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1. A curl-reactivating spray for less than your morning latte at the ~cool~ coffee shop just off campus to help you get that extra sleep time after your late-night library sesh. Seriously, skipping washes just makes curly hair look *so* much better.
2. A stylish floppy hat you can use to still pull of a LEWK without having to get up early enough to wash your hair. Save those Zzzzs while ya' can!
3. Satin pillowcases in a range of colors to match your dorm room bedding. They're super cool for anyone who likes the ~cool side~ of the pillow and will help retain moisture in your skin and hair, unlike those cotton pillowcases you thought were perfectly fine up until now. Lies! Oh, and they'll also *significantly* help reduce frizz.
4. A four-pack of criss-cross headbands that'll steal the show from your messy bun you just did while you still had sleep in your eyes.
5. A glitzy sea salt spray that just might distract your TA from how much you've actually been discussing all that required reading in this week's recitation. (A little shimmer never killed nobody.)
6. Or a plain ole' sea wave texturizing spray for an intentional-looking boost for your bed head.
7. An adorable water-resistant shower cap you can keep stashed with your shower caddy so those weird-ass hall dorm showers with showerheads that spray everywhere don't turn your third-day-hair 'do into a wash day.
8. A snazzy detangling brush that'll take knots to task in wet or dry hair so you can get on your way to better things. And that cute pattern will POP when you're on the hunt for it with bleary, sleep-filled eyes.
9. Oversized hair clips for those days when you have a group presentation on the schedule but stayed up way too late last night going over said presentation. But you have to look a bit dressed up, OK? Handled.
10. A weightless oil mist for adding some shine to your straw-like strands... because you has the time to let a hair mask works its magic? Not you!
11. An incredibly on-trend headband with tons of volume to turn your walk into your lecture into a straight up fashion show.
12. A super toasty beanie in 40(!!!) colors for those days when you overslept AND your grandma would tell you that you need a hat. Do her proud and cover up your frizzy and/or oily roots with this classic beaut.
13. A dozen scarf/scrunchies in gorgeous prints so you can look like you perfectly planned your ensemble around some new (to you) vintage scarf instead of throwing on a fresh hair accessory to cover up the fact that your mailing address may as well be the library and you're running on dry shampoo.
14. A ~subtle~ bangle built to hold a hair tie you can keep in your daily rotation so you aren't spending five precious minutes hunting one down before the jaunt off to class. *And* all the better to keep your BFF at the ready without cutting off the circulation to your hand.
15. Coiled hair pins for a more reliable way to hold up that messy bun. No more getting mistaken for raising your hand during lecture when you didn't do the reading and you're just trying to stay awake and redoing your hair tie.
16. A soft coiled hair tie that won't leave a dent in your hair like OG elastics — which will really come in handy if you're like me or Violet Baudelaire and do your best work with your hair up and out of your face.
17. A hair claw because IT'S THE '90s! (No it's not! But play along!) And you betta believe that a hair claw that can hold the weight of a water bottle(??) can handle your dry shampoo–laden hair.
18. Or a shell hair claw to transform your tangled locks into something worth of a mermaid princess.
19. A hair repair serum that'll quickly smooth over all the rough bits and split ends while you calculate how much time you'll probably spend in the library this weekend.
20. A cheap but effective dry shampoo to help you seriously cut down on the time-consuming chore of actually washing your hair.
21. Or a mattifying/volumizing powder in case you've found that dry shampoo alone doesn't quite cut it for lifting up your days-dirty mane. Dirty hair doesn't mean you have to wear it in a ponytail!
22. A good ole dad cap to throw on as you run out the door and match your mood, whether that's a sporty Adidas looker or a low-key rose.
23. And a microfiber hair towel that'll help you out on those days when you CAN'T get away with dirty hair (again) but would like to speed up things a bit. This material ~evenly~ turns your hair from sopping wet to damp pretty fast to help you get ready faster!
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