Halt. Put down the teasing comb and hair spray . . . slowly. You can add volume, height, and body to your fine hair without this '80s-favourite combination. Get the secret to giving limp strands lift and hold when you continue reading.
Oh Spring, you magical beast you. You've got us all smiley and happy — so much so that we didn't even wear a jacket to work today! We're all busy planning our Summer holidays and all that "research" about tropical islands, sun, sand and the all important Cocktail List, has slowly found its way not only into our fashion cupboards, but our beauty ones, too. Tropical beauty is as fresh and delicious as it sounds, with yummy ingredients like monoï and coconut topping the list. Then there's names like Tiki and Hibiscus that just make us feel plain happy. Let's go, beautiful.
A new month brings a new crop of exciting new products to try, and October is especially so. Why we hear you ask? Because it involves real gold top coat and the ability to smell like Blake Lively! Add to that our new favourite trend, turquoise eyes, and dry shampoo specially formulated for oily scalps. It's like they read our minds! Spring is here so there's no better time to try a new lipgloss, and one of our favourite's is now available in six new shades. More of a matte lipstick girl? Burberry Beauty has a new one called Lip Velvet. It's almost too delicious. Click through.
Dry shampoo may still be a mystery to some, but for stylists (and beauty editors) this product is a hair essential. Women battling oily hair, limp strands, and just plain low on time could find relief. Don't miss out on all this superstar product has to offer. Learn five ways to bring dry shampoo into your daily styling routine after the jump.
A staple in all of our bathroom cabinets, dry shampoo is great for increasing the life of your blow-dry, freshening up your hair after the gym or adding a bit of gritty texture if you're trying to style freshly-washed baby-soft strands. In short, it's a life saver. But with so many options out there, which recent release is the best? Well that's for you to decide. Will you pick Lush No Drought, a citrus-scented powder that you apply directly to roots, KMS California HAIRPLAY Makeover Spray which uses rice powder to absorb excess oil, TONI&GUY Dry Shampoo promises no white residue but plenty of volume and texture, John Frieda Luxurious Volume Anytime Volume Refresher which harnesses the power of Oryza rice starch to refresh without weighing hair down, Redken Powder Refresh 01 which is great for correcting over-use of product as well as making your style last longer, Cedel Dry Shampoo for Dark Hair, an Australian-made cornstarch formulation designed specifically for dark hair or Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Refreshing Dry Shampoo which leaves hair with a lightweight matte finish. How will you vote?
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2012 BellaSugar Australia Beauty Awards: Vote For the Best Dry Shampoo
Celebrities have access to the best styling teams in the world, but refreshingly some choose to employ the same time-saving tricks when it comes to beauty as us regular people. Take Amanda Seyfried, the In Time star recently revealed the key to her luscious locks: "Don't wash it!" The 26-year-old actress says it may take a little time getting used to your new low maintenance routine, but it's the best decision she's made for her mane. "I wash my hair every three days which is something I would've never imagined years ago, but I also use dry shampoo and my hair is even healthier." So you're not being lazy, you're just doing things the A-list way!
Any hairdresser will tell you that dry shampoo should be an essential part of your kit. From extending the life of your salon blow-dry to added texture and volume to limp strands, it's the desk drawer refresher that will save your style this Summer. And everyone who's anyone in the beauty biz has one. From an affordable-to-all TRESemmé one to a more exclusive Bumble and Bumble version, here's our top 5.
With two new dry shampoos hitting shelves this month, we thought now's as good a time as any to recap 10 of the best. Because dry shampoo is everywhere — and for good reason; anything that adds a coupla extra days to our blow-dry is A-OK with us — but that can cause confusion. Cue 20 questions: "Which one's right for me?" and "What's the difference between them?" Truth is, they all work on the same idea — absorbing oil and impurities from the hair so that you can go for longer between washes — but they do each have a unique selling point, too.
