For anyone who wants a lived-in, tousled texture finish rather than sleek styling or firm hold — it works on any hair length and suits both salon professionals finishing a blowout and at-home users styling their own hair. It is not suited to anyone wanting a strong-hold or frizz-control hairspray, since Redken markets it specifically as a 'mild control' finishing spray. As a discontinued, low-stock item, it best suits existing users topping up rather than someone building a long-term styling routine around it.

Wind Blown 05 fills a narrow niche: a finishing spray used after styling, not before, to add movement and separation without restyling hair or weighing it down. That's a different job from a working spray applied mid-style or a strong-hold aerosol used to lock in a look, and it's the reason to pick it specifically when the goal is soft and undone rather than sleek or sculpted. Since Redken has discontinued it and stock is listed as low, it's also one to pick up now rather than plan to reorder later.

Shake well, then mist onto dry, already-styled hair to build texture and hold a windswept look. For extra lift, focus the spray at the roots; for a piecier finish, work it through sections with fingers after spraying.

In its favor: because it's meant for dry, already-styled hair, it won't undo a finished blowout the way a wet-application mousse or foam would; the 'mild control' formula avoids the stiff, crunchy feel of stronger-hold aerosols, so texture stays touchable; it works the same way across different hair lengths for a consistent tousled effect. The catch: as a mild-control spray it won't hold curls, updos, or any style needing real structural support — it's a texture/finishing product, not a hold product, despite what the '05' naming might suggest; being an aerosol, it's subject to the packing and carry-on restrictions aerosols face that pump sprays aren't; and because it's discontinued, once remaining stock sells out this exact product will not be available again.