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Ok, you get your ubber-expensive Brazilian Blowout or whatever your salon is calling the Keratin hair treatments these days and now what? How do you keep the super-straightness of it for as long as possible? Yes, sulfate-free is now your main business but two new companies have not made it their business to help you keep it straight for as long as possible too.

KERATIN PERFECT – Exclusive to Sephora, this line contains:
PerfectCleanse Keratin Enhanced Shampoo ($24/8.5oz)
PerfectSilk Keratin Enhanced Conditioner ($24/8.5oz)
PerfectRenew Daily Keratin Replenishing Spray ($34/6.7oz)
PerfectRescue Intense Keratin Repair Serum ($40/1.7oz)
PerfectShine Keratin Oil ($40/1.7oz).

This line uses a very tech-forward process called ReBonding Techology, which penetrates the hair to repair any weak Keratin bonds and keeps strands frizz-free and manageable. The Repair Serum has been my go-to for the past few weeks and I really feel this one fills in the nooks and crannies as my straightening treatment slowly washes away. Get them @ sephora.com.

GLOSS MODERNE - Line contains:
High-Gloss Shampoo ($27.50/8oz)
High-Gloss Conditioner ($28.50/8oz)
High-Gloss-Serum ($26/4oz)
High-Gloss Masque ($32/4oz) and you can purchase all four products for $114.

Their products contain Keratin, panthenol and botanicals like coconut and passion fruit extract among others to help keep hair 180 degrees from frizzy. And these have a Coco de Soleil scent to them, which is a blend of coconut, almond and rum and was created in a fragrance house just for these products. Nice. Get them @ glossmoderne.com.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided for review purposes.

For some reason I am more into the beach this year. I mean, I’ve been about 3 times in the past month and that’s three times more than 2010 total! So of course I have to get all stylish. I bought a good fitting top here, a swimskirt bottom here, a beach cover up here and a really cool sunhat here. For those who actually go swimming in the ocean or the pool, don’t forget to think about your strands and keeping them sane this summer. Thankfully there is now a line of products just for you beach junkies! It’s called TONIC and was created for surfers and beach bunnies that love the water but also love their hair. It conquers sun, saltwater and is quite overall quite earth-friendly.

Product line is 4 skus and includes:

The Chronic Shampoo and The Chronic Conditioner – a daily use duo infused plant-based ingredients into the formulas and is both paraben-free and sulfate-free. $14/8oz each.
Threesome Tonic – a 3-in-1 shampoo, conditioner and body wash in one that's also sulfate and paraben-free. This one contains vitamin B5. $12/8oz.
Luster Tonic – a leave-in conditioner that includes aloe vera and grapeseed oil in the formula. $14/8oz.

All @ tonicshop.com.

I just had my hair colored with a color system that uses no amonia to deliver the color. It’s called Inoa from L’Oreal Professional (review coming later this week). As far as color goes, I decided to go with the color of the season, copper. And I love it! It looks just like this color model Lydia Hurst has on the March 2011 cover of Elle Mexico. Gorg! Anyway, with a new head of hair color, comes the time to assess the latest shampoos, conditioners and hair styling products to keep it lush and vibrant.

KERASTASE Chroma Sensitive ($43/6.67oz @ kerastase.com) – this one is one part cleansers and three parts conditioner. Even if you use a color-safe shampoo, this one doesn’t strip the color as much as even those. Use this one the first three shampoos after coloring and then alternate each time with your color-safe shamp.

For shampoo and conditioner, I’ve been all over OJON’s new Color Sustain Color Revealing Shampoo ($22/8.44oz) and Color Sustain Color Revealing Conditioner ($23/8.44oz) that will help maintain your new vibrant color from water-induced fading for up to 40 washes. Tah-dow! Water and any kind of cleansers will fade color fast so if you can cut down on how often you clean your strands and use something like this duo to gently clean them, you will save some money and time in the end.

And they also have a Color Protecting Cream ($24/4.2oz) and Gloss Finishing Hair Spray ($23.50/7.4oz) as part of the collection so if you’re really serious about your investment, invest a little further. All @ ojon.com.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided for review purposes.

It’s funny how the saying goes, “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Take the classic hair roller for example. It’s still the best way to achieve natural fullness and volume in the hair and the arm of technology has not totally changed it too much. I’ve been using these Rollers from the BOMBSHELL brand over the past few weeks and they are not your normal Velcro rollers, which I’m a fan of. These feature  an integrated thermal barrel so the heat stays inside each roller longer thus helps you get max fullness or volume.$9.99 to $13.99/1.5inch to 3 inch @ ts2products.com.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided for review purposes.

I think at this point just about everybody is familiar with the force that is MOROCCANOIL hair products. Ask anyone about the treatment oil and pretty much the first thing out of their mouth is, “I love the way it smells…” and so do I. I heard from a reliable source that the scent inside their products is actually the woody oriental classic JEAN PAUL GAULTIER Le Male Eau de Toilette. So I did my own smell test and lo and behold if it doesn’t smell almost exactly like it! Give your nose the sniff test next time you’re in Sephora let me know if you agree.

PUREOLOGY just put out their Colour Stylist line, which are styling products for color-treated hair. Seems like there should be more of these available for the average person, right? Each of the 6 products contains their patented AntiFade Complex with Keravis, which is a hair fortifier to protect the hair from breaking and they each smell like their signature vanilla, rose and Mandarin Orange scent. Mmm. Product pick – Colour Stylist FortifyingHeatSpray - $22/6oz @ pureology.com.

LIVING PROOF just came out with a new Full line of products aimed at, well, exactly what you think, fuller hair!  And the Root Lifting Spray from the latest collection, called Full, is really rocking my hair right now and giving me some lift just where you think. Maybe it’s the PolyfluoroEster ingredient inside because I’ve tried a few root lifting sprays and they’ve only been ok but this one? I give it two thumbs up – it not only makes the hair strong but it also lasts in the hair. $24/5.5oz @ livingproof.com.

The IT&LY HAIRFASHION line is a new one to the site and was used on the set of Sex and the City 2 and Gossip Girl, so you know it must come with some hipness to it. I don’t use many of those shine serums as they seem to just make my hair greasy but their Purity Design Pure Water Drops don’t seem to grease up my strands than polish them and make them a tad piece-y and it smells like sandalwood. Nice touch. $32.49/1.7oz @ haircarechoices.com.

Disclosure: Samples of these items were provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

Do you have any desire to see the Burlesque movie coming out on November 24^th with Christina Aguilera and Cher? Like the Sex and the City movies, part of me is curious about the costuming and makeup they will be using to achieve the pin-up girl looks, which brings me to the next product. SEBASTIAN PROFESSIONAL is just coming out with this limited-edition Burlesque-inspired gift set and what a bargain it is. For $30 you get the Re-Shaper Hairspray (10.6oz), Drench Shampoo (8.4oz), a movie ticket to see the movie and a chance to win a trip for two to the Hollywood premiere of the movie! Get yours @ salons nationwide.

There are only a few things in this world that are like nails down a chalkboard for me – nails down a chalkboard (ha!), walking barefoot on dry dirt and the feel of my hair after spraying it with a salt spray. Why? No idea. It just feels so dry but I love the look so I put up with it. The things we do for beauty, right?

With the changing of the season comes the feeling that for an updated look, no? So have you tried one of these beach sprays before? No, you don’t have to use them just in the summer. I recently tried NOT YOUR MOTHER’S Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray ($6/8oz @ customnails.com). The sea salt and sea kelp, called Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract in the ingredient list, will give your locks tousled waves that make it look like you didn’t even try! Tré sexy. Use it on wet or dry hair and hopefully the texture isn’t like fingers down a chalkboard to you!

This product contains Benzyl Alcohol, which is seen by some as an ingredient of concern. Read more here. Read my ingredient disclaimer here.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

What do you do with your hair on those in-between days of washing? Putting it up in a ponytail is the lazy way of dealing with it (guilty) but now there’s a product to help you deal. LIVING PROOF No Frizz Restyling Spray ($24 @ sephora.com) is an all-in-one to get your hair presentable for the day by detangling, conditioning and giving a light hold, all without having to jump in the shower. In addition to all that, it also uses their trademarked ingredient, PolyfluoroEster to control that yucky frizz by blocking the humidity from penetrating strands. Simply spray some on to dry hair and then use the hair dryer to restyle it. I can’t tell you how much time this little 3.4oz bottle will save me in the morning when getting just a few more winks is the priority.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes.

Speaking of sprays, how about two made just for strands?

L’OREAL EverPure UV Protecting Spray ($8.99/8.5oz @ drustore.com). If you color your hair and you’re hitting the beach this summer, this is a must-have product! It’s sulfate-free (duh, would hope it would be) and contains UV filters to keep the sun from changing your hair color.

This product contains Methyl Parabens, which is considered by some as an ingredient of concern. Read more here. Read my ingredient disclaimer here.

PHYTO Phytomist ($26/5oz @ drugstore.com) – made just for dehydrated hair, which can happen from coloring or perming (perming?? Like pantyhose, will the perm ever come back into fashion?!), this uses botanicals to help prevent oxidation. FYI, it has silicones in it.

Disclosure: One of these items was provided to Cybelesays.com for review purposes. One I bought.