The Sleek Hair Guide: How to Master Straight, Glossy Hair
How Do You Get Perfectly Sleek, Smooth Hair?
Ultra-sleek, glossy hair is having a moment. Think smooth lengths, high shine and a polished finish that makes straight hair feel anything but basic.
The key to getting the look is creating a smooth finish without repeatedly passing heat over the hair. From choosing the right straightener to perfecting your technique, here’s how to achieve glossy, straight hair at home.
Which Straightener Is Best for Sleek Hair?
Not all straight hair is created equal and choosing a styling tool suited to your hair can make achieving a sleek finish much easier.
The upgraded Beauty Works Straightener is your everyday styling essential, featuring tourmaline-coated ceramic plates for an effortless glide and Advanced Ionic Technology to help smooth the hair cuticle, reduce static and flyaways and lock in moisture as you style.
For longer, thicker hair, the new Beauty Works Wide Plate Straightener is designed with wider plates that cover more hair with every pass, helping you style larger sections and achieve smooth, polished lengths with ease.
What Temperature Should You Use to Straighten Your Hair?
More heat doesn’t necessarily mean better results.
Both Beauty Works Straighteners feature adjustable digital heat settings from 80°C to 220°C, so you can personalise the temperature to suit your hair type, including Beauty Works extensions. This helps minimise unnecessary heat exposure while still creating a sleek, long-lasting finish.
*temperature guide
How Should You Straighten Your Hair for a Smoother Finish?
For that ultra-polished look, sectioning is key. Use Beauty Works Sectioning Clips to divide your hair into manageable sections, keeping the rest of your hair neatly out of the way as you style. Work from the underneath upwards, gliding your straightener smoothly from root to tip.
Tourmaline-coated ceramic plates distribute heat evenly across the hair, helping to reduce static and flyaways while creating a smoother glide and sleek, polished finish.
How Do You Get Glossy Straight Hair?
The straight hair trend isn’t just about getting hair straight - it’s about creating that glossy, smooth and expensive-looking finish.
Advanced Ionic Technology releases negative ions to help smooth the hair cuticle, reduce static and flyaways and lock in moisture as you style, leaving hair softer, sleeker and polished for longer.
It’s the finishing touch that gives sleek, straight hair its smooth, high-shine appearance and polished feel.
What Hair Products Should You Use for Sleek, Glossy Hair?
Getting sleek, glossy hair starts long before you pick up your straighteners. Using the right haircare throughout your routine can help keep your lengths looking smooth, healthy and polished.
Whenever you wash your hair, apply Beauty Works Dream Shine Spray to help defrizz and smooth your lengths, alongside 10-in-1 Miracle Spray to keep hair tangle-free and help prevent split ends.
Before straightening, always apply Beauty Works Heat Protection Spray to help protect your hair from heat damage. Once you’ve finished styling, smooth Argan Oil Serum through the mid-lengths and ends to deeply nourish the hair and leave it looking healthy.
For the final touch, mist over Beauty Works Mirror Shine Spray for the ultimate high-shine, glossy finish - perfect for achieving that polished, glass-hair look.
Should You Choose the Everyday or Wide Plate Straightener?
Choosing between the two comes down to your hair type and how you like to style it. For most hair types and more versatile styling, choose the Beauty Works Everyday Straightener. Its standard 25mm plates are ideal for everyday straightening, as well as creating soft waves and curls.
If you have longer, thicker hair, opt for the Wide Plate Straightener. Its wider 45mm plates cover more hair with every pass, making it easier to work through larger sections and achieve a sleek, polished finish.
How Can You Make Your Sleek Hairstyle Last?
Whether you’re embracing poker-straight lengths, a glossy middle part or simply want smoother, more polished everyday hair, using the right temperature and working carefully in sections can help create a sleek finish that lasts.
With tourmaline-coated ceramic plates, Advanced Ionic Technology and precise temperature control, the new generation of Beauty Works Straighteners is designed for smoother styling, long-lasting sleekness and serious shine.
Discover the new Beauty Works Straighteners and find your perfect tool for smoother, shinier, seriously sleek hair.
