Warning: Most of you don't care about this kind of stuff at all, so don't feel like you have to read it. Maybe the first two paragraphs just so you understand. Or read them all to partake of my hair wisdom! (Amanda, you do have Lily after all. She will need to know these things someday. :) Amber..I think you'd like this stuff....but I don't know.)
I love hair products. The hair aisle at the store is one of my favorite places! I'm sure someday when I actually have money to spend I will love it even more. I always have to exercise my self-control and not buy tons of things each time I'm there. Recently, though, after buying a new one (that wasn't so great after all (the Wonder Waves spray=lame) I noticed how many I have. I felt a bit sheepish as I counted them all. Especially since most of my roommates don't have any, or only have hairspray. But I have all those?! That just seems ridiculous. This doesn't even include my shampoo and conditioner that I'm weirdly picky about. But, as long as I have them all, I thought I'd give a very brief review of them in case you were dreaming of new hair products like me, since I do have extensive experience with them.
In general: if you have fine hair, never never never buy the gel stuff. Even if it says "light and will not weigh down hair!" Lies. It totally does. Go with mousse! Now that stuff is great. The new stuff I bought recently was a spray even lighter than mousse to get your hair to hold its waves. It doesn't work so great. Maybe a nicer brand, but don't buy Fructis Garnier, it doesn't work very well at all. Not worth the moolah. Or, just stick with mousse.
However, need some more volume? That XXL stuff (3rd from the right) is the bomb.com. Haha, I love it! Just rub some into your roots before you blow dry and walah! Your hair isn't so flat (not by the roots, which is where you want body.) It's great.
The one on the very right and the very left I use everyday. The one on the right is pretty good, but not as good as I expected. It's a "nutrient" spray for your hair. I thought it would make it shiny and a little less frizzy, and it does that to an extent, but not as much as I think it should. Don't buy it, just go straight for the glossy-hair spray stuff. The stuff on the left is a cheaper heat-protectant. It works great and I love it. They smooth out your hair too, so it's doubly useful! I've sadly run out of this in the last few days so will have to get some soon.
And last but definitely not least: hairspray. Garnier Fructis is the best! Really, it holds great and it smells gooooood. I bought the Suave cause its cheaper, but I miss the other stuff. I probably will go back to it once I'm out of that can (like months from now...sigh). If you aren't broke like me, buy the Garnier Fructis hairspray. You will find yourself smelling your own hair all day. And no, that really wasn't much of an exaggeration. You will.
