Curly Sexy Hair Do-over

Tried it again today. Like it more than on the rainout day--less liony :)


...notasmuchasthermasilkblahblahblah...

L'Oreal Upward Spiral

Wellll...this one's okay. not great, not horrible.

Better than the Redken, not as good as the LaCoupe from yesterday.

It's really a fencesitter---the most fencesitterey of all so far.

hmmmm.

LaCoupe: Perfect Curls

Saturday's mousse trial was LaCoupe's Perfect Curls. No, I've never heard of it either.

I got it @ Ulta for under $10, which is cool! It smells good-kind of fruity. (I'm okay with fruity or fancy dept store/salon smells, but not so much with Acme Chemical Plant smells, you dig?)

The verdict? Good softy mousse! I had to crunch it a little more than I would have liked, once it dried, but I guess I can't go around comparing everything to Thermasilk.

That'd be like comparing every guy you date to Dean Cain or Hugh Jackman. It's just not a fair competition.

(sighhh :) )

Curly Sexy Hair

Yes, today's mousse trial involved Curly Sexy Hair spray foam (from the makers of Big Sexy Hair products).

This one is going to need a second trial. I like it better than the evil crunchy mousses I've mentioned so far. It's definitely soft, so that's good, but it didn't define my curls as much as I really like. It left me with what I affectionately call "lion hair". Rawr. :)

Don't get me wrong, lion hair has its moments, but it's never the look I want straight off. Except on Halloween, of course.

In CSH's defense, however, it has been raining for about 24hrs here and that really throws a wrench into any good hair day a curlytop might hope to have. So, I called today's mousse game on account of rain and will give CSH another shot on the next dry day.

I may not test a new one tomorrow, depends on the weather. I do, however, have a bunch of SOTDs that I have to post from this week.

So keep your eyes peeled for those :)

Another mousse sighting

In my thus-never-ending quest to find, again, the perfect mousse for my long curly hair, today's victim was Redken 05.

Yes, it has a name, but there are so many Redken products that, honestly, find by number is the best way to go.

The verdict on Redken 05? Unfortunately: Evil Crunchy Mousse.

I'm disappointed, particularly since it wasn't cheap ($15). Yep, it dried stiff and crunchy like the other evil mousses I've mentioned and, worse yet, when I went to un-crunch it, I found it to be sticky to the touch-even when dry.

And what's more, no shine! Crunchy, sticky, dull, pricey hair. Boooo!

Tomorrow's victim? Curly Sexy Hair's Curl Power. I'll keep you posted...

Mousse

I've got decently good-looking curly hair, those who know me IRL can verify this. It's not like I exit the shower with cool hair though--my native locks look like cotton candy!

Mousse is the key to good curly hair (boo gel, boo John Frieda) I use it to keep the curls under control and have therefore been on a lifelong search for the perfect mousse.

Not too crunchy, keeps curls together, doesn't smell like poison...you know...the uzh.

So here's is what I determined so far in my mousse-using adult life, of products that are still on the market:

Evil Crunchy Mousse:
Herbal Essences (all kinds, smells good, is evil)
Aussie (come now, it is not 1987. crunchcrunchcrunch)
Tressemme (honestly, I was surprised this one didn't work out!)
Fructis (smells wonderful...has a dark evil soul)

Good Softy Mousse (it's a short list, as I do tend to like things the way that I like them):
Dove (the curls one, not the x-tra hold)
Thermasilk (the curls one too. this is my favorite mousse ever! alas, it is very hard to find)
Sunsilk (the apple-green bottle that says something about romantic curls on it. smells good too!)

There, there is some advice and protectioin for you curly-tops, I'll keep you posted :)