What to Look for in Hair Sprays for Wedding Hairstyles

Choosing the right hair spray is essential for ensuring your wedding hairstyle stays flawless all day and night.

1. Hold Strength

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Select a hair spray with the appropriate hold for your style—strong hold for intricate updos, or flexible hold for softer, romantic waves. The right level of hold will keep your look secure without making hair feel stiff or crunchy.

2. Humidity and Weather Resistance

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Weddings often involve hours of celebration, sometimes outdoors. Opt for a hair spray that offers humidity resistance to prevent frizz and flyaways, ensuring your style withstands the elements.

3. Finish and Shine

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Consider whether you want a matte or glossy finish. Some sprays add shine for a radiant look, while others provide a natural, touchable finish—choose based on your desired effect and hair type.

4. Brushability and Touch-Ups

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Look for hair sprays that allow you to brush through your hair without flaking or residue. This makes it easier to restyle or touch up throughout the day without buildup or stickiness.

  1. 1
    Royal Blowout Heat Styling Spray
    1,084 REVIEWS
    BestSeller
    Ultra-lightweight hair mist that smoothes and controls even the most hard to manage hair for the best blowout ever.
  2. 2
    Frizz Shield Spray

    Moroccanoil

    291 REVIEWS
    A weightless styling mist that repels humidity to provide long-lasting frizz protection, leaving hair with glass-like shine and a silky, non-sticky finish.
  3. 3
    Spray De Mode

    Bumble and Bumble

    211 REVIEWS
    Flexible hair spray offers soft hold, workability and exceptional memory.
  4. 4
    Impermeable Anti-Humidity Spray
    181 REVIEWS
    BestSeller
    Anti-humidity hair spray that shields hair from frizz on the sultriest of days and nights, protecting everything from sleek blowouts to perfect curls.
  5. 5
    Maximista Thickening Spray
    588 REVIEWS
    BestSeller
    Thermal-protective, body-building thickening spray that delivers exaggerated volume and thickness.
  6. 6
    Thickening Dryspun Texture Spray Light
    464 REVIEWS
    A translucent texturizing spray for — soft, airy, tousled texture look that gives airy dimension and flexible movement. 
  7. 7
    Frizz Block Smoothing Spray
    330 REVIEWS
    A weightless, humidity-halting spray that protects hair from UV damage and stops frizz in its tracks for 72 hours of heat-safe, silky-smooth strands.
  8. 8
    Thickening Dryspun Texture Spray

    Bumble and Bumble

    135 REVIEWS
    A volumizing texture spray for fine to medium hair.
  9. 9
    Does It All Light Hold Hairspray

    Bumble and Bumble

    70 REVIEWS
    Ultimate light-hold hair spray.
  10. 10
    Invisible Defense Universal Protection Spray
    53 REVIEWS
    BestSeller
    This weightless mist shields hair from thermal damage. 

What to Look for in Hair Sprays for Wedding Hairstyles

Choosing the right hair spray is essential for ensuring your wedding hairstyle stays flawless all day and night.

1. Hold Strength

Citrus catapult arrow

Select a hair spray with the appropriate hold for your style—strong hold for intricate updos, or flexible hold for softer, romantic waves. The right level of hold will keep your look secure without making hair feel stiff or crunchy.

2. Humidity and Weather Resistance

Citrus catapult arrow

Weddings often involve hours of celebration, sometimes outdoors. Opt for a hair spray that offers humidity resistance to prevent frizz and flyaways, ensuring your style withstands the elements.

3. Finish and Shine

Citrus catapult arrow

Consider whether you want a matte or glossy finish. Some sprays add shine for a radiant look, while others provide a natural, touchable finish—choose based on your desired effect and hair type.

4. Brushability and Touch-Ups

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Look for hair sprays that allow you to brush through your hair without flaking or residue. This makes it easier to restyle or touch up throughout the day without buildup or stickiness.