Like most people, my hair holds a style much better if i don't try and style it right after i've washed it, but leave it for a day or so. If i washed my hair then curled it, the curls would drop out right away. Is there a way to get your hair to hold a sytle right after it has been washed? Hairspray alone doesn't seem to cut it.
Lee Stafford does a shampoo called 2nd day shampoo (or something along those lines) that makes your hair like it is the day after you've washed it but just after you've washed it, if you get what I mean! might be worth a try!
I seem to remember watching a tv show where a hairdresser was backcombing freshly-washed hair before styling, putting rollers in etc.Cant remember why but it seems to work.maybe you could ask your hairdresser the next time you're in perhaps.