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This call to curls locks in locks while leaving them supple and shiny—never stiff. Sealed-in moisture and hydrating frizz resistance are the light-as-air pièce de résistance.

• Shapes, defines and holds curls
• Adds body and bounce
• Prevents frizz and provides humidity resistance and heat protection

Shake it up, mousse it into damp hair, diffuse it, or simply air-dry.

To break the safety seal upon first use, remove the cap, place your thumb on the back of the applicator, and press firmly until it audibly clicks., ingredients, oribe signature complex.

Watermelon, Lychee and Edelweiss Flower defend hair from oxidative stress, photoaging and the deterioration of natural keratin while protecting from the drying, damaging and color-depleting effects of the elements.

Sweet Almond Oil

Nourishes and protects hair while adding natural luster.

Wheat Amino Acids

Enhance moisture retention while strengthening and adding natural shine

Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein

Conditions hair while adding body, shine and movement.

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

Conditions and renews damaged hair, while adding body, shine and thermal protection.

Aqua/Water/Eau, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Isobutane, Propane, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, VP/VA Copolymer, Parfum/Fragrance, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Decyl Glucoside, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium-4, Laureth-4, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyquaternium-11, Laureth-23, Oleth-20, Cetyl Alcohol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Polyquaternium-72, Panthenol, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein, Silicone Quaternium-3, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Polyquaternium-59, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract, Olus/Vegetable Oil/Huile Végétale, Silicone Quaternium-16, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract, Trideceth-12, Wheat Amino Acids, Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Undeceth-11, Benzyl Alcohol, Butyloctanol, Undeceth-5, Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Acetic Acid, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool , Citral.

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• REGULAR (175mL)

This call to curls locks in locks while leaving them supple and shiny—never stiff. Sealed-in moisture and hydrating frizz resistance are the light-as-air pièce de résistance.

• Shapes, defines and holds curls
• Adds body and bounce
• Prevents frizz and provides humidity resistance and heat protection

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Shake it up, mousse it into damp hair, diffuse it, or simply air-dry. To break the safety seal upon first use, remove the cap, place your thumb on the back of the applicator, and press firmly until it audibly clicks.

Ingredients, oribe signature complex.

Watermelon, Lychee and Edelweiss Flower defend hair from oxidative stress, photoaging and the deterioration of natural keratin while protecting from the drying, damaging and color-depleting effects of the elements.

Sweet Almond Oil

Nourishes and protects hair while adding natural luster.

Wheat Amino Acids

Enhance moisture retention while strengthening and adding natural shine

Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein

Conditions hair while adding body, shine and movement.

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

Conditions and renews damaged hair, while adding body, shine and thermal protection.

Aqua/Water/Eau, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Isobutane, Propane, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, VP/VA Copolymer, Parfum/Fragrance, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Decyl Glucoside, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium-4, Laureth-4, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyquaternium-11, Laureth-23, Oleth-20, Cetyl Alcohol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Polyquaternium-72, Panthenol, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein, Silicone Quaternium-3, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Polyquaternium-59, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract, Olus/Vegetable Oil/Huile Végétale, Silicone Quaternium-16, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract, Trideceth-12, Wheat Amino Acids, Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Undeceth-11, Benzyl Alcohol, Butyloctanol, Undeceth-5, Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Acetic Acid, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool , Citral.

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I bought this a week ago so I have only just received this but it is AMAZING. I have fine 3a curly hair so it's a difficult balance to get curls that don't feel weighed down. My salon uses Oribe and I have the Moisture shampoo and conditioner based off my stylist's recommendation and this stuff really hit it out of the ballpark. My curls feel light and hydrated with minimum frizz and don't make my hair greasy on day 2. Definitely worth the money for these results!

This product delivers. I have a combination of wavy, curly hair that needed hold. Combined with a small amount of curly gel and structure set I get a great messy style.

This mousse is a nice finish for my hair. Leaves it soft, shiny and the style holds much better. At 74, Im not into washing hair daily. Just want to preserve the style for a few days between washing. This works!

I first discovered Oribe years ago through Birchbox and have been a super fan ever since. The Curl Shaping Mousse smells, like all Oribe products, divine and the benefits dont stop there. My curls are bouncy, healthy and shiny looking and best of all, feel hydrated and so full. You really only need about a half-dollar dized dollop (depending on the length of your hair. Mine is long - to the middle of my back) so the bottle lasts a decent amount of time. Oribe has never disappointed me and I have never used an Oribe product that I didnt love and this mousse is no exception.

This is my favorite hair product. Application is simple and quick, and my curls are defined but not crunchy. My hair typically turns into an almost dandelion-like mound of frizz, but this mousse fights Houston humidity like a pro. The product washes off my hands easily, unlike many other products marketed for curly hair. I hope this mousse is sold in a TSA approved travel size in the future!

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This call to curls locks in locks while leaving them supple and shiny never stiff. Sealed-in moisture and hydrating frizz resistance are the light-as-air piece de resistance. How to use: Shake it up, mousse it in, diffuse or simply airdry.

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This call to curls locks in locks while leaving them supple and shiny—never stiff. Sealed-in moisture and hydrating frizz resistance are the light-as-airpièce de résistance.

Key Benefits

• Shapes and holds curls
• Creates body and bounce
• Hydrates and prevents frizz

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Ingredients

Aqua/Water/Eau, Peg-12 Dimethicone, Isobutane, Propane, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Vp/Va Copolymer, Parfum/Fragrance, Butylene Glycol, Decyl Glucoside, Polyquaternium-4, Stearyl Alcohol, Laureth-4, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyquaternium-11, Polyquaternium-72, Laureth-23, Oleth-20, Cetrimonium Bromide, Aminomethyl Propanol, Panthenol, Silicone Quaternium-16, Glycerin, Undeceth-11, Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein, Butyloctanol, Silicone Quaternium-3, Polyquaternium-59, Undeceth-5, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Extract, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum (Edelweiss) Flower/Leaf Extract, Litchi Chinensis (Lychee) Fruit Extract, Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Styrax Benzoin (Amber) Resin Extract, Isopropyl Alcohol, Trideceth-12, Wheat Amino Acids, Benzyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Citral

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Channelling timeless glamour, Oribe is the ultimate in luxe hair care, having gained a cult celebrity following and a permanent position in the hearts (and on the bathroom shelves) of the beauty world’s best tressed. Speaking of best tressed... They've turned their infinite hair wisdom to the care of curls with a line of hyper-hydrating concoctions that make washday and styling all the more manageable. One such release is this Moisture & Control Curl Shaping Mousse: a light-as-air formula that adds enviable shape and definition, all without feeling stiff!

There's nothing more frustrating than finishing up your washday routine only to saturate your curls with a styling product that doesn't do them justice. That's where Oribe's Moisture & Control Curl Shaping Mousse comes in...

Uniting skin care-grade technology with traditional craftsmanship, natural actives and a firm belief that healthy hair is essential for glamorous styling, this mousse is nothing short of hair care alchemy – and should be very high up on your curls’ wish list. For curls and coils that look defined, supple and shiny - never stiff - this formula is a must; not only does it seal in moisture and prevent frizz, but it also protects against heat damage and injects some major bounce into your barnet. How, you ask? It's infused with hydrolyzed amaranth protein to nourish your tresses while promoting movement and shine; sweet almond oil protects and adds lustre; hydrolyzed wheat protein renews damaged hair and lends thermal protection; wheat amino acids boosts moisture retention and, as with all of their formulas, it's infused with Oribé’s Signature Complex of watermelon, lychee and edelweiss flower to defend against oxidative and environmental stress alongside the deterioration of natural keratin.

Aqua/Water/Eau, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Isobutane, Propane, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, VP/VA Copolymer, Parfum/Fragrance, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Decyl Glucoside, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium-4, Laureth-4, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyquaternium-11, Laureth-23, Oleth-20, Cetyl Alcohol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Polyquaternium-72, Panthenol, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein, Silicone Quaternium-3, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Polyquaternium-59, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract, Olus/Vegetable Oil/Huile Végétale, Silicone Quaternium-16, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract, Trideceth-12, Wheat Amino Acids, Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Undeceth-11, Benzyl Alcohol, Butyloctanol, Undeceth-5, Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Acetic Acid, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool , Citral.

For the latest information, it is recommended to review the ingredient list printed on the packaging of the product prior to usage or consumption.

Shake it up, mousse it into damp hair, diffuse or simply air-dry.

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I have fine curly hair and this mousse is not for me, doesn't really hold my curls, it weights them down. I love Oribe very much, but this product is not my favourite.

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Channelling timeless glamour, Oribe is the ultimate in luxe hair care, having gained a cult celebrity following and a permanent position in the hearts (and on the bathroom shelves) of the beauty world’s best tressed. Speaking of best tressed... They've turned their infinite hair wisdom to the care of curls with a line of hyper-hydrating concoctions that make washday and styling all the more manageable. One such release is this Moisture & Control Curl Shaping Mousse: a light-as-air formula that adds enviable shape and definition, all without feeling stiff!

There's nothing more frustrating than finishing up your washday routine only to saturate your curls with a styling product that doesn't do them justice. That's where Oribe's Moisture & Control Curl Shaping Mousse comes in...

Uniting skin care-grade technology with traditional craftsmanship, natural actives and a firm belief that healthy hair is essential for glamorous styling, this mousse is nothing short of hair care alchemy – and should be very high up on your curls’ wish list. For curls and coils that look defined, supple and shiny - never stiff - this formula is a must; not only does it seal in moisture and prevent frizz, but it also protects against heat damage and injects some major bounce into your barnet. How, you ask? It's infused with hydrolyzed amaranth protein to nourish your tresses while promoting movement and shine; sweet almond oil protects and adds lustre; hydrolyzed wheat protein renews damaged hair and lends thermal protection; wheat amino acids boosts moisture retention and, as with all of their formulas, it's infused with Oribé’s Signature Complex of watermelon, lychee and edelweiss flower to defend against oxidative and environmental stress alongside the deterioration of natural keratin.

Shake it up, mousse it into damp hair, diffuse or simply air-dry.

Aqua/Water/Eau, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Isobutane, Propane, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, VP/VA Copolymer, Parfum/Fragrance, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Decyl Glucoside, Stearyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium-4, Laureth-4, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyquaternium-11, Laureth-23, Oleth-20, Cetyl Alcohol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Polyquaternium-72, Panthenol, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein, Silicone Quaternium-3, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Polyquaternium-59, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Extract, Olus/Vegetable Oil/Huile Végétale, Silicone Quaternium-16, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract, Trideceth-12, Wheat Amino Acids, Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Undeceth-11, Benzyl Alcohol, Butyloctanol, Undeceth-5, Styrax Benzoin Resin Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Acetic Acid, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool , Citral.

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Did wonders to my 2A hair!

I have a very fine 2A hair that looks semi-straight most of the time. I know my hair is wavy but it is fine and ends up being starched straight. I tried mousse before and hated how they smelled and felt on my hair (fake gloss and gel-like hard). I only tried this mousse once and I’m amazed of the waves I had! My mom thought I used a curling iron. It didn’t add weight to my hair and kept its original shine and texture while adding hold. Glad I purchased on Black Friday sale.

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Didn’t do much for my wavy hair.  No definition and hair was still frizzy.  Like all oribe products it smells great but wouldn’t purchase again. 

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Curl Shaping Mousse

Oribe Curl Shaping Mousse 175ML

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Perfect the curls and coils with Oribe Curl Shaping Mousse, a light-as-air mousse that adds shape and definition without leaving the hair looking stiff and dull.

With hydrolysed amaranth and wheat proteins, the Oribe Curl Shaping Mousse has a nourishing formula that boosts hair health while protecting it against thermal damage as well as boosting movement and shine.

With wheat amino acids, the shampoo helps to lock in moisture for frizz resistance. Sweet almond oil helps to deliver a healthy shine. The Oribe Signature Complex of lychee, edelweiss and watermelon helps to protect the hair from oxidative and environmental stress for perfect supple, shiny curls.

Key Benefits

• Helps to shape, define and hold curls
• Aids curls with body and bounce
• The hydrating formula prevents frizz
• Protects against heat and environmental stressors
• Defends the hair from the deterioration of natural keratin

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The Return of the Styling Mousse—Hair Care’s Next Big Bet

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Though the best hair mousse has long been a pro-hairstylist essential for expertly shaping, holding, and molding tresses into place, 2024 is seemingly the year that the styler transitions from an IYKYK secret weapon to a staple in the beauty cabinets of the masses.

Our Top Picks

• Best for Air-Drying : Crown Affair The Texturizing Air Dry Hair Mousse , $38
• Best for Heat Styling : Briogeo Miracle Styling Foam , $26
• Best Drugstore : Lottabody Coconut & Shea Oil Wrap Me Foaming Mousse , $6
• Best for Natural Hair : Pattern Curl Mousse , $23
• Best for Wavy Hair : R+Co Aircraft Pomade Mousse , $36
• Best for Volume : Oribe Grandiose Hair Plumping Mousse , $42

For Crown Affair, its Texturizing Air Dry Hair Mousse aims to help consumers embrace natural textures and style sans hot tools. “We’re entering the era of the air-dry,” Crown Affair founder Dianna Cohen tells Vogue . “I love a blowout as much as the next person, but there’s something really empowering and beautiful about enhancing your natural texture.” With her label’s just-debuted hair mousse, she envisions users able to leave home with damp hair, confident their mane will look incredible once dry. “I’ve been educating on the art of the air-dry for years with our existing product lineup, and I realized not everyone is able to achieve the texture I was able to without a mousse product in the mix,” she continues. “This formula is a love letter to them.”

Briogeo’s Nancy Twine took a similar approach when introducing her brand’s new Miracle Styling Foam, part of its inaugural four-piece styling collection. “We’ve always had a really strong care-and-treatment category, but we have wanted to expand our expertise in styling products to round out our collection,” Twine says. “Full Miracle Styling Foam is the first wet-styling, volumizing, style-extending, heat-protection product we’ve ever created.”

With these debuts from Crown Affair and Briogeo, a hair-mousse resurgence isn’t too far off. Forget about the crunchy, sticky formulas you might recall from your youth: With the best hair mousses of 2024, expect soft, flexible hold, definition, and incredible volume. Ahead, a look at Vogue ’s favorite formulas currently on the market, plus everything you need to know about incorporating it into your routine.

In This Story

What is hair mousse actually for, do you apply hair mousse to wet or dry hair, how to apply hair mousse, meet the experts, crown affair the texturizing air dry hair mousse.

Crown Affair

The Texturizing Air Dry Hair Mousse

• Why We Love It : In Cohen’s desired air-dry fashion, celebrity hair colorist Jeremy Tardo loves using this Crown Affair mousse on hair that needs more texture. “It’s nice to use on damp hair that is left to dry naturally without heat,” he says. For that perfectly tousled effect, Cohen would wash and condition as usual, then add mousse to damp hair “from root to tip, scrunching and twisting to enhance its texture.” Follow with a finishing gel for definition and hold, and voilà—you have effortless waves of dreams.
• Key Ingredients : Pink Bolivian salt, Tsubaki Meadows oils, plant-protein blend
• Size : 150 ml/5.1 fl. oz.

Briogeo Miracle Styling Foam

Miracle Styling Foam

• Why We Love It : “Our foam is a lightweight, airier form of mousse that has a higher water content and can be used on wet hair to help amplify body and volume and provide a greater longevity of hold to the desired style,” Twine details. It ensures hair is not left dry and crunchy via nourishing ingredients like yuzu extract and plum oil. Plus, if you use a blow-dryer or curling iron after application, this delivers heat protection up to 450° F.
• Key Ingredients : Yuzu extract, plum oil, B vitamins, squalane, niacinamide, biotin
• Size : 150 ml / 5 oz.

Oribe Grandiose Hair Plumping Mousse

Grandiose Hair Plumping Mousse

• Why We Love It : Oribe Grandiose Hair Plumping Mousse is a pro-hairstylist gem. “[This] is my favorite mousse to keep in my kit for voluminous blowouts,” says LaFond. “It gives the hair lots of body and lift.” Lather on a few pumps of this sumptuous foam to achieve, as Tardo puts it, “sexy Texas hair.”
• Key Ingredients : Structure-forming starch polymer, sunflower-seed oil, glycerin, vitamin E, panthenol, Oribe’s Signature Complex (watermelon, lychee, and edelweiss flower)
• Size : 175 ml / 5.7 oz.

Pattern Curl Mousse

Curl Mousse

• Why We Love It : Want to take your natural curls to the next level? Our experts say Pattern’s Curl Mousse is for you. “If you want a few extra days out of your twist-out, then the Pattern Curl Mousse needs to be in your arsenal,” LaFond says. Plus, per Tardo, it helps achieve shiny curls that are soft to the touch. I sometimes reach for it to refresh braids and protective styles on wash day.
• Key Ingredients : Castor oil, marshmallow root, biotin
• Size : 236 ml / 8 fl. oz.

R+Co Aircraft Pomade Mousse

Aircraft Pomade Mousse

• Why We Love It : Want to embrace your wavy hair all summer long? Tardo says to look no further than R+Co’s Aircraft. A sort of mousse meets pomade, this formula is thick and cushiony but lays weightless on hair, creating defined separation and enhancing body. “It’s also good as a refresher for second-day hair,” Tardo adds.
• Key Ingredients : Vegetable protein, neem oil, papaya extract, heat-protection polymer
• Size : 166 ml / 5.6 oz.

Bread Beauty Supply Hair-Foam Curl Defining Mousse

Bread Beauty Supply

Hair-Foam: Curl Defining Mousse

• Why We Love It : If instead of a twist-out you’re more interested in an unreal wash-and-go, celebrity stylist Laura Rugetti says this one “does an amazing job of defining curls.” Bread Beauty Supply’s formula is a lightweight, vegan foam enriched with biomimetic silk proteins and keratin for noncrunchy, low-to-medium hold—meaning your coils and waves will remain soft to touch.
• Key Ingredients : Biomimetic silk proteins, vegan keratin, TeraBond bond builder
• Size : 200 ml / 6.7 fl. oz.

Moroccanoil Volumizing Mousse

Moroccanoil

Volumizing Mousse

• Why We Love It : Rugetti is a big Moroccanoil fan and reaches for its Volumizing Mousse “for volume and any slicked-back looks.” Basically, this is great for the person who loves versatile styling. Say one day you want sleek fullness, then a few days later, you decide to sweep your tresses back into a low pony as wash day looms; this mousse will suit whatever style the day brings.
• Key Ingredients : Argan oil; a weightless, flexible polymer; and an anti-static agent
• Size : 250 ml / 8.5 fl. oz.

Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Multiplying Volume Styling Mousse

Alterna Caviar

Anti-Aging Multiplying Volume Styling Mousse

• Why We Love It : Turns out even brittle hair types can experience the benefits of hair mousse. If that sounds like you, Tardo recommends Alterna Caviar’s formula “as a leave-in treatment for strengthening fragile strands, as well as a styling aid for volume.” Its fluffy foam is packed with caviar extract and a marine plumping complex to boost hair’s thickness, moisture retention, and shine for healthier hair with each use.
• Key Ingredients : Caviar extract, marine plumping complex, age-control complex
• Size : 243 ml / 8.2 fl. oz.

Lottabody Coconut and Shea Oil Wrap Me Foaming Mousse

Coconut & Shea Oil Wrap Me Foaming Mousse

• Why We Love It : “Lottabody has been the go-to mousse for textured and curly hair for years,” says LaFond. The Wrap Me Foaming Mousse has everything you want in a good curl mousse: coconut and shea oils to nourish dry strands or reveal a lustrous sheen, plus a lightweight texture that dries down quickly. I’ve noticed stylists use this on my hair for years, and I’ve recently added it to my collection for at-home silk presses and styling my extensions with its frizz-fighting benefits.
• Key Ingredients : Shea and coconut oils
• Size : 207 ml / 7 fl. oz.

“Mousse truly doesn’t get enough credit for all it can do,” LaFond admits. “[It] can be used for a variety of results depending on how you use it and the hair type it’s used on. Mousse can slick hair down, minus the shine of gel. It can provide volume to a blowout. It can provide hold to a curl/wave set, and it can even spike the hair up for those gravity-defying looks.”

“Apply your mousse to damp, towel-dried hair,” Tardo instructs. Rugetti agrees, adding that it can also be used on dry hair for a snatched bun.

Tardo recommends applying mousse from the scalp to the ends of your hair. “Use a wide-tooth comb to rake the mousse through your hair for even distribution and style consistency,” he continues. “Then allow your hair to air-dry or style as desired.”

• Naeemah LaFond is a pro hairstylist whose clients include Tyla, Ayo Edebiri, and Yara Shahidi.
• Laura Rugetti is a celebrity hairstylist whose clients include Amelia Hamlin, Noah Cyrus, and Emily Lind.
• Jeremy Tardo is a celebrity hair colorist who often works with Miley Cyrus, Jared Leto, and Miranda Kerr.

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The Return of the Styling Mousse—Hair Care’s Next Big Bet

Though the best hair mousse has long been a pro-hairstylist essential for expertly shaping, holding, and molding tresses into place, 2024 is seemingly the year that the styler transitions from an IYKYK secret weapon to a staple in the beauty cabinets of the masses.

For Crown Affair, its Texturizing Air Dry Hair Mousse aims to help consumers embrace natural textures and style sans hot tools. “We’re entering the era of the air-dry,” Crown Affair founder Dianna Cohen tells Vogue. “I love a blowout as much as the next person, but there’s something really empowering and beautiful about enhancing your natural texture.” With her label’s just-debuted hair mousse, she envisions users able to leave home with damp hair, confident their mane will look incredible once dry. “I’ve been educating on the art of the air-dry for years with our existing product lineup, and I realized not everyone is able to achieve the texture I was able to without a mousse product in the mix,” she continues. “This formula is a love letter to them.”

Briogeo’s Nancy Twine took a similar approach when introducing her brand’s new Miracle Styling Foam, part of its inaugural four-piece styling collection. “We’ve always had a really strong care-and-treatment category, but we have wanted to expand our expertise in styling products to round out our collection,” Twine says. “Full Miracle Styling Foam is the first wet-styling, volumizing, style-extending, heat-protection product we’ve ever created.”

With these debuts from Crown Affair and Briogeo, a hair-mousse resurgence isn’t too far off. Forget about the crunchy, sticky formulas you might recall from your youth: With the best hair mousses of 2024, expect soft, flexible hold, definition, and incredible volume. Ahead, a look at Vogue’s favorite formulas currently on the market, plus everything you need to know about incorporating it into your routine.

Crown Affair The Texturizing Air Dry Hair Mousse

Why We Love It: In Cohen’s desired air-dry fashion, celebrity hair colorist Jeremy Tardo loves using this Crown Affair mousse on hair that needs more texture. “It’s nice to use on damp hair that is left to dry naturally without heat,” he says. For that perfectly tousled effect, Cohen would wash and condition as usual, then add mousse to damp hair “from root to tip, scrunching and twisting to enhance its texture.” Follow with a finishing gel for definition and hold, and voilà—you have effortless waves of dreams.

Key Ingredients: Pink Bolivian salt, Tsubaki Meadows oils, plant-protein blend

Size: 150 ml/5.1 fl. oz.

Briogeo Miracle Styling Foam

Why We Love It: “Our foam is a lightweight, airier form of mousse that has a higher water content and can be used on wet hair to help amplify body and volume and provide a greater longevity of hold to the desired style,” Twine details. It ensures hair is not left dry and crunchy via nourishing ingredients like yuzu extract and plum oil. Plus, if you use a blow-dryer or curling iron after application, this delivers heat protection up to 450° F.

Key Ingredients: Yuzu extract, plum oil, B vitamins, squalane, niacinamide, biotin

Size: 150 ml / 5 oz.

Oribe Grandiose Hair Plumping Mousse

Why We Love It: Oribe Grandiose Hair Plumping Mousse is a pro-hairstylist gem. “[This] is my favorite mousse to keep in my kit for voluminous blowouts,” says LaFond. “It gives the hair lots of body and lift.” Lather on a few pumps of this sumptuous foam to achieve, as Tardo puts it, “sexy Texas hair.”

Key Ingredients: Structure-forming starch polymer, sunflower-seed oil, glycerin, vitamin E, panthenol, Oribe’s Signature Complex (watermelon, lychee, and edelweiss flower)

Size: 175 ml / 5.7 oz.

Pattern Curl Mousse

Why We Love It: Want to take your natural curls to the next level? Our experts say Pattern’s Curl Mousse is for you. “If you want a few extra days out of your twist-out, then the Pattern Curl Mousse needs to be in your arsenal,” LaFond says. Plus, per Tardo, it helps achieve shiny curls that are soft to the touch. I sometimes reach for it to refresh braids and protective styles on wash day.

Key Ingredients: Castor oil, marshmallow root, biotin

Size: 236 ml / 8 fl. oz.

R+Co Aircraft Pomade Mousse

Why We Love It: Want to embrace your wavy hair all summer long? Tardo says to look no further than R+Co’s Aircraft. A sort of mousse meets pomade, this formula is thick and cushiony but lays weightless on hair, creating defined separation and enhancing body. “It’s also good as a refresher for second-day hair,” Tardo adds.

Key Ingredients: Vegetable protein, neem oil, papaya extract, heat-protection polymer

Size: 166 ml / 5.6 oz.

Bread Beauty Supply Hair-Foam Curl Defining Mousse

Why We Love It: If instead of a twist-out you’re more interested in an unreal wash-and-go, celebrity stylist Laura Rugetti says this one “does an amazing job of defining curls.” Bread Beauty Supply’s formula is a lightweight, vegan foam enriched with biomimetic silk proteins and keratin for noncrunchy, low-to-medium hold—meaning your coils and waves will remain soft to touch.

Key Ingredients: Biomimetic silk proteins, vegan keratin, TeraBond bond builder

Size: 200 ml / 6.7 fl. oz.

Moroccanoil Volumizing Mousse

Why We Love It: Rugetti is a big Moroccanoil fan and reaches for its Volumizing Mousse “for volume and any slicked-back looks.” Basically, this is great for the person who loves versatile styling. Say one day you want sleek fullness, then a few days later, you decide to sweep your tresses back into a low pony as wash day looms; this mousse will suit whatever style the day brings.

Key Ingredients: Argan oil; a weightless, flexible polymer; and an anti-static agent

Size: 250 ml / 8.5 fl. oz.

Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Multiplying Volume Styling Mousse

Why We Love It: Turns out even brittle hair types can experience the benefits of hair mousse. If that sounds like you, Tardo recommends Alterna Caviar’s formula “as a leave-in treatment for strengthening fragile strands, as well as a styling aid for volume.” Its fluffy foam is packed with caviar extract and a marine plumping complex to boost hair’s thickness, moisture retention, and shine for healthier hair with each use.

Key Ingredients: Caviar extract, marine plumping complex, age-control complex

Size: 243 ml / 8.2 fl. oz.

Lottabody Coconut and Shea Oil Wrap Me Foaming Mousse

Why We Love It: “Lottabody has been the go-to mousse for textured and curly hair for years,” says LaFond. The Wrap Me Foaming Mousse has everything you want in a good curl mousse: coconut and shea oils to nourish dry strands or reveal a lustrous sheen, plus a lightweight texture that dries down quickly. I’ve noticed stylists use this on my hair for years, and I’ve recently added it to my collection for at-home silk presses and styling my extensions with its frizz-fighting benefits.

Key Ingredients: Shea and coconut oils

Size: 207 ml / 7 fl. oz.

What is hair mousse actually for?

“Mousse truly doesn’t get enough credit for all it can do,” LaFond admits. “[It] can be used for a variety of results depending on how you use it and the hair type it’s used on. Mousse can slick hair down, minus the shine of gel. It can provide volume to a blowout. It can provide hold to a curl/wave set, and it can even spike the hair up for those gravity-defying looks.”

Do you apply hair mousse to wet or dry hair?

“Apply your mousse to damp, towel-dried hair,” Tardo instructs. Rugetti agrees, adding that it can also be used on dry hair for a snatched bun.

How to apply hair mousse

Tardo recommends applying mousse from the scalp to the ends of your hair. “Use a wide-tooth comb to rake the mousse through your hair for even distribution and style consistency,” he continues. “Then allow your hair to air-dry or style as desired.”

Article written by Kiana Murden Vogue

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City Street Guides by f.d. walker: A Street Photography Guide to Moscow, Russia

*A series of guides on shooting Street Photography in cities around the world. Find the best spots to shoot, things to capture, street walks, street tips, safety concerns, and more for cities around the world. I have personally researched, explored and shot Street Photography in every city that I create a guide for. So you can be ready to capture the streets as soon as you step outside with your camera!

At over 12 million people, Moscow is the largest city in Russia and second largest in Europe by population ( Istanbul is #1). An urban, cosmopolitan metropolis with more than enough glitz and glam to cater to the elite, but without losing its fair share of Soviet era roughness around the edges. It can be fast paced, brash, busy, and trendy like other big cities, but it has its blend of West meets Russia atmosphere and beauty that provides plenty of unique interest. The Red Square is as famous as it gets, but there’s so much more to this city, including the most beautiful subway system you’ve ever seen. It would take years to capture all of Moscow, but that means you have an endless amount of areas to discover.

So here’s a Street Photography guide so you can be ready to capture all that Moscow has to offer before you even arrive!

• Patriarch’s Pond
• Old Arbat Street
• Maroseyka Street
• Tverskoy Boulevard

Top 5 Street Spots:

1. red square.

The Red Square is the most famous square in not just Russia, but all of Eastern Europe. The name actually doesn’t come from the color of the bricks or communism, but from the name in Russian, Krásnaya, once meaning “beautiful” before its meaning changed to “red.” This large plaza is what you see on the cover of guide books and magazines for Moscow, with St. Basil’s Cathedral being the center piece next to Lenin’s Mausoleum surrounded by the Kremlin Wall. Of course, the Red Square attracts hordes of tourist due to the main attractions, but all that activity around an interesting atmosphere does provide street photo opportunities. It’s also the central square connecting to the city’s major streets, providing a good starting point to explore outward.

You’ll also find the popular pedestrian only Nikolskaya Street connecting the Red Square to Lubyanka Square. This line of expensive shops includes plenty of activity, while also leading you to another popular square. Filled with history rivaling any city, the Red Square and surrounding areas are the heart and soul of Russia.

2. Patriarch’s Ponds

Patriarch’s Ponds is one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Moscow. Despite the name being plural, there’s only one large pond, but it’s worth a visit with your camera. It’s a popular spot for locals and expats to come relax or take a stroll around the pond. You get an interesting mix of young and old too, from young love to “babushkas” feeding pigeons. It’s a very peaceful park atmosphere in one of the nicer areas within the city center, while bringing enough activity for street photography. 

The pond is shallow and in the winter becomes a popular spot for ice-skating too. The area is also well-known for the location in the famous Russian novel, The Master and Margarita. 

3. Old Arbat (Stary Arbat)

Old Arbat is the most famous pedestrian street in Moscow, and dating back to the 15th century, also one of its oldest. Originally, it was an area of trade, but soon became the most prestigious residential area in Moscow. During the 18th century, Arbat started attracting the city’s scholars and artists, including Alexander Pushkin. Cafes lined the streets and impressive homes filled the neighborhood. Since then, New Arbat street was created as a highway in the area, while Old Arbat was paved for a 1km pedestrian only walkway.

Due to the historic buildings, famous artists that lived here, and the bohemian atmosphere, Old Arbat has become a big attraction for tourists today. Now, there’s a mix of cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops, street performers, street merchants and other attractions for visitors, and some locals, to come enjoy. It can get really busy here and there’s usually something interesting going on so it’s a good street to come walk with your camera for guaranteed life.

4. Gorky Park

One of the most famous places in Moscow is Gorky Park. The official name is Maxim Gorky’s Central Park of Culture & Leisure, which gives you an idea of what goes on here. When built, it was the first of its kind in the Soviet Union. Divided into two parts, it stretches along Moscow River. One end contains fair rides, foods stands, tennis courts, a sports club, a lake for boat rides, and more. This end brings more active life due to its number of attractions, while the other end is more relaxed, where you’ll find gardens, trees, older buildings, and an outdoor amphitheater.

Gorky Park attracts mostly locals so it’s a good spot to capture the non-tourist side of Moscow life. Muscovites come here to escape the city and unwind in a picturesque setting. The park remains alive outside of the warmer months too, especially when the lake turns into the city’s largest outdoor skating rink. I’d recommend taking the metro out here to spend at least half a day exploring the massive park’s life with your camera.

5. Maroseyka Street

Maroseyka Street is a popular area not too far from the Red Square. The long, winding street turns into Pokrovka and is lined with restaurants, cafes, bars and places to stay. It’s actually where I like to stay when I’m in Moscow due to its location and solid street photography opportunities itself. You have Kitay-gorod station near and if you keep walking southwest, you’ll get to the Red Square. But if you walk northwest, as it changes to Pokrovka, you can find a long street of activity for photography with its own interesting atmosphere.

6. Tverskoy Boulevard

Tverskoy Boulevard is the oldest and longest boulevard in Moscow, beginning at the end of Nikitsky Boulevard, and finishing at Pushkin Square, a spot to come for activity itself. The boulevard is made up of two avenues, with pedestrian walkways in-between. You’ll find grass, shrubbery, trees, benches and more walking it’s almost kilometer length. Many people come here to enjoy some relaxation, walk their dog, or just to use it to walk wherever they’re going. Its center location also provides a nice place to walk with your camera near plenty of other spots you’ll want to check out anyway.

Sample Street Walk:

For a full day of Street Photography, covering some of the best spots, you can follow this sample street walk for Moscow:

• Start your morning walking around the Red Square (1), while exploring the surrounding area, including Nikolskaya Street
• Then walk northwest to Patriarch’s Ponds (2) and slowly walk the pond and surrounding area with your camera
• Next, walk east to the Pushkin Monument and stroll down Tverskoy Boulevard (6)
• Once Tverskoy Boulevard (6) ends, it will turn into Nikitsky Boulevard. Follow this down until you get to the start of Old Arbat Street (3), across from Arbatskaya station
• After you’re done walking down Old Arbat Street (3) for more street photography, spend some time checking out Moscow’s beautiful metro stations
• To finish off the day with more street photography, get off the metro near Red Square (1) again, Maroseyka Street (5) or wherever you’re staying for the night.

3 Things I’ll Remember about Shooting in Moscow:

1. museum metro.

The Moscow metro system was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union and today includes 203 stations across 340km of routes. The elaborate system has some of the deepest stations in the world too, with escalators that seem to go on forever. None of this is what makes it so special, though. Many of its stations feel like stepping inside a museum, making it without a doubt the most interesting and beautiful metro system I’ve been in.

When built, Stalin wanted to make the metro stations “palaces for the people” with marble, chandeliers, and grand architecture. The best part is the variety of architecture and styles used, making many of the stations a completely different experience visually. You could easily spend a whole day traveling the stations and there are even tours available for people who wish to do just that. My advice, though, would be just to buy a ticket and hop on and off at different stations, while exploring different lines. The museum-like surrounding mixed with the crowds of characters can make for a great photography experience.

Since there are so many stations, here are some of my favorites to check out:

• Novoslobodskaya
• Mayakovskaya
• Elektrozavodskaya
• Komsomolskaya
• Ploschad Revolyutsii
• Dostoyevskaya
• Prospekt Mira

2. Moscow is Big

It’s no secret that Moscow is a big city, but it can feel even bigger with how spread out much of it is. This is especially true if you compare it to cities outside of Asia. If I compared it to cities in Europe, I’d probably say only Istanbul would warrant more time to really discover the depths of this city. Most only explore around the Red Square and surrounding area, but that is such a small part of the city. Although, that central area does give you plenty to see on its own.

Fortunately, I had a good friend living in the city to show me around, but it opened up my eyes even more to how much there is to discover in Moscow. It’s a big city with a variety of atmosphere that can take you from “east” to “west” and trendy to rugged depending on where you go. I’d imagine you’d have to live here a while to really know the city.

3. Cosmopolitan Mix of East meets West

Modern skyscrapers mixed with amazing architecture, a world-class metro system with museum-like beauty, trendy fashion and chic clubs, Moscow is a rich mix of Russian culture and history in a more western cosmopolitan package. There is a push to keep the Russian culture, while also pushing forward with a modern metropolis the whole world will envy. This comes with an impressive skyline, that continues to grow, and endless modernities, but with soviet nostalgia and atmosphere mixed in for good measure.

Mixed in with this grand western cosmopolitan atmosphere, is a strong national pride in Russia. This includes their famous leader, Vladimir Putin. Maybe no other place will you see a country’s leader more often. All over, from the pricey tourist shops to the underground walkway stalls, you’ll find goods with Putin’s likeness covering them. From t-shirts to magnets to Matryoshka dolls. There’s a strong national pride that can be seen around the city, which also extends to their leader. Moscow is many things. It’s East meets West, modernizations meets Soviet era, and a whole lot more.

What To Do For a Street Photography Break?:

Eat at a stolovaya.

Stolovayas are Russian cafeterias that became popular in the Soviet days. You grab a tray and walk down the line of freshly prepared local dishes, and select whatever you want from the chefs. They’re usually inexpensive and a much better value than restaurants, while giving you the opportunity to try from a wide selection of everyday Russian food. They’re also very tasty. I always include some borsch on my tray and go from there. The places themselves are all over Moscow and usually come with Soviet-era aesthetics to complete the experience.

Street Safety Score: 7

*As always, no place is completely safe! So when I talk about safety, I’m speaking in general comparison to other places. Always take precaution, be smart, observe your surroundings and trust your instincts anywhere you go!

Being the 2nd largest city in Europe with over 12 million people, you’re going to have your dangerous areas, but for the most part, it feels safe walking around. Russia is statistically higher in crime compared to most of Europe, but this generally doesn’t apply to tourists and visitors. Around the Red Square and surrounding city center, you should feel completely safe walking around. Pick pocketing can happen, but no more than other touristic places. I always explore Moscow freely without coming across too much to worry about. It’s a spread out city, though, so of course it matters where you are. Just use basic street smarts, know where you are and Moscow shouldn’t give you a problem. 

People’s Reaction Score: 7

Moscow is fast paced, big city life, which usually means people aren’t too concerned with you, or your camera. I don’t find people notice or pay much attention to me when I’m out taking photos in Moscow. For the most part, people just go about their day. You shouldn’t get too many looks or concern. But it can depend on the area you are in. The more you stick out, the more you might get noticed with suspicions. I’ve never had any problems in Moscow, or Russia, but just be careful who you’re taking a photo of if you get out of the city center. Other than that, it’s about average for reactions. 

Street Tips:

Learn the alphabet .

Much of Moscow, including the metro system, doesn’t use english. The Russian alphabet uses letters from the Cyrillic script, which if you aren’t familiar with it and don’t know the sounds, can be hard to decipher the words. This is most important for street names and metro stops when trying to get around. It can save confusion and make it easier getting around if you learn the basic alphabet. At the very least then, you can sound out the words to see which are similar in the english conversion, which can help matching them to maps. When out shooting street photography, getting around is as important as anything. So save yourself some time and frustration by learning the Russian Alphabet.

Use the metro

While Saint-Petersburg feels very walkable for a city its size, Moscow can feel very spread out, even for its bigger size. Outside of the Red Square area, you can have plenty of walking before getting anywhere very interesting, so you’ll need to take the metro a lot if you really want to explore the city. Maps are deceiving here too, it will always be further than it looks.

Another reason it’s less walkable than Saint-Petersburg is its completely different set-up. Moscow’s streets are mostly contstructed in rings with narrow, winding streets in-between. This is common with medieval city cities that used to be confined by walls, but you usually don’t have it in a city this massive. Saint-Petersburg has a more grid-like pattern that also uses the canals to help you know your way around. When it comes to navigating on foot in Moscow, it can be more difficult, so bring a map and take the metro when needed. It’s why Moscow’s metro carries more passengers per day than the London and Paris subways combined.

Explore other areas if you have time

Moscow is really big. While most people stay around the Red Square within the Boulevard Ring, there’s so much more to the city. I covered some other spots outside of this circle, but if you really want to see the city, you’ll need time. If you do have time, some other areas I’d check out first are Zamoskvarechye, along some of the south and western Moscow.

Inspiration:

For some more inspiration, you can look through the Street Photography of Moscow photographer Artem Zhitenev  and check out 33 of my photos taken in Moscow .

Conclusion:

Moscow’s name brings a certain mystique, but once you’re there it might bring a different atmosphere than you expect. It’s big and sprawling, but beautiful in many ways. It can feel like a European capital on a grand scale, but you can definitely find its Russian side in there.

The urban sprawl of Moscow can be intimidating, but give it enough time and you’ll be rewarded with plenty to discover. All with the world’s best metro system to take you around.

I hope this guide can help you start to experience some of what Moscow contains. So grab your camera and capture all that Moscow has to offer for Street Photography!

If you still have any questions about shooting in Moscow, feel free to comment below or email me!

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