After Decades Of Styling The Catwalk, Guido Palau Has Launched Hair-Saving Products For Zara

When Zara first launched its beauty range back in 2021 it quickly amassed glowing reviews. Why? The eclectic collection of blushers, eyeshadows, lipsticks and nail polishes boasted great quality, affordability, sustainability and were created with the brand's penchant for design in mind, with luxurious and refillable packaging. It was mastered and developed under the creative direction of make-up artist Diane Kendal, a backstage fashion week regular, who ensured the range was playful, innovative, and fresh – look to the energetic hues and fully-customisable palettes for proof. Now, Zara brings us the most exciting launch since the inception of its beauty range with Zara Hair.

A soft launch at the tail end of last year gave us a glimpse of what was to come. Formulated, curated and designed with renowned hair stylist, Guido Palau – the man responsible for shaping hair trends thanks to his work on the Alexander McQueen, Versace and Prada runways (to name a few) – came a four-piece taster of what Zara Hair had in store for 2024. Just in time for the holidays, theGlitter In Gold collection, £35.99, starred Kaia Gerber and promised to ready you from 'hair to toe' for party season, calling for high-impact, fashion-focused hairstyles with the help of gold coloured gel, gold glitter spray, golden bobby pins and a gold comb.

Following its teaser gold collection comes Zara's Everyday Basics; a core range of evergreen, must-have products that include the Hair Spray, Dry Texturizing Spray, Volumizing Mousse, Hair Balm, Curl Activator and Blow Dry Spray, which Palau explains, is here to stay.

Speaking exclusively to Grazia, Palau says, 'I wanted to design a collection for real women. Over the years I’ve spoken to countless women (and men) about their hair and not wanting to ‘dirty’ their freshly-washed hair with product was something they all commented on. It’s why I wanted to develop a range that was very workable without being overly tacky, flaky or sticky with straightforward packaging that made it obvious what was inside.'

Palau has succeeded in doing just that. Creating a collection of six go-to styling products that are user-friendly, they won't leave behind residue or make hair over oily and weighed down, so you can layer and build without all the evidence stuck in your hairbrush. They form the cornerstones of a line that will also include limited edition fashion-first products along the way, to ensure customers are primed with a variety of looks season after season, all at an affordable price point.

Much like Zara's make-up products, the Everyday Basics range is housed in playful, colour clashing packaging which makes for easy reach and a necessary dopamine hit. And the scent? A very considered feature. Palau points out, 'people want to wash their hair and for it to smell good,' and to that end Zara selected niche perfumer Jérôme Epinette to formulate the scent of the collection. The nose behind blockbusters like Byredo’s Bal d’Afrique and Sol de Janeiro’s Cheirosa ‘62, Epinette has created a masterpiece once more with fresh, subtle scent that lingers.

With Palau's prowess for hair, Zara has developed a range of accessible and fool-proof products that have the ability to create show stopping, runway-worthy looks if you so wanted, but keeps the everyday woman in mind. So, if you enjoy a done do' that is still flexible enough to run your hands through, you'll want to know about these newbies on the block. Intrigued? Shop the collection below.

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