Tag: hair gel

  • Crashtest Kairly Paris Naturalong Gel Perfect Curl & Mousse Sublim’Curl

    Crashtest Kairly Paris Naturalong Gel Perfect Curl & Mousse Sublim’Curl

    Je regarde les produits Kairly Paris depuis longtemps, en particulier la mousse car j’ai entendu dire qu’elle était plutôt bonne. J’étais un peu hésitante parce qu’ils n’avaient pas de gel dans leur Naturalong et je sais que je n’ai pas besoin que tous mes produits soient de la même marque mais j’aime bien qu’ils le soient parce que je sais qu’ils vont probablement bien fonctionner ensemble.

    Donc, j’ai reçu un email disant que Kairly Paris a lancé un nouveau produit, un gel !

    Il fallait que je l’achète et je me suis immédiatement rendue sur le site web pour m’assurer que mon compte était à jour. J’aime créer des comptes pour des marques spécifiques dans l’espoir que, lorsque je serai prête à acheter chez elles, je n’aurai pas à m’embêter à créer un compte.

    Tout était à jour et j’ai acheté ma mousse et mon gel.

    Je suis très exigeante sur les produits que j’utilise pour mes cheveux et je n’aime absolument pas gaspiller de l’argent sur des produits qui ne font pas ce qu’ils promettent.

    J’ai dû attendre un certain temps pour mon colis, je n’ai pas payé de supplément pour qu’il me soit expédié, j’ai choisi de le faire expédier dans un point relais qui n’était pas trop loin de chez moi, l’expérience n’a pas été trop mauvaise, j’ai reçu un message pour m’informer que le colis avait été expédié, puis un autre pour me dire qu’il était arrivé au point relais, j’ai également reçu un code QR et un code pin pour récupérer mon colis.

    La commande s’est déroulée sans aucun incident et j’ai eu mon colis entre les mains. Lorsque j’ai ouvert le paquet, j’ai vu que j’avais reçu de nombreux échantillons avec ma commande, les échantillons que j’ai reçus étaient Kairly Paris Kapiwi Kids Après shampooing démêlant tout doux et Crème coiffante frisettes sublimes. Kairly Paris Karigins Masque Ultra Riche et Lait Coiffant.

    Mousse Sublim’Curl

    Une très bonne mousse, qui ne pèse pas du tout sur mes boucles et qui fonctionne bien pour mon Wash and Go. Je l’achèterai à nouveau.

    Gel Perfect Curl

    Un bon gel léger, qui fonctionne bien comme base mais qui ne forme pas une couche assez forte pour tenir 5 jours. Je peux envisager d’utiliser un gel plus fort par-dessus pour un moulage qui se détache progressivement et me laisse des boucles douces pendant toute une semaine. Pour le prix, il fonctionne vraiment bien et je le rachèterai volontiers.

    Progression de mes cheveux avec ma routine Naturalong (en photos)

  • Creme of Nature Butter Blend & Flaxseed line

    Creme of Nature Butter Blend & Flaxseed line

    When major American brands come out with a new line of products we don’t usually get them here in France until a couple of months later so when I was finally able to purchase the Creme of Nature Butter Blend & Flaxseed line of course I jumped at the chance!

    There are five products in the Butter Blend & Flaxseed line:

    1. Double Duty Detangle & Slip Shampoo
    2. Double Duty Detangle & Slip Rinse-Out Leave-In Conditioner
    3. Double Duty Stretch & Define Pudding
    4. Double Duty Curl Definer & Booster
    5. Double Duty Elongate & Define Jelly

    I bought everything except the Curl Definer & Booster, I don’t refresh my hair so I see no reason to buy a product designed for that. I believe in setting my hair and leaving it until the next wash day. When you think about it refreshing doesn’t really make sense, a little spritz of product is not going to make my curls pop again, to get my curls back I would need to actually wash my hair, saturate my whole head with water while washing it to remove product so I can reset my curls. Continuously spraying my hair with a product is just asking for buildup.

    At this moment, I have 7-day curls in my head that are in need of a re-fresh aka wash hour. The curls in the back of my head are still pretty defined while the top layer that I put into a puff has turned to frizz.

    Double Duty Detangle & Slip Shampoo

    What can I say about this shampoo? It’s non-stripping, moisturizing, and smells divine? Every product in this line smells delicious. I don’t even need a lot of product to get a good lather so I can see this bottle lasting for a while which I’m not upset about, I actually haven’t reached for the Argan oil shampoo since I got this one.

    I really like this shampoo and give it a 5 out of 5

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    Double Duty Detangle & Slip Rinse-Out Leave-In Conditioner

    Ooh, chile…

    This conditioner is my holy grail, it provides enough slip to detangle my hair so easily, I much prefer it to the Argan oil one, it’s not as thick so I don’t have to beat the bottle to get the product out but it is still difficult to get out and I feel like the shape of the bottle doesn’t help with that either. My hair is also highly moisturized after rinsing it out, I have used it as both a rinse-out and leave-in. For me using it as a leave-in and pairing it with the pudding and jelly gave me an icky white residue that I had to rinse out of my hair with a quickness. When I use it as a rinse-out I feel like I get the best results. My curls are always bouncy and defined.

    This conditioner would have been 5 stars if the bottle shape wasn’t infuriating for me so it gets 4.5 stars out of 5.

    Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

    Double Duty Stretch & Define Pudding

    I have to be honest but I haven’t really used this product, I want to but I’m unsure how to actually use it. They said to pair it with the jelly for optimal results but I got white residue all over my hair. I’m really hesitant about trying it again and currently use the jelly with my mousse instead.

    This was my first time using a pudding and I’m not quite sure if this is how it always is but this product was hard in the container and became creamy when I rubbed it in my hands.

    For the fact that I don’t know what to do with it, I’ll give this 3 stars out of 5. It might change later!

    Rating: 3 out of 5.

    Double Duty Elongate & Define Jelly

    I really can’t choose between this jelly and the Argan oil cream activator because they both give me bomb curls but I have to say the jelly does give me more elongated curls, doing exactly what it promised!

    You don’t even need to use much of it and I like to pair this with a mousse for more umph.

    Depending on how much I use I end up with a slight crunchy feeling that loosens as the days go by but it’s not overly hard which will feel like literal cords.

    I give this 5 out of 5 stars.

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    For all the products I will give it 9.5 stars out of 10

    Rating: 8.5 out of 10.

    -Look Book-

  • Trying Aunt Jackie’s Hair Products For The First Time

    Trying Aunt Jackie’s Hair Products For The First Time

    *This post contains affiliate links to Amazon products.

    Recently I ran out of my conditioner, leave-in, gel, and deep conditioner and was looking around trying to decide what to buy. I could have gone back to Activilong or Garnier Ultra Doux but I felt like trying something new because I was unhappy with the amount of frizz I had and thought something else might give me better results.

    I saw Aunt Jackie’s products and decided to give them a try.

    I bought the Oh So Clean Moisturizing & Softening Shampoo, Knot On My Watch Instant Detangling Therapy, Don’t Shrink Flaxseed Elongating Curling Gel, Curl La La Defining Curl Custard, and In Control Moisturizing & Softening Conditioner.

    Oh So Clean Moisturizing & Softening Shampoo

    Touted as a soft shampoo that will moisturize and soften hair without stripping it, I was intrigued since I needed a new everyday shampoo, it is enriched with Coconut Oil, Shea Butter, and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. It claims that your tresses will become super clean, soft, hydrated, and easier to comb.

    On first use I was convinced, it delivered on its promises, and an added bonus being that while I usually avoid products with Coconut oil in this one did not turn my hair dry and crunchy.

    I don’t wash my hair every day, I usually wash twice a week but I’ve been trying to stretch that to once a week, if you wash your hair every day I will venture to say that you probably won’t’ encounter any issues using this in your hair.

    I give it 4 stars.

    Rating: 4 out of 5.

    In Control Moisturizing & Softening Conditioner

    Tame, nourish, and deep condition frizzy, hard-to-manage, dehydrated, brittle natural curls, coils, and waves with natural extracts and proteins.

    Aunt Jackie’s Curls & Coils

    I’m sorry to say that this product failed to deliver any of its promises. Not only did my hair not feel soft and moisturized but I had to fight with a lot of frizz as well.

    I found that I had to add a milk mask to this conditioner to get decent results. Thank you Garnier Ultra Doux Cacao Milk Masque! I shouldn’t have to add another product to get the results that this one said it could deliver. I am definitely not buying this one again.

    I give it 2 stars.

    Rating: 2 out of 5.

    Knot On My Watch Instant Detangling Therapy

    Great detangling solution for all hair types and textures.

    Aunt Jackie’s Curls & Coils

    I’m not really sure why I bought this as I don’t really have knots or need much to detangle. It was not an enjoyable experience at all. It left my hair feeling very sticky and dry and I was not impressed. I will never buy this again because I get better detangling while using a basic conditioner.

    I give it 11/2 stars

    Rating: 1.5 out of 5.

    Curl La La Defining Curl Custard

    This product is aimed at taming frizz and making your hair easier to manage and let’s just say that I still had lots and lots of frizz after using this added to that fact that this was in addition to using the conditioner that was also supposed to tame and condition frizzy hair. Who’s frizzy hair was is supposed to tame? Because it surely did not tame mine!

    I made the mistake of using this and following it up with the gel and had a horrible time when the custard turned into pink crumbles in my freshly washed hair. I immediately washed my hair again with the shampoo but they were still there which meant I had to use my stripping shampoo. Definitely watch what products you use alongside it.

    I give it 3 stars.

    Rating: 3 out of 5.

    Don’t Shrink Flaxseed Elongating Curling Gel

    This is a pretty okay gel, it has a strong hold so on day two of my wash and go I still had some crunch in my hair. I don’t scrunch the crunch because I get terrible frizz that way. I still have frizz either way but I prefer to let it release on its own.

    By day three my curls were very pouffy, I had so much volume and I did have some defined curls in the back and the very front but those on the underside lost their hold and turned to frizz.

    I give it 31/2 stars

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

    Conclusion

    After using these products for well over two weeks I can safely say that the majority of them are not for me. Not only did they not do what they were supposed to but they left my hair in a worse state and who needs that from hair products? I know I don’t. Like with everything your usage may vary so if you feel like giving it a try and seeing if you have different results Aunt Jackie’s is very affordable. I bought most of the products from Superbeaute with the exception of In Control which was Out of Stock at the time.

    Finally, I give the whole lot 3 stars because the shampoo and the gel were not too bad and if I had no other options I would use them without a second thought. The others I will never use again after I finish these.

    Rating: 3 out of 5.