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Top Ten Styling Products For Fall Reviewed

  • Posted on October 6, 2009 at 8:42 pm

Welcome to top ten week again here at Hair Care Discounters and today is our top ten best styling products for the fall list and we are completely excited about this list, however, we did have to pull off Sebastian Wet Sleek Hold Liquid Gel since it is discontinued, however we still do have afew thousand bottles in stock so if you need it you can always visit our site at http://www.haircarediscounters.com and buy sebastian wet sleek hold gel….it’ also on sale right now for $7.95 per bottle so if you do need it, hurry up lol.   Also, because Sebastian pulled this product, we have pulled their shaper plus and reshaper hairsprays from our top ten list.  I was also sad to see that the Rusk w8less hairspray didn’t make it this fall either as that is a favorite product of mine, but I am sure it will come back in the spring and summer when you want weightless styling products that hold up perfectly in humidity and heat.  Then again, the fall isn’t humid or hot so maybe that is why that product didn’t make it.  Anyways, here is our top ten styling products for fall list for 2009.

10.  TIGI Bed Head Manipulator Creme.   This product is an awesome styling product for fall.  Not only does it dry and hold fast, but it is perfect for messy looks, dred locks, spikes and other cool and younger hairstyles.  It also works perfectly to create crazy looks and styles for Halloween so the TIGI Bed Head Manipulator Creme gets the number 10 spot in our top ten styling products for fall list.

9.  Artec Kiwi Color Reflect Blaster Spray.  Coming out of Summer means it is time to color your hair darker again and start to repair the damage done from Summer chemicals and heat.  Because a ton of people go darker for the Fall and want their color to look their best while also repairing damage, we chose the Artec Kiwi Color Reflect Blaster Spray for our number 9 product since it not only helps to hold and show off your gorgeous new hair color, but it also holds your style amaingly well and dries fast so that you don’t have to worry about your hair freezing in the cold fall weather.

8.  Brocato Mousse Volumizing Foam.  Noone can say enough good things about Brocato.  Their volumizing Mousse Foam is also an amazing product and definitely in our top ten list at the number 8 spot for the best styling products for fall.  Since bobs and bumps and updos and even some semi curly styles are coming back this season,,,,especially vintage and 70s hair curl wise, what better way to boost your volume and hold those curls then with the Brocato Mousse Volumizing Foam.  This product should have been higher but I am still happy to see it made the number 8 spot in our top ten best styling products for fall.

7.  Aquage Finishing Spray.  The Aquage Finishing Spray is a long lasting and strong holding hair spray that not only dries fast but also holds strong.  It is perfect for fall hairstyles because it is also a brushable hairspray that still holds shape as long as you don’t overdo it with your brush.  The Aquage Finishing Spray is the perfect finishing spray for fall hairstyles since you can brush it and use it over other products like mousses and lifters.

6.  American Crew Fiber.   American Crew Fiber is normally a Men’s Hair Product, however if you have a short bob or a pixie hair cut and need a product that you can use to hold your hair and also not have to have a shiney finish, then this is the perfect product for you and your fall hairstyle.   Don’t worry guys, the American Crew Fiber is still for you and you will love it if you have never tried it before.   Also, since shiney hair is never good in the fall, this is the perfect product since it still styles your hair but doesn’t make it shiney.

5.  Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray.  The Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray is our number 5 choice for the best styling products for fall because if you had heat or chemical damage this summer or your hair is a little bit thinner and you need that full thick look and hair back, then this product will help to get you there.  Made for all hair types, the Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray is an amazing styling product to help thicken your hair and get you back your style.

4.  Kenra Medium Hold Hairspray.   The Kenra Medium Hold Hairspray is the perfect hairspray for fall.  Since most fall looks need to be able to move but also hold their shape, the Kenra Medium Hold Hairspray is perfect for your fall look since it is a medium hold that last and lets your hair live and be free.   If you have a hairstyle that needs to move this fall, the Kenra Medium Hold Hairspray is the perfect one for you.

3.  Matrix Curl Life Body Shaping Foam.  Since vintage hair and bumps are back, you cannot go wrong the with Matrix Curl Life Body Shaping Foam.  Not only does it help to shape your hair, but it also helps to add body and bounce back into your hair.  Perfect for Farrah Faucet hair, curls and other volume styles with curls, this product is amazing and we are happy to have it in our number 3 spot.

2.  CHI Volume Booster.   The CHI Volume Booster is perfect for this years vintage styles and Bobs.  It not only helps to boost your body and volume, but it also holds seriously well.  This is one of the best products for fall hair from the CHI line and if you have ever tried any of the other CHI products, you have to try this one too.  The CHI Volume Booster is an amazing spray and our number two pick for the best fall styling products.

1.  Joico Ice Spiker Glue.   Tons of people are cutting their hair off this Fall for shorter styles and pixie hair has also made a comeback.  Because of this and because we don’t always remember to post for the guys who read our blog, our number one choice for the best styling products for fall is the Joico Ice Spiker Glue.  It is technically a guys product, however women can use this to help create short style and hold pixie styles too.  It dries fast, there is little to no clean up and it is an amazing matte finish so you won’t have shiney ugly and greasy hair.  You can also use a hairspray over top of it if you want a shine added onto it without a ton of greasy looking strands.   Because we wanted to give something for the Guys and Sebastian pulled their Gel so I pulled our numbr one pick for fall, the Joico Ice Spiker Glue is definitely a perfect contender and a product that I am happy to put in first place for the best styling product for fall.   It really is a great product for men and women with short hair and if you haven’t tried it before, now is the perfect time.

Thank you again for reading our top ten lists this week and come back tomorrow for another one.

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Joico Spikerz Ice Styling Glue Sale – Buy Joico Spiker Ice Styling Glue.

  • Posted on September 21, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Joico ICE Hair Spiker Water Resistant Style Glue

Joico ICE Hair Spiker Water Resistant Style Glue

Ok this is one of the most popular Men’s Styling products out there.  Not only is it cool looking and smells great, but it works amazingly well.

Joico Spiker Ice Styling Glue for men is an amazing product and one that is perfect if you are trying to get your man to stop using gel and products that make his hair look greasy and wet all the time and allow him to have that same style and look, but with a clean and dry finish so that his hair looks healthier, has the same style and shape and hold as a gel or spray but looks clean and professional.

This is also one of our favorite products around the office and a few of our guys use it themselves when they need to do their hair.  It is one of their favorite products, mainly because you can use a little bit and it works your whole hair and lasts all day and dries in seconds so you can get your hair done in a matter of minutes and be out the door asap.

To use the Joico Spiker Ice Styling Glue, take a little bit out of the bottle and rub it into the palms of your hands.  Then take your hands and run them through your hair to make sure you get the styling glue throughout your entire hair.  Then just shape your hair the way you want it and you are done and your hair should be able to hold all day long.  If you are worried that your hair won’t hold, after you get the style and shape you want with the glue, use a hairspray to hold your hair in place and give it that extra bit of support it may need.  This is actually good advice if you have thin or limp or fine hair as well since that type of hair is hard to style and hold in general anyways.  Joico Spiker ICE is an amazing hair glue and one that your man will love.   He can use it on short to short medium length hair and use it to create professional and fun styles like flat hair, spiked hair, tri hawks and even the pushed forward with spikes at the front executive look without the wet gel effect that looks horrible.

This product is also perfect if you are tired of using gel, wax, fiber and other products since it is just as simple, styles just as easy if not easier and has little to no clean up after you use it.

Buy Joico Spiker Ice on Sale today at HairCareDiscounters and save off of Retail Prices.

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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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Remembering when I was a Platinum Blond and How I kept my hair healthy.

  • Posted on August 24, 2009 at 7:25 pm

I recently moved and although I hate moving, as I am sure you all have had the same stress that comes along with it, one thing I do love is finding photos and photo albums that you packed away or somehow got lost in a closet and reliving old memories.

One of the photo albums I found had pictures of me in College when I used to have platinum blond hair.  It would take easily an hour with some very strong hair bleach on my head to get my hair that gorgeous shade of white/blond, but I also remember how horrible it itched and how it felt like it was burning my scalp.  Little did I know that you could bleach without hitting your scalp which I eventually started to do (I could have seriously used that info when I first started lol) but luckily my stylist did set me up with some products that actually helped me to not feel so much irritation after we would finish with my hair and help me to almost instantly have healthy and silky feeling and looking hair again within a day or two.

Without the knowledge and products that my stylist gave me, I probably would have lost my hair or had so much breakage that I would have needed to cut it off or shorten it, but since I had a great person to get advice from, I was able to prepare ahead of time for future bleachings when I started using him and treat my hair afterwards so that it not only looked gorgeous, but I could also keep my blond hair lookin natural, shiny and healthy.

What we basically talked about when I walked into his salon was how much I had damaged my scalp and how fried my hair was from the harmful chemicals in hair bleach.  We then went over to the products counter and he started to talk to me about the importance of using proper products that are rich in vitamins and nutrients and since I was in college, he also introduced me to two lines of hair products that are not only perfect for treating bleach damaged hair, but also hip and trendy looking and could create the hair styles that I had wanted.  (BTW this is Adam posting for your normal Haircare Heather since she is on break today). The products that he showed me were TIGI Dumb Blond and the Joico Styling Line so I could have spikey hair as well.  (It was college afterall).

TIGI Bed Head Dumb Blonde Shampoo Damage Treated 13.5Oz Pump

TIGI Bed Head Dumb Blonde Shampoo Damage Treated 13.5Oz Pump

Joico ICE Hair Spiker Water Resistant Style Glue 2.5Oz

Joico ICE Hair Spiker Water Resistant Style Glue 2.5Oz

The Bed Head Dumb Blond shampoo was awesome.  Unlike the other shampoos that I had been using before, this one did not agitate my scalp or hurt when I would put it on.  It would also actually feel relaxing in my hair when I would let it sit and when I would wash it out, my hair felt amazing.  It even looked like it was repaired after the first use.  I loved this product and was grateful when my stylist showed it to me, but then when he introduced me to the Joico Ice products for styling, he really won me and my damaged hair over.

Spiker Ice from Joico was amazing and it also fit my budget since I was a college student.  The glue inside the tube of Spiker Ice was easy to work with on my hair and gave me instant hold which I loved.  I also used the white glue and it never once damaged the color or stained my hair either.   ICE would also dry very fast and the best part is my hands would be pretty much spotless after I was finished styling my hair.

The lack of clean up and with all of the vitamins in these products made them idea for my lifestyle of needing affordable and good for bleached hair products that also fit into a college students budget.

Without the help of my Stylist teaching me how to properly treat my hair before and after bleaching, I probably would have lost all my hair from it breaking and wouldn’t have known what to do, so thank you again Dominic for showing me how to properly treat bleached hair and get it back to health.

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