My Current Hair Care Products

My sister is a hairdresser.  She buys all of our hair products at a professional beauty supply store that offers discounted products to licensed stylists.  We usually buy whichever brands and lines that happen to be on sale when we need an item.  So, we are always trying new hair care products, although we tend to stick to certain brands like Redken, Matrix, and Rusk.  

Right now, I am using Rusk Deepshine Color Hydrate Shampoo and Conditioner.

 This shampoo and conditioner is a sulfate-free formula for color-treated hair.  Sulfate-free has been a big trend in hair care for the past couple of years.  This line also contains argan oil, which seems to be in every hair product these days due to the Morrocan Oil craze.  I have used other sulfate-free shampoos/conditioners, and so far, this has been my favorite.  It leaves my hair very calm and smooth.  However, like the other sulfate-free shampoos that I have tried, I found that half way through the bottle my hair started feeling gross, like it had build-up or something.  I usually just switch to Tea Tree Oil shampoo for a wash here and there and it's back to working like a charm.   

 I always use Goody brushes.  This is one that I got cheap somewhere.  Sometimes I find them at the Dollar Tree, so, that might be where I got this one... It's great for blow-drying and styling. 

I also use a wooden bristle brush for smoothing my hair.  My dad had a brush like this when I was little and I used to sneak and use his.

I use a little bit of Rusk Being Warped Wax to pull my hair back.  It adds some weight and control to my fine hair, but doesn't make it stiff.  This is an old standby of mine, I've been using it religiously for about five years now. 

I use basic run-of-the-mill black hair elastics for ponytails.

I finish my look off with a touch of Rusk Deepshine Hairspray.  I really like this hairspray because it has a very light and flexible hold.  It also smells really good! This came in a special boxed set with the shampoo and conditioner.  I doubt that I would buy the shampoo/conditioner again, but I'll definitely buy this hairspray again!  I'd say this is one of the best hairsprays I've tried over the past year.

So, those are my current hair products.  What are your favorite brands or products?

      

Garnier Fructis Fall Fight Shampoo and Conditioner Review

Just a quick review of Garnier Fructis Fall Fight Shampoo and Conditioner

What the Fructis Web Site Says:

Save Up To 1500 Strands Per Month

Notice strands in your bathroom sink or brush? Improve hair's resistance to everyday hair-fall due to breakage.

The formula with energizing caffeine, fortifying biotin and fruit vitamins, strengthens hair from root to ends, reducing falling, breaking strands.

How to use: Lather hair thoroughly & then massage into scalp for one minute. Rinse. Use the Garnier Fructis Fall Fight 3-Step regimen of Shampoo, Conditioner, and Strand Saver Anti-Breakage Spray.

What I Say:

I got a sample of this Shampoo and Conditioner for free in the mail. My sister is a hairstylist, and ever since she started in beauty school she became really adamant about me using high-quality hair products. Now that I regularly use professional products, I TOTALLY agree with her, and I see such a change in my hair.  When I mentioned that I got a free sample of this product she said Fructis products are terrible and cause build-up, so after the way she talked to me I had pretty low expectations for this shampoo and conditioner. But... 

I really liked this product!

Reasons why I liked it:

• It smelled great
• Thick creamy formula
• Great lather
• Made my hair feel clean and shiny
• Some shampoos make my fine thin hair very puffy, fly-away and weird-textured, this shampoo gave my hair a full, silky, and calm feel

Overall, it seemed to be a very good shampoo/conditioner, I would rate it better than some salon formulas I have tried.  To be fair, I did only try it for one day, so I can't speak on the build-up comment my sister made, nor can I say anything about the anti-breakage claims the product makes. That being said, I think this shampoo/conditioner is worth a try if you are looking for an economical brand.