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A Real Skeptical Hairdresser Here!
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Just want you all to know that I am a REAL very SKEPTICAL hairdresser here with alot of opinions. I look forward to being able to share them with you!
It is very easy to be taken in by big companies advertising...I'm here to add my voice to the folks who tell you that very little of it is true.
LOVE this blog! -
I can't wait to hear your opinions! It's hard not to get sucked in to promises of full, glossy, easy-to-manage hair!!!
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I agree: it will be nice to hear from a hairdresser who doesn't buy into all the hype. Thanks for posting!
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Citylights: Wow, you're a rare treat - a hairdresser who doesn't fall for all the hype. We love you!
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OK Just for fun, I have actually changed my name to SkepticalHairdresser. I've had 30 years of experience working with hair and hair products. I don't think I know as much as the folks who run this blog (which i just found and really enjoy) but I'm sure I can lend something to the chatter!
Actually I know I do not know as much as they know!!!
But from now on...I am SkepticalHairdresser! As i have always been! -
Dear Skeptical Hairdresser,
What makes hair shiny? I have thick, wavy, somewhat coarse hair but I want it to shine like a Pantene commercial. In fact I want to be able to do that hair "toss-toss" thingy and have guys swooning at my feet. I'm not sure why I want to do this as I'm happily married, but it looks like fun on television!
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oh, scatter -- those are just hair models. that's what they get paid to do and for all we know, growing hair is ALL they can do. think of them as models -- model airplanes, model trains, etc. -- lovely to look at and play with, but not REAL.
(that being said, i'm sure there is something we can do to improve shine. i'm sure it starts with a good diet -- AS IF! and just to supplement the diet, i use matrix biolage smoothing serum which has silicone in it and adds a nice shine and keeps frizz at a minimum) -
deep condition once a week?
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Model airplanes! I love it. Which brings another question to mind: Do supermodels have to fight crime and battle super-villians?
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I was under the impression that it's pigment in hair that makes it able to shine.
In hair adverts the models (usually!) have very dark hair. My boyfriend has insanely shiny black hair (and eyelashes, so unfair!) and he treats it pretty badly. I look after mine but being dishwater blonde, it will never have that gloss unless I fake it!
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Pigment helps but it's not the only thing that is responsible for shine. Grey hair (which has no pigment) can be shiny.
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Shiny hair is from flat tight cuticles. If the cuticles arn't flat, the hair isn't shiny. That is why frizzy hair isn't shiny usually, but if the hairdresser blows it out, tight and flat, it suddenly does look shiny! It reflect hair better. It is the reflection of light that makes it look shiny.
Big lights used during shampoo commercials lead to ALOT of light reflection too!
Oils can make it look shiny because it flattens cuticles out for awhile, and the light doesn't bounce off every which way. Then the oils attract dirt, and the cuticles start to pop up, and blah, hair looks like crap again! -
I too have coarse and color treated hair and am always fighting with it to make it behave. I use anti-frizz products which depending on the weather sometimes allow me to have a good hair day. However I know that this causes build-up and then my hair loses what shine it has.
I think one of the WORST things I bought recently was a new hairdryer with all that ionic technology. It is too powerful on high and not good enough on medium...can you shed any light (heh heh) on why you can't get a simple, lightweight hair dryer any more. If this was supposed to make hair shinier...I'd give it a C-. -
As someone who works in the production of commercials (including several hair care commercials) I can tell you that the image you see on the screen is a lot of smoke and mirrors combined with a model who has naturally good hair genes.
A little hair gloss, a knowledgeable stylist, good lighting, and editing team, and a high quality camera are what it takes to get the commercial hair sheen.
I suggest a silicone based glossing mist or serum, but be careful- overdoing it will make your hair look awful. -
I DO use a silicone gloss on my unruly but YEAH...just a little bit is fine but just a little MORE is a disaster!
I claim NEVER to be fooled by commercials because I notice that they all look AIRBRUSHED no matter WHAT the product...shampoo or wrinkle cream... but obviously since I DO buy new products some of this gets through to me sublimnally or otherwise. -
Ok I am late on this one. I just bought and am kicking myself for doing so Fructise Shining Mist...something crappy...if I find the reciept it's on its way back. I foolishly didn't read the ingredient label until the other day and realized that the reason my scalp is itchig is probably from the alcohol that is the #1 ingredient in the solution. Grrrrr. My poor hair is angry with me. Looking forward to getting the donation over with...hair...tooo...long...
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