Cantu Oil Sheen Spray

I shared my most recent hair update with you yesterday and I wanted to share what's happened since wednesday. If you're from the New Jersey area you know the weather has been crazy! It's been raining on and off, and when it's not "raining" there is a fine mist just floating around disrupting my doobie. My hair has gotten relatively frizzy and "swollen" looking, but the worst part was that it just didn't look shiny anymore.

I reached into the hair care closet and pulled out Cantu Oil Sheen Spray and started applying it to my hair.

Product Description: Cantu Shea Butter Oil Sheen spray is made with real pure shea butter and essential oils to replace vital oil in your hair leaving it stronger and healthier with a natural shine. Cantu® Shea Butter Oil Sheen spray is great for natural styles as well as adding that finishing touch to chemically altered, pressed or permed hair. Shea butter and jojoba oil help create a non-tacky formula.

Cantu® Shea Butter Oil Sheen Spray helps…

• moisturize dry brittle hair with deep penetrating oil and emollients
• soften, detangle and add shine to hair
• protect hair against heat and sun styling damage
• provide extra protection from split ends and breakage

AHS: I was surprised by this product. Thankfully, I applied it a few days after I had gotten my hair done otherwise I would have been very upset. Instead of just giving some shine this stuff was like an oil moisturizer. It made my hair shiny, reduced the frizz, and also weighed my hair down some which was good because it had gotten a bit swollen so it eliminated that. With all that being said, if you have fine hair this product might be a bit to heavy for you. Personally, I'm going to reserve this for when my hair has been air dried. I wish I had before and after photos to really bring home the point, but I don't.

Available at drugstores nationwide.

Rainy Day Hair Tips

With all the amazing weather we've been having in New Jersey, I'm sure we are in for some rainy weather soon. Below are a few tips from Butterfly Studio Salon owner, Kattia Solano, on how to style your hair during humid rainy days and how to keep your hair looking glamorous even under a hood or hat!

1. For an easy to manage rainy day 'do, use a light-weight styling cream like the Kerastase Paris Oleo Curl Crème to smooth and define your hair. After towel drying, work a small amount through your hair and diffuse with low speed and high heat to keep your locks safe from rainy day frizz.

2. If you have straight or fine hair and are worried about static as a result of wearing a hat in the rain, simply create a side ponytail or a neat braid to wear under your rain hat. With the help of an anti-frizz serum, such as the Kerastase OLEO-RELAX Serum, even under a hat, this style will maintain its form and reduce static. Once you arrive at your destination, you can let down your hair and shake out those locks or keep it secured to the side.

3. If the humidity is unbearable and all you want to do is throw your hair up into a bun and keep it out of your face, try turning it into a chic messy bun! Instead of securing loose pieces with plain old bobby pins, opt for a more stylish set of clips and even an eye-popping headband.

AHS Tip: When the weather is acting up, it's so much easy to embrace your natural texture!

Sponsored Review: Sedu Anti-Frizz Polishing Serum

Sedu has a brand new Anti-Frizz Polishing Serum coming out this Fall and let me tell you it's great! The new polishing serum contains the super popular Argan Oil and actually smells a lot like Moroccanoil. Why do I love it so much, when just about every new hair product these days features Argan Oil? Well Sedu Anti-Frizz Polishing Serum is also a heat protectant and with rollerset season right around the corner that's muy importante. As with all Anti-Frizz type of serums a little bit goes a long way and this is especially helpful since it's a bit pricey at $65.00 for about 7 oz., but it's hard not to over use it because the scent is great, the shine factor is awesome, and it's really had to overload since it's very light on your hair. Want to get your hands on some, visit Folica.com to purchase.

Lotus Shield by Avon

(Lotus Shield, $9.99 *sale Avon.com)

I'm always on the hunt for a great anti-frizz product. Even when I don't wear my hair super sleek and straight that doesn't mean I'm not still trying to ward off frizz. Since my hair is tex-laxed instead of relaxed bone straight any hint of moisture in the air and my hair is dying to curl/wavy/crinkly itself up. With the super rainy weather we've been having in the tri-state area, I knew it would be a perfect time to try out Advance Techniques Lotus Shield, Avon's first anti-frizz product.

Advance Techniques Lotus Shield is inspired by the lotus leaf plant, which has an extremely high water repellancy. Not to get all technical on you guys but the term is superhydrophobicity, which is also seen on the wings of insects but I guess the Lotus plant is more elegant. Anywho, Lotus Shield adds a "waterproof" layer to the hair, actually repelling moisture, and Avon claims it performs in upwards to 97% humidity. Tippi Shorter, Avon Global Stylist Advisor says, "I have tried Lotus Shield on myself. I used it before traveling and my hair stayed straight and smooth through 4 flights and 3 countries – all in 2 days. I really like it a lot, not to mention it smells good.”

Unlike Tippi, I wasn't jet-setting and dashing between countries, instead I was just trying to enjoy a nice night on the town with my boyfriend complete with a romantic dinner at Mr. Chow's in Tribeca but the rain was plotting to turn my simple yet pretty down do featuring a side braid and low bun into a hot frizzy mess with a low bun. Luckily, Lotus Shield performed, it minimized (actually eliminated) frizz and put a stop to those pesky fly-a-aways (that are really my 'new' bangs that don't make it all the way back into my low buns). I was completely satisfied with this product and I plan to keep on using it and yup, it does have a nice scent to it.

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