I remember sitting in the makeup chair on the set of CSI Miami and the hairdresser scrutinizing over my dry, split hair. (I hadn’t had a trim or haircut in over a year.) She showed me a new hairspray that had just came out that was 1.) Smooth 2.) Silky 3.) Non-flaking in black hair and 4.) Had amazing hold. I was hooked. (and I walked out of the makeup chair looking like a Pantene commercial).

What had all the US hairdressers in a tizzy was L’Oreal’s Elnett Extra StrongHold Hairspray. The European version and American version are apparently very different (and therefore the superior version has been smuggled back in the United States like illegal contraband).

Find it at drugstores and target for $14.99