it at an elementary school assembly, where all the girls learned about puberty and then got to take home a swag bag of goodies meant to usher them into womanhood. In other words, all the cool teenage girls smelled like this shampoo, and even fourth grade teachers knew it.

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Best-Smelling Hair Product No. 9: L'Oreal Kids Extra Gentle 2-in-1 Shampoo, $2.99
If you were a young kid (or a young parent) in the late '90s, maybe you remember this "tear-free" kid shampoo, which came in a colorful bottle shaped like fish? Yeah, the strawberry-scented one was the only thing I enjoyed about taking a bath.

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Best-Smelling Hair Product No. 8: John Frieda Beach Blonde Sea Waves Sea Salt Spray, $9.99
Boy, oh boy was it a happy day when John Frieda brought back his Beach Blonde line, including this cult classic. This stuff smells like a tropical '90s paradise, full of piña coladas, sunscreen and platform sandals.

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Best-Smelling Hair Product No. 7: DryBar Detox Dry Shampoo, $23
DryBar dry shampoo smells exactly like a DryBar salon — which, if you've never been to one, smells like powder rooms and slumber parties and champagne brunches and all things girly and happy. My boyfriend inexplicably thinks this smells like a hamster, but he's wrong. It's my all-time favorite dry shampoo for the scent alone.

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Best-Smelling Hair Product No. 6: Honest Beauty Truly Restored Shampoo, $22
Close your eyes and imagine what Jessica Alba smells like. If you're thinking tropical, warm, sexy and a little mysterious all at the same time, then you're right — and it's all because of this shampoo. The star-turned-beauty-entrepreneur says the scent was inspired by her favorite vacation destinations and is comprised of coconut juice and camellia flower.

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BY DAWN DAVIS, AMANDA MONTELL | SEP 21, 2016 | SHARES
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