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Easy Great Hair Days with a Leave In Conditioner

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One thing I am loving right now is the excuse not to wash my hair that often. I’ve been trying to keep my hair washing to once a week to prevent any heat damage and keep it healthy. After a few days of dirty hair, I’ve been throwing my hair up in a bun to keep it out of the way. Not only has it saved me so much time but I can notice over time that my hair feels and looks healthier. I’ve been using a leave in conditioner when I wash my hair now because it leaves my hair smooth and shiny. It’s a great way to tame the frizz and make my hair look smooth – the same look that I get when I use a hair straightener. The leave in conditioner goes the extra step to protect your hair from breakage and prevent knots. If you do want to blow dry or use a hair straightener, the leave in conditioner does an amazing job at protecting your hair to keep it healthy too! There are leave in conditioners that you can in the shower and ones to use when you get out of the shower when your hair is still wet. I’m so forgetful that I have both so I can spray my hair if I forget to use one in the shower ha! Leave in conditioners are great for easy great hair days and keeping your hair healthy.

Here are some of my favorite leave in conditioners that I’ve been using the last few months to keep my hair healthy and polished without the heat tools!

It’s a 10 Leave In Product :

I purchased this after reading that so many people use it in their haircare routine and screamed from the mountain tops about how good it was. At the time I was struggling with dry, brittle hair so I wanted to see if it would work. It makes your hair easy to brush, protects from heat, fights frizz and gives you that shiny hair look without a lot of weight. If you are looking for no fuss hair products, I highly recommend this one!

OUAI Leave In Conditioner :

I started to use this product after my shower in the Spring and loved it after just one use! It makes my hair super soft and when my hair air dries it actually looks cute! Not only does it leave my hair looking and feeling really soft, it fights frizz and makes my hair really manageable. Perfect for lazy hair days or days when you don’t have time for hot tools. The spray bottle makes it easy to spray all over and brush it through your hair. I’d recommend using little product because it’s so conditioning and can make your hair feel weighed down with too much product.

AG Haircare Fast Food Leave In Conditioner :

This is a product I had never heard about when I got it in my Summer FabFitFun box. I put it in my shower and after a week of forgetting to use it before I got out of the shower, I finally used it. I squirted a bit into my hand and ran it through my hair right before I got out of the shower and went to bed with wet hair. Usually, that is never a good idea but I woke up with soft, wavy hair that I couldn’t even do with all of the hair tools I own. It’s a bit pricey but I don’t need that much product to get moisturized hair.

Sustainable Beauty with Love Beauty and Planet

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FINALLY! I had to look up my edit history for this blog post to see how long I’ve been waiting to publish this post because back in February, I collaborated with Love Beauty and Planet to talk about a new product coming to stores. But then COVID hit and the world literally stopped. When I first wrote up the blog post below, I had bangs inspired by way too many episodes of New Girl and was so excited to share a new type of shampoo and conditioner with you all. By now I have used up all of it and have been waiting impatiently to buy more. One of the fun perks of being a “blogger” (I consider myself just a girl with an inexpensive laptop who writes on the internet about her favorite things in hope that it brings someone out there in the interweb joy) is receiving products before they launch to try and write reviews for the company. I am so happy to see this new formula shampoo and conditioner hit the shelves because it really is nothing you have ever tried before. No more rinsing and rinsing trying to get all of the product out. No more giant bottles that don’t fit in your shower caddy. So finally, here is my review of the Love Beauty and Planet Concentrated Shampoo and Conditioner.

I am so excited to talk about a new shampoo and conditioner I have been using recently! Love Beauty and Planet is a brand I am sure you have seen in the stores for a while. Today, I wanted to talk a new product from the brand. What caught my attention was the beautiful packaging and was surprised that the brand was eco-friendly. They also look really cute in my shower ha! I’ve been in the process of swapping our cleaning products and laundry detergent to more sustainable and eco-friendly brands, but this is my first environmentally-conscious shampoo/conditioner. They have several scents that smell sooo good! Now my hair smells like coconuts!

I’ve been washing my hair this week with the coconut water and mimosa flower concentrated conditioner and shampoo. It leaves my hair feeling strong and lots of volume. This line from Love Beauty and Planet is formulated so you can use half of the amount that you would usually use. The best way to try if it would work was to use it on very dirty hair! The bottle is created to squirt just the right amount of product that you need into your palm. For longer or thicker hair, you just squeeze the bottle twice. The sulfates in other shampoos help the shampoo lather and get super sudsy so I was curious to see if the non-sulfate shampoo would be sudsy enough to wash all of my hair making it feel clean enough. After the shower, my hair felt so smooth and very clean! I let it air dry a bit before doing a normal blow out and this was the real test because I have frizzy hair so I’m very picky about the hair products I use. I was left with great looking hair that smelled amazing with plenty of volume! The shampoo and conditioner left my hair smelling like coconuts and I couldn’t resist smelling it throughout the day!

Love Beauty and Planet have a commitment to the planet that I really like to see. Their goal is a carbon footprint so small, it’s like they aren’t even there.

“We’re continuing our journey with concentrated formulas designed to provide great beauty benefits with half your usual dose. These products give a little extra love to the planet because they require less water to make and enable us to to use smaller bottles with 30% less plastic. As always, our delicate scents are infused with natural and ethically sourced oils and extracts. “

These are great for giving you a good hair day with a good price point! They leave your hair with lots of volume and smelling nice while helping out the planet at the same time – they also look super cute sitting in your shower!

My Hair is Loving Quarantine

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One thing I have noticed the last few weeks is how healthy my hair feels and looks. I haven’t had a haircut since January and the last time I colored my hair was in February. My hot tools quickly went away in the early days of the stay at home orders because it’s not like I was seeing anyone. I’ve been using my blow dry hair brush on dry hair to style it if needed but most days, I put oil on my hair and put it in a sloppy bun. Right now I am using this excuse not to get ready every day to grow my hair but also make sure it has what it needs to stay healthy, strong and use the right products.

For years I had been experiencing hair breakage and it was because of my pony tail hair ties. With my thick hair, it takes a few loops and really tight hair ties to keep my hair up. After switching to these hair ties I have noticed less strain on my hair which means less breakage. Since my hair is up in a bun most of the time, I only brush my hair once maybe twice a day with my wet brush. I’ll add serum to my hair and gently brush my hair after I get out of the shower. If needed I’ll brush it again in the morning but I’ve been letting it go natural most of the time.

Good hair starts with the right products! I switch back and forth from the expensive brands and really good drugstore ones. Just because you are paying a lot of money for shampoo it does not mean it is going to give you great hair. It takes some trial and error to find the right match and right now I am loving the Loreal Everpure Scalp Care + Detox shampoo and conditioner. My hair feels clean for days and it helps get rid of product buildup so your hair has more bounce and not as weighed down.

My secret to easy healthy hair? It’s simple… use a leave in conditioner! I’ve noticed that my hair dries without it being big and frizzy when I use it after the shower. It definitely makes my hair more manageable and I don’t need to grab a hair straightener because it looks presentable. When I do use my straightener, it takes a lot less effort to get my hair looking cute even in this hot southern humidity!

Finally, air drying my hair the last few months have allowed my hair to heal and grow long and healthy! I’m embracing my grown out roots and with all this time in the sun, my natural blonde highlights are coming back! Over time I hope to train my hair to look good on it’s own with little maintenance. Right now, my hair is loving me for the easy hair routine and I’m loving it back for the easy maintenance!

Fun in the Sun with Dermalogica

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Summer is officially here so it’s time to make sure that you have the right sunscreen to keep your skin healthy and safe from the sun. Luckily Dermalogica sent me some sunscreen so I’ve been using it during my enjoying my time in the sun. The Invisible Physical Defense Sunscreen is lightweight and sheer when you rub it in. My biggest annoyance with sunscreen is feeling sticky and I immediately fell in love with this one because I couldn’t even tell I was wearing it. Now I can lay out in the sun without getting a sunburn! It’s also lightweight enough for daily use and great for wearing under makeup!

Thank you to Dermalogica and Bzzagent for working for me on this post. Products were complimentary and as always, all opinions are my own.

Hair Washing Day Just Got Easier With New My Hair Drying Brush

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Holy humidity! It has been a hot couple of days so I am thankful that one of my recent quarantine projects was putting away winter clothes an taking out my shorts out of storage! It feels like Spring flew by because we were all inside while the seasons changed. Now that it is getting warmer, I am spending as much time as I can (safely) outside! Right now I am visiting my parents in North Carolina spending most of my day in the backyard by the pool. In Philly, we have a really nice size backyard so we were eating our meals outside whenever the weather cooperated. I’m now looking forward to my daily shower as a way to cool off but one thing I dreaded was drying my hair. Letting it air dry with the humidity makes my hair big, puffy and super frizzy. I didn’t want to spend 30 minutes with a hair straightener so I needed something that could dry my hair quickly and leave it looking styled without much fuss.

Luckily I was offered to work with Conair and try out their new Knot Dr. Detangling Hot Air Brush. It’s like the similar round brush hair dryers that were very popular a few months ago. After doing some research I read a lot of complaints about hair getting damaged because of the heat and the brush causing a lot of knots. I loved the idea of the product but knew they would not work for me. I’m happy to report that the new Conair version dries my hair quickly and since you can control the heat settings, I haven’t noticed any hair damage. The shape of the brush allows you to dry your hair straight or curled at the end making it easy to change up hair styles. For my girls with thick hair, this hair dryer works on your hair too! I prefer to let my hair air dry a bit before using the hair dryer but when I am pressed for time, I only need to spend around 10 minutes brushing my hair to get it dry and somewhat styled. It only takes me a 6 minutes total to curl my hair when it’s partially dry which is a lot faster than using my round brushes and normal hair dryer!

On my non hair wash days, I have been using the round brush hair dryer in the morning to curl my hair and use heat to tame the frizz caused by the humidity. During the summer months I want to look put together but don’t want to spend time in the heat doing it. Another great feature is how light it is! I’ve heard that other versions are heavy and bulky, the last thing I want is to get an arm workout while I try to dry my hair!

My normal hair dryer is collecting dust on a shelf right now because this hot air brush is all I need to easily and quickly dry my hair! I always use a heat protectant spray before using any hot tools and since switching to a Wet Brush I don’t have any knots in my hair. After waiting for my hair to air dry as long as I can, I’ll spray it with a heat protectant spray and section off my hair in sections to brush dry. I love it! It’s a perfect alternative to straightening your hair and using less heat.

Brows on Point

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Eyebrows… the one thing you can get into shape without exercising! I’ve been going mostly makeup free lately but one product I can’t go without is my eyebrow one!

VOLUME

The Brow Drama is a skinny brush that is great for percise application of a colored gel to thicken and add volume to the eyebrows. The gel quickly dries and adds some color to my usually very blonde eyebrows making them appear thicker. With the brush, I can add definition and angle them. Brush up to get a fuller look or brush across for a polished look.

SHAPE

I use the Brow Stylist Shape and Fill to outline, shape and then fill in for soft, full eyebrows. The angle tip allows me to control how thick of a line to draw and fill them in. The brush on the other end blends the pencil and shapes the brow easily. With the angled tip I will outline the outside edge of the brow and then draw in my eyebrow hairs to make it look natural. I have also noticed that the gel stays on my eyebrows for a few days unless I really scrub it off. It is a good option if you are looking for a product that lasts!

PRECISE

The ultra thin pencil helps to naturally draw in tiny brow hairs t fill in sparse areas. The Brow Stylist Designer is perfect for a quick and easy natural eyebrow.

DUPE

I recently purchased the NYX Eyebrow Pencil because it’s supposedly a great dupe for the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz. I am impressed by the quality and don’t see a reason to purchase the higher end version since this one works so well.