Secret Weapons for Great Hair
One of my grandmothers is not known for handing out compliments – much the opposite, in fact. She’s more likely to ask me when I’m getting a trim or what hairstyle I’m going to go for next (the day I’ve had my hair cut!) than to tell me my hair looks good – even when I know it does. Which is why when I recently met said grandmother for dinner and the first thing she said to me (after giving me the usual once-over) was that my hair looks “so nice and shiny,” I knew I had to blog about the reason – right after I finished choking on my Diet Coke from the surprise of it.
There are two products that recently crossed my desk and have made it into my hair-care repertoire to which I give all the credit.
Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Dryness Reversal Treatment: My general concern about deep conditioning treatments is that they’ll weigh down my hair (it’s on the fine side, but fortunately doesn’t look it). Plus the time factor (slacker!). This deep conditioner is a rich blend of avocado, shea and olive oils that you slather on and leave in for only three minutes. It headed off both my weight and wait concerns beautifully. At drugstores, $5.49 for 250 mL
Moroccanoil brushes: I have a few friends who swear by Moroccanoil products for shiny hair, but their new ionic brushes were my first try with the line. I’m sold. The press materials claim that the brush’s ceramic and ionic properties help to speed up drying time by repelling water and conducting heat better than other brushes. I also found the bristles to grip better than my old round brush, which I think also helped my hair dry faster (by at least a few minutes than when I used my old brush). And less time with the dryer = less heat damage and shinier hair. That’s an over time thing, though. I think short-term, the benefit is that I actually finished drying my hair (I usually get bored when it’s still damp – told you I was a slacker – which leads to frizz). Available at salons and spas across Canada, $24-28
What are your go-to hair products? And… more importantly, any advice for dealing with backhanded compliments?
By: Alyssa Schwartz
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