Bailey is like a chameleon when it comes to her hair. After a long summer in Hawaii, her bleached out hair was more “brassy” than blonde. Even after a trip to the salon to tone it down.

Finally, my mom decided to take matters into her own hands this weekend and bought two boxes of L’Oreal Feria Hair Color in Light Brown.

Check out Bailey’s before and after shots. Much better, right?

Not that hair is my only issue, because—trust me—I have many. But my hair is truly a girl’s worst nightmare.

In order to achieve the slightest bit of volume, I must pack on the product, and blow-dry with a big round brush almost immediately after getting out of the shower (read: hair must be sopping wet).

If I don’t go through these steps, my baby fine hair lays flat against my head like I’ve been wearing a beanie for 18 hours. It’s bad.

The one alternative we’ve found to avoid these woes is the Tigi Bedhead Dual Barrel Waver.

This handy little waver is my best friend when I get distracted in the morning—updating this website, making breakfast for the kids, doing last-minute ironing—and find my hair completely dry before I know it (when you have hair as fine as mine it air-dries in 6 minutes flat). Thankfully, a few crimps with the Tigi Bedhead Dual Barrel Waver and I’m ready to walk out the door with perfectly presentable hair.

The barrel is adjustable for deep or shallow waves and works wonders to give life to my limp locks. I use this 2-3 times per week (or more) for wavy, voluminous hair in half the time it takes to blow-dry.

If I’m in a super-rush, I’ll crimp just my crown and hairline before pulling hair back into a low pony. This adds volume and dimension to an otherwise boring ponytail.

Tigi Bedhead Dual Barrel Waver is available online at Ulta.com for $34.99

I’ve always said that while I think the CLEAN’s signature scent is perfectly pleasant and completely consistent with its namesake, using the fragrance as a perfume baffles me.

But alas, the great people at Clean are on to me and created CLEAN Shampoo Fresh Hair Fragrance, an ideal use; it’s the perfect way to freshen up your mane and impart a crisp, clean scent so you can spritz and go, no styling required!

CLEAN Shampoo Fresh Hair Fragrance is available from Beauty.com for $39.

Neil George Intense Repair Mask Indian Gooseberry is the ultimate solution for dehydrated and chemically damaged hair. Saturated with Indian Gooseberry, one of the world’s most powerful antioxidants, this mask helps to rebuild the hair safely and naturally while maintaining color and improving its strength and elasticity. The subtle scent of grapefruit sage provides aromatherapy.

Makeup Bag intern Monica tells us this mask left her hair hydrated without feeling weighed down:

“My parched strands need all of the hydration they can get, so I couldn’t wait to test this mask. The consistency is unique; rather than the rich, creamy formula I was expecting, it was thick and sticky, almost akin to a styling cream. I was a bit skeptical as I applied it throughout my towel-dried hair, but after just a few minutes and a quick rinse, my hair felt hydrated and healthy but not weighed down. For me, it was love at first whiff, as it paired perfectly with my Aveda Brilliant Shampoo. This will be staying in my permanent shower rotation!”

Neil George Intense Repair Mask is paraben-free and housed in an eco-friendly tube.

Available at drugstore.com for $38.