A good comb is wet hair’s very best friend, no matter whether strands are curly, straight, or somewhere in between. Yves Durif’s wide-toothed resin comb is virtually indestructible and comes in a luxe leather sleeve. Just run it through damp tresses to get rid of excess moisture and create even rake marks in a slicked-back look.

Reach for Shu Uemura’s glossy hair balm and run through strands. It will smooth them out and provide a slight hold, and its tiny flecks of mica reflect the light just so. This is the ideal companion to a slicked-back ponytail, a style well-suited to wet tresses for warm-weather cocktail affairs.