Happy Monday friends! It was truly a relaxing weekend over here – celebrating my mother in laws birthday out of town and really disconnecting – well sort of, still shared some photos on instagram and of course snap chat! Rather than bore you with pictures of sitting by the pool, watching movies and eating lots of burgers, I thought I’d share a few hair products that I’ve been loving and one to steer clear of!
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The Good//
Toni & Guy Heat Protectant Spray
Toni & Guy Heat Protectant Spray
I first got introduced to Toni & Guy products from my Glossy Boxes and I’m so happy that Target started carrying their products because I really have had great experiences with them. I don’t normally blow dry my hair in the warmer months, but have needed to on a few occasions – this heat protectant spray is amazing. When I used it to blow dry my hair it left it incredibly silky and smooth. On the flip side when I used it to let my hair air dry and then give my hair a little curl I felt like it did a good job keeping the curl, which is usually a problem for me.
Toni & Guy Leave In Conditioner
Toni & Guy Leave In Conditioner
I had never used a leave in conditioner before this product and I don’t know what took me so long. I use it once or twice a week when I know I’ll be doing something with my hair the next day so that it has a little extra product in there to hold. Same as the Heat Protectant Spray, it leaves my hair incredibly silky without being too heavy! I’m almost out and will be repurchasing!
Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti Frizz Serum
Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti Frizz Serum
After I ran out of my Garnier Fructis Morrocan Oil I wanted to try something new so I picked this serum up. First of all can we talk about the smell real quick – it’s amazing! The fact that it actually does what it claims is just and added bonus because I love how it makes my hair feel! I think you’re starting to sense that I like having my hair feel silky and smooth and this product delivers. You also can’t beat a price for under $5!!!
The Bad//
The Bad//
Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray
Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray
I got this on a whim because I really wanted to try the beachy waves hair style, but sadly this just fell flat for me – quite literally! Thankfully I only bought the travel size to test it out, but after following the directions to a T, my hair was left limpy and a little greasy – not the look I was going for at all! This is a hard pass for me! I’ve heard great things about other items in their product line, so if you’ve tried something that you’ve loved by Not Your Mother’s – let me know!
On My Radar//
On My Radar//
Bumble and Bumble Sunday Shampoo
Bumble and Bumble Sunday Shampoo
I’ve had this product on my radar ever since Kate sang it’s praises a few months ago! It’s a bit more than I would usually spend on shampoo, but using it only once a week makes me realize I’ll have it for a while before needing to repurchase. Have you used the Sunday Shampoo? Did you like it?
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Hope you all have a great start to your week and link up below to share your weekends with us!
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Glad you were able to disconnect and enjoy the weekend. I love all the hair tips, your quote is right. A good hair day makes my week! xoxo
Ok beauty guru – I'm on the search for a gel, mousse, spray… something that I can put in my hair before I curl it that will help hold the curl. Any ideas?
I felt the same way about the texturizing spray, it did not make my hair look good and it dried it out not something I ever want to do. I do love their dry shampoo and have repurchased it many times.
Definitely in the same boat with the Beachy Waves spray, it did nothing but make my hair feel dry/sticky. I haven't heard of the Sunday shampoo but now I may have to try it! Does the serum make your hair heavy/greasy?! I've been wondering if I need to get a serum but my hair is generally pretty think and can get oily so I was wondering! Have a great Monday!
Linds @ Not A Mom
definitely going to have to try out the Toni & Guy stuff! I heard great things. And I had the same problem with the Not Your Mother's Spray. It left my hair feeling sticky too. Not a fan.
<3, Pamela
Sequins & Sea Breezes
I have not heard of Toni and Guy, I always love a good, new hair product! I have been using the sleek and shine serum ever since it came out and I LOVE it, does it's job so well and you're right, gotta love that price! Love the end quote and hope your Monday is off to a positive and great start!! 😉
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I'm glady ou had a good wknd and I absolutely LOVE that quote. It's os true. Sometimes (even if i'm not planning to go anywhere) i'll wash/dry/style my hair just to feel better about myself!
I always love hearing what everyone is using hair wise! I will have to check out Tony & Guy – I've never heard of them! It's a shame about the seasalt spray – they are really hit or miss. You have to try the one from Lush – its $12, works well, and smells amazing!
I'm sorry that sea spray didn't work out for you. I've never used it but I've always heard great things – bummer! Glad you had a relaxing weekend!
Girl, I hear you on that texture spray! It makes mine feel stringy. I'll have to try out Tony & Guy! Happy Monday!
I'm going to pick up some of that leave in conditioner next time I'm at the store, I think my hair could use some extra conditioning. Glad you had a good weekend with your family!
I didn’t love the salt spray either… it made my hair feel so dried out at the bottoms but greasy on top. Intrigued by that Sunday shampoo!
I have that serum as well and it lasts forever! I started by using way too much, but just a little goes a long, long way! Thanks for the share!
I've never heard of the Toni and Guy products but your hair is absolutely gorgeous so I'll have to check out that heat protectant.
Have never heard of the Toni & Guy products but they sound amazing! I have used that Bumble & Bumble shampoo before and I love their products! Definitely worth the splurge!
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I tried the Garnier Fructis product a few years ago and wasn't impressed. Glad you had a good weekend, I loved following along via snapchat 🙂 Xoxo!
I will have to grab that Garnier product and see how it works for me. Darn southern humidity is really killing my style this summer!!! I am not a fan of Not Your Mother Products. Their dry shampoo stinks and didn't really do much for me. I mean, it wasn't the worst I have tried…but there is much better out there! So I am not surprised to hear that the spray sucked too. I have wanted to grab a sea salt spray for awhile now and I just knew that one was probably going to be a let down. I heard the John Frieda one is good, but I can't find it anywhere.
Loving the hair recs!!
So glad you had a good weekend!!
glad your weekend was good! and great roundup of products. not surprised about that salt spray but i will tell you that i love love the bumble and bumble surf spray – both versions of it are phenom. use them almost daily! well at least the slight oil based one – leaves a little shine and a little texture. 🙂 happy monday!
xoxo cheshire kat
That first quote is SPOT ON!!!
I've never used a leave in conditioner before but have been on the hunt for a good one to try, so I may just have to pick this one up! Have a great Monday! (:
Yay for a relaxing weekend, I cannot wait to have one of those later this week! And you know I'm going to tell you to go for the B&B Sunday Shampoo! Such an amazing product, and since you only use it once a week as a clarifying shampoo it'll last a long time 😉
Forever and always this will be my favorite read on Monday! I love the quote you put on today!
Happy Monday!
xoxo,Victoria
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I had that same experience with the beach spray – glad it wasn't just me! The smell was wonderful, but it made my hair a mess!
I love when you can spend the weekend "mostly" disconnected. I tried to do that this past weekend so I could spend more time with my family. Love your hair product choices, I might have to look into the heat spray since I just my iron everyday!
-Beth
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You are sure right about good hair days! I have locs and there are good and bad hair days with that tooo tryst me! Also yay for a great relaxing weekend!
I love a good anti-frizz anything and Garnier products typically deliver for me too. Will definitely try that one!
Glad you had a great weekend. I have really fine hair that gets weighted down easily so I'm always a little leery of new products. Thanks for the review!
Brookr
I'm going to have to try all the 'good' products, always looking for something that makes my hair silky… I'm with you on the beach babe, I felt the same way about it, I'll give a couple squirts on the weekend though because I love the smell and it makes me feel like I'm at the beach 🙂
i've wanted to try that shampoo! i actually do shampoo only on Sundays, hehe.
I mean, in my world you can never have too many bottles of hair products sitting in your bathroom. Ill have to go through and research which of the ones you mentioned would be good on my hair. Yay!!
Good hair days really do make a world of difference! And I have so much shampoo and conditioner in my shower but i rotate! May have to add these to the rotation!
xo Southern Style
Great review of the hair products. If I'm having a bad hair day, it totally turns into just a bad day. haha. I love when I have good hair days. I have been wanting to try that Sunday Shampoo. I too have had all good things about it. Happy Monday.
Always nice to read product reviews…especially since there are SO many hair products out there!!
Here we go Monday!
♥
Amber
All the Cute
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I have a Toni and Guy serum from a Birchbox and it's pretty great. I love anything that makes my hair silky without getting greasy.
xo, Carly soak and simmer
sounds like a great weekend!
I found some really great hair products for curly/African American hair at target (can you believe that?!) awesome products that don't cost an arm and a leg!
Trish – tales from trish
Glad you had a good weekend! I have not had luck with ANY products from the Not Your Mothers line – they just don't seem to do *anything* to my hair. Definitely intrigued by the Sunday shampoo though, you can never go wrong with B&B!
Thanks for sharing all of these!
xx
Lauren Elizabeth
Petite in Pearls
I've never used a leave in conditioner because my hair is naturally really oily, but I have been wanting to since my ends are always dry! Will have to try it!
<3 Shannon
Upbeat Soles
I bought a travel size of the Beach Babe too and never did use it. Glad I didn't since it was a flop!
Ally- Life as I know it
I have heard great things recently about the T&G products so I will definitely be trying! I tried a few of the Not Your Mother's products and haven't liked them at all. I tried a shampoo and leave in conditioner/detangler and would definitely not repurchase either.
Ah, hair. I just need to hire a stylist to do mine every morning! I swear when I'm in the salon they use product and it makes it seem amazing, but then when I buy them they are so hit or miss that I have a million half used bottles! Glad you had a fab weekend by the pool!!!
I must check out this leave in conditioner! I'm always searching for products that don't make my hair feel heavy and this one sounds fabulous. Glad it was a relaxing weekend, and I loved seeing the Target shopping cart going up the escalator!! haha We don't have things like that in the suburbs!
xo, Rachel
A Blonde's Moment
I received that Not Your Mother spray in a VoxBox and I had the same thing happen until I cut my hair short. Now that it's at my shoulders, it does hold really well. I really want to try that Garnier Fructis serum now.
ugh that sucks about the texturising spray, i won't be trying that! i love the garnier stuff, you're right – it does smell amazing! toni & guy is super super popular at home, i am so glad target is carrying their stuff now.
Salt sprays definitely work best for thin or short hair. I can image the weight of your long hair would make it feel greasy and flat! But they do wonders for me – gives me some actual texture over my very straight, fine blonde! The funny thing is, if I use a leave in conditioner or a shine product, I'm left with a flat, greasy mess, ha! Garnier DOES smell amazing, doesn't it? Like, all their stuff!
Totally agree with that statement….it can make or break my day! I had the same experience with the sea salt spray!
Oh my that garner serum looks to be JUST what I need to fight the frizz from my dry-aired office!
XO Sahra
Que Sera Sahra
I've never used anything from Toni & Guy, but I love a good leave-in conditioner and that one sounds really nice! I have the Sunday Shampoo, and while I'll use it and it isn't bad, I probably won't buy it again because it's so expensive and I don't know that it makes THAT much of a difference for me. On the bright side I don't use it that often so it will probably last forever, haha.
Yay to three goods and only one bad! I've tried that sea spray and wasn't impressed either. Haven't found one I like in years. After reading the comments though and my short hair I might have to try it now, lol.
Ooh, I'm always looking for good hair products and am currently on the search for a good leave-in conditioner. Thanks for the reviews and have a great week!
Definitely going to have to give those good products a try! Especially the anti frizz serum!
xo Kylie
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I love the Fructis serum and have been using it for a few years- it's great! I'll have to give the at heat protectant mist a try- I'm almost out of the Organix one I've been using.
I'm so glad you mentioned to steer clear from that Beach Babe spray! I've thought about tryng it a few times. Sometimes it's nice to disconnect for the weekends. What's your snapchat un? 🙂
i use the not your mother's spray too. it works so well for wavy hair!
I love NYM products, specifically the grow longer shampoo & conditioner, the dry shampoo, and the sea salt spray.
I like Sunday Shampoo & actually like B&B's salt spray too – it's the first one I ever used.
I always bore people with my weekend photos. LOL
I've never tried and Tony & Guy products.. I'll have to check them out! I have terrible luck with any salt spray.. they make my hair feel like cotton candy.
Kisses,
Sarah
EverydayStarlet
I use not your mother's dry shampoo and I actually really like it!!! 🙂
Can I say I'm a tad jealous of your relaxing weekend! But good for you – everyone needs those down times to just enjoy rest & family.
My favorite hair product is John Freida Frizz ease serum. It's a lifesaver during summer! I also love the Organix line.
Julia // Little Miss Haute Couture
I did some major disconnecting this weekend, too! It's always so nice! I definitely will have to check out that serum…I have always wondered about it!
i've never used any of Toni & Guy's products but the heat protectant spray sounds like something I need since I blow dry my hair everyday I wash it so I have to use protective products. The hair frizz serum sounds great too since the humidity here is out of control and frizz happens.
Glad you had a good weekend! Thanks for sharing! I'm always on the lookout for new hair products 🙂
Kelsey
thepeacockroost.com
I love the Fructis serum and have been using it for a few years- it's great! I'll have to give the at heat protectant mist a try- I'm almost out of the Organix one I've been using.
My hair hates me in the summer. It is super frizzy and unruly. I will have to try out the Tony Fructis sleek and shine. Thanks for the reco!
Xoxo,
Whitney & Blaire
Peaches In A Pod
What is the point of the Sunday Shampoo? What does it do once a week? LOL
I definitely will try that heat protectant spray, it sounds like a good one!
I love those relaxing weekends to disconnect! Anti frizz just got added to my list for sure! Do you spray it on after your hair is dry??
Love that garnier fructis! Used it all of the time when I was straightening my hair.
I actually really liked Paul Mitchells' skinny serum but it's kind of pricey for me.
liz jo @ sundays with sophie
Girl, with our humidity I have to stick with Moroccan oil + their hair spray. Have you tried T&G's shampoo? I'd love to know what you think if so!
I love the Garnier serum, it really does work and I've wanted to try Bumble & Bumble products for a while because I hear such good things!
xx,
Susie
SequinsandStrawberries.com
I love Toni & Guy products! I haven't had any luck with any Not Your Mother's products. I have gotten them in a few VoxBoxes and they never work for me!
So glad you had a relaxing weekend and I'm always on the lookout for good hair products so I'll have to add the Toni & Guy heat protectant to my list of products to try! Thanks for the suggestion. – Svetlana @Life with a Side of Wine
I actually love the whole Beach Babe line from NYM. I've noticed that for me, the spray works better if I use it when my hair is already dry. I like their Grow Strong line or whatever it's called, too. I rotate between the two.
I could not agree more! Great hair makes me feel like I can take on anything! 🙂 I'll definitely have to give these a try! XO
Anna
alilyloveaffair.com
Bummer about that sea salt spray! I have mostly heard good things about it, but never tried it myself!
amemoryofus.com
It's always so nice to disconnect once in a while 🙂 This is a fun post, you have great hair so it's nice to know which products are working for you at the moment 😉
Paula
Thirteen Thoughts
Great do's and don'ts when it comes to hair products! Thanks for the heads up, now I know which ones to avoid.
racheldinh.com
Thank you for the review on the beach wave product. I don't know how many times I have picked it up wanting to try it but now I am not going to!!
I'm definitely needing to try a new anti-frizz serum! It seems the further south I go, the crazier my hair gets! Dorrie @ Rt 1 US 1
I've used that sea salt spray and like it! These all look like great products!
~~Megan~~
poshprime.com
I always let my hair dry in curls naturally, so this sounds great! Great quotes!!!
Natalia | Lindifique
What a perfect sounding weekend!! Soak up that pool time before it starts to cool down (or just come visit me in AZ, we can go to the pool year round ;))
Love these products!
My friend works as a colorist at the Toni & Guy studio here in Hoboken and I'm always meaning to try their products. Good to see a thumbs up!
I actually like the NYM sea salt spray, but it definitely took a while to get the hang of it for my hair. I've found that if I spray it only on damp hair from about mid-shaft down to the bottom, from a good distance (8" maybe?) away and then kind of toss my hair around with my fingers, it works well. It's an absolute nightmare on dry hair, I learned the hard way!
Aw bummer the NYM Sea Salt Spray didn't work out for you! It's one of my curly hair go-tos. And Garnier products always smell the BEST! Def going to check out that serum.
I love that sea salt spray also! Such a staple if you live in New England like us!! And I joined the link up – I've never done one of those before!
xo Annie
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I've never tried the Tony & Guy products and usually use a Tresseme heat protectant, but I'd give this a shot!
Sunday shampoo is sounding like something I need to try!! AND the Tony & Guy products – not sure how I've been missing out on these! Hope you had a great Monday 🙂
Annie Reeves
I have such problem hair- so long and thick and curly! I have to give some of these a try!!
fun posts! I dont know if I have ever used a product on my hair since high school… eek! I need to try some of these!
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I got the Not Your Mothers Sea Salt Spray a while ago and it's not my favorite either. Sometimes I use it after I've air dried my hair and I'm just going to pin my hair back if I'm in a hurry. They have leave in conditioner which smells amazing and makes my hair feel so wonderfully silky! I couldn't find it before I left Houston, so it's on my list for whenever I can get around to getting some again!
Great post, I will try the Toni & Guy hair spray for sure !!
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I've tried a few Not Your Mother's products and haven't liked any of them. Such a bummer about the spray. I still Ned to find a beach spray I like.
I haven't been impressed with Not Your Mother's products. However, Bumble & Bumble's texture spray is awesome! I may need to try that Sunday shampoo, too! xo, Champagne&Suburbs
I love garnier fructis! It makes my hair so shiny and silky! I'm happy that you got to disconnect for a little bit this weekend!
xoxo,
Abby
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