We love hearing about holy-grail hair products through word of mouth or just by stumbling upon them in the haircare aisle of Ulta. But we have to admit there’s nothing like product recommendations from top hairstylists. Hair is their lifeblood, after all, so when they tell us that they swear by a certain shampoo, mask, or styling product, we take their word as gospel.

Out of curiosity, we wondered which products popular NYC salon owner and master stylist Nunzio Saviano would call his desert-island hair brands. No, they’re not all from a drugstore, and they might take a little extra digging in the piggy bank to purchase, but despite their price tags, they work, and they work well. As in, one-step-closer-to-Blake-Lively-hair status. Want to know more? Check out his top three picks below!