Slick-Free Slicked-Back Buns: A Clever Styling Trick by Bella Hadid That I Attempted

Model Bella Hadid recently astonished the beauty community with her honey-blonde hair transformation, debuted at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival. However, before the change, Hadid captivated attention for an unexpected hair-related reason – her unconventional slicked-back bun method, as revealed in a recent Vogue Beauty Secrets video.

In the video, published on May 13, Hadid demonstrated a step-by-step tutorial for achieving a raised, defined hairstyle without using any hair products commonly associated with the style, like gel, oil, or leave-in conditioner. Instead, she opted to use only a high-quality fragrance – Orebella's Salted Muse perfume.

"This is going to be insane because I have no hair stuff with me, but we have a bunch of moisturizing stuff in Orebella, so I'm just going to use that on my hair," Hadid said, before spraying her hair extensively with the perfume and twisting her lengths into a slick bun.

Initially skeptical of Hadid's perfume-based hack due to her wavy-curly hair, the journalist decided to test the trick on her own tresses. She used Orebella's Salted Muse, a marine-inspired scent known for its potent blend of sea salt, pink pepper, woody amber, olive tree accord, and lavender.

After using a Tangle Teezer to unwind tangles in her dry hair, the journalist sprayed her crown and lengths with the fragrance, secured her hair into a ponytail, and rolled the strands into a bun. To further secure the style and reduce frizz, she applied another few spritzes of the Oil-based perfume and ran a boar bristle brush through her strands.

Despite initial concerns about the fragrance overpowering her senses, the journalist found the scent to be subtle and lingering throughout the day. Interestingly, her coworker even commented on her pleasant aroma hours after the slicked-back experiment, indicating that the perfume did not hinder the scent of her usual fragrance when worn on the skin.

Although the journalist does not plan to rely solely on Orebella's perfume for her daily styling routine, she considers it a valuable hack for those days when multiple hair products are impractical or unavailable. The fragrance's moisturizing oils, including sweet almond oil, shea oil, joboba oil, and olive oil, created a wet texture, providing a certain level of hold and shine – ideal for a tamed and sleek hairstyle on wavy-curly hair.

Additional Slicked-Back Styling Products to Consider

Briogeo Style + Treat Hair Styling Sleek Stick (award-winning hair wax stick)
Crown Affair The Flexible Hold Finishing Hair Gel (gel-cream for efficient styling)
Dae Sunsetter Strong Hold Flexible Hairspray (infused with shine-enhancing properties)
Hair Rituel by Sisley Curl Care Jelly (lightweight, leave-in product for defining waves and curls)
Tangle Teezer The Ultimate Detangler (award-winning hair brush for untangling and smoothing strands)
PATTERN by Tracee Ellis Ross Double-Sided Bristle Brush (combines nylon and boar bristles for smoothed flyaways and secured styles)
Slip Silk Scrunchies (gentle on strands, reducing breakage and frizz)
SHEGLAM Dual Voltage Mini Flat Iron Hair Straightener (perfect for travel and smoothing flyaways)
Divi Root Touch Up (helps fill in sparse areas around the hairline)
Ritual Multivitamin for Women 18 (supports overall hair health)

The slicked-back hairstyle shown by Bella Hadid at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival was achieved without conventional hair products, instead using Orebella's Salted Muse perfume.
For those seeking alternative slicked-back styling products, options like Briogeo's Style + Treat Hair Styling Sleek Stick, Crown Affair's The Flexible Hold Finishing Hair Gel, and Dae Sunsetter Strong Hold Flexible Hairspray can be useful additions to one's beauty and fashion-and-beauty lifestyle.