FAUX TO PRO: HAIR COLOR
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According to Clairol, 75 percent of American women color their hair. Whether concealing grays enhancing natural color with highlights or making a radical change at home or in the salon, it takes a bit of maintenance to keep color looking bright and vibrant. If you want to help your color last longer, take a gander at the products below, and don’t miss a few must-know color-extending tips…
The basics: Joico Color Infuse Shampoo and Conditioner ($15.99-$17.99)
These color-depositing duos keep brown, copper and red color bold and bright between salon appointments thanks to a unique technology that helps dyes stick to your strands through multiple washes. They also feature antio
ROOTS: THE SAGA OF AN AMERICAN HAIRLINE
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Nothing beats a freshly colored do without grays, dark roots, or regrowth. But if you just can’t get into your salon at the 4 or 5 week mark, those telltale signs of a dye job can make you feel like donning a fedora to hide.
Color Wow Root Cover Up ($34.50) is the brainchild of John Frieda co-founder Gail Federici. It’s like hair makeup. If you can baste a turkey or paint your nails, you can use this idiot-proof system to flawlessly cover anything that comes up between salon visits. The simplicity is brilliant—open compact, use small end of brush to apply colored powder into part or hairline, brush lightly, and voila! Color Wow has got you covered.
As a not-so-natural blonde myself, this little lifesaver is a Godsend. It comes is 6 shades—Platinum, Blonde, Light Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, and Black. At first, I was doubtful that the Blonde shade would really cover my roots sufficiently, but it definitely softened the dark shadows and made my roots look less noticeable. You can also use it to extend the life of your highlights, if needed. And the best part is that it takes literally 2 minutes to apply and it’s rainproof!
The formula contains kaolin, talc, mica, zinc stearate, silica, and starch to soak up oil and cling to hair so it stays put. It has a subtle sheen and does not clump up or feel waxy or sticky. For me, I would reapply it daily, but some lucky women can get away with a few days. It only washes off completely when you shampoo your hair.
Color Wow has 12 other problem-solving hair styling products in the range, including Color Security Shampoo and Conditioner to extend your color even further ($9 – 24).
GORGEOUS GIVEAWAY: SHOPNBC “BEAUTIFUL YOU” COLLECTION
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Happy Monday! Time for another amazing giveaway! If you’ve been flicking through your TV Guide or read our previous post, you know that ShopNBC is hosting an amazing beauty event next weekend called “Beautiful You.†From March 23 to 24, the shopping network will hold a 48-hour beauty bonanza featuring tons of products from over a dozen brands! You know we like to be in the thick of the action here at BITB, so they’ve kindly included us in the excitement by sponsoring this week’s giveaway! Brace yourselves, readers, because this giveaway values out at a whopping $632! Its chock full of awesome beauty must-haves, including the Silk’n SensEpil at-home hai
GORGEOUS GIVEAWAY – ANGELO DAVID HANDCRAFTED HAIR BRUSH
The days of brushing your hair 100 times each night are long gone; nevertheless everyone needs a good hair brush. For this week’s GORGEOUS GIVEAWAY, we have 3 Angelo David Classic, Handcrafted Paddle Brushes (a $65 value) to give to our lucky winners.
Featuring naturally conditioning boar bristles and gently separating nylon bristles, the brush helps promote healthy hair while it stimulates the scalp. During styling or brushing, the bristles penetrate to the hair roots, evenly distributing natural oils and gently smoothing the cuticle, leaving hair with a healthy sheen.
The brush has double-cushioned, flexible padding that adjusts to the contours of the scalp. Precise bristle pl
