Schwarzkopf have produced a new range of shampoos entitled Supersoft Smoothies and they’re especially made for the forthcoming season. Here’s what they’ve got to say about their new range:

Specifically developed for five individual hair types – normal, dry and damaged, coloured, stubborn and frizzy, and fine and lifeless – the added benefit of a Smoothie lies in its ingredients. The very first hair care range to combine yoghurt protein with natural fruit extracts, the result is a desirable ultra smooth, healthy looking, silky style that smells delicious too!

Banish dry, damaged hair with the Supersoft Yoghurt & Coconut Smoothie. Central heating and windy days can cause havoc with your hair, but Coconut extract is here to help. restore and moisturise dry hair making it softer, smoother and more manageable.

For those who change their hair with their seasonal wardrobe, there’s Supersoft Yoghurt & Red Berries Smoothie which helps protect coloured hair. The Red Berries extract and special UV filter prolongs colour intensity and adds moisture to leave a brilliant shine and longer lasting results.

The Supersoft Yoghurt & Aloe Vera Smoothie has been specially formulated for stubborn frizzy hair – brought on by damp weather. Cleansing and hydrating frizz prone locks, the Aloe Vera extract makes hair stronger, more supple and manageable without weighing it down.

Or, for fine hair, which takes on a life of its own in the wind, try using Supersoft Yoghurt & Lime Smoothie. The Lime extract adds volume and energy, making the hair stronger and more voluminous from root to tip.

Some great combinations there!

Priced around £1.79 each and available nationwide. For stockists, call 0800 3289214. Also visit online hair care retailers such as HQHair and The Shampoo Shop.

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Schwarzkopf Smoothies

The boxed gift set obviously includes the latest MK4 irons but you also get a GHD travel dryer, a pair of sectioning clips and a heat resistant roll bag.

This new gift set is available for pre-order now, but it’s out next week anyways. Remember it’s a limited edition gift set – so demand will undoubtedly be high. You should always buy GHD’s from authorised dealers, we’ve worked with both HQ Hair and Jason Shankey for several years now.

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GHD Purple Paisley Straighteners

We’re seeing some innovations in the world of hair straighteners at the moment. I’ve already posted about the BaByliss Pro 230s with it’s retractable fins and we’ve mentioned the vibrating Vibe straighteners (wish someone would send us a pair to test!). Well, in another innovation the ceramic plates of these straighteners have been coated with avocado oil and vitamin E which lasts the lifeline of the product. This is the same Shine Therapy mix used in the dryer, though there’s no vitamin cartridge in this case.

Upon taking the straighteners out of the box they were remarkably light in weight, and my first thought was that they would be great for holiday! They also come with a heat proof bag and there is a locking device to keep the plates together when not being used. I liked the digital temperature display, which again can be locked to avoid accidental adjustment when using. Again with my hair being fine I normally use a low heat setting, however my daughters hair is very thick hence it is handy to use a higher setting for her.

I liked these straighteners firstly because they where so light and compact, secondly the digital temperature gauge is a must for me and lastly the result was great! My hair was smooth and sleek and seemed to keep it’s shape the following morning. The morning after straightening my hair can often look a little flat but that didn’t happen this time. The only thing I did notice with these straighteners, when I was thinking of putting them away the outside casing did seem to be a bit hot. Of course all ceramic straighteners need to be treated with care due to the high temperatures they generate. I’ve heard stories from friends who have marked bedside cabinets, burnt carpet and burnt their fingers …always use a heat mat or pouch and always be careful with your hot irons!

These Remingtons are fitted with a 3m power cord – that’s the longest I’ve seen and makes them a good buy for anyone who has to put up with electric sockets placed in very awkward places! Why the cord on the Remington Shine dryer is half a metre shorter has got me stumped!

So, to read more and buy online try these stores:

• amazon
• John Lewis

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Remington Shine Therapy Hair Straighteners Review

Having recently received a Remington Shine Therapy Dryer, I tried it out for the first time the other night.  It’s sort of retro-styled and comes in that shade of blue you might see on Smeg fridges or big old American cars! In the box I thought it looked a little on the bulky side and I presumed it was going to be heavy, however once out of the box it felt quite light to handle.

The main feature of this Remington dryer is the shine therapy – a method of lightly spraying your hair with an enhancing conditioner as you dry it. The shine therapy cartridge, (which contains avacado oil, rich in vitamins A, E and D), was easily clipped into the compartment and I was ready to go!

My hair is quite fine and sometimes hair products can weigh my hair down, so upon testing the vitamin shine mist on my mirror (you’ll not be able to see it otherwise) to guage the quantity sprayed I was pleasantly surprised – it was a very fine mist. Hence I set about drying my hair, having taken the wetness out of it, I pressed the misting boost button to apply from root to tip and I carried on drying.  The misting boost button is very easy to use as it is just above the normal controls.  Having finished drying my hair I was very pleased with the results, my hair did feel smoother and soft and did have a nice shine to it.

Here you can see the open compartment with the plastic shine cartridge in place. It’s really easy to push a new cartridge into place and push the old one out too.

Depending upon both the type and length of your hair and of course how much spray you use, Remington indicate that a cartridge lasts for about 40 uses. You get 2 cartridges in the box along with the dryer itself and you can easily buy replacements at Boots and John Lewis.

I think you have to remind yourself that the spray is practically invisible in the air …that’s why you need to direct it on to a mirror or a peice of paper to convince yourself it’s actually coming out. It’ll probably take me a couple of sessions to get used to just using the right amount of therapy shine.

As a standard hairdryer it’s fine – you get these features:

• 2000w power
• 2.5m cord
• easy-clean removable rear grill
• 3 heat switch setting
• 2 speed switch setting
• nozzle
• 3 year guarantee

So, where can you buy one from? Well, I’ve always had a good experience when buying online at Boots and they stock the dryer right here. You still get your points too

Also visit:

• amazon
• John Lewis

Do take a look at my first use review of the Shine Therapy straighteners too.

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Remington Shine Therapy Hairdryer Review

I spotted the Babyliss Turbo Shine 2000 Hairdryer on in our local Tesco Extra store so I snapped one up as it seemed to be a bargain.

As it says on the box the BaByliss is lightweight, powerful and I’d say reasonably quiet. They call the detachable nozzle the Salon Concentrator – now I don’t know if mine is a one off but it takes some real muscle power to pull the nozzle off! I’d like a slightly longer cable too but I’m being a little picky there.

As a dryer it does what it’s supposed to do quite well. It offers ionic conditioning for a frizz-free finish and I have to say that it did my dry daughters hair well and her hair has a tendancy to frizz just a little. The ionic conditioning means the hairdryer emits negative ions that reduce the static in your hair – apparently!

There are three power settings on the slider control and a seperate push-in cool shot button too. The hairdryer also has a little plastic hanging loop – but I can’t see most people using that at home really.

Now it says in the instruction booklet that you shouldn’t wrap the power cord around the dryer when you’ve finished – do you always do that too?

Finally, BaByliss offer a three year guarantee on the dryer – which kind of suggests to me that they don’t usually go wrong.

So, where can you buy one? Try any of these:

• Tesco Direct
• Amazon (free p&p on £15 orders)

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Babyliss Turbo Shine 2000 Hairdryer Review

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GHD Kiss – The New Pink Has Arrived

In a market that is dominated by the likes of GHD and with leading manufacturers like BaByliss trying to get into the premium market with their Pro 230 Radiance irons it looks like Vibe is attempting to gate crash the party with a new idea – vibration. Apparently, the initial idea for these ground-breaking new hair straighteners originally came from the anciant Korean tradition for ironing clothes! People would beat out a rapid rhythm on their laundry until it was perfectly flat. Hair Tools have now taken this theory and used it in the Vibe vibrating straighteners.

The variable temperature (100 – 210 degrees c) compares well with GHD and Vibe claim that the added vibration means no tagging or pulling – GHD manage to achieve this too without the wobble! Premium straightening is largely due to the quality of the ceramic plates – the better the plates, the less pulling and tagging and also less damage to your hair.

Other Vibe features include:

• The vibration on the plates can be switched on or off
• Fast heat-up time
• Auto shut-off feature kicks-in after 15 mins of inactivity
• Available in black or baby pink
• Comes complete with heat proof mat and tutorial DVD

Having had a bit of search, I’ve managed to find them in both black and pink in stock at Just Beautifully. I’ll update you when I find them elsewhere. If you’ve got a pair it’d be great to hear what you think about them – please do leave a comment.

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Vibe Straighteners – Vibrate For Straight

Firstly on opening the box, the combination of the straighteners, heat protection mat and the instant storage pouch in red was great. Easy to store in a dressing table and also ideal for travelling. On unzipping the pouch and examining the straighteners they certainly have the “wow” factor – sleek, compact and red!!! Having read the instructions, (as there seemed to be a few different buttons and switches of which I wasn’t familiar with) which were very easy to follow, I switched them on.

As the instructions said, they were ready to use in 30 seconds. I selected a low heat setting and did not use the retractable fins, as I have quite fine hair. I straightened my hair and I was pleased with the initial result, however the real test would be if it stayed straight all day! The day was hot and humid, and having a natural wave in my hair I did not hold out much hope! However they proved me wrong my hair was still straight and had lasted all day without frizzing!!

I also straighted my two daughters hair. My eldest daughter has very thick hair, so I selected a higher temperature setting and used the retractable fins – which worked a treat. She had hair straight out of a salon! My younger daughter has very fine hair, so I selected the lowest temperature and no fins, again the result was impressive.

I was very impressed with my initial use of these straighteners due to the different settings that can be used. I am very careful about keeping my hair in good condition and the straighteners that I currently use have one setting hence I use them sparingly so as not to damage my hair. However with the Babyliss Pro 230 I would definitely use them more and also I think they are a good product for my daughters with their different hair types.

Next I can’t wait to try the Ionic steam function to see the results for the ultimate high-shine finish.

Sarah will publish another review in a couple of months when she’s used the Babyliss straighteners again and had chance to compare them against her GHD’s. Why not subscribe to our newsletter to ensure that you don’t miss it!

If you visit the official Babyliss site you can read more about the Pro 230 Radiance here

Where can you get your hands on a pair?

• Amazon
• Just Beautifully

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BaByliss Pro 230 Radiance Straighteners – First Use Review

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GHD Dark or GHD Pure

The Shampoo Shop is the fastest growing online retailer of professional hair salon products. Their huge range of wet goods offer unprecedented savings over street prices with monthly specials, offers and exclusive Multi-Packs and Gift set deals.

As well as the more famous brands they also offer hard to find products, hair loss, scalp and problem hair solutions plus extra large litre sizes.

Most orders are shipped on the same day via Royal Mail first class post normally providing next day delivery but they also offer customers a guaranteed next day delivery via signed for courier.

Expect to find products such as:

• L’anza
• Joico
• GHD
• Bed Head
• MOP
• and many more

You can pay them a visit here.

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Merchant Alert: The Shampoo Shop