Clairol Nice ‘N Easy Hair Colour Kit

I got the Clairol Nice ‘N Easy hair colour kit to try from BzzAgent. I picked the colour black because I like keeping my hair black. If they offered brownish red or dark purple I would pick it. I actually bought another one and used the dye on my mom’s hair because she had a bit more grey hair and she wanted to dye it. Before using it, I wasn’t sure if it would show much of a difference because it’s the same colour as her hair but it turns out to be much darker than her normal hair. Our opinions were pretty similar for the product. 

The package came with 3 bottles, the color-blend formula, color-blend activator, and color sealing conditioning gloss. It uses the normal dye procedures, mix the first 2 bottles and use conditioner at the end. When I was putting the dye onto mom’s hair, I notice the smell isn’t too bad. I remember using other brands with a really bad smell. The conditioner smelled pretty nice too, kind of like coconut. In addition, the process can take up to an hour so make sure you have plenty of time. It took me around 45 minutes to put everything on mom’s hair and she waited another 25 minutes before washing it. My mom thought it took quite long because she uses this Japanese or Asian brand that only take 5 minutes to cover her greys.

After the wash and conditioner, the dye completely covers the grey hair on mom’s head and it was very black. Mom said her hair feels very soft and smooth after dying her hair. It’s not like other brands that make the hair really dry afterwards. Overall, mom was very happy with it.

I did take before and after photos but it was really hard to tell the difference from the picture due to lighting so I decided not to post it up.

It's Like Christmas

I requested these samples from P&G and SampleSource and both of them came on the same day. It does take them a while to come and people describe how when they all come it's like Christmas, getting all these gifts at once. I have uses some of the products before and some I have not used before but always wanted to try.

First picture were the products from SampleSource, I was kind of expecting larger samples and more coupons but I'm happy that I got something. Second picture were products from P&G, they had coupons that can be used at Target only. Very happy I got these samples and I have been using them.

Pantene Ultimate 10 Shampoo, Conditioner, and BB Crème

I got 3 full size Pantene products for free to try from BzzAgent. They were the Ultimate 10 shampoo, conditioner, and BB Crème.

My family and I always use Pantene, my family uses the “Smooth and Sleek” one and I use the clear kind (Aqualight, Volume, Ice Shine…) because my hair tends to get oily during the day. It seems like the clear shampoo makes my hair stay nice and clean longer. I don’t use conditioner because I think it makes my hair oily and I read somewhere that you shouldn’t use it if your hair is oily (not sure if it’s true or not).

Anyways, I have been using the Ultimate 10 shampoo and conditioner for awhile now and it’s actually pretty good. Before using it I thought it would make my hair oily but it didn’t. I can actually use conditioner on my hair without that oily look. It made my hair really smooth, shiny, and easy to comb through. I told my mom to try it and she said it’s not as smooth as the “smooth and sleek” shampoo/conditioner. That make sense or why would Pantene call that line “smooth and sleek”. Now I can use another line from Pantene without any problems.

I have straight hair that doesn’t need any styling or fixing, so I just wake up and go. That’s why I didn’t use the Ultimate 10 BB Crème much. I tried it a few times and it’s not bad. One pump is quite a lot already, well depends on how much hair you are going to style with. I used it on my bangs so that’s why it was a lot. The texture was a cream form. It had a strong fragrance which I didn’t like too much. When the crème dries on the hair, it feels a bit hard but not as hard as gel. At first, it made my bangs look a bit ew and oily but when it dries, that oily look was gone. It felt a bit heavy on the hair when it dried, always feels like something was on my bangs. It would be nice if it felt like nothing was in my hair at all. Overall, it’s not a bad product.