Win some of this!

If you are a regular reader you will have heard me mention a product line called Evo. I have exciting news. Evo Hair Care from Australia is now available in Toronto!

Gavin Von Gavin is the brilliant mastermind behind this paraben free and truly scrumptious hair care line. I've loved the performance of their products I've toiled with so far. Easy Tiger smoothing fluid and Icon Welder hot tool shaper will work out unruly curls in a snap. Ritual Salvation shampoo and conditioner will leave your hair clean and uber soft and shiny. Their unique marketing and simple packaging make Evo highly coveted to men and women in North America. The Aussies sure no to do it up. Gotta love that.

The generous people of Evo have given me the opportunity to share it with you too! Yes, another giveaway. You will receive 3 products, shampoo, conditioner/treatment and a styling product with approximately $75 retail value.

So here is how this is going to work. Tell me why you need a hair care renovation. Or maybe you just want to get some cool free stuff. As with my last giveaway creativity counts.

Email me at: itsasharonthing at hotmail dot com. Make sure to put "Evo" in the subject line. Or, you can use the comment box and leave your email address if you wish.

This will run till June 20/2009. You must be a resident of Toronto or the GTA to win. I am looking forward to you all telling me you hair care woes.

Bonne Chance.

Address the Tress

This weekend I wanted to ride my scooter, visit my Mom, go long boarding and hit the Esprit/Lacoste sale. I didn't do anything. An evil debilitating migraine visited me instead. I did manage to think about this post. Here are some of my favourite shampoo and conditioners for dry hair. There are so many more faves but I tried to narrow it down.

High

• Lakme: K therapy dry repair shampoo and mask
  
• Phyto: Phytosesame express replenishing conditioner
• Ojon: Ultra hydrating shampoo and restorative hair treatment

Not so High

• Joico: K-pak shampoo and K-pak intense hydrator
• KMS: Silksheen shampoo and conditioner
• Terax: Ultra moisturizing daily conditioner

Look for products with lipids and humectants in them. They will help with the frizz and leave your hair more supple. Prevention is always the first plan of action. Avoid overwashing, overdrying, overflatironing, overprocessing. Over anything. If you feel compelled then protect, protect, protect.

Sniff test

My client J likes yummy smelling products. Come to think of it, so do I. For most, scent can make or break it . Especially skin and hair care. Vanilla, cherry, melon and citrus are very popular. For those who don't like fruity or candy like scents the popular choice would be floral, sandalwood, lavender and mint. J purchases products on two factors:

1. product effectiveness
2. scent

Once we figure out what we need for him we then go on the hunt of a yummy smelling product. We walk around the store and start the sniff test. It's not quite the same effect as sniffing glue but it's kinda fun. These are my some of favorite shampoos strictly based on scent alone:

1. Fleur Parfait - grapefruit
2. AG - peppermint wash
3. Molte Bene - moisture
4. Evo - ritual salvation
   
5. KMS - moisture

Tomorrow, my mission at work is to find a delicious hair paste. I'd better bring some coffee beans to clear my senses.

Motley Do

I've come across a new product called Mixed Chicks. This product is a relatively new to the market created by Wendy Levy and Kim Etheridge and their need for a product for multicultural hair. It boasts to transform style-stubborn hair with it's simplistic product trio of shampoo, deep conditioner and leave-in conditioner. It's fabulous for hair that is multi cultured and multi textured. It smells great too. It gets The Sharon Approval.