BEAUTY & HEALTH

Editor's Obsessions

Beautiful Hair Must-Haves


Who in the heck plunks down $300 bucks for a hair dryer?  Probably the same person who plunks down $240 for a flat iron.  That somebody would be me.  But then, I’m obsessed with having beautiful hair.  Having grown up with way-too-curly hair in way-too-frizzy-humid weather, I’ve had to go to inordinate lengths to make sure my hair would behave.  From sitting in front of an air conditioner to style my hair, then running to the car air conditioner to keep it styled, to running inside to wherever my destination was so that it would stay styled, to never going outside, ever, missing the most amazing sunsets and cocktail parties, because, darn it, I’d rather look gorgeous inside than be around gorgeous outside, frizzing up.  That’s a heck of a way to spend one’s youth.


Then I met the love of my life.  The ghd flat iron. More to the point, the ghd IV Styler.  Hello, baby, come to mama! I have no clue why this flat iron is different than other flat irons, but it is. I can straighten my hair and stand in a heavy mist—and even have it rained on to some extent—and my hair still stays straight.  And sleek.  And lovely. And on days when I’ve gone insane and decided I wanted curls, I can even curl my curls to be tamed and lovely curls with this same flat iron.

I’m the first to cringe at marketing terms, such as “tourmaline-infused ceramic,” but all I can say is that whatever it is that makes these products work, they work!

As an ex-hairstylist, I’ve tried everything, and I’ve never ever ever ever ever recommended a product so highly as the ghd flat iron.  Okay… so there I go… off on the ghd flat iron tangent again, and I haven’t even gotten to the Bespoke Labs T3 Evolution Dryer.  So, without further ado… it’s fast become my next must-have.  Read about it and it will go on and on about all that “tourmaline” stuff, and discuss how it’s “ionized” and has “ceramic” blah de blah.  But forget that.  What’s important is that it dries the hair faster—really fast.  More than twice as fast as a regular dryer. And your hair won’t look frizzy and blow dried.  In fact, if you have wavy hair, the Bespoke Labs T3 Evolution Dryer can actually serve as a styling tool, alone, because your hair can look beautifully wavy simply by drying it upside down, then flipping it back and brushing it—and thicker, because the hair has been plumped up by the heat, but sleeker, because something about these products seems to “glue” the hair cuticles in place until the next wash.  Another plus is that this is a lightweight blow dryer, and it’s kind of fun to hold.  But, as anyone with hair that tends to frizz knows, comfort really is the last thing on our minds.  We want great hair at all costs.  And here’s the thing—these products might be costly once, but they earn back every penny spent—and then some.

These are guaranteed to give beautiful hair—or I’ll shave mine off!!





EDITOR'S OBSESSIONS
HEALTH
BEAUTY PRODUCTS
VIDEO
BEAUTY MARK
V05’s Total Hair Recovery
Kiss Nail Artist Paints
About Faces Day Spa and Salon
CleanWell’s All-Natural Pocket-sized Hand Sanitizer
Carol’s Daughter Vanilla Truffle Indulgence Body Set
Lavender toner from emerginC
Ombré Manicures
Rimmel London’s Lasting Finish Intense Wear Lipstick
Cosmetic Surgery Center of Maryland
Ouidad styling wizard Morgan Willhite
Goldwell’s Silk Lift Lightening System
Pure Color Eyeshadow Palette
Broadway Nails
Wholearth Beauty and Bath
Sylk Cosmetics
Keratin Complex Travel Valet
Miracle Skin Transformer
Tweezerman
Organic Glam
Elemis Melting Cleansing Gel
Elemental Herbs Sunstick
Kiss Premium Eyelashes
Mount Washington’s Kobi Salon
Kiss My Face Foaming Peace Soap
No Worries
Paul & Joe’s Protective Fluid Foundation S
Citron Bath and Body Care line
Lash Enhancing Eye Liner
Sea Turtle Palette and New Hydra Chic Shades
Crème de Pistache Soufflé Body Crème and Scrub
Youth Surge Night Age Decelerating Night Moisturizer
Sumptuous Extreme Mascara
Rimmel London’s Lasting Finish Blendable Blush.
Dr. Macrene’s 37 Extreme Actives
Paul & Joe’s Symphony
Miss Jessie’s Super Sweetback Treatment.
Express Honor
Rimmel London Natural Bronzer
Glowology’s Bubbling Exfoliant
Biore Makeup Removing Towelettes
Alchimie Forever’s Kantic Mask
BIORÉ® Steam Activated Cleanser
Bobbi Brown’s Black Velvet Collection
PRIORI Cellular Recovery Serum with DNA Enzyme Complex
Bed Head™ Superficial, Heavy Metal and Girly Toys
Chas Spa•Salon
Dolce & Gabbana’s Light Blue
Ultra Correction Line Repair by Chanel
Bombora Collection from BECCA
Depth Therapeutic Body Wash
Supergoop Sunscreen
Cover FX’s Bronzing Pressed Powder
OPI Nail Polish
Pürminerals Hot Rocks
H20+ Oasis Collection
One With Nature bar soaps
Collector’s Edition Candles from Jo Malone
One’s Solid Shampoo
Thymes Moonflower Eau de Parfum
Sukicolor
Borghese’s Serenity Now Gift Sets
Estee Lauder’s Perfectionist [CP+] Targeted Deep Wrinkle Filler
Kobi Salon’s European Facial and Swedish Massage Package
Oribe
Pink Limited Edition
Jack Black Rx Series
Dr. Hauschka
FX Studios
ANSR at-home LED
emerginC spf 30+ tinted suncreen
Trish McEvoy Beauty Boost SPF 15 Lip Gloss
Sue Devitt Eye Palettes
Red Flower’s Hammam Lemon Coffee Blossom Olive Stone Scrub
Tweezerman
Clarisonic Skin Care Brush
Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess
Aveda Sun Care
Ecosumo.com and Pangea Organics
Latisse prescription lash lengthener
Sephora by O.P.I. Nail Colour
Kneipp’s Orange & Linden Blossom Herbal Bath
Coach Legacy Lip Gloss Charm
Faces Cosmetics
Tom Ford’s White Patchouli
The Spa at the Colonnade