July's Best Beauty Buys

A Hair-Raising Tale

Once upon a time (last week), we tried to convince a fine-haired friend to use a dry shampoo. "But I wash my hair every morning, always," she said. She didn't realize, and maybe you don't either, that dry shampoo can give a healthy boost to fine—and, yes, freshly washed—hair. Shu Uemura Art of Hair Volume Maker ($48, ShuUemuraArtofHair-USA.com) comes in a brush applicator to help you get the powder exactly where you need the most lift. Press the button at the bottom to release a bit of the white silica shampoo; then use the goat-hair bristles (the same found in Shu Uemura's gorgeous makeup brushes) to work it back and forth along your roots. Our fine-haired friend's happy ending: a blow-out that held its lift all day.