I’m a Joh Bailey girl from way back. In fact, I’ve been getting my hair professionally styled and blow dried weekly for the past 21 years. Can you believe it? This habit (nah, addiction) is hard to break but there comes a time when every high maintenance girl needs to swap her glam squad for a little DIY. Over the years, I’ve found myself in some pretty frizzy situations so believe me when I say I tune in when a new and ground breaking DIY hair tool is launched. This week, I’m sharing a few of my new favourites for when Mr Bailey can’t join our next family holiday in Miami.
by Bahar Etminan, Rescu. Editor and Founder
When you want go all out with a blow out, the VS Sassoon Milan AC Professional Dryer gets to the root of your desire with it’s 120km/hour air speed (hello, convenience!), ultra slim 6mm concentrator for super styling and tourmaline ceramic technology to blast frizz back to the stone age.
RRP: $199.95 call 1800 850 263 for stockist
Sink stains, mixing dilemmas – be gone! This week we saw at home hair colouring just get salon standard with Schwarzkopf’s new Ultimate Colour Multi-Usage Permanent Colour Foam – the first ever colour foam that can be applied without mixing! We’re super excited about this one’s high-tech aerosol applicator for convenient and easy application. Just want to update your roots? No problem, the foam remains usable after opening for four months.
Keep an eye out for when this one will be available.
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When you want to look like Cinderella at the ball and not just a stepsister, when fine hair ain’t so fine for Saturday night and when curls get crazy, L’Oreal’s Texture Dust Force 1 Styling Powder is your new fairy godmother to grant all your hair wishes; lightweight, texturized, soft movement and fullness – and forget the stickiness.
Tip: Shake before use and then sprinkle on root area and work down the mid-lengths and ends. Kneed the root area and through the lengths to custom create your desired volume.
RRP: $23.90 available from L’Oreal Professionnel Salons
DIY cascading curls have never been easier to achieve. The Remington Perfect Big Curls curler features a heat-resistant cover to guide hair, a spring-action clip to secure hair, 30-second heat up time and automatic worldwide voltage.
RRP:$53.95 department stores and electrical retailers call 1800 623 118 for stockists.
Get the Look: Blake Lively’s Bombshell Curls in Five Steps
Remington hair expert and award winning session stylist, Sarah Laidlaw shows us how it’s done.
1. Start by creating a low side part on completely dry hair, around in line with the end of your eyebrow
2. Begin with hair below the part and take sections about 1-2 inches wide, parallel to the part line
3. Secure the end of the section into the spring action clip and wind right up to the roots – hold for 10-15 seconds. Clip each section up into the curl as you finish, allowing it to cool
4. Continue around the entire head and make sure to curl in the same direction. Note: Across the top of the head, don’t curl all the way to the roots
5. When finished, loosen with your finger and brush through. Fix any loose hairs around your face with hairspray.
RRP: $53.95 from leading electrical retailers
