Thursday, May 2, 2013

Deep Facet

So today is May 1st! Happy MAY DAY!! Did anyone get any baskets? Don’t worry I didn’t get any either. 

Today was a great day for the world of #Stylists. Redken® Diamond Oil product line launched today! I was there at Salon Centric before 9am this morning to make sure that I was one of the first to get this amazing product. I had a chance earlier in April to try out the oil and of course did a review of that here if you want to go read that product review. But this is about the Facets. And the facets are strong with this one. (star wars reference)

So the client that I was able to use this product on today name is Katie and will be refereed as that from here on in. Katie decided a few weeks or months ago to go from blonde, to a darker color because her and her cousin thought it would be fun to see her with darker hair. Now understand Katie is a senior in high school this year, and yes you guessed it graduation is in less than three weeks.

So Katie came to me yesterday and was like Jay I need your help I want to go back blonde!!! I’m looking at her hair like really!! Well that’s a great hope but it will take a while to draw out that color, and of course I’m a stylist that will keep the integrity of the hair as much as I can. Sure I could have slap a 40v with Lightener in there and called it a day but no.

We went and stripped the hair color as much as possible with a color correction product that we have at Studio 28 Salon. So after the processing time and the shampooing and the rubbing of the hair and the conditioning of the hair yesterday, we were able to really lighten the hair up to a nice reddish brown. Blow-dry and see you tomorrow. Letting her hair have a rest. 

So today after school Katie comes back and we planned for a all over heavy highlight, well not everyone has money floating around and what not, and Katie’s mom asked that we do as much as possible with (x amount) said that’s fine and tweaked the original plan. So a heavy partial highlight was completed and processed for a short period of time.

Now is the part that is most important to this. I washed Katie’s hair with a few shampoos and conditioners, but Redken® Diamond Oil was used in every aspect of this process where it could be used of course. I wanted to do a report on it today. So after everything was washed out, the Deep Facets was applied and let set for 5-15 minutes. (Intermission)

Diamond oil Deep Facets is an oil-fused formula that gives a great intensive nourishment, strength and replenishment. This is going to provide a protective layer of oils that is going to really going to help prevent further damage. It restores the smoothness and amazing diamond shine that only Diamond oil can bring to the table. (Intermission Discontinued)

So the recommended time for the Diamond Oil Facet has passed. Time to wash right! Well I learned early on that using cold water helps close the cuticle on the hair shaft. SO we wash out the Facet with nice cold water. Chilling her of course. NEXT its combing out and cutting of those freaky dead super damned hair. SO a haircut was due and it turned out of course, and then its blow-dry time. After a chemical service you can usually feel the damage that has happened no matter what it is. And with Facet Oil I’m telling you it was soft, shiny not even having to use the actual Diamond Oil, it was amazing simply amazing. After the blow-dry her hair was healthy looking despite knowing what we had done do it. I truly believe that without the Diamond Oil and the Diamond Oil Facet it would have not even came close to how epic Katie’s hair turned out!

So if anyone is actually reading this blog, and gives a crap with what a hairstylist has to say about a something here or there, go buy this product or get testers for yourself or a client maybe. Or if you a possibly not a stylist and your reading this go ask your personal stylist to use it in your head. I’m telling you, you will LOVE this product!

~Jay~


Saturday, April 27, 2013

Forever Blonde


Ok so today we are talking about a Shampoo.
This week at work I had to chance to do some highlights. Partial and all over highlights. Some for just the fun and others to start going completely blonde. Now if any stylist knows anything, its that unless you have virgin hair is the only time your able to know where the color will be. And with artificial colored hair that’s a shot in the dark really. SO then of course your going to want to do test in the back of the head to see what color or colors still might be in the hair shaft. But that’s all stuff that I don’t want to get into.

If anyone knows anything it is that once you get to the color you may want there is still a lot of possible yellow in the hair, and clients are all I don’t want orange or yellow in my hair. The best way to remove the color yellow is that on the opposite side of that color wheel is that of purple. So if there is yellow just add purple. SO a purple shampoo will start to remove the yellow out of the hair.

Ok so this shampoo I’m talking about is the Forever blonde®, its sulfate-free, and keractive repair. So this shampoo gently cleanses and keeps the blonde hair light, bright and healthy, while giving you the benefits of the KerActive protein and safflower oleosomes. This protein helps repair damage and reseals the cuticle.

The protein blend “hugs up on that cuticle” to help repair, the safflower oleosomes deliver and intense dose of moisture and then of course seals the hair cuticle, its rich sulfate-free surfactants help condition strands.

The Forever Blonde® shampoo comes in 2.5 oz. 8.5 oz. and the forever 33.8(L) with the shampoo you will see an instant transformation in the hair the moment you wash it out from when you had put it in. You’re going to love it, may it be a stylist or consumer. This will keep blonde on it’s A Game.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

What is your control type?


Well what would your answer be? What kind of control do you like? Are you a medium, low, high, or ultra mega hold kind of person? 

With Control Addict 28 by Redken® it really doesn’t matter what control type you are. With this amazing high control hairspray your not only get that great control but you are getting the 24-hour control that a lot of hairsprays out there fall short to offer as a product.

With Control (which I use) I am able to shoot that product right where I want it and know that it is going to keep that hold, and the best thing is that ultimate brushability. Spray and if you don’t like just brush down and restyle. Of course there is no visible flaking and no visible residue. I’m able to throw my Hawk up in the hair really in seconds with this Control and of course you know I need the best hold to keep it up. And I say it only takes seconds due to that amazing fast drying formula that Redken® has in their hairsprays.

Its firm and yet flexible touch with a flawless long lasting finish. Spray on the styled hair 8 to 12” away from that scalp and let that hairspray fly to fix styles flawlessly, and with that stronger control: your able to layer and it won’t ever feel hard or tacky. Spray and Separate the hair for defined texture in the style. Just spray and go!!


With this amazing new product by Redken® you won’t be displeased. But you will go tell all your clients and stylist friends that they themselves need to try this product for themselves. I’m telling you I love it. I use it everyday on any guest that likes a little hairspray (a little goes a long way). SO with that I’m so giving the Control Addict 28 by Redken® a 5 out of 5 stars for hold, shine, brushability, restyling, it’s a great product that needs to get out there and people need to know about it. So spread the word.

~Jay~



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Friday, April 19, 2013

Beach Spray and Diamond Oil

Ok so today I washed my hair all nice and clean, gunk free! Think it would feel great right? I have been doing some treatments to my hair, for you that don’t know I color and lighten my hair about as often as one would change their drawers. But anyways washed and still feeling like hay in a way (see what I did there) lol.

So I get out and I’m thinking well I’ll have to put my product in tomorrow when I get to Studio 28 Salon (Alexandria, LA) tomorrow for work right! Well me spacing as I do some times, remembers that I have all this trial product sitting in a bag I have placed them to do my reviews on. Well low and behold I have wanted to try out the Beach Spray HealthySexyHair® and I was looking for a shine so of course I had to try out the soon to be released next month Redken® Diamond Oil.

So this beings the review!! Enjoy and of course please let me know what you think and or by voting on the left hand side.

This Diamond oil, which drops May 2013: is shatterproof shine that is a leave-in hair concentrated treatment. It will strengthen and reinforces for smoother, shinier hair while protecting it from breakage. The hair oil isn’t just for “white people” or “Asian” hair etc., the great thing is that it is for all types, and being that it is silicone-free and has all natural oils that will be helping the hair fibers nourish and reinforce those strands. With the Diamond oil its seals, coast and smoothens that nasty cuticle to boost the shine of the hair and protect from friction that can come from brushing styling, etc. This is a “Hybrid Oil” 99% all natural oils, including olive, jojoba, coconut and the sunflower seed oils. I’m telling you this product is going to be going like hot cakes on Sunday with how amazing my hair is shining right now. No Mohawk for a few days as this hair is feeling the moisture and the softness of a puffy cloud in “haven”.

With the matter of not being able to Mohawk the hair for a few days that means we need texture right? Well that’s why I jump on the Healthysexyhair® Beach Spray that is going to deliver texture to the hair, making it look like I just have been laying next to the ocean watching people play volleyball or something. The beach spray helps nourish, protect and heal hair damage with the powers of the Argan oil. So far I have great texture and it even gives a little added volume at the roots without having to go and rewet the hair.  The only down fall for me with this product is that you smell like tanning lotion, which for some it might be totally ok. But for this guy that’s a no.

Hope you all have enjoyed the review, of course if you have any other questions please ask by leaving a comment at the bottom, and again don’t forget to rate the site, with the voting on the left hand side of the blog. Let me know if what I’m doing is enough or if anyone is even reading this.

~Jay~


Tuesday, April 16, 2013

What A Tease

So there are countless women out there that want that huge big hair. Just because we aren’t in the 70’s don’t mean that the bigger the hair the closer to god saying isn’t still in effect in the 21’st century right? That’s what I said. Bigger the hair the better in my eyes. Well with Bigsexyhair® “What A Tease” that’s what you will be getting. This product is just plan amazing. Yeah you have your powder play from all the product lines and yes even BigSexyHair® has one, but What A Tease is way better. If you looking for that volume you just seem not to be getting then spray some in and watch the transformation happen.

With What A Tease all you do is part the section where you are looking to give that volume. Spray a little bit and after drying your going to separate the hair kind of like you would a banana, giving that teased look. You’re going to do this on nice dry hair. This product is not used for wet hair. When its dry just lightly work throughout the rest of your hair for added texture, which is always a good thing again in my books.

This little bottle of amazing volume is going to come at you in a 4.4oz (150ml) bottle. Since it comes from the Sexy Line it has a Hold of 8, shine of 6, and a Pliability of 3. Now with Sexy Hair that’s their reviews on as you can tell the hold, shine and pliability and all their products receive some kind of rating.

So just remember if there is a tease then get What A Tease aka “Backcomb in a Bottle”. Your going to love this product I promise you. Just a little goes a long ways and you will never go looking for another teasing spray or you’ll leave your hairspray at the armoire, and will only be using this product. For my Personal review I’m giving the BigSexyHair® a 4 ½ star rating. So when you get a chance head out and grab you a bottle and give it a try.