Anyone who’s spent a summer in New York City knows humidity and fine hair don’t mix. By the time you’ve made it to work, any styling you may have done at home has somehow dropped and/or completely disappeared.

This year, though, I’m on a mission to maintain my blowouts longer after I leave the house. Aside from a trusty can of hairspray, I’ll be reaching for the Goddess Maintenance BioTech Blowout Hair Mask, a pre-styling leave-in treatment that preps hair for hot tools, to help hold everything together.

Here’s how I use it: After shampooing and conditioning, I rake in a dime-size dollop of the lightweight cream from mid-lengths to ends while my hair is still slightly damp. Then I grab my blow-dryer to dry and, sometimes, if I’m feeling fancy, my curling iron for some quick bends.

I’ll be honest, even with the mask,my blowout still isn’t invincible (again, this is New York in the summer, after all), but at least now I have a fighting chance.

Goddess Maintenance BioTech Blowout Hair Mask is in the July Allure Beauty Box.