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A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to enter our recent Pantene Aqua Light giveaway, it was the most popular giveaway that I’ve had the opportunity to host so far. Random.org has done it’s work, and the following people were selected as the lucky winners:
Congratulations to the five of you, I will be contacting you all via email shortly. Once again, a big thanks to everyone who entered and keep your eyes peeled for more giveaways on The Belle Lumiere in the near future.
We are off and running into 2012, and what better time than the present to give your hair a little treat? Pantene recently released their new Aqua Light care range, with “zero residue and zero weight, leaving you with beautifully nourished hair that you can swisssh…” Sounds pretty good to me! To celebrate the new year, and new hair for you – Pantene have offered up 5 packs of 200ml Aqua Light shampoo & conditioner to give away. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post letting me know what your biggest hair resolution for 2012 is. Don’t forget to include your email address so that I can contact you if you’re one of the lucky winners. Please note that this giveaway is open to Australian residents only, and will close on February 12, 2012. Good luck!
I try to make a habit of deep conditioning my hair at least once a week (“After all, your hair is your head suit” – Jack Donaghy), and I’ve been using this Wella Professionals moisturizing treatment as part of my routine since receiving it for review a few months ago. My hair is naturally fine, but I have a lot of it and it is prone to frizziness so my deep conditioning treatments need to be able to tame the frizz without weighing down my hair too much. The Wella conditioner pays off in that respect and although it’s quite a thick and heavy conditioner out of the tub, it washes out easily and leaves my hair feeling light but well moisturised. The smell is fresh and fruity without being too overpowering but it doesn’t linger for too long after rinsing the hair. My only issue with this product is the packaging. I have never been a fan of products that are designed for in-shower use that come in tubs. It creates a lot of mess and when you’re as clumsy as I am slippery hands & twisting caps on and off of tubs does not end well. The Wella Professionals Enrich Moisturizing Treatment retails for $24 AUD and is available for purchase from Wella Professional salons. To find your nearest salon, please visit Wella Professionals online. (note: I was sent this product for consideration for review)
I am quite amazed that I haven’t reviewed this product yet as it’s one of my most re-purchased products, well, ever. I was originally introduced to this conditioner many moons ago, after reading that Liv Tyler was a huge fan of the product. As Liv Tyler has perfect hair and is my residing hair idol, I rushed out immediately and bought myself a mammoth tub of the stuff. I originally started using Terax Crema back when it came packaged in a baby blue tube and smelt like a less than joyful mix of toxic chemicals. Since then, the packaging has changed, the smell has changed (it’s now a subtle caramel vanilla sort of scent though hard to describe exactly) but the product is still the same and it still works wonders on my hair. I have fine hair that I wash every day, and this conditioner doesn’t weight it down at all. It does however leave it soft, silky and shiny. Perfection. The Terax Crema Conditioner retails for $29.95 AUD and can be purchased from Adore Beauty.
I was recently sent the Wella Professionals Enrich conditioner to trial for review, and since starting to use this product I have not looked back. My hair (well, me really…) can be tricky to work with. On the one hand, I love the look and feel of sleek and silky hair, but on the other I like the look of full and voluminous hair. I’ve found it very difficult to achieve both of these at the same time. Thankfully, the Wella Professionals conditioner is helping me to walk this fine line. It took me a couple of days to get used to the product, as after rinsing it doesn’t leave the hair feeling silky (and almost slippery?) like some conditioners do. What it does is leaves the hair feeling stronger. I’ve been using this conditioner every day for the past week or so now and I can see a noticeable and positive difference in the volume and general condition of my hair. The scent of the conditioner is not that strong and hard to describe, but at a pinch I would say it has a fresh and clean scent, not lending itself to floral, fruity or botanical like a lot of my other hair products do. I really like this product and would definitely repurchase in the future. The Wella Enrich Conditioner retails for $24 AUD and is available for purchase from Wella Professional salons. To find your nearest salon, please visit Wella Professionals online. (note: I was sent this product for consideration for review)
When a product comes with the promise of “more hair” more often than not I am 100% skeptical about it. Having said that, the Activance Hair Stimulant came with a lot of positive reviews from fellow bloggers so I have to admit that I was more than a little curious about it. In particular, this review that I read over at Stuff That I Bought, which was so glowing it made me add the product to my “To-Buy ASAP” list as soon as I finished reading it. As luck would have it I was offered the chance to trial this product before I had the chance to purchase it for myself. It’s like big fluffy voluminous hair and I were fated to be together. I have been trialling this product for a few weeks now, and I have to admit – it works. It is designed for all hair types, and to use the product you simply spray it onto towel dry hair, massage it in, leave it for a few minutes and style as usual. The vital ingredient in Activance is Rhodanide. What is Rhodanide? I have no idea, but science types tell me that it’s a natural & essential molecule required in hair. Activance works to rebuild the Rhodanide levels in your hair to help stimulate hair growth and improve hair thickness, volume, shine, strength and quality. After trying this product out for a few weeks now I can say that it definitely makes my hair look fuller than usual, but I do admit that too much of the Activance tends to weigh down my super fine hair and when I use just the right amount (or at least what I deem to be the right amount) my hair ends up fluffier than usual. This doesn’t have to be a bad thing, it just takes a bit of extra styling for me because I wash and dry my hair nearly every day of the week. I think purely for the fact that it makes my hair look a lot thicker than usual, and it has definitely improved the strength and quality of my hair, the small amount of extra effort I have to put in to styling makes it worthwhile. The Activance Hair Stimulant retails for $55 AUD and is available for purchase online from the Activance website. (note: I was sent this product for consideration for review)
Those of you who are regular readers of my blog will know that I am a long time sufferer of flat hair syndrome. Granted there have been some amazingproducts that I’ve stumbled across that have helped me combat this issue, but nothing that ever helped me to retain any sort of curl in my painfully stubborn hair. Until now. Enter the Modiva Professional Curling Iron, aka the Great And Powerful Oz Iron. I would never lead you guys astray, and I am honestly saying that this is a miracle product. It is easy to use, relatively inexpensive (more on that later) and gives amazing curl or wave in hair that lasts throughout the entire day. The Modiva Professional Curling Iron is clasp-free, which means that I can now curl my hair without ending up with a limp, kinked out mess. It heats up to 210 degrees celcius, which is bloody hot so be sure not to make the same mistake I did, and use the protective glove that is supplied with the wand. Here are a couple of awkward awesome shots of my hair from various days where I thought it would be a good idea to take some vanity shots.
And an easy to follow instructional video, supplied by Modiva…
The pictures I took don’t properly show how much of an amazing curl this iron can give you, if I manage to take some better shots in the future I’ll be sure to post them. It is really a simple tool to use, and if I can master it, anyone can. To make it easier for you to purchase the Modiva Professional Curling Iron, the company is offering 35% off of the original retail price of $89.95 AUD with the code curls (valid until 31/08/2011). You can purchase the Modiva Professional Curling Iron from their website, and I highly recommend that you do! (note: I was sent this product for consideration for review)
