Drugstore Hair Love

I was recently watching My Favorite Things on Bravo.  Kyle Richards was on this episode.  I really do enjoy her for some crazy reason. One item on her list was hair care products.  She has stated for many years that she lives by Pantene products.   Her hair to me is what I am striving for.  It's very healthy and lush looking.  It's also very long which I think can be hard to achieve.  Once I finished my current Shampoo and Conditioner I picked some Pantene up at the drugstore.  I watched for a week that it was on sale and I also had a 3 dollar off coupon from the Sunday paper.  I have been using it now for 2 weeks and have to say my hair is feeling much better.  I went to the beach for 2 weeks and had a great time but it was hard on my hair.  I purchased the fine hair line and the beautiful lengths line as well.  I rotate each day what I use.  The effects I have noticed are: shiny hair, less frizzy, and doesn't get lots of tangles. 





What are your favorite drug store finds?

Extending my hair color

I try to get my hair done about every 8 - 10 weeks and sometimes I even go up to 12 weeks.  I have the great pleasure of being very gray headed.  If I were to completely let it go I would be about 80% gray.  PS I am not even 35 yet!!  This means I have to stay on top of my hair color and also be budget friendly.  I start to need a touch up at about 4 weeks.  If I am going really long between I will use the root touch up and if it's going to be more towards the 10 -12 weeks than I use the root touch up at 4 weeks  followed by the whole head kit at around 8-9 weeks.

Root Touch Up: L'Oreal Root Rescue:  Dark Brown (7.00)

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2219022&productId=xlsImpprod2360101&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat120040



Whole Head: L'Oreal Healthy Look Creme Gloss (9.00): Medium Brown Truffle
I like this one because it only takes 10 minutes.

http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2215731&productId=xlsImpprod2300077&navAction=push&navCount=1&categoryId=cat120040



Good Housekeeping gave this hair color great reviews for brunettes.  I am going to give it a try next time and see how it does.  Here is the link to this article.  It breaks it down by best color for hair shades.  Just in case your not a brunette.
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/product-reviews/beauty-products/hair-dye-reviews/best-home-hair-color#slide-1

Revlon Colorsilk (4.00): Dark Brown



Do you dye your hair at home to extend your time between appointments? What do you use?

My Top Hair Care Products

As  mentioned in a previous post my hair is about 1 inch below my shoulders.  It's a combination of wavy and straight.  My hair is thick and fine.  I mainly wear it curly like in my profile picture.  I use the curling iron I showed in my previous post to curl my hair.  I thought I would add the list of hair products I use on my hair.  Ulta is having a special on Matrix products.  Buy 2 get 1 free :)

In the shower:
The products mentioned below were the ones that were recommended by Good Housekeeping for aging hair care products.  That is how I stumbled across them. 

Shampoo: Matrix Biolage Age Rejuvinating Shampoo (18.00)

Love this stuff.  My hair is much healthier and my hair color lasts much longer now that I have been using this. 


http://www.drugstore.com/biolage-by-matrix-biolage-age-rejuvenating-shampoo/qxp347396?catid=183491&fromsrch=biolage

Conditioner:
I actually combine 2 for my hair.  When my second child was still getting up for night feedings, the only thing on TV was infomercials.  I would get sucked into these everytime.  Thank goodness I couldn't get to the phone or I would have a whole lot of stuff at my house.  I watched the WEN haircare one several times.  I went online and searched for dupes for it and found that Sally's beauty carries one and have been using it for about 9 months now. 

Matrix Biolage: Age Rejuinvating Conditioner (18.00)



http://www.drugstore.com/biolage-by-matrix-age-rejuvenating-conditioner/qxp347394?catid=183400
Sallys Beauty:  Hair One (12.00): 
I tried this on it's own, but was not wild about how my hair felt.  It makes my hair color very shiny.  I add a pump of this to the conditioner above.



http://www.sallybeauty.com/cleansing-conditioner/HARONE01,default,pd.html?cgid=Hair

I also use a weekly treatment from Sallys
AGEbeautiful Intense Strengthening Treatment (10.00).  I use this once per week, usually on Sundays.  I tend to not fix my hair at all that day. 



http://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-treatment/SBS-124682,default,pd.html?cgid=Hair

After the Shower:
It's a Ten: (18.00)
I have used this going on 2 1/2 years now and can really tell a difference in my hair when I don't spray it on after my shower.  I use about 6 sprays all over my head before I comb my hair out.



Alterna Thickening Compoud: 15.00
This really helps my hair get some lift due to it being so fine. 




http://www.drugstore.com/alterna-hemp-with-organics-thickening-compound/qxp167152?catid=157879&fromsrch=alterna+thickening&N=0
Rusk: Deep Shine Protective Oil:  (16.00)
I use this only on my ends.  Due to my hair being longer and the amount of heat I used on it, I really try to protect my ends so my hair can continue to grow.



http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=341405&catid=183385
Hair Spray:
I love the Kenra hairspray.  I have been wanting to try the L'Oreal Elnett Satin Hairspray, Strong Hold (15.00): let me know if you have an opinion on it.

Kenra Volume Spray (17.00)


http://www.drugstore.com/kenra-volume-super-hold-finishing-spray/qxp232950?catid=183488&fromsrch=kenra

Heat Treaments:
Use with straightener: I have been sold on this product for about 2 years now. It keeps my hair static free :)
TRESemme Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Protective Spray (5.00)




http://www.drugstore.com/tresemme-thermal-creations-heat-tamer-protective-spray/qxp147153?catid=183510

Use with the curling iron:  I can only order this from amazon and don't know how much longer that will be availble :(.  Let me know if you know any similar products.

Got2b Guardian Angel Heat Protect 'N Curl Spray (around 10.00)



I know that's a lot of products, but it's what works for my hair.  The one I cannot and won't live without is the It's a 10.  That stuff is a miracle worker in my mind.  What do you use and can't live without???  Share below.