Sprayed on damp hair before anything else. It is the reason the brush glides instead of dragging, and the reason the ends do not snap on the way through.

Worked through the roots before the round brush. This is where the body is built — volume that survives the drive home, not just the mirror.

The finish. Lift at the root and enough grip that the shape holds through day two and day three without a restyle.

All three are on the shelf at Vanity The Salon, Brea CA.