September 2016: an alternative to chemical shampoos with a long and adventurous story behind is making its entrance: it’s ManeLine with its “Original NoPoo” shampoo. ManeLine is a brand new handmade beard and hair care company born from a project developed by Jeff and Jen Kulfalk, unconventional couple and SkinChanted founders. But what’s exactly a “no poo” and what’s interesting about this brand and its launch? ManeLine is the daughter brand of SkinChanted, an American independent skincare company; all started time ago, in the mid-2000s, when Jeff and Jen, a couple with stable and promising carriers, decided to sell and give away all they own to start a new life. After…
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Lush Cosmetics Squeaky Green Shampoo Bar – review
Squeaky clean hair with Lush Cosmetics' Squeaky Green shampoo bar? Let's find out if your hair can turn squeaky clean and fresh.
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Lush Cosmetics Jungle Solid Conditioner – review
Jungle: what does this word make you think about? Lush nature and juicy fruits! This is what came to my mind while using and sniffing this solid hair conditioner by Lush. This green block is a fruit “smoothie” with nutrients and essential oils of ylang ylang and vetiver, a mix created especially for dry and frizzy hair. It has an exotic and inebriating scent that lasts for days and the result is totally untangled hair, but is this enough for curly hair? Lush’s recipe contains shea butter to nourish the hair; fresh figs, passion fruit and kumquats to hydrate it; bananas and avocados, rich in protein, to soften and tame…
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Avon Advance Techniques Damage Repair 3D Rescue – review
The Avon Advance Techniques damage repair 3D rescue with 360° Repair Technology is a leave-in-treatment, specifically developed for very damaged and dry hair, and is also an old pal of this blog. This product has a triple action, in fact it strengths the internal structure of the hair, nourishes it from within and mends the split ends while leaving the hair sleek, looking healthy and shiny. It has been formulated to instantly repair three types of damage: chemical damage from perms, highlighting and coloured treatments, thermal damage caused by blow dryers and hot styling tools, mechanical damage, basically brushing breakage. The promises are excellent, are they true and how does it work?…
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Avon Advance Techniques Curl Shaping Mousse – review
If you could take a peek into my bathroom you would find a lot of hair products for sure. This one, in this cute magenta bottle, is the curl shaping mousse from Avon’s Advance Techniques line. Its label says: “This long lasting hold Mousse boosts curls and waves with shape and hold, leaving them revitalized, defined and beautifully bouncy.“ This is what we want to hear from a curling product and this is what we’d love to see! Avon Advance Techniques curl shaping mousse First of all, this is a mousse that works on wavy or curly hair and, indeed it seems to enhance the natural hair shape. Even if…
