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The season once again is on deck to change! Will you be updating your hair styling products and tools? Here are a few to get you at least thinking about it.

NEXXUS Maxximum Super Hold Styling and Finishing Mist ($10.55/10oz @ nexxus.com) – transitioning from one season to another can wreak havoc on strands. They don’t know what to do! This one will keep strays and flyaways at bay.

REDKEN Guts 10 Volume Spray Foam ($6.99/2oz @ redken.com) – we have all seen that big hair is coming back in a big way. And where does big hair start? The roots of course! This foam will boost strands to get them standing at attention.

BUMBLE AND BUMBLE Mending Masque ($37/5oz @ bumbleandbumble.com) – let’s face it, if your hair is ratty and out of shape, nothing you try is going to help so make sure you get it back in line with a good hair mask like this one.

A change in the season means a change in my hair brush. After all, the materials that style and go though your hair have a life span as well. And they don’t have to look all boring and functional anymore. Take these two for example. This SPORNETTE Hypnotique #5902 Purple Paddle Brush ($26.95 @ spornette.com) combines nylon and 100% boars bristles and is a great staple everyday brush while SEPHORA’s Bamboo Boar Brush ($12 @ sephora.com) has a ceramic-coated barrel and, as the name states, all boar hair bristles. And the thinness of it makes it easy for wielding.

Disclosure: Some of these items were provided for review purposes. Some I bought.

There’s something to this whole Snooki/Bumpits trend that has me wanting big-ish hair. Not really 80’s big hair but just fuller/big hair. Mousse has always been one way to give roots a lift and it’s really coming back if REDKEN has something to say about it. Their Body Full Instant Bodifier ($16/5oz @ redken.com for salons nationwide) uses wheat proteins, polymers and cotton extract to help puff strands up. And it’s great for those with thin or baby fine hair.

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Do you think we’re at the height of high hair on the runways or on the streets? According to REDKEN, we’re not even close cuz here comes their Aerate 08 Bodifying Cream-Mousse ($16/2.3oz @ redken.com for salons) and I’m sure this will be a popular one at NYFW kicking off today (it came out last fall but I just missed it until now). Like the Prius, it’s a hybrid of frothy mousse and conditioning cream that will give hair the ultimate boost in volume. Work a small amount of the patented formula through towel dried hair and then blow dry. The aerated cream uses cellulose to plump the hair up and build body and texture and it’s ok for those of us who color our strands. Love it!

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I don’t think the trend of stick straight hair will ever go out of style or if it does, it will only be temporary. Since it’s seen as somewhat luxe or high brow, products and treatments have been created for the average woman to use to achieve it. One permanent one that not only does away frizz but leaves straight strands in its wake is the Brazilian Hair Treatment. I'm due to have it done to my hair in the next month so in the meantime, REDKEN’s Straight products are doing a great job at keeping the frizz at bay and the hair straight.

The four products in this Straight Collection each contain their Straight-Out Complex, which is a strengthening protein of nourishing oils like coconut and olive. I’ve been out of touch with Redken’s styling products so here’s a quick tutorial on how they break it down:

There are five end result collections: Straight, Shine, Volume, Texture and Curl. Two specialty collections, Heat Styling and Hair Sprays and lastly one alternative collection called Urban Experiment.

In each collection, you decide the hold: Mild, Medium, or Maximum.

Since we are just focusing on the Straight Collection, let’s pick some favorites already and again, you can pick the right one for your hair type.

From L to R:

All @ redken.com for salon near you.

If you’ve got 5 minutes …

PUREOLOGY Nanoworks Luxury Hair Masque ($51.99/5.2oz, $84.99/14oz @ pureology.com for salons) – quickly deep condition your color –treated hair. The formula contains their exclusive AntiFade Complex to protect it and repairs it using Acai Berry, pomegranate and blueberry. Sounds like a pie for the hair.

If you’ve got 15 minutes …

REDKEN Real Control Intense Renewal Super Moisturizing Mask ($12.75/8.5oz @ amazon.com) snaps hair back in shape and zaps frizzies. This Mask is part of the new Real Control collection and made especially for those with thick and course hair.