Saturday Mornings

I love Saturday mornings. When I was little I used to wake up at 6am before anybody else was awake. I would make my bowl of cereal and watch morning cartoons. Now I don't wake up until 11 and start my day with a beauty regimen.

Saturday mornings are still ME time. I wash the week away and start brand new. This is the time I get to indulge and relax. I start the day with a long shower, use my deep cleaning shampoo, exfoliants, and cleansers. Then I use this:

I use Infusium 23 the 3-minute treatment. I usually leave it on more than 3 minutes just to really really deeeeep condition. This is one of the few deep conditioning treatments that really work on my hair. After using this my hair looks shinier and my curls have their spring back.

It is very thick and creamy so I will only tend to use this once a week unless I just dyed my hair. If I'm having a really bad hair week or its been a humid or dry week I use this 2-3 per week. It's one of the bests AND the best part its pretty cheap. Believe it or not this deep treatment is better than those higher end conditioners and I can buy at any drugstore or mass retailer like Target (fyi I LOVE Target!)


When I'm not using the deep conditioner I use this:

It's Infusium 23's liquid Leave-In Treatment. It's more of a base to start your day. After a shower and before my hair dries I spritz this on. It makes my hair softer and more manageable when I blow dry, brush, straighten or make loose curls. I also love to take my spritz bottle when I go to the beach or pool. The chlorine and salt water can ravage my hair so I'm always spritzing away like a maniac. Have you ever gotten out of a pool and your hair feels like dry wet straw? ick!

My only problem with the leave-in treatment is that it comes in this bottle that only pours the liquid out. I don't like the pour it and then splash it on my head. It's just faulty bottle production. Why doesn't Infusium 23 put it in a spritz bottle. I'm a smart one and bought an empty spritzer bottle at those 99 cent stores to refill over and over. It really makes a difference and is definitely easier to apply on.

:::update:::

Infusium you rock!!! You read my mind :)

Garnier Fructis Deep Conditioner

I'm always skeptical of deep conditioners. My hair is like the Sahara desert and I am always trying new conditioners. I've tried conditioners from the $2 range up to $40. Anything more is a waste of money. After all, that stuff is just going to rinse off after a couple of minutes, right?

When I saw the Fructis Fortifying Deep Conditioner that claimed to make your hair 5x stronger and 5x smoother well I just had to try it. Anytime I hear these unbelievable claims it reminds me of those really old commercials from the 40's where they had a magical fixer elixir potion claiming to rid you of all that ails you.

When I say my hair is like the Sahara I mean it. Without conditioner, serums, and regular trims my hair would look like straw. I've been dyeing it since junior high. I also have naturally curly frizzy hair that I straighten / blow dry every day. I use one day a week to try to bring it back to life and using deep conditioners and hair masques work.

Fructis Deep Conditioner has a nice smell and texture to it. I usually leave deep conditioners for 20 minutes wrapped in a shower cap to lock in moisture and heat up the conditioner (a tip I learned from a hairdresser). Fructis didn't have that wow factor. It just felt like I left a regular conditioner on for an extra while, a really good regular conditioner.

Would I try it again? Sure. A friend, who has perfect hair by the way, claims it left her hair feeling soft and shiny. She really liked it but then again her hair is perfect even with regular conditioner.....well maybe not suave conditioner.

Is Fructis D.C. my staple deep conditioner? nope, I found something better.

Stay tuned.