Showing posts with label frederic fekkai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label frederic fekkai. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Glossy Hair



This picture of Helena resurfaced my obsession with glossy hair. I am a very frugal individual, so don't like to pay someone else to do what I can do myself. I have gotten a glossing treatment twice from a salon, and done it at home countless times.

I got a deluxe sample of the newish Frederic Fekkai Salon Glaze from Sephora's Beauty Insider program. My hair is already really healthy, and I use a very rich conditioner on it, so the results weren't incredibly dramatic. However, my hair did get less tangled throughout the day (and night, as I only wash it every other day) and was silkier. I just don't know if it's worth $28 and yet another step in my shower routine.

A cheaper alternative is the John Frieda Color Glaze. I tried the one for brunettes last fall, but it was just too messy and inconvenient for me. I haven't tried the clear one yet to compare it to the Fekkai
Glaze, but it is less than half the price (especially since it has the added bonus of drugstore weekly sales.) Again, it is an extra step every time you wash your hair, if you really want to maintain that gloss.

In the meantime, I can't say enough about how amazing Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream is. It is pricey, but SO worth it. That stuff makes my hair so soft and silky as it is...maybe I don't need a glaze after all.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

My Latest Frivolous Purchase


I have been wanting a Frederic Fekkai hair mascara wand for a few months now. Every time I watch Project Runway, I fall a little bit more in love with Nina Garcia's glistening, caramel highlights. However, my hair is long and never lightened...and I'm obsessed with keeping it healthy. So, the wand seemed perfect. Back in the 90's, Victoria's Secret had one of these and I bought a bright red one. I hope it goes without saying that these are significantly improved. I bought the cognac color, and just tried it out today. I didn't want to pay $20 plus shipping for a product I had never tried, so found an unopened one on eBay! I need to play around with the placement of the highlights, but here are some pics. (I have been under the weather all week, so I just brushed them out quickly.)



Fekkai Hi-lights, Cognac