"You don't want to roughen up your strands with a towel, especially if your hair is on the thicker side and holds texture quickly," says Fugate. Instead, pat a cotton t-shirt over your hair to absorb moisture. Then, apply a drop of a dry oil, like Oribe Gold Lust Nourishing Hair Oil ($37), to the palms of your hands and run them through the ends of your hair — conditioning wet hair with moisturizing ingredients stops it from going puff.
"After that, press your palms against your scalp around your hairline. The product that's left on them is enough to control the flyaways that form there without leaving hair oily," adds Fugate.
"If you're blow-drying your hair straight, skip a brush and instead get hair taut by pulling it down with your fingers, and use the low heat setting on the dryer, so you can get the nozzle really close to hair, so it dries in place."
