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Products to Replace Sebastian Wet Sleek Gel.

  • Posted on November 6, 2009 at 7:08 pm

So one of the most popular products on the market from Sebastian was the Sebastian Originals Wet Sleek Gel and Sebastian got rid of it.   Unfortunately, we are almost sold out of it as well and so is just about every other vendor on earth.  The good thing is that there are other products out there that make great replacements for sebastian wet sleek hold gel, the bad news is that it is always scary to try a new products, especially when you have never used that brand or that type of new hair gel before. However, even though trying a new product or brand can be scary because you are used to your old brand, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give it a shot, especially if you have some of your original products left so you have time to try new products and still have some of your favorite product on hand for special events in case it takes you a while to find a new substitute for products like the Sebastian Originals wet sleek hold liquid gel.

Anyways, here are some of our recommended substitutes for Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel.

Sebastian Gel Forte

Sebastian Gel Forte

The first gel we would like to recommend isn’t 100% a replacement product for Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel, but it is another hair gel from Sebastian.  Sebastian Gel Forte gives you the same amazing light weight feeling while also giving you amazing hold.  The main difference is that this has more of a matte and dry look instead of the wet and oily, greasy hair look that the Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel gave you.  This is a great alternative for people that want the Sebastian products and Sebastian quality and hold, but you will have to give up the wet look.

Redken Hard Wear Gel

Redken Hard Wear Gel

The Redken Hard Wear Gel is an amazingly great substitute for the Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel.  The Redken Hard Wear Gel gives you around the same hold and same strength as the Sebastian Wet Gel and it also gives you that wet look and hold that you were used to.  Before you use this product though, you will want to use a deep cleaning product like the Nioxin Cleansers that we sell to make sure you pull out all of the old product so that you can see how great this product works.   It’s actually a good idea to use a deep cleaner like Nioxin every month or every once in a while, especially when you are changing products and brands so you can see how well the new product works.  This is actually a really good tip and will make a great blog post for next week.  Anyways, if you need a hair gel that gives the same look as the Sebastian wet gel, Redken Hard Wear Gel is a great option for you to try.  We also have the Redken Hard Wear Gel on sale for just $12.59 today.

Big exy Hair Blow Dry Volumizing Gel

Big exy Hair Blow Dry Volumizing Gel

Ok this hair gel isn’t a complete substitute but one that you may want to give a try.  Although it isn’t for everyone, if you want a hair gel that you can use to work with volume and hold and use in long hair, the Big Sexy Hair Blow Dry Volumizing Hair Gel is probably a great option for you try.  The Big Sexy Hair Volumizing Blow Dry Gel is a great product for people who like to have hair that has volume and needs lift and hold.  It is also designed to be used with Hair Dryers and heated appliances so if you use a hair dryer, this may be a good product for you to try.  There is nothing like your old hair gel, but if you want something that is designed for volume and hold, the Big Sexy Hair Blow Dry Volumizing Gel is a great product for you to try and we actually have the Big Sexy Hair Volumizing Gel on sale for just $11.79 today.

Short Sexy Hair Hard Up Gel

Short Sexy Hair Hard Up Gel

The Short Sexy Hair Hard Up Gel is another great substitute product to replace the Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel.  Not only does this gel hold up and work amazingly well on short hair, but it also gives you the wet sleek look that the Sebastian gel gave you.  It is designed for both Men and Women and is a perfect alternative for people who have short hair that want to have a wet sleek look and want a strong holding gel.  The Short Sexy Hair Hard Up Gel is a great alternative to Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel.

Alterna Hemp Texturizing Glaze

Alterna Hemp Texturizing Glaze

The Alterna Hemp Texturizing Glaze is amazing as an alternative for the Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel.  Although it does not leave you with a wet look, it will help to style and treat your hair and help repair damage if you use heated tools or chemicals on your hair.  The Alterna Hemp Texturizing Glaze is a great product if you want a lighter hold and something that helps to repair your hair and helps to prevent damage.

I don’t have a good photo for this one, but the Brocato Styling Gel is an amazing hair gel for you to use instead of the Sebastian Gel as well.  The Brocato Hold On Styling Gel is a lightweight and strong holding gel that will not only look and feel just like the Sebastian Wet Gel, but you will easily fall in love with this hair gel as a replacement.  I love this hair gel and tons of women are hooked on it already.  If you want to try a new product to replace the Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Gel, the Brocato Hold On Gel is an amazing option.

Hair Care Discounters carries a ton of different types of Gels and a couple other brands you may want to try to replace the Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Gel include KMS, Sudzz FX and the Aquage.  All of these brands are about the same quality and all of them have a product that can help your hair and hold your hair just like the Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel.  There are a ton of options to replace the Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel and if you look through Hair Care Discounters, you’ll find a ton of choices to help you pick the right one.

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Getting the Volume Back in Your Hair is Easy

  • Posted on September 9, 2009 at 8:41 pm

Has your hair started to go limp.  Is it hard to manage and basically deflated.  Are you tired of a bob that lays flat or curls that fall out and just dangle?  Well chances are your hair just needs to be recharged and revitalized with some serious volume.

The first thing you should think about and ask yourself is:

  • What have I done differently to my hair that could have caused it to go flat?
  • What did I do that could have damaged my hair?
  • When was the last time I used a hair treatment or Hair Mask?
  • Did I change products and try something new?
  • What did I do differently recently or what Chemicals or Changes in Temperature could have effected your hair and made it go flat?
  • How often do I style my hair?

By figuring out which of these or which combination of these things you have done or which ones can be effecting your hair and its volume, you can then start to work on which products you need to start using or what you can begin doing differently to help regain control of your hair and give it that full look and feeling that is not only easy to manage and style, but looks healthy and feels amazing.

So the first thing I would look at is when is the last time you treated your hair to a day at the spa…well not really a day at the spa for your hair, but a Hair Mask or Hair Repair Masque to recharge and give your hair back its life and luster and volume.

If your hair has deflated and you color it, style it, damaged it or it is just flat and boring, there is an amazing hair masque that I highly recommend you start trying from Pureology.  It is the Pureology Thickening Hair Masque.

Pureology Thickening Hair Masque

Pureology Thickening Hair Masque

The Pureology Thickening Masque is an amazing Masque that many women and salons have known about for years.  It is technically designed for people who have colored their hair, but because it is for thickening, I like to recommend it for just about anyone and everyone with dull lifeless and fine thin hair that needs to be thickened for volume and depth so you can more easily style it.

This hair masque not only helps to repair and reverse some of the damage done from coloring your hair, but it also helps to protect your color and add in volume and thickness to your hair.

The Pureology Thickening Masque evens out porosity and helps strengthen your hair as well so that you will not only be able to start to get hair that feels and looks healthier and fuller, but it will help to protect your hair color and give your hair more protection from other damage and harmful chemicals.

Now, suppose it isn’t a lack of treatments or the right treatment for your hair, or you haven’t colored your hair out of volume, what else could have been causing the deflation from fun and full hair with life and volume to flat and boring hair that lays on your head and doesn’t hold any style?  Maybe it is the Shampoos and Conditioners you are using.

Alterna Life Volume Restore Shampoo

Alterna Life Volume Restore Shampoo

Aquage Volumizing Shampoo

Aquage Volumizing Shampoo

Big Sexy Hair Big Volume Conditioner

Big Sexy Hair Big Volume Conditioner

Big Sexy Hair Extra Big Volume Shampoo

Big Sexy Hair Extra Big Volume Shampoo

Brocato Swell Full Body Shampoo

Brocato Swell Full Body Shampoo

KMS Add Volume Shampoo

KMS Add Volume Shampoo

There are soo many volume shampoos and conditioners available today and they are soo hard to choose from.  They all do different things and many have different ingredients.  The on thing that volume Shampoos and Conditioners do have in common is the same goal.  To get your hair back up with a ton of volume, body and fullness and so instead of listing a couple hundred shampoos and conditioners (ok that was a bit of an exaggeration) I am going to mention a few brands that are designed for this and then you can pick the one that stands out the most for you and which one you think may work best for your hair.  All of the Volume Shampoo and Conditioners do the same thing, so pick the one that you feel will be best for you and fit your price range, however, remember that I still stand by not all shampoos and conditioners are created equal, ones like Alterna The Science of Ten and Kerastase (Which are available on our site as well) are amazing and have some of the best ingredients in the world and in my opinion are more than worth the extra money and work a lot better on your hair, however pick one that is for Volume and in your price range and begin using it as instructed on the bottle.  Not as you want to because overuse can actually do even more damage.   If you want to try one of the Volume Shampoos or Conditioners that I recommend, click on the pictures to the left and you’ll be taken to the product page, then go and buy the complimentary Shampoo or Conditioner to it as well.

Soo suppose this is still not what is causing the deflation or boring dull hair.  What else can you do to help stop your hair from deflating and get back that volume and hold.  The one thing that I see over and over again, and I used to do is that people are using the wrong styling products to get their hair to hold up to humidity and hold their volume and curls or stop their hair from deflating. The most common product I see being used which is also one that won’t be able to do what you want is hairspray.

Although hairspray is amazing and will start holding you at the beginning of your day, it is not made for holding your curls for styling or your hair high by itself.  It is however perfect for keeping your style in place and locking it into place so that your hair can hold its shape all day, so although I don’t recommend it for being the base of your hair style, it is still important to use a hairspray to hold your hair style in place and help keep it from deflating.

This is where the other products out there come back from the store.  Most people skip over them or have seen their parents use them and never want to give them a try, however, this could be why your hair style does not hold and why your volume does not last all day and why your curls fall out.  Products like, Mousse, Volume Leave in Conditioners and Styling Conditioners and Volume Sprays get passed over when people as people shop and it is an absolute mistake because these are the products that are designed for big hair, curly hair and hair that wants volume and to stay inflated all day.  Hairspray can help to keep it in place and keep your hair style in shape, but these products are the ones that help create the style and hold it for as long as you want it big and beautiful.

Here are some of my favorite volumizing styling products that are great for big hair, curly hair, wavy hair, bob cuts, hair with volume and styles that need to be full and fun.

Brocato Mousse Volumizing Foam

Brocato Mousse Volumizing Foam

Joico Body Luxe Design Foam

Joico Body Luxe Design Foam

Paul Mitchell Extra Body Sculpting Foam

Paul Mitchell Extra Body Sculpting Foam

Redken Full Frame Volumizing Mousse

Redken Full Frame Volumizing Mousse

Sebastian Thickefy Foam

Sebastian Thickefy Foam

TIGI Catwalk Extra Strong Mousse

TIGI Catwalk Extra Strong Mousse

There are a ton of products out there to help you not only repair your hair and repair your hair’s volume, but there are also products out there that will help you style your hair and hold the volume and body that you want.  The most important thing to remember is to find one that works with your hair and to make sure that you treat your hair correctly because if your hair is happy and healthy and treated with care, your hair will also be able to be styled, have volume and life and you will begin to love it again.

Forget those infomercial products that are incomfortable, you can have hair that is full of volume and life naturally without having to wear or use products that hurt your head and look like crud.  Try using a volumizing mask, the proper shampoos and conditioners to help keep your hair healthy and full of volume and the right styling tools and products that are designed for volume and control and keeping your hair big happy and healthy.

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What are some of the best hair products for Men?

  • Posted on August 26, 2009 at 11:16 pm

So something that most style and hair blogs forget about are the men that read them.  They forget to mention that Men actually do care as much about their hair as Women and secretly read up on what products they should be using, what happens when their hair starts to thin, how can they keep from loosing more hair, what products are good for their hair and skin, how can they control acne and breakouts, especially when they are in the work place after college and are too old to be getting break outs, and so this post is for you guys and for your men.

Secretly and not so secretly Men (not just the metrosexuals and gays) are being more open about their concerns with their hair.  Going bald sucks and watching your hair start to thin can stink too.  Men weren’t always as privy to products for thin or fine hair and so if their hair starts to thin, and their styling products no longer work, they are all of the sudden at a loss, where as Women have been playing with these types of products all of their lives and are more easily able to switch to a new product or styling product if they notice their hair is damaged, dry, if they have fine hair or a friend who has curls and unfortunately most men don’t get that.

Because of the lack of knowledge, and the resistance to feminine products being in their bathrooms and showers, this post contains some of my favorite mens products that not only have masculine packaging, but they are all also designed for use on Men’s hair and are some of the best Mens hair products on the market today.   Now, this is only one of many posts we will do to make sure our Men are covered, but if there is a particular type of hair issue you would like to see covered or recommendations on products for men, please always feel free to write to Adam (you can find his contact info on the contact us page at HairCareDiscounters.com), and he’ll add it into Heather and the other bloggers line up of items and topics to cover.  Now onto our post about the best hair care products for men.

So what makes a hair care product for men hit the top of our list?  We take a few things into consideration to help make sure that it will be a fit for men and a product that they will not be shy or embarrased about having around in their apartment or house.  We also like to make sure that it is formulated for Men or is masculine enough looking without all of the flowery botanical scents so that Men may give it a try instead of letting it sit in the back of a medicine cabinet for years.   So by taking the formula into consideration, the packaging and the scents, we slowly start to pick our favorite products and begin recommending the best hair care products for men.  So lets share our top favorites for today!

Redken for Men Mint Clean Shampoo 10 Oz.

Redken for Men Mint Clean Shampoo 10 Oz.

This is one of my favorite products for Men and Men love this shampoo.  It is the Redken for Men Mint Clean Shampoo and it is amazing.  It is a daily use shampoo and has a matching conditioner that not only works its way into cleaning your hair, but is also works on your scalp to give you that amazing fresh and clean feeling when you finish washing your hair.

What makes this product even better though is that it is a refreshing mint product that actually gives you a nice massaging tingle while you use it and on a side note, I have actually stolen this from an ex boyfriend while I was staying at his house and fell in love with it,,,tooo bad it was made for men, but luckily I did find a version of a mint and eucalyptus shampoo for Women that works and feels just as good, but we’ll save that for another post since this post is all about the Men lol.

Redken for Men Mint Clean Shampoo is an amazing daily mens shampoo that is specially formulated to work with Mens hair and skin and leave it feeling fresh and clean.  You can buy Redken for Men Mint Clean Shampoo and Conditioner by clicking on the picture to the left and your Man, or yourself can start to enjoy an amazing refreshing minty shampoo that will not only help to energize and wake you up in the morning, but can sit in your shower and not be embarrasing as the Redken for Men Mint Shampoo comes in masculine looking bottles in shades of grey, black and blue.

American Crew Fiber

American Crew Fiber

American Crew is one of the most well known and best selling product lines for men on the market.  They create everything from shampoos and conditioners to styling products and sprays.  One of the top selling products from American Crew is the American Crew Fiber.

American Crew fiber is a styling product that is most commonly used on shorter hair.  It can be used to style Mens hair into professional looks, hold it forward and spiked, keep it standing up in place or even used to hold hair in place to show off a new style with a solid matte finish.

One of the most popular styling fibers out on the market today, your man will love using the American Crew Fiber to hold his short hair in place and keeping his hair looking natural and clean so that he can go to work and the bar and not look like a slob.  Buy American Crew Fiber by clicking here.

Redken For Men Stand Tough Gel 5 oz

Redken For Men Stand Tough Gel 5 oz

The Redken for Men Stand Tough Gel is an awesome hair gel for men.

It is a long lasting and long holding hair gel that allows you to have the versatility of created a wet or sleek look with your hair or if you brush it out, you can have a natural look and hair style that will not look wet but will still give you the same holding power and flexibility as a normal gel.

Although this is an extreme hold gel, depending on how you apply it and how wet your hair is, you can still make it a manageable hold or use it to freeze your hair in place all day without any movement.  If you do want the hold all day without any movement feel and look for your hair, I recommend using the Redken for Men Stand Tought Gel on wet to damp hair and then blowdrying it into place and using a hairspray on top of it to make sure your hair holds its shape and doesn’t move while you’re out doing whatever it is you do.

Buy Redken for Men Stand Tough Gel here on Sale by clicking any of the links in this post about Redken for Men Stand Tough Gel or by clicking on the picture to the left.

Joico ICE Hair Spiker Water Resistant Style Glue

Joico ICE Hair Spiker Water Resistant Style Glue

Joico ICE Hair Gripper Mega Spray Wax

Joico ICE Hair Gripper Mega Spray Wax

The Joico ICE Spiker Water Resistant Hair Glue and the Joico ICE Hair Gripper Mega Spray Wax are an amazing set of styling products for men.  These two products are awesome in that they both have a lgth weight formula and are really easy to use.

They come in pretty cool and modern packaging that is masculine and trendy and just really cool to look at so there is no doubt that your Man will be embarrassed to have his styling products sitting out on the counter in the bathroom when guests come over.

Both products are great for men with short hair and depending on the style can also be used on hair that is a medium length.  Use the spikerz ice to style your hair in whatever way you want and then if you want to hold that style and stop any movement, you can use the gripper wax spray to hold your style in place.

Both products are easy to use and dry quickly so that they wont take a ton of time out of your day to style your hair.   The combination of these two products will help to ensure that you can create a look that will not only take no time at all, but will also hold all day and night long.  You can buy both the Joico ICE Hair Spiker Water Resistant Style Glue and the Joico Ice Hair Gripper Mega Spray Wax by clickin on the links above or just by clicking on the images to the left.  Regardless of which you buy or both, your man will be able to get in and get out of the bathroom in no time at all leaving you with more mirror time in the morning to fix your hair and do what you need to do.

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Featured Products Fridays Part 2.

  • Posted on August 2, 2009 at 8:05 pm

Sooo because I did miss Featured Products Fridays last Friday I figured I would give a quick second post for you all.  So here is Featured Products Fridays Part 2.

Redken For Men Cook Inigorating Conditioner:

Redken For Men Cool Finish Invigorating Conditioner

Redken For Men Cool Finish Invigorating Conditioner

This is one of the most fabulous products for men.  It is the Redken Cool Finish Invigorating Conditioner and this stuff will make your man feel great as he finishes washing his hair in the morning.

This conditioner has a fantastic and masculine peppermint smell and actually feels like it is cooling your scalp as it is applied.  The cooling fabulous feeling from this Men’s hair product will make your Man’s scalp feel like a million bucks.

You can buy the Redken for Men Cool Finish Invigorating Conditioner at Haircare Discounters today and save over 16% off normal salon prices.  Click here to find out more and buy Redken for Men Cool Finish Invigorating Conditioner.

The Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Concave/Convex 1″ Iron:

Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Concave/Convex 1 Iron

Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Concave/Convex 1" Iron

The Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Concave/Convex 1″ Iron is on sale today at over 38% off salon prices and if you buy today, you will recieve free shipping from Haircare Discounters.

The Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Concave/Convex 1″ Iron is perfect for styling your hair and creating curves, straightening and because this hair iron is from Babyliss, you know you can trust that it will also treat your hair fabulously and style your hair faster and easier than other inferior irons.

Order your Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Concave/Convex 1″ Iron from Haircare Discounters and save as Babyliss is always on sale at Haircare Discounters.

Click here to buy the Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium Concave/Convex 1″ Iron and get free shipping today.

MoroccanOil Hydrating Styling Cream:

MoroccanOil Hydrating Styling Cream

MoroccanOil Hydrating Styling Cream

If you haven’t seen this brand yet you are seriously missing out.  MoroccanOil is one of the newest and most popular hair product lines on the market and everyone is going crazy over it.

One thing that most people do not like though is the price at salons for MoroccanOil, however as you know from shopping at Haircare Discounters, price is never an issue for our shoppers since we always slice prices and cut into our own margins to save you even more money so you don’t have to spend a ton of money to look as good as you deserve.

MoroccanOil Hydrating Styling Cream, much like most of the other MoroccanOil products is for hair of all types.  The MoroccanOil Hydrating Styling Cream is a leave in styling cream that unlike most leave in styling creams, does not leave your hair with a greasy look but does give your hair an amazing shine that comes from all of the fantastic combinations of ingredients and oils to not only allow you to hydrate your hair but keep it styled and looking healthy all day long.

Buy MoroccanOil Hydrating Styling Cream here.

Dermalogica Skin Renewal Booster:

Dermalogica Skin Renewal Booster

Dermalogica Skin Renewal Booster

Dermalogica Skin Renewal Booster is one of those amazing must have products from the well known and famous Dermalogica line of skin care products.

The Dermalogica Skin Renewal  Booster is a combination of numerous acids including Lactic Acid, Salicylic Acid and Hibiscus Extracts which are used to not only smooth your skin but help to stimulate cell renewal and remove old dead skin cells by exfoliating dead skin cells and improve your skins texture.

Dermalogica Skin Renewal Booster also contains Vitamin A and Vitamin C to help reduce the effects of Photo aging and to help to smooth your skin.

This is a must have product from Dermalogica and you can buy Dermalogica Skin Renewal Booster and save 20% off today at Haircare Discounters by clicking here!

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