I’m thinking we need a Hair Thursday “Best of” Series. What say you?
Here’s the dealio. I receive an enormous amount of products for review, and the truth is, most of them don’t get me very excited. However, occasionally I will buy (or receive) something that knocks my ever-loving socks off and I feel the need to tell you all IMMEDIATELY. (Let’s just pretend you are waiting with bated breath to hear my product synopsis, mmmkay?)
Moving along! Best Product Combination for Fine, Wavy Hair goes to:
*drumroll*
Bumble and bumble Tonic Lotion and Curl Conscious Defining Creme
These products are good alone, but together they are fantastic. Think Lucy and Ricky. Peanut butter and jelly. Hall and Oates. (What? Priaaavate eyes, they’re watching you. They see your evvvery mooooove. Damn good song.)
photo credit Bumble and bumble
All of the above looks were created with these two products, and there’s no rocket science involved. See for yourself.
- Prepare hair with Tonic.
- Work a small amount of Defining Creme through hair, beginning at the nape, moving forward.
- Spread through more sparingly as you reach ends and tease out ringlets.
- Air-dry for natural separation.
That’s it. Try it for yourself. (If your curls are of the tighter or coarser variety, try B&b’s Curl Conscious Calming Creme instead of the Defining Creme.)
(Oh. And promise me you won’t try to bathe yourself in the Tonic Lotion. That’s some addictive stuff right there.)
Shannon
September 10, 2009 at 8:46 pmThank you so much! I am just beginning to dive into the world of hair products (now that I am employed after years of grad school!) and usually find myself frantically trying to look up your recommendations in various posts on my iPhone when faced with all of the choices in person. And I even have fine, wavy hair! I will be shopping this weekend for these!
Sarah
September 24, 2009 at 9:33 amHi Sarah! This is Sarah ; ) So you think the pureology alone works better than the 2 bumble&bumble products together?
I have long, fine, wavy hair. I try so hard to wear my natural waves with air-drying, esp. since I’m a new mom, but the days I do that I always end up regretting it cause I’m either left with crunchy hair, or frizzy, too-soft, half-wavy something hair.
Do you recommend brushing my hair after I wash it? Or do you think this gets rid of some of my wave? Also, I was recently told to use a leave-in conditioner everyday in addition to my wash-out conditioner. Do you think that is excessive?
Sarah
September 27, 2009 at 7:47 amHi Sarah!
That’s a tough question because it’s such a subjective matter. What works best for me might be the worst for you, and vice versa.
With that being said, I love Pureology Real Curl. It’s the one product I go back to year after year.
Do NOT brush your hair after the shower! You can use a wide-toothed comb to get any tangles out, and if your hair is really fine, I would skip the leave-in conditioner. Hope this helps!
Christina
September 30, 2009 at 7:27 amSo glad I found your blog! My hair is mid-neck length, fine, wavy (but gets wavier/curlier the longer it gets), and dark brown. I am in the process of growing it out and have decided to not blow dry and straighten it every day as I had been. I needed a GREAT creme that didn’t make it crunchy (I HATE crunchy hair…). This post from you was my answer! I went to the salon around here intending to buy the Pureology Real Curl because I didn’t want to send $50 on product and you said it outperformed the combo, but they didn’t have it. So, I guess it was a sign.
I used just the defining creme today and will use both tomorrow so I can see what the difference is.
Thanks again!
Christina
October 2, 2009 at 7:41 amSo…I went out and bought the Pureology Real Curl as well. I like them both (the B&B combo and Real Curl). They gave me different looks. The Real Curl was a softer look and the B&B combo gave me more of a defined look (my waves were a little more separated).
Just in case anyone was wondering, and was trying to decide.