I feel like I change shampoos and conditioners almost monthly. I have somewhat long and really thick hair so it usually takes a sizable amount of shampoo and conditioner to cover all my hair. On top of that I am kind of a shower junkie and a lot of days I take two or more showers and I wash my hair twice (I know it dries it out I just can’t stop).

My most recent purchase was  Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship products for long hair. I decided to try it since some of my recent finds left my hair weighed down and over conditioned after a week or two of use. I have now been using Long Term Relationship for about a week and it is perfect for my hair. It helps detangle it enough so I don’t have to fight to comb my hair but it doesn’t over condition it to the point of limp.

It smells great with the raspberry scent and under $4 a bottle you can’t go wrong. Right now Herbal Essences is even running a promotion for a free manicure or pedicure with every two bottles you purchase. How can you refuse a little pampering on top of great hair? For more on there current promotion you can check out the info here.

Grow your hair as long as you want*!

With a fusion of red raspberry & satin our love grows longer.  I’ll help your hair live a long, healthy life.  Long story short, I’ll strengthen your hair against split ends and breakage.  So, get lost in your length with my velvety fusion with red raspberry & satin.  It lavishes every inch of your hair, protecting against damage and leaving it so luscious, you’ll love it up & down, all around town.

$3.99 Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship (or at your local drugstore)

Here are some weird hair tips - People Magazine swears actually works!

1. Texturize with Ivory soap: Lather and run your fingers through the ends for instant pieceiness, says Babaii.
2. Shampoo with Palmolive: “It will soften red or brunette hair color that has gone too bright or dark,” says O’Connor.
3. Blot away grease: “Pat blotting papers on roots to soak up the oil,” says Babaii.
4. Tame with Chapstick: “I put a little in my palm and smooth it over baby hairs,” says McMillan.
5. Spray deodorant to create volume: “You get a massive amount of lift” if you spritz natural deodorant on the roots, says Babaii. 

That picture has nothing to do with anything…but I typed “frizzy hair” in Google, and this lovely family popped up.  I think it’s great!

I found another great product for curly hair last week, Strictly Curls by Marc Anthony. It helps define my curls and keep them in place all day, it also really helped keep the frizz at bay. On top of working great it smells like Lemon Meringue so yummy!

Marc Anthony Strictly Curls Curl Defining Lotion

* True professional.
* Best seller.
* Eliminates frizz and repels humidity to lock in individual soft, shiny curls.
* Protects color.
* Salon perfected by World Champion Hair Stylist Marc Anthony with his trademark Moisture Gloss formula.
o Wraps silk proteins and Vitamin E around each curl
o Delivers heat protection and shine
* Alcohol free.
* No animal testing.

$7.99 Marc Anthony Strictly Curls Curl Defining Lotion

Besides my love for Fekkai Glossing cream I am always trying new products to help add a little life to my curly hair and prevent frizz. I’ve had a hard time finding something that doesn’t dry out my hair or just leave it limp and weighed down. While browsing my local Ulta store last week I decided to grab a few new curl enhancing products and I was lucky enough to stumble on Nexxus Curl Energee.

I love that Curl Energee is a spray it helps disperse it evenly without using too much product and it really helps my curls maintain there shape throughout the day. It is great at reviving curls as well at the end of the day you can spritz a little on your dry hair and scrunch and your curls are energized and ready to go again for a night out.

Nexxus Curl Energée

curl enhancing styler

Whether you have ringlets, corkscrews, coils, or waves, this leave-in conditioning styler will help get them their most gorgeous.

Benefits:

Snarls and tangles are controlled thanks to a formula which helps to reduce frizz while adding greater definition and form to even the most unruly of curls. In addition, it contains Chamomile and special Smoothing Ingredients. Hair’s strength, resilience, and healthy look are all enhanced as the nurturing cocktail in CURL ENERGÉE works its magic.

$11.65 Nexxus Curl Energee

I gave Aussie Tizz no Frizz a try hoping to be surprised but I was left with dry hair that still got  frizzy.  After reading the online reviews I think I am one of the few people who didn’t like it. I think the level of curl has a lot to do with your results but I found it just dried out my hair and I couldn’t notice any real improvement of frizz in my hair.

I am looking for a new curl enhancing hair product that will eliminate frizz and not dry out my ends. I just bought a few new products and I will let you know how they work once I have had a chance to test run them. Has anyone had great success with a frizz fighting product they can share with me?

Aussie Tizz no Frizz 

Gives frizz its walking papers! With our flawless, flexible, frizz-controlin’ gel.

Flexible Hold, Control Flexible

Tell that no-good frizz where to go. The ultra frizz control and styling power of Tizz No Frizz Gel does it perfectly, with natural Australian Guava. Mix ‘n match with Aussie shampoos and conditioners for the “do” that’s made for you.

Not sticky.

Aussie - Every day has a style of its own.

$2.79 Aussie Tizz no Frizz  (or at your local drugstore)

I go back and forth from Salon and drugstore conditioners while I love a lot of the professional products for the price difference I wonder if I am getting my moneys worth. Would really know the difference if they were in unmarked bottles? I have curly hair that gets really tangled in the shower and can be a pain to comb out on a drugstore whim I just tried Garnier Fructis Conditioner for dry and damaged hair and it totally helps condition and detangle my hair. It is a great conditioning product and doesn’t leave any build up.

What about you? Are you faithful to your favorite salon brands or will you try a drugstore brand to save money?

Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Conditioner, Dry or Damaged Hair

With Active Fruit Concentrate

Active Fruit Concentrate
The innovative combination of ingredients naturally present in fruit help give strength and shine to your hair:

* Fruit acids
* Vitamins B3, B6
* Fructose
* Glucose

For hair that shines with all its strength.
The Garnier Fructis System of Fortifying Shampoo, Conditioner and Deep Conditioner with active fruit concentrate acts deep within and on the surface of your hair.

* It nourishes the hair from root to tip.
* It works inside the hair strand to strengthen it.
* It smoothes the hair to the tip.

Only $3.59 Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Conditioner

Jocelyn and I hit the mall for lunch and a Sephora run last week and both tried new products that were a major let down. I was buying some more Fekkai Glossing Cream when I was sucked into their Summer Hair display, after talking with a Sephora associate she told me it would leave the perfect beachy wind blown curl to my hair. So I ran like a giddy girl to  the register to make my purchase.

Then next day I am so excited to try my Fekkai Summer Spray and I notice how great it smells, like coconut and summer and I think I am moments away from hair that will make Giselle Bundchen envious. When I first spray some on my hair I did notice some big wavy curls. My problem was as it dried it left my hair feeling tacky and dried out and it really felt like it was covered in salt water. The longer is was in the bigger my hair seemed to grow, I felt like a chia pet by dinner time.

My final verdict is if you have a lot of natural curl and your hair tends to be dry AVOID this product. But if you have a little natural wave to your hair a spritz or two of Fekkai Summer Hair will probably leave your hair looking gorgeous and me green with envy.

Fekkai Summer Hair Beach Waves

What it is:
Sexy on or off the beach. Create a tousled, “beachy” look with this heat-activated UV shield and styling mist.

What it is formulated to do:
Hair gets “undone” with sexy waves via this heat-activated mist and a little bit of scrunch, while Solarshield™, an innovative sun protection technology developed by Frédéric Fekkai, helps to combat the effects of UV rays on hair.

What it is:
Sexy on or off the beach. Create a tousled, “beachy” look with this heat-activated UV shield and styling mist.

What it is formulated to do:
Hair gets “undone” with sexy waves via this heat-activated mist and a little bit of scrunch, while Solarshield™, an innovative sun protection technology developed by Frédéric Fekkai, helps to combat the effects of UV rays on hair.

What it is:
Sexy on or off the beach. Create a tousled, “beachy” look with this heat-activated UV shield and styling mist.

What it is formulated to do:
Hair gets “undone” with sexy waves via this heat-activated mist and a little bit of scrunch, while Solarshield™, an innovative sun protection technology developed by Frédéric Fekkai, helps to combat the effects of UV rays on hair.

$22.00 Frederic Fekkai Summer Hair Beach Waves 5 oz