This is how Kim Kardashian gets that mega-watt hair shine

Despite the wear and tear that comes from being an immaculately-coiffed celebrity, Kim Kardashian’s strands literally shine like the top of the Chrysler Building. It’s freakish—and because it’s got us all we’ll-have-what-she’s-having, we’re looking to two of her go-to hairstylists, Jen Atkin and Justine Marjan, to learn how she reaches peak lustre.

Kim Kardashian’s hair secrets

Regular masking 

Healthy hair = shiny hair, and the former is much easier to achieve when you’re conditioning your tresses on the regular. “While most stars [like Kardashian] need to be made up in hair and makeup most days, they spend their off days allowing their hair to soak up a hair mask,” explains Atkin. It can be laborious, but the beauty of today’s market is that there are all kinds of masks: Ones you can sleep in, apply pre-shampoo, or use in the shower in place of conditioner. One of Kardashian’s go to’s is Carol’s Daughter Monoi Hair Mask, which is rich in essential fatty acids and antioxidants that fortify damaged, chemically-treated hair.

MILF talk with @kimkardashian Can we talk about how she is rn? @makeupbymario x #jenatkinhair (and yes that is Kims hair and yes it is THAT healthy)

A post shared by Celebrity Hairstylist (@jenatkinhair) on Apr 27, 2017 at 8:42pm PDT

Controlled heat styling

If your tool is too hot, it can singe and subsequently dull the hair. “When styling, I always use tools that won’t damage the hair,” says Marjan. “GHD’s irons are optimized at 365 degrees, the ideal temperature that won’t blow open the cuticle layer or cause colour fading.”

Sleeping on a silk pillowcase 

Many fabrics, like cotton or polyester, absorb moisture and can cause friction and be abrasive to the hair. Silk will help retain your strands’ natural shine. Plus, your hair won’t get frizzy overnight, says Marjan.

Protecting and finishing the hair with oils

Certain oils—like the OUAI’s signature blend of African galangal, ama, and borage oils—can double as heat protectants when you’re using hot tools. Additionally, Marjan cocktails oils (meaning mixes them together), such as the OUAI’s and Tresemme’s Keratin Smooth Oil, to enhance shine.

Straight as a #kimkardashian #justinemarjanhair @1maryphillips

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Using a T-shirt to dry hair

“Post shower, instead of drying your hair with a traditional towel, gently squeeze out moisture with an old cotton t-shirt so as not to disturb the cuticle layer of the hair,” advises Marjan.

Taking hair supplements

You can stock up on daily supplements packed with ingredients like B-complex vitamins (such as biotin, cobalamin, and niacin) to help restore shine from the inside-out. Try Atkin’s OUAI Dry Hair Supplements or Marjan’s go-to OLLY Undeniable Beauty Grapefruit Glam Gummies as each contribute to stronger and shinier hair.

Olaplex

If you dye your hair, your colorist should be using Olaplex with your lifting agent as it repairs the hair structure on a molecular level while it processes. You can also make like Kardashian and put it in your hair before you go to sleep as an overnight treatment.

I love seeing the results of two hair pieces (one hair weft cut in half) tested with #olaplex! Mix up 2 scoops of flashlift bleach with 40 volume mix up apply to the first weft of hair THEN add @olaplex 1/4 oz ( remember less is more) to the bowl then apply to the other weft of hair (Make sure you use the same hair piece just cut it in half) leave on for 1 hour and 15 mins ( that’s about how long it takes to do a full head hilight by yourself) and check you can keep it on for a little longer but I would leave #bleach on the hair too long! I would rather rinse and re-hilight if it was a client! This was done by @olaplexuk #goTEAM

A post shared by Tracey Cunningham (@traceycunningham1) on Jun 21, 2015 at 1:34pm PDT

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