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Lots of Love for Beach Blow

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

We sent some of the wonderful texturizing mist Beach Blow over to domestic diva MommyB. She did a fab review that we think is so spot on for how this product performs in the field. We thought we would excerpt part of it here to show you guys just how well Beach Blow does its job for all the busy mamas out there!

Looking for those beachy locks? I have to say with my hair type it’s a hit or miss trying to get “surfer strands.” I’ve got wavy hair, so not quite straight, not quite curly so some would say I’ve got the best of both worlds, but in my curly world my hair just wants to be a frizzy mess, especially now that my hair has changed after giving birth to my girls. (If you’ve never had children often times hair falls out and texture, thickness, changes sometimes to the point where you find yourself asking if this is really your hair.)

I tried out Blow’s Beach Blow texturizing mist, the mist has been awarded one of Allure magazine’s Best Products for Beachy Waves product. The instruction on the bottle says to spray on wet hair and then blow dry but online it says to take your hair, apply beach blow in sections after blow drying and “scrunch” hair to form natural waves and texture.It is said to give hair a beachy, “tousled” texture. I tried the method on the bottle and my hair did look beach blown, although it was a little limp it did give my hair texture.

If you’re like me I don’t love blow drying my hair a lot in the summer so I like to wash and go, this is a great product to do just that. One of my favorite parts about Beach Blow is the smell, it includes sea salt, what could be more appropriate for the beachy wave look. The 8.5 ounce bottle is the perfect size for travelling and if you’re using the wet method you could even spray after the beach or pool.


Frugal Philly Mom’s Review of Blandi Invisible Dry Shampoo

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Since we have some new mommies here at Lock & Mane we have become obsessed with reading mommy blogs and Frugal Philly Mom written by our friend Linda is one of our faves.

We recently sent this busy mama some of Oscar Blandi’s Pronto Invisible Volumizing Dry Shampoo and love her review so much we thought we would post it for you guys. Also don’t forget to stop by her site for a giveaway of this awesome stuff!

I’ve always wanted to try a dry shampoo because my hair is naturally oily. I was lucky enough that Lock & Mane reached out to me to test out this amazing product. I’ll be honest, I was worried about the white residue that can be left behind on my black hair but I didn’t have that problem with this product. It sprays on clear and dries almost immediately. It’s as easy to use as hair spray.

How it works is that when applied, it instantly boosts volume and body and cleanses the hair without water. Ingredients such as gentle starches absorb excess oil and product build-up, while vitamin E and wheat proteins strengthen and protect the hair shaft. The end result: hair that looks and feels freshly shampooed, without a trace of residue.

Ever since I’ve tested this product I keep recommending it to everyone. To my surprise almost everyone I told had tried other dry shampoos with no luck. Alright I’m not saying this is going to replace washing your hair with shampoo and water. But I am saying that this definitely comes in handy. Everyone can relate that there are always times when our hair just needs a little freshening up. Especially the times after a long day of work and you have to rush to dinner.

Thanks for taking the time to try it, Linda!!

Customer Review: Cricket Q-Zone Dryer!

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

We are happy to post this reader review from Jenny, a new mom who can’t stop gushing about the Cricket Centrix Q-Zone Dryer:

From: Jenny Fanoush
Date: March 23, 2010 8:11:41 PM EST
To: “Customer Care – Lock & Mane” customercare@lockandmane.com

Hey L&M. I never write product reviews but I am so in love with the Cricket Q-Zone that I couldn’t keep my mouth shut. I’m a brand new first time mom. My husband and I both have full-time jobs (but mine starts a full hour before his does). And we live in a teeny apartment in New York City. So this means I have two warm bodies in my 900 square foot apartment at 7am that I don’t want to wake up. They’re both super cranky when they don’t get enough sleep.

So the Cricket claims to be Insanely Quiet. Does it live up to it’s boasts? Yes, Yes and YES! Not only did this puppy dry my hair in five minutes but I was able to leave the bathroom door open (and let all the steam and moisture escape) while I dried my hair without waking hubby or baby.

Of course it still makes some noise, but it is a gentle hum rather than that nasty dryer squawk. And best of all it comes in eco-friendly packaging so I even felt good about myself when I bought it. I can’t say enough good things about this dryer but I suggest all mommies and wives with cranky sleep deprived husbands get themselves a Cricket stat!!!

Review: Oscar Blandi’s Instant Glossing Cream!

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

We sent samples of Oscar Blandi’s delightful Pronto Instant Glossing Cream to those gorgeous girls over at Style Chicks (http://stylechicks.com/) and their review is so thorough we just had to repost it here. Don’t forget to bookmark these ladies for the latest and greatest in beauty news!

This past week, I’ve had a spring in my step and a glint in my eye. Why? Because I’ve had fairy tale princess hair everyday (well, I prefer the term ”Queen Regent Hair”, but that’s another topic). Did I kiss a frog? No! Get put under a sleeping spell with deep conditioner in my hair? Nope! Had blue birds style my hair each morning? No, but that would really speed up my morning routine and I’d really like scientists and/or animal trainers to make that a reality.

So how did I get such confidence boosting hair? Easy. I smoothed Oscar Blandi’s Pronto Instant Glossing Cream into my curls after I blow-dried, put it all up into a bun while I put on my makeup, unclipped it, shook it all out, and I had perfect, glossy, soft, vibrant wave-curls. Which lasted all day and even into the next day.

Now, I’ve never had success with glossing creams, enough so that when the good folks at Lock and Mane sent this product to me, I didn’t know what to expect – but I got my hopes up since Oscar Blandi’s products have never let me down before. I have a lot of hair, but even the most judicious application of glossing products usually makes my hair look thin. Not so with this product. It goes on truly weightlessly, and imparts a fantastic shine. Even better, it makes highlights look incredibly vibrant. I have a mix of blonde and red strands in my brunette hair (as you know, I don’t color), and the blonde has been getting a bit dull lately. After a couple of days the blonde seemed to be kicked back into gear – a lot closer to the shine and color that I had when I was about five. The darker bulk of my hair has had a great clear shine – the product doesn’t add color, just reminds your hair what color it should be!

Beyond the fantastic shine, I am in awe of the texturizing and styling ability of the product. As I mentioned, it really is a wash (and dry) and go product. I think it works even better on day old hair – even if you already have product in your hair. And it has an amazing light citrus top note that fades to a perfect clean scent, which is great for those days you wake up late or after the gym (FYI – this has been gym tested – and has passed with flying colors – no frizz or flyaways even after an intense workout).

If you massage a bit onto your crown and then put some of it on your hand as you twist big sections and you can get a fantastic, touchable Bridget Bardot like look while still looking modern and young – just gently massage your scalp for volume. Easy as could be. And just smooth some in for a picture perfect french twist without flyaways or frizz.

Pronto Instant Glossing Cream has Keratin for heat protection, as well as “Cystine copolymers” to impart that amazing shine. And it doesn’t have any of the bad stuff, either – no Sulfates, Parabens, Synthetic Dyes, Petrochemicals, GMOs, DEA, or Triclosan.

Curly Girls Say Sayonara to Paper Towels

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

donna1At Lock and Mane, we are not only interested in the best hair products, but also what products should be out there, but aren’t yet. So a few weeks back we ran into our curly-haired go-to gal at one of our fave New York Italian restaurants, Isle of Capri, and asked her what she would like to see out there in the hair world. Her answer was: Blotting squares! Of course!  We know that to keep curls perfect, wrapping wet hair in a towel is a no-no, so all over the country gorgeous curls are being dried with paper towels. These beautiful curls deserve better than that, so we sprung into action.We contacted the Wrapadoo folks and asked them to right this wrong. With our input, they developed the wrapadoo scrunching square.  Armed with this sample, we approached Donna and asked for her thoughts. Here is what she had to say:

blotting_squareAs a curly hair girl it took me about 30 years to figure out how to love my curls! Even though I figured out the proper products and techniques to achieving the best curls, something was still missing. My stylist told me that to achieve the best curls I was to avoid wrapping my hair in a towel after washing. But how was I going to get all the water out of my hair? The answer was always: a towel or paper towels. Well, the towels really didn’t work (it made my hair frizzy) so I used paper towels which ended up costing a lot of money and really didn’t get all the water out. But I had no other choice to get that nice frizz-free curl! Then my friends at Lock & Mane introduced me to the Wrapadoo Scrunching Square, which is a little larger than a paper towel (and much more absorbant than a regular towel) and is so useful in blotting or scrunching the water out of your curls. The scrunching/blotting square not only gets the water out of my hair but it allows my curls to dry perfectly and it saves me so much time with my blow dryer. Thanks for helping me save time and money getting the best curls!  -Donna