Recent Hair Product Purchases + Thoughts.

I've been on a bit of a hair product kick recently so I thought I would share my thoughts with you on some of the products I've purchased over the past few weeks. Rather than posting individual reviews, I figured it might be quicker to do more of a round-up style post, especially since I know a lot of you are curious about some of these, especially the Garnier Whole Blends. 

That being said, if you still have questions at the end of this post, I definitely encourage you to ask them in the comments, since I'll be going over each product in a broad sense rather than going into too much detail. :)

Let's take a look!

Garnier recently released their Whole Blends line and I purchased a few products at Walgreens to try. I ended up buying the Coconut Oil and Cocoa Butter shampoo and conditioner solely based on the scent, rather than what it's supposed to do...a bad move perhaps, but it wouldn't be the first time I've bought shampoo based on the scent alone (#guilty).

This is a smoothing formula that I feel is probably best suited to thicker, drier hair with more frizz. I found that it weighs my fine hair down and feels almost like it has a coating on it. It does hydrate and soften my dry, damaged hair but it's just way too heavy since I have a fine texture. I probably should have gone with the Honey formula (which I almost bought) or the Apple and Green Tea one. I just couldn't resist the delicious coconut and cocoa butter scent. It's not a suntan-lotion type of scent either, in case you're curious. It's heavier and deeper than that, definitely tropical but it has more of a sensual vibe. I think I'll gift these to my sister who loves coconut just as much as I do but has much thicker hair. 

The Honey Treasures Repairing Mask on the other hand, is amazing! This one doesn't weigh my hair down at all and it really helps to strengthen and smooth the damaged ends of my hair. It also smells divine...warm and sweet! I leave this on for about 3-5 minutes and use it in place of regular conditioner once or twice a week. I highly recommend this one and will probably go back and get the shampoo and conditioner.

The Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Fresh Cut Split End Mender ($24) was more of a splurge purchase but I couldn't resist the claim of having that "freshly cut" look all the time. It looks like a body lotion when it comes out of the tube (it's white and feels thick) but it sinks into your hair with no sticky or heavy feeling. I have a fine textured "lob" that just grazes my shoulders and I use about a nickel-sized amount when my hair is wet, focusing on the mid-shaft to ends. You're supposed to use it before any other styling products like leave-in conditioner, mousse, etc. Then I use a small dab once it's dry just on the ends.

 So far I can say that this really works. My ends don't look nearly as straggly and my hair has that "swing" that it has when I first get it cut. The results seem to be cumulative...the first time I used it, my hair looked a little bit better but after a week it looks a lot better. Living Proof claims that this product "zips" your split ends back together rather than gluing or sticking them back, (which is what other split-end menders do). I'm not sure how the science behind it works but I do know that my dry, damaged hair looks so much better when I use this! 

Schwarzkopf Ultime Biotin Hair Filler Serum ($6.97 at Walmart)- This is from Claudia Schiffer's line for Schwarzkopf and it's exclusive to Walmart. I bought it on a whim one day while I was in the store because I'm always looking for products to plump up my fine, thin hair. I honestly wasn't expecting much but oh my gosh...this stuff is amazing!!! If you have fine hair, you have to try this. It looks like an oil, but it's actually similar to a face serum...it's thin, not greasy and absorbs immediately. I use it on damp hair and it disappears into my hair with absolutely no weight...I don't even feel like I have anything in my hair at all.
But after blow drying, my hair is soft, smooth (it seems to fill in and smooth damaged areas) and has a lot more volume. I'm so happy to finally try a volumizing product that isn't sticky like mousse or root spray. It seems to be sold out online at the moment, but I'm sure you can probably find it in store at Walmart.

So those are my recent hair product purchases! Have you tried any hair products lately that you're loving right now? Or ones that you regret buying? I'd love to hear about it!