In an effort to rid ourself of damaged ends and streamline our morning styling routine, we recently chopped 5 inches off our hair leaving only a chin-length bob. It takes forever to blow-dry long hair and ours was looking rather lackluster and slightly fried from the hot appliances we subjected it to each morning.

While the haircut solved our damaged-ends issue, our hair still looked dull and drab and in desperate need of revival.

BIOLAGE Shielding Shine Mist, a lightweight no-hold spray, saved us. We spray this on our styled hair in the morning and it instantly adds a healthy looking sheen while protecting from the sun and the environment. In addition to glossy shine, this product also keeps color from fading.

Of course, we still need a deep conditioning treatment, but thanks to our shiny hair, nobody has to know that.

We’ve told you before how we are afflicted with skimpy, stick-straight eye lashes, but what you might not know is that we also have skimpy, stick-straight, finer than fine hair (thanks mom & dad!)

Seriously, our hair is so fine, we can wrap a child’s hair tie around our ponytail THREE TIMES. Sad, no?

For this reason, we need some heavy duty product and a big round brush to give our hair the volume it lacks.

Recently our hair woes were solved when we found Biolage Bodifying Creme Gel. Don’t let the word ‘gel’ scare you as this wonder-product adds volume without weighing down our hair and it’s not sticky or goopy like some products we’ve tried before. We should also mention that it smells nice.

This has quickly become a morning essential for us.

Biolage Bodifying Creme Gel, available at a salon near you.