The present disclosure relates to leave-on hair styling compositions comprising: (a) beeswax: (b) one or more glucoside emulsifiers; (c) two or more ester oils and/or emulsifying esters; (d) water; (e) one or more monomeric polyols; and (f) one or more fatty acids and/or fatty alcohols. In some cases, the compositions also include caramel. The leave-on hair styling compositions do not require synthetic film-forming polymer nor do they require silicones. The leave-on hair styling compositions are particularly useful in methods for imparting durable styling or shaping benefits, frizz control, and/or curl definition with a soft feel to hair.