Tracy
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Hi guys...
I've had tons of reviews to do for too long now and I keep trying stuff so I have to do this or the post is going to be ten pages long....
So here goes:
VO5 Daily Hair Recovery - 8/10. This is a great conditioner. Really good. And cheap too! It goes on feeling so-so and then when you rinse it out you get the most amazing slip. My only trouble with it is the smell and it loses a point because it doesn't have as much slip as some other conditioners I've tried. It is good tho!
Neutrogena Triple Moisture Leave In Cream: 8/10. Also an excellent product. I'm a Salerm fan - but I noticed my hair felt a bit strange lately. Since I know how my hair is, and thought perhaps the protein in the Salerm was the culprit for my recent mild ends tweakage, I was looking for another creamy leave in (I find these work better than watery ones since my hair got longer) and this one fit the bill. Well - it's not Salerm - but it IS GOOD. Great smell, great detangling, great on rollersets. Made my hair a little crunchy on the airdry tip tho....still testing.
Neutrogena Triple Moisture Serum: 9/10. It is indeed - magic in a bottle. It completely changes the "feel" of the hair after it's applied. It doesn't give as much shine as some others I've used (Alfa Parf Semi di Lino, Smooth and Shine, Aveda) but it is good. I would definitely purchase it again.
L'Occitane Ultra Rich Hair Cream: 9/10. This really is an excellent product. It gives the hair a wonderful shine. Smells good and really gives the hair a nice finish in a rollerset. It also works beautifully as a leave in. The only problem is how much I love it, the fact that I just can't afford to spent $20 on 5 ounces of product right now. But it's excellent. The other complaint? Packaging. It comes in a little tin - and it's a pain in the butt to open that thing, apply the product and close while standing in the shower....but it GREAT on the hair. Really good.
Aveda Brilliant Finishing Gloss: 9/10. Love the stuff! It goes on like water and moisturizes (which serums don't often do). It smells great too. Me gusta. Again - the only drawback is price.
Suave Milk and Honey: 10/10. I can't say enough good things about this product. I said I would only give 10's to products that could cause me to forsake old staples and amazingly - Suave fits the bill (of course I WON'T
but if I had to scale down I'd buy buckets of Suave M&H). It's CHEAP, it smells delicious, it's not too heavy, but it moisturizes and detangles like a dream. I've used it as a deep conditioner, a rinse out, a conditioner wash conditioner, a preshampoo, and a leave in. It performed fantastically on all counts.
Fantasia Tea Tree Naturals Shampoo: 7/10. Great on my scalp - not so great on my hair. It felt ok after the wash - but the truth is I've only used it twice so I have to suspend a final judgment until I've given it a good spin. It really does help with itchy irritated scalps though. And psychologically - I like the idea that it stimulates the scalp (it contains tea tree, peppermint AND rosemary - a ll great stimulants).
Lanza PP (the new formula - this is a second try because the my PP stash is finally running out after 9 months and I can't find anymore): 7/10. It's not as bad as I thought it was when I first tried it - but it's still not the old PP. The old version cleaned BEAUTIFULLY (I'm all about squeaky clean hair) but it also left the stands smooth - no rough "just shampooed" feeling. The new Lanza leaves the hair a little less smooth but it's still better than a lot of shampoo's I've been road testing over the past few weeks. I may just make the switch to the new Lanza formula. But I'm still undecided.
CD Healthy Hair Butter: 5/10. Just TOO waxy and heavy. Good for my edges when I aridry in a ponytail but serves no other purpose. It's hard to wash out too.
I imagine it's be great on thicker or natural hair but even then I wouldn't recommend it anywhere but on the hairline.
CD Mimosa Hair Honey: 5/10. A little lighter - but also a lot greasier then the Hair Butter. I just don't like her hair products at all.
Aveda Sap Moss Detangling Conditioner: 6/10. I can tell the intentions were good with this product - but it's just too runny to do what it says it will on the back of the bottle. It's a decent detangler though, and has good ingredients. I just have better conditioners in my arsenal and I can't give Aveda a higher score - because too many other conditioners beat the PANTS off it in terms of detangling, moisture., and feel.....they get and E for effort and a 6.
So you have a sense of what I'm comparing things to - I love Salerm as a leave in; Kenra MC, Dudley's Moisturizing Conditioner, Pantene R&N, Keracare Humecto, NACIDIT Olive Oil, Diez en Uno, and St. Ives Vanilla and Edelweiss, and Dove as my "most of the time" conditioners. Lanza PP (the old version) is my standing poo. I normally clarify with Fantasia Pure Tea Shampoo but my REAL fav is Lanza Deep Cleansing (just not sure which one it is now that they changed the line all around - or if it's even the same formula). I use Dudley's PCA or Salerm Dry Ends Treatment on my ends.
I've had tons of reviews to do for too long now and I keep trying stuff so I have to do this or the post is going to be ten pages long....
So here goes:
VO5 Daily Hair Recovery - 8/10. This is a great conditioner. Really good. And cheap too! It goes on feeling so-so and then when you rinse it out you get the most amazing slip. My only trouble with it is the smell and it loses a point because it doesn't have as much slip as some other conditioners I've tried. It is good tho!
Neutrogena Triple Moisture Leave In Cream: 8/10. Also an excellent product. I'm a Salerm fan - but I noticed my hair felt a bit strange lately. Since I know how my hair is, and thought perhaps the protein in the Salerm was the culprit for my recent mild ends tweakage, I was looking for another creamy leave in (I find these work better than watery ones since my hair got longer) and this one fit the bill. Well - it's not Salerm - but it IS GOOD. Great smell, great detangling, great on rollersets. Made my hair a little crunchy on the airdry tip tho....still testing.
Neutrogena Triple Moisture Serum: 9/10. It is indeed - magic in a bottle. It completely changes the "feel" of the hair after it's applied. It doesn't give as much shine as some others I've used (Alfa Parf Semi di Lino, Smooth and Shine, Aveda) but it is good. I would definitely purchase it again.
L'Occitane Ultra Rich Hair Cream: 9/10. This really is an excellent product. It gives the hair a wonderful shine. Smells good and really gives the hair a nice finish in a rollerset. It also works beautifully as a leave in. The only problem is how much I love it, the fact that I just can't afford to spent $20 on 5 ounces of product right now. But it's excellent. The other complaint? Packaging. It comes in a little tin - and it's a pain in the butt to open that thing, apply the product and close while standing in the shower....but it GREAT on the hair. Really good.
Aveda Brilliant Finishing Gloss: 9/10. Love the stuff! It goes on like water and moisturizes (which serums don't often do). It smells great too. Me gusta. Again - the only drawback is price.
Suave Milk and Honey: 10/10. I can't say enough good things about this product. I said I would only give 10's to products that could cause me to forsake old staples and amazingly - Suave fits the bill (of course I WON'T
Fantasia Tea Tree Naturals Shampoo: 7/10. Great on my scalp - not so great on my hair. It felt ok after the wash - but the truth is I've only used it twice so I have to suspend a final judgment until I've given it a good spin. It really does help with itchy irritated scalps though. And psychologically - I like the idea that it stimulates the scalp (it contains tea tree, peppermint AND rosemary - a ll great stimulants).
Lanza PP (the new formula - this is a second try because the my PP stash is finally running out after 9 months and I can't find anymore): 7/10. It's not as bad as I thought it was when I first tried it - but it's still not the old PP. The old version cleaned BEAUTIFULLY (I'm all about squeaky clean hair) but it also left the stands smooth - no rough "just shampooed" feeling. The new Lanza leaves the hair a little less smooth but it's still better than a lot of shampoo's I've been road testing over the past few weeks. I may just make the switch to the new Lanza formula. But I'm still undecided.
CD Healthy Hair Butter: 5/10. Just TOO waxy and heavy. Good for my edges when I aridry in a ponytail but serves no other purpose. It's hard to wash out too.
CD Mimosa Hair Honey: 5/10. A little lighter - but also a lot greasier then the Hair Butter. I just don't like her hair products at all.
Aveda Sap Moss Detangling Conditioner: 6/10. I can tell the intentions were good with this product - but it's just too runny to do what it says it will on the back of the bottle. It's a decent detangler though, and has good ingredients. I just have better conditioners in my arsenal and I can't give Aveda a higher score - because too many other conditioners beat the PANTS off it in terms of detangling, moisture., and feel.....they get and E for effort and a 6.
So you have a sense of what I'm comparing things to - I love Salerm as a leave in; Kenra MC, Dudley's Moisturizing Conditioner, Pantene R&N, Keracare Humecto, NACIDIT Olive Oil, Diez en Uno, and St. Ives Vanilla and Edelweiss, and Dove as my "most of the time" conditioners. Lanza PP (the old version) is my standing poo. I normally clarify with Fantasia Pure Tea Shampoo but my REAL fav is Lanza Deep Cleansing (just not sure which one it is now that they changed the line all around - or if it's even the same formula). I use Dudley's PCA or Salerm Dry Ends Treatment on my ends.
