The fist time I became aware of Privé hair care products was at the Elizabeth Arden salon reopening in Biltmore Phoenix AZ, they were on their product shelf. I finally got to try them this morning and I’m very impressed. I was worried it won’t be effective in cleaning my hair as I noticed this is the case in some ‘green’ hair products.

Why I love Privé Concept Vert Shampoo and Conditioner?

The shampoo at first seems bit too creamy but it does lather and cleans my hair. In fact I even washed my makeup brushes with Privé and it got my brushes the cleanest removing heavy foundation marks. I was amazed. So the shampoo is sulfate free good for you shampoo, gentle, and it works. The Privé Concept Vert conditioner is super rich and instantly hydrating. And it smells really good. Worth checking it out loves:)

It is something most women do on a daily basis – fight the aging process. Capitalizing on 50 years of scientific DNA, women can rest assured their age-defying needs are met with Redken’s NEW age-defying regimen featuring NEW Cover Fusion professional haircolor, Time Reset at-home haircare range, and a Time Reset Salon Service to combat and prevent aging hair.

“Most of us are well-versed on the impact of age on the skin, and less attention is spent on the effects of aging on the hair,” states David Cannell, Redken Research and Development Expert.

“Redken research has identified two main categories of aging hair: chronological aging caused by mechanical, environmental and chemical distress – the combined effects of these external factors can leave hair dry, sensitized and/or porous. The second category is hormonal aging which occurs as a result of the physiological changes that women experience as they grow older. This ultimately results in slowed scalp activity and the decline in melanin, the hair’s natural source of protection and defense against age-accelerating aggressors.”

The combined impact of chronological & hormonal aging can leave hair with six visible effects that lead hair to become porous, lifeless, and extremely difficult to manage:

1. Change in Texture

2. Diminished Density

3. Increased Dryness

4. Surface Dullness

5. Fragility / Breakage

6. Gray Hair

“Everyone’s hair ages differently, some of us earlier than others,” explains Cannell. “Below is a general timeline that captures the changes women commonly observe:

- 20s: Hair is at the peak of thickness and strength; Scalp produces ample sebum giving hair healthy shine

- 30s: Damage incurred during your 20’s becomes visible; Slight decline in sebum production can cause hair to lose its natural luster

- 40s: Diameter of hair shaft begins to shrink, resulting in thinner and more fragile strands; Decline in melanin levels can lead to emerging gray hairs

- 50s: Most women are 50% gray by the age of 50, caused by a steep decline in melanin; Follicles continue to shrink leaving hair finer and thinner around hairline and top of scalp

- 60s: Nearly 40% of women will experience some degree of hair loss by age 60, mostly around the crown, leaving hair thin-looking and lackluster.”

Redken’s solution to aging hair is the NEW age-defying regimen that addresses both the immediate needs of aging hair while helping to prevent hair from aging starting in the salon with professional haircolor and backbar service, and continuing the care at-home with age-fighting retail offerings.

Cover Fusion Low Ammonia 100% Coverage Color Cream

Redken’s NEW Cover Fusion Low Ammonia 100% Coverage Color Cream offers 100% gray coverage with natural, modern reflects to clients with over 50% gray hair. Formulated with low ammonia and low odor, Cover Fusion provides a pleasant and comfortable experience for clients. Additionally, Cover Fusion contains ingredients specifically formulated to address the issues gray-haired clients face. With argan oil it helps protects against weakened defenses resulting from melanin loss and with cationic conditioning polymers and rice protein, it provides superior conditioning to dry/dull hair. Available in 24 naturally reflective shades, Cover Fusion addresses 4 of the 6 signs of aging.

Cover Fusion’s Revitalage Colorbond Technology provides 100% gray coverage:

· Naturally Reflective Coverage: A combination of high coverage dyes provides intense reflect and perfect coverage for hair that is over 50% gray

· Optimal Defense: With argan oil, which contains antioxidants known to neutralize free radicals

· Superior Conditioning: Cationic conditioning polymers and rice protein help revitalize the hair

Additionally, Cover Fusion’s creamy texture provides easy application with either a bottle or bowl and brush, and 35-minute processing provides faster processing time for more efficient services for colorists and their clients.

Time Reset Salon Service

Redken’s NEW Time Reset helps repair years of damage while combating and preventing five visible signs of aging hair with a targeted home regimen and salon service. Time Reset uses a combination of age-fighting formulas fortified with the powerful Vital 5 Complex and patented Intra-Cylane technology to help combat 5 of the 6 signs of aging hair:

Intra-Cylane: Evens porosity and improves strands resilience

Peptides & Ceramide: Repair and resurface the cuticle

Green Tea: Neutralizes free radicals with antioxidant support

Camellia Oil: Softens, replenishes, and restores shine

Cationic UV Filter: Helps prevent premature aging

The restorative process begins in the salon with a Time Reset Salon Service featuring a professional backbar treatment formulated with 10% Intra-Cylanethat helps even porosity, reinforce internal structure and restore substance to fragile strands.

Time Reset At-Home Maintenance

The care is continued at home with advanced, age-fighting formulas that renew texture, enhance density, replenish moisture and shine, and help defend hair against free radicals for hair that looks and feels younger and more resilient from root to tip. Time Reset at-home regimen includes Shampoo, Conditioner, Youth Revitalizer replenishing deep treatment and Corrective Defense protective softening lotion.

To locate a Redken salon please log on to Redken.com.

Please note, Redken products can only be guaranteed authentic when purchased from a salon.

Watch Marta’s video blog and find out why she is all about the NEW Sunsilk Hydra TLC hair care collection co-created with celebrity and top hairstylist Teddy Charles. Sunsilk Hydra TLC has lunched in March 2010. Please note that Marta’s hair in the video was styled with Sunsilk Hydra TLC products. Hope you love:)

L to R: Sunsilk Hydra TLC co-created with Teddy Charles Shampoo, Sunsilk Hydra TLC Conditioner, Sunsilk Hydra TLC Styling Creme

Available only at Walmart and drugstore.com.

Michelle Williams hair tutorial by Celebrity Hairdresser Kimmi Hendrix.

The Hairstyle: By establishing a look for Michelle as she steps out on her own in 2010, Kimmi Hendrix created a strong statement style to separate her from the Michelle of the yester years Destiny’s Child. Texture, shape and finish were the key elements to Michelle’s new look and it is adaptable to her many looks ahead.

How to get Michelle Williams hairdo:

1. Shampoo hair with White Sands Vegan Moisturizing Shampoo to infuse vital moisture back into each strand.

L to R: White Sands Vegan Moisturizing Shampoo and White Sands Vegan Moisturizing Conditioner

2. Follow up with White Sands Vegan Moisturizing Conditioner and leave on for 5-10 minutes. As a medium bodifier, this light weight formula will maintain an incredible moisture balance, body, and shine, while conditioning.

3. Rinse thoroughly and air dry for maximum fullness. Need a quick styling fix? Ruff drying using your hands to direct hair and create volume is the perfect alternative.

4. Apply a cocktail of your favorite leave in thermal protectant and styling agents massaging throughout hair from roots to ends.

5. Lightly mist entire head of hair with a soft to medium hold hairspray like IT&LY Hairfashion’s Purity Design Pure Hair Eco with Vitamin B5 tocreate a smooth shine.

6. Use the H2pro 1² Presto Flat Iron to straighten small subsections in direction needed.

7. Finish with IT&LY Hairfashion’s Purity Design Pure Definition Paste to define ends and provide a flexible, shiny hold.

The NEW Garnier Fructis haircare products for Spring 2010 are available now at drugstores.

Triple Nutrition Nutrient Spray, $5.99
Garnier’s FIRST two-in-one dual-action treatment spray transforms dry, damaged hair into well-nourished, healthy looking hair with an incredible shine. Perfect for that midday refresher and “pick-me-up” or use on wet hair for leave-in conditioning.

Triple Nutrition Extra Nourishing Shampoo, $3.99: The ultra-rich and creamy formula packs a powerful blend of nutrients for an extra-nourishing conditioning experience. Perfect for dry, damaged hair.

Non-Aerosol Anti-Humidity Hairspray Collection, $4.11 each
Garnier’s FIRST EVER Non-Aerosol Anti-Humidity Hairsprays provide 24-hour, bounce-back hold and natural, healthy-looking movement – even in 90% humidity!

Available in two non-aerosol formulas:
Sleek & Shine Anti-Humidity Hairspray (Ultra Strong Hold) – for smooth styles with frizz-protection and high-impact shine.
Full Control Anti-Humidity Hairspray (Ultra Strong Hold) – all-day, firm control with flexibility and amazing humidity protection.

How To Get Adrienne Bailon’s Hairdo: Are you in a winter hair rut? Need to give your hair a revival? Actress and singer Adrienne Bailon was feeling the same way when she came into the Hair Rules Salon in New York City this week. Adrienne turned her hair over to the salon team, led by texture- guru Dickey, to give her hair a much-needed boost. The mastermind behind the texture-based salon and hair care brand, Dickey has decades of experience bringing out the best in every texture imaginable, from the runway to the red carpet. “I want something new and different to start of 2010,” Adrienne told Dickey. “I want to go back to blonde – they say that blondes have more fun; let’s see!”

Adrienne Bailon Visits The Hair Rules Salon

Dickey and his team went to work, giving Adrienne gorgeous golden highlights, a clean cut, and a sexy blowout.

“I’m obsessed with my new color!” Adrienne gushed. “Ask any of my twitter followers – I literally ask at least once a week what color I should have. This will be my color for the next year at least. I just LOVE it – I look sun-kissed.”

Adrienne Bailon and The Hair Rules Salon Dickey

Want Adrienne’s golden tresses? Here’s how in three simple steps from Dickey and the Hair Rules team:

Step 1: Frame the face with light, golden highlights

“Start with a single a single process and a half head of pale, golden highlights,” says Hair Rules colorist Katiria. “These highlights will brighten the face. Add lighter, golden pieces around the front, so that you get the sun-kissed look but you’re still a brunette. This look is going to be easier to maintain. Being a full blonde is a lot to keep up.”

Step 2: Hydrate your hair

“Shampoo your hair with the Hair Rules Daily Cleansing Cream – great for color treated hair,” says Dickey. “This no-suds formula has the perfect pH balance for bringing moisture back into your hair.”

Step 3: Don’t be afraid to get a trim

Adrienne Bailon and colorist Katiris at The Hair Rules Salon

“Since she’s been trying to grow out her hair, Adrienne was hesitant to go for a cut,” says Dickey. “But when you notice your hair’s losing volume, it’s time for a trim. This will keep the split ends from moving up the hair, causing it to break off.”

Dickey gave Adrienne a simple cut, cleaned up her layers and blended her growing bangs into her haircut. He finished the look by applying the Hair Rules Nourishment Leave In Conditioner and blowing hair dry with a round brush to smooth it out.

It’s been a long but fun beautiful year here at Talking Makeup. I’ve tried many beauty products and fell in love 100 plus times. Here is the list of my favorite hair products for 2009! I really hope you all enjoy “The List” and love them as much as I do:)

Marta Walsh is having a great hair day thanks to Avon Advanced Techniques Dry Ends Serum:)

Shampoo & Conditioner

For Blonde Hair:

1. Pantene highlighting expressions
2. John Frieda Collection sheer blonde
3. Redken Blonde Glam

Frizzy hair, dry hair, color treated hair:

1. Pantene Smooth Vitality
2. Pureology supersmooth and Pureology hydrate
3. Living proof no frizz
4. Paul Labrecque Repair
5. Moroccanoil moisture repair
6. L’Oreal Professionnel Paris vitamino color
7. Pantene Pro V Restoratives Frizz Control
8. L’Oreal EverPure Moisture
9. Leonor Greyl nourishing shampoo for long and dry hair

Dry Shampoo
Oscar Blandi pronto

Thin hair in need for volume:
Redken Body Full

Healthy scalp and normal hair:
John Frieda Collection root awakening

Deep Hair Conditioner and Hair Mask

1. Kiehl’s Sunflower Color Preserving Deep Recovery Pak
2. Pantene Pro V Restoratives Time Renewal Replenishing Mask
3.  L’Oreal Professionnel Paris vitamino color Masque-Gelee
4. Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Mask
5. Leonor Greyl Paris softening mask for frizzy hair

Marta Walsh is experiencing great hair day today thanks to L’Oréal Professionnel Série Expert Vitamino Color Shampoo and Conditioner:)

Hair Styling Products

Blow Drying and Heat Protectors

1. Redken hot sets 22 thermal setting mist (total classic, been used over and over backstage at the tens during New York Fashion Week)
2. Living proof straight making styling cream (keeps my hair super straight and tamed for days)
3. Advanced Techniques Dry End Serum by Avon (the BEST hair serum because it never seems to weight down my hair not matter how much I apply. Quite magical!)
4. John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Serum Thermal Protection (A classic. The John Frieda hair serum revolutionized my beauty life forever!)
5. Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream (quenches dry hair after shower and smell delicious!)
6. Kerastase Nutritive oleo-relax (tames very rebellious hair in an instant)
7. Redken satin wear 02 ultimate blow-drying lotion (makes frizzy hair give up!)
8. Leonor Greyl Eclat Natural styling cream for dry hair
9. Paul Labrecque Straight Style anti frizz smoothing balm

Curling Volume and Root Lifting

1. Redken aerate 08 bodifying cream-mousse (was the “it” hair stying choice for hair stylists backstage at many of the shows during New Fashion Week Spring 2010. This isn’t your grandmother’s mousse! It is far more superior and does all: gives you volume, tames frizz, feels like a cream but has great hold. Magic!)
2. John Frieda Luxurious Volume Bountiful Body Mousse (great for all your root lifting and updos)
3. John Frieda Frizz-Ease Take Charge Style-Managing Mousse
4.  Redken Body Full instant bodyfier
5. ShearForce by Allen Edwards Thickening Spray Mist (created my the man who invented The Farrah for Farrah Fawcett you know it’s good!)

Finishing Hair Products

Shine
1. Redken Real Control Mineral Elixir
2. Moroccanoil Glimmer Shine Spray
3. Redken Blonde Glam crystal flash
4. Aveda Light Elements smoothing fluid
5. Ojon Hair Revitalizing Mist

Hairspray

1. Bumble and Bumble Bb Classic Hairspay laque
2. Redken quick dry 18
3. L’Oreal Studio Fix Ultimate Spray Finishing Hairspray Extreme Hold

Hair Styling Tools

Blow Dryer
1875W SuperSolano Professional Hairdryer

Styling Iron
1. FHI Heat Platform SE
2. Go styling iron by FHI Heat

Today it’s a good hair day here at the headquarters of Talking Makeup. My hair feels super soft and smells amazing. I like to thank Morocconoil haircare products for making my day/hair so beautiful.

These are the Morocconoil products that I used on my hair:

Moroccanoil Moisture Repair Shampoo: This shampoo is sulfate-free and gentle to hair. It doesn’t lather a lot but enough.

I then used Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Mask and left it on my hair for about 5 minutes. What I like about this deep hair treatment is that you feel it working immediately. My hair just got softer and softer as I was applying the mask o my hair. I felt a sense of relief from my dry hair.

Before blow drying straight my hair with 1875W SuperSolano Professional Hairdryer I rubbed into my hair a little bit of Moroccanoil Hydrating Styling Cream. My hair drying time was shorter than usual which is a good thing for a busy girl like me:)

Before using my FHI Heat GO 1 inch Styling Iron (in aqua blue) I applied Moroccanoil’s original oil treatment into my hair which kept my hair soft and protected from heat.

Lastly, I completed with few spray of Moroccanoil Glimmer Shine Spray.

I must add that the Moroccanoil hair care products smell AMAZING to a point of addiction LOL. Go check them out guys and I hope you will love Moroccanoil as much as I do.

Visit http www.moroccanoil.com for additional product details.

1875W SuperSolano Professional Hairdryer

Klorane’s New, improved shampoo and conditioner with oat milk will be available in January 2010.

Oat milk based hair care has long been recognized for its gentle, softening properties, including amongst them the widely received KLORANE oat milk range. Now, KLORANE has taken further strides to modernize and improve upon its shampoo and conditioner duo for the whole family.

Through science, KLORANE has learned even more about the benefits of oat and how to better harness the power of the natural softening, soothing action of the oat in its purest form. The advanced learnings on oat, combined with the discovery of a new softening conditioning and detangling agent Inulin, derived from chicory root and providing a green replacement for silicones, enabled the creation of the NEW, improved, reformulated, shampoo with oat milk and conditioner with oat milk.

Of the many oat varieties, KLORANE shampoo with oat milk and conditioner with oat milk feature white oat because of its renown soothing and protective properties. KLORANE exclusively cultivates its oats in the Southwest of France, where after harvesting they are sorted to eliminate impurities and damaged grains, resulting in the highest quality of raw oats. The grains are dried at room temperature to maintain a low moisture level, essential to the quality of oat milk. To protect the softness of the oat, KLORANE meets a strict level of specifications that they have set to ensure safety, efficiency and traceability, delivering natural, high performance products.

Shampoo with oat milk features a paraben, silicone and phenoxyethanol free formulation and is ideal for those who wash their hair frequently because of its ability to gently cleanse and deliver exceptional softness. Repeated washing with harsh shampoos can damage hair, causing it to lose its natural protective ability and leave the scalp sensitive and irritated. Because of its reduced surface activity, shampoo with oat milk ensures healthy hair and scalp no matter how frequently you suds up. No need to have a separate shampoo for the kids, the gentle, tear-free formula makes it suitable for the whole family.

Conditioner with oat milk features a paraben, silicone and phenoxyethanol free formulation. While oat milk soothes and delivers exceptional softness, Inulin derived from chicory root works to gently detangle without creating excess build up, for hair that’s light and shiny.

The NEW KLORANE oat range will be available in January 2010 at Beauty.com. Shampoo with oat milk retails for $13 for 6.7 oz. and $18 for 13.4 oz. and Conditioner with oat milk retails for $14 for 5.1 oz

Watch Marta’s vlog talking about her favorite haircare products for the winter. Marta is giving winter hair tips and she is all about Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Time Renewal Shampoo Conditioner and Mask.

Products mentioned in Marta’s vlog:

Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Time Renewal Shampoo
Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Time Renewal Conditioner
Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Time Replenishing Mask

Visit  www.pantene.com for additional product details.

*Products in Marta’s video blog for today were provided by Pantene.