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By India Espy-Jones ·Updated April 6, 2026 < /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… ESSENCE editors have tried what feels like every hair product on the market: the good, the bad, and even the ugly. But whenever Beyoncé launches a new Cécred collection, it feels like our hair is left in Heaven’s hands. Following her first two collections, Foundation and Akili King, Senior Beauty & Fashion Editor
For my best friend’s wedding in NOLA over the weekend, I knew I needed a >Cécred Wrap & Set Foam and Strong Hold Gel with me on the trip. These had the front of my hair super sleek, snatched, and in place for the whole day. I set my hair with the mousse and a brush. And finished it off with the gel to hold it all in place and lay my edges. I tied a silk scarf while I did my makeup, and voila! I was very pleased with the results, and will absolutely be using these products again for futuresrc="https://media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/713DBB4C-A62D-4C6F-A01C-76977E6F2292_1_201_a-scaled.jpeg" alt="What ESSENCE Editors Think Of Cécred’s New Styling Collection" width="400" height="533" /> India Espy-Jones, Beauty Editor
I’m the first to say I’m irrationally picky with the products I put in my hair. I don’t like heaviness. I don’t like stickiness. I don’t like strong smells. Matter of fact, I don’t even want to feel like anything’s in my hair at all. So, naturally, hairspray is the most necessary product in my line up—especially since I almost exclusively wear braids.
Within seconds of spraying Cécred’s Flexible Hold Hairspray, the very first thing I noticed was how incredibly good it smelled. It’s the brand’s signature Temple Oud aroma of course, but it smelled like it could also double as a hair perfume which is the perfect finishing touch for braids. It’s humidity resistant, heat protectant, and good for frizz, which is helpful even between wearing cornrows because my natural coils tend to frizz. It’s has flexible hold, too, which keeps mysrc="https://media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/04/IMG_6850.heic" alt="What ESSENCE Editors Think Of Cécred’s New Styling Collection" width="400" />
Cécred’s Styling Collection is available now on cecred.com and Ulta.
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