Hair Primers

We’re all for do-it-all products as long as they do it all well.

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We’re all for do-it-all products as long as they do it all well.

A hair primer, which works like a makeup base for hair, does do it all well. Here are five ways it’s good.

1) It’s a lightweight leave-in conditioner. It doesn’t weigh down fine hair, and works just as well on normal hair. But if you have very dry or damaged hair, you’ll need to apply a separate leavein conditioner.

2) It’s a pre-styler. A hair primer works like a “base coat”, smoothing hair and helping styling products to stay on until the end of the day.

3) It’s a styling product. It detangles, gives shine to any type of hair, and provides a light hold for lowmaintenance styles like loose or Bnatural waves.

4) It acts as a moisture barrier, keeping humidity out and preventing midday frizz.

5) It protects hair. The coating of primer on your hair is a shield against UV damage, as well as heat from styling tools like your blow dryer, straightening iron or curler. For a list of hair primers you can buy, go to our digital edition. – KT

PHOTOGRAPHY RAYMOND LEE STYLING BRYAN GOH HAIR ZEEVY TEE, USING KEVIN. MURPHY MAKEUP KENNETH LEE, USING CLE DE PEAU BEAUTE MODEL OLIVIA/LOOQUE