'Sexture' or sexy texture is the secret to truly phenomenal hair, according to the pros

Before you blast your hair with dry shampoo, or over-scrunch, just know, there's a better way to create oomf in your hair, and introduce beautiful body and movement.

Sexture – that's sexy texture, for the uninitiated – is the mussy movement hair pros swear by to create the most incredible sultry styles. Ask them, and they'll tell you how important it is to get the texture right when finishing off any look and setting the tone for your outfit. This can mean smoothing strands down for something more sleek, or teasing your texture out for something a little sexier.

While slick strands have headlined for a little bit with liquid hair, silk presses and smoothed-straight blow dries getting lots of attention, there's definitely a mood for something a little looser, undone and unbuttoned. And it works whether you're heading to something smart or relaxed.

"Sexy, effortless texture goes with everything," confirms Naeemah Lafond, top hair stylist and Amika's Global Artistic Director. "It can be the glue that pulls an entire look together and can also be the softness that mellows out a formal ensemble and gives it a bit of a fresh take."

Sounds good right? And we're all invited. "Sexy undone texture works for all hair types from coils and curls to straighter finer strands," Naeemah says. “In all textures it delivers the same message: cool and chic. The only significant point of different is the execution.” That's because getting “sexture” is often easier said than done." Sometimes undone texture is the trickiest to get right," celeb hairstylist, Chris Appleton admitted next to a snap of one of his high-profile client, Kim K. "My tip is to not over work the hair - sometimes less is more," he said.

Hair pro, Emma Chen, agrees. "Using too much product can sometimes be as bad as not using any product at all. Hair becomes weighed down, limp and over processed," she reveals in her IG series on hair education.

Before you go in with a texture spray, be tactical with your styling. "The key to adding volume and texture without relying on [loads of] product is creating different shapes in the hair," says Emma. This could mean waving your hair in alternate directions, or incorporating different types of waves, such as "S" waves, beach waves or crimped waves. "It stops the hair barrelling into itself and creates dimension," she says.

However, "where you'd use heat and product to create texture in straight hair, with curly hair you would use just product to enhance the texture," explains Naeemah. "For curls you should start with a freshly dried head of curls and can then add some Amika Undone Texture Spray (£20) [a lightweight, dry finishing spray that creates instant volume and sexy texture] and some dry texture paste [try Moroccanoil Texture Clay, £16.35] to create “pieceyness” and airiness throughout."

For straight textures you should first prep with the Amika The Shield Anti-Humidity Spray (£20) to help hold the style and then create waves and bends with a straightener. Finish with the Undone texture spray [which adds a tousled texture to already-styled hair] and some dry texture paste on this texture as well," Naeemah adds.

You can leave your hair down for sexy, voluminous bed hair, but when it comes to updos, prep is just as key, too. "My biggest piece of advise when creating effortless updos is to make sure you get the right amount of texture into the hair because then the hair pretty much styles itself," Emma says.

"Creating sexture is the perfect base for any up style, or for that perfect undone vibe," agrees James Earnshaw, pro hairstylist and Amika Artistic Ambassador. "It's great to have this base to work with before a ponytail or knot as it will help hold your style in place and give the pins and grips somewhere to anchor into. Once finished, spritz with dry texture spray for the ultimate lived-in sexy texture." Try Amika's Undone Texure Spray (£20), Ouai's Texturizing Hairspray (£22) or Moroccanoil's Dry Texture Spray (£17.45).

And, if you weren't already convinced. Sexture just keeps getting better following wash-day. "I love it because it's amazing for those second, third or even fourth day hair needs," says James. "Spritz some salt spray in to your already-dry hair and leave it to air dry. This will add gritty texture," says James. Try OGX Texture + Moroccan Sea Salt Wave Spray (£7.49).

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