Category: hair

Psssssst Instant Spray Shampoo

My hair stylist has raved about this dry shampoo, but she was only able to find it when she was working in New York. The other day, I FINALLY found it at a Texas drug store and immediately snapped it up. Psssssst lived up to all expectations. The scent is unlike any other dry shampoo and really does smell clean. If you don’t have a heavy hand, the powder doesn’t show up at all. The product eliminates grease and product, allowing you to quickly restyle. Looks like your blowout was done that morning! Definitely a step up from my old standby: baby powder.

update: this bottle does not last long so if you come across it, scoop up a couple!

L’Oreal EverSleek Intense Smoothing Shampoo

I really like the concept of this line. The whole line is free of sulfates which initially led me to buy the EverStrong line. The EverStrong worked okay for me, but when I realized they had an EverSleek available, I was on off to the drugstore. I have fine hair, but lots of it, and in the winter it can get really unruly (read: frizzy) in the back. I am not sure if it is the lack of silicon, but this doesn’t weigh my hair down like other smoothing products. Argan, olive and sunflower oils are used to smooth. Without even blow-drying, my hair is smooth and bouncy. There isn’t much of a fragrance, which I like in a shampoo, but I’ll overlook it because this stuff really works.

Rene Furterer Myrrhea Anti-Frizz Silkening Mask

I cannot stand drying my hair. Really, I am so lazy about using a blowdryer. So, my hair usually ended up on a bun. But.. Eureka! I have found a way to tame my “air dry” frizz and now I wear my long locks down fairly often (a bun will always have a place in my heart). At night, I wash my hair and use the Silkening Mask, towel dry and go to sleep. In the morning, my hair is wavy, smooth, full of body and not the least bit frizzy! This could become addicting.

Phyto Phytodefrisant

I just don’t get what all the fuss is about. When I moved from SF to Austin, years ago, I was welcomed with an unfamiliar frizz. My new stylist recommended Phyto Phytodefrisant Botanical Hair Relaxing Balm Anti-Frizz and I willingly handed over the cash. Even after I threw the first tube away in frustration, I bought it AGAIN a couple of years later. That tube, still mostly full, sits in isolation in the bottom on my bathroom drawer. Its headed for the trash. That’s it. It leaves my hair sticky and coarse. I can’t really say it dramatically changes the state of my frizz. It feels gross when I apply it to my hair. I have tried using less, using more, everything. I am turning my attention to a Keratin treatment now.