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Chelsea Cavanaugh. Prop Styling by Rachel Stickley with Bernstein & Andriulli.
One spritz of adry shampooor texturizing spray and you have a good idea of the smell and effect.
Then, the same question again and again: “Do I get to keep this?”
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I liked the smell too!
Its a fruity scent that I didnt mind smelling on my curls all day.
My hair issuper straight, and Im always dying to get more texture.
Most of the sprays I tried did absolutely nothing or made my hair look like a tangled mess.
This one gave my hair great texture and held a slight wave all day.
I applied it to my damp hair right out of the towel, and it smelled amazing going on.
(Cue Destinys Child Bootylicious…I dont think they can handle this.)
Instead, I go straight for the heavy-duty creams and butters.
This twisting butter is made specifically for key in 4 hair likemine.
It smells like a juicy fruit smoothie or pomegranate bubble gum.
I put it on my wet hair and did two-strand twists.
The result after it dried was crisp curls with a shinean effect thats hard to get on Afro hair.
The kicker was when my style lasted a full week with day-one definition.
I put this product on my air-dried hair, and it tamed the beast.
The fragrance also eliminated all of the subway and NYC smells that built up frommy morning commute.
My hair felt supersoft, and I was able to leave it down for the day.
(Usually I have the urge to throw up my waist-length hair after lunch.)
And I used my fingertips to smooth it in and it didn’t leave any residue on my hands.
It was like witnessing real-world magic.
After following the instructions I was actually wowed.
I have naturally straight and shiny hair but my hair was like liquid gloss.
I have never seen it so shiny with no flyaways.
My hair felt light and airy with a high shine and no residue.
It also didn’t have a strong odor.
Overall, it was a great product and one that I would happily buy for myself during humid months.
Recently, Ive been trying to give up the comb andfinger detanglebecause it helps prevent breakage.
I was not successful until I tried this detangler.
You apply it before shampoo so that get out tangles and single-strand knots.
Even though I rinse it away,my natural curlsare super defined after using it!
This never happens to me.
My hair isstick-straight, which means its practically impossible to hold a curl.
This kept my hair in place and my flyaways stayed down all day.
It did all this without making my hair sticky, which is rare for a hairspray.
), this felt like the more low-key maintenance version.
You only have to spray this two or three times all over your towel-dried hair.
That I can do.
This spray smells wonderful, like flowers plus a sort of earthy muskiness.
I also love (after reading more about it) that it’s free of sulfates and parabens.
it’s possible for you to customize the heat level and the air speed.
It made my fine hair silky, not frizzy.
After weeks of using it, Ive learned that you just have tokeep your hand on the handle.
First, I love the digital display that tells you it’s heating up.
The temperature is totally customizable.
This iron is for beginners, experts, and everyone in between looking for easy salon-looking waves.
And my curls lasted until the end of the day!
I love how close I was able to get to my scalp with the GHD iron.
The beveled edges allowed me to touch up those fine hairs around my hairline without burning my forehead.
Tiffany Dodson, assistant market editor
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Photographer:Chelsea Cavanaugh.
Prop stylist:Rachel StickleywithBernstein & Andriulli.
