REDKEN

Not all hair products are the same. Redken is a premium line of haircare products only sold in salons. I suppose for women with "normal" hair - not dry or oily - the haircare products commonly sold at the dollar store would be ok. But that's not me. I have super-thin, wavy blond hair that has a tendency to be oily if I don't wash it EVERYDAY. Also, "moving up in my years" has me at the salon every 6 weeks for a touch up... if you know what I mean. Dollar store shampoo, mousse, and hairspray will not make me look as fabulous as I do today. I know this for a fact. I was the biggest dork as a young person in middle school. This was the age when young girls just started figuring out how to do their own hair. It's about the age when they got their first curling iron, flat iron or their own hairdryer. FRIZZY, dirty-blond hair combined with the humidity of the Northeast United States really DID ME IN!




Here you can see the transformation. From 6th grade dork - to a high school senior who has pretty much mastered her own head... in 1988, anyway! ;)

I have used Redken shampoo and conditioner "Color Extend" for yearrrrrs! I religiously buy the Redken pre-treatment "Extreme Anti-Snap", Redken mousse "Full Frame #07", and Redken hairspray "Forceful #23".

EXPENSIVE!!!! But JcPenney usually has great sales on Redken products. I'll tell ya... beauty is not cheap! Maybe for "Ivory Girls"... but not for me.

The shampoo doesn't STRIP my haircolor - like other brands. The Anti-Snap pretreatment helps keep my ends thick without split ends. The mousse is light enough as to not weigh down my feather-light hair. The hairspray is able to hold my style without a starchy feeling.

I used to "ESCAPE THE GREASIES WITH AGREE" shampoo back in the 80's and 90's. But the product was discontinued in the 2000's and I had to find a replacement. I've been hooked on Redken EVER SINCE!!!