Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Amanda | Comments Off
For the past couple of days or so, my hair has been feeling more dry than usual. I’d like to blame it on the cold weather, but here in Miami it hasn’t gotten below 65 degrees. So, I decided it was time to try a new shampoo. I’d like to introduce you to John Frieda’s [...]
Posted on January 13th, 2009 by Amanda | Comments Off
You know what really irks me? When I pay lots of money at the salon to have beautiful hair color, only to find it fading a few weeks later. I want to keep the color I paid for, thank you! The masters at CHI have developed a new line of hair care products that promises [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2009 by Amanda | Comments Off
MAC Cosmetics will release its blond, brunette, and redhead collections this week, each of which comes equipped with ten different product suggestions to help showcase your hair color through your makeup. How fab! With two lipstick options, two glosses, three eye shadows, a Mineralize Skinfinish powder, plus a coordinating eye kohl and brow set for [...]
Posted on December 16th, 2008 by Amanda | Comments Off
I’m off to my annual December beach vacation in just 4 days (trust me, I know I’m lucky!) and something I always struggle with is how to keep my locks looking good all week long. From the ocean, to the pool, to the sun and the heat, my hair usually looks disastrous! It’s difficult to [...]
Posted on December 12th, 2008 by Amanda | 2 Comments »
This just in… AXE (the same company that makes the deodorant spray) has created a hair care line designed specifically to meet guys’ needs and give them girl-approved hair. (we like that!) The company talked to more than 2,000 girls who revealed specific hair errors that turn them off: Gunky, crunchy, poofy and flaky. I [...]
Posted on December 1st, 2008 by Amanda | Comments Off
About a month ago, my boyfriend tells me that someone has stolen his Garnier Fructis shampoo (apparently he likes the green bottle, because that’s about the extent of his shampoo knowledge) and he doesn’t know who it could be! My first question (and a very obvious one) was, “did you ask your rommmate?” His answer, [...]
Posted on November 11th, 2008 by Amanda | Comments Off
If you’ve ever wanted perfect curls for a special occasion but never felt like dealing with the curling iron or rollers, let me introduce you to CurlsinABox.com. I stumbled upon this site and thought to myself, “is it really that easy?” CurlsInABox are individual curls made from 100% human hair. Using bobby pins , they can [...]
Posted on November 4th, 2008 by Amanda | Comments Off
I hope you all had a great Halloween!! This year, my friends and I dressed up as the US Women’s Olympics Gymnastics team. We were a huge hit!! I think we should have won some costume contests, but that’s just me Anyways, if you know anything about gymnastics, you know how perfectly those gymnasts keep [...]
Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by Amanda | Comments Off
We’ve told you about Wax + Hairspray, but have you ever heard of Mousse + Hairspray? Last night I was browsing the hair aisle at Walgreens (suprise, suprise) when I came across a small bottle of Samy Icing Instant Re-Styler. I have been looking for a travel-size hairspray for some time now and this one [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Amanda | Comments Off
On my recent trip to Mexico, I took along Eufora’s new Curl’n Defining Solution to see how it holds up in rainy, humid weather. I am happy to report that it did! If you love what mousse does to your curls but hate the alcohol drying-out factor, this may be a product for you. I [...]