Give us a big wave

BIG hair is back. We share top tips from Moroccanoil stylist Jesse Boag on how to use the new curl control mousse – and get volume – seen here on models Jaime Ridge and Dominique Scragg at the launch at Auckland Hilton today…

Moroccanoil is already loved for its miracle-working Argan-oil hair products that turn frizz into fab. Now the stable of a dozen items is about to grow further.

Today over lunch at Fish on Princes Wharf in Auckland, beauty media got to see the new Moroccanoil Extra Volume Shampoo and Conditioner. They contain an extract from hibiscus-relative, the Linden plant, which plumps the hair cuticle and protects hair, giving volume while nourishing.

Also presented today was the Curl Control Mousse for naturally curly hair. It holds moisture – and holds curls – while beating frizz and resisting humidity. This sounds absolutely perfect for most of my personal hair worries, as I a) have naturally curly hair and b) live in humid-high Auckland.

Below: Jaime Ridge and Dominique Scragg show off their volume and waves.

Below: Sleek and gorgeous, Moroccanoil’s Kayla Lock and Jesse Boag.

Jesse Boag demonstrates the Curl Control Mousse ($56.50). It adds moisture as curly hair is dryer and needs hydrating for its flyaways. The mousse, which gives no crunchy texture, can be reactivated the following day with a spray bottle of water or wet hands.

Jesse noticed that here in Auckland our hair grows outwards during the day into big fluffy flyaway hair due to the humidity. The Curl Control Mousse stops curls from "growing".

How to apply the mousse: "Always apply it to towel-dried hair. Apply from roots to ends. Don’t diffuse hair-dry to be 100% dry. Always apply heat downwards, or from the side, not from below."

"Sleep on a silk pillow, rather than a cotton one – so you don’t wake up looking like Carrie Bradshaw!" Jesse says. Tong the ends after using the product to define it.

Tip: Prep the hair with Moroccanoil Light.

Extra Volume Shampoo and Conditioner ($42 each) solve the common problem of wanting volume without drying out your hair.

How to dry your hair after shampooing and conditioning: Using your diffuser on your hairdryer, dry your roots first, not your ends. Put your head upside down. Always direct your brush 90 degrees off your parting. Your brush acts like a hot roller if you leave it there for ten seconds to cool down.

A quick way to create body through the parting is to paddle-brush back while applying heat with the hairdryer.

Put hairspray on, and blast upside down hot, then blast with cool air.

There was a hum of excitement amongst beauty editors about the Moroccanoil brushes (from $34.95). Out now in Australia and arriving in NZ later, the brushes are ionic and ceramic. The anti-static paddle brush is perfect for girls who straighten.

I liked the orange plastic golf tee of a spike in the handle that you take out and put in upside down to use as a hair-parting tool. Clever.