Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Hair Addict Quick Fix: The Leak

There is this joke with my friend that I overuse the word love, but I seriously for the most part since starting Hair Addict I have loved almost every install I have had. I admit there was a little reservation when I first installed the Signature Texture curly but after I learned how to tame it, it was all love. Well my newest style is no exception.....I am in love, not puppy love but in Color Purple "me and you will never part" love.

Surprisingly it has less to do with the hair texture or the style but with the functionality of it. It is the perfect marriage of having a full install but having 100% accessibility to my scalp. Now I don't want to give away too much information because I want you to wait until I do a little more testing, a little more research and well....until the release. But here are the pictures of me and my new: Quick Fix: My "less than 1 minute and 8 second install."

The texture is Malaysian Remy Relaxed Bodywave....the length was looooong.....it hit at my lower back which ended up being too long for me...so what did I do?



















After about a month at the longer length I cut it.  I am in Texas and the heat has been blazing, we are talking about 100 degrees plus every day and with this hair, I felt like I was adding an extra 10 degrees, so I asked my stylist to take off a few inches and well....she went Edward Scissor hands on me and took off more than I wanted but fortunately I fell in love with the cut.




















As much as I am in love with it I am going to take it "off" and try another texture "on" and will be reporting real soon with more details!




Friday, June 11, 2010

Final review: Tancho Stick

I did a post on the Tancho stick a loooong time ago, back in November (this review is so overdue). Anywho I finally got some in my hand thanks to my friend who ordered an extra stick for little ole me:). I have been using it for about a month now and I have to say I am a little undecided how I feel about it. So I am going to give you the pros and cons and you can decide if you want to try it.

Pros:
-   I like the fact that the product is not greasy and does a good job of laying down my edges when edges are straight.
 - I like the packaging because I rub the stick directly on my edges so its really easy and non-messy.
-  It also lasts all day, after the hair has been brushed and tied down and
-  It isn't hard and the next day so you can add more if needed it without it being flaky or showing buildup.

Cons:
 - The SCENT....the lavender scent it really strong. It kind of smells like Blue Magic hair grease in a very overpowering scent kind of way.
-  The stick in my opinion does not work on my edges if my edges are not straight first. It does nothing f- or my kinks.
-  It can be a little waxy so you have to wash really good to wash it completely out of your hair.
 

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