Hair Product Review: LA Looks Wet Look Styling Gel

My hair is naturally thick, frizzy, and wavy. All in all it's unruly. Most of my hair days consist of tight buns. I hate fussing over it, and it takes far too long for me to straighten it everyday.

I got bored with the granny, librarian bun though, and this weekend I decided I would curl it. Curly my hair has always been easy. After a shower, I towel dry my hair, add a half gallon of hair gel to my locks, scrunch, scrunch...and done! Tah-dah!

Not all hair gel works as well as the next though. Some will leave hair stiff, some won't do a thing, and others leave behind nasty white residue. In the world of hair gel, it's nearly impossible to find one that works without any issues.

When I came across a large bottle of LA Looks Wet Look Styling Gel, I figured I'd give it a try. Most LA Looks products and gels I have used in the past always did the trick. I figured a wet look may be nice, would add shine, and make my hair look freshly washed. It was a look I had never done before, so...why not?

LA Looks Wet Look Styling Gel comes in a larger plastic squeeze bottle. The gel itself is also clear.
The Scent was clean and fresh with that signature LA Look scent that most of their products contain. You know, sort of like a glue scent masked with some sort of fresh chemical scent. It's not something that smells gorgeous, but it is also not a scent that would make you gag. (Plus you could always add a dash of scented lotion or conditioner to freshly scrunched hair to mask the odd LA Looks scent).
 
I first took a shower, towel dried my hair, and brushed out any knots. After my air was knot free I then squeezed a super large glop of LA Looks Wet Look Styling Gel into my palms and applied from root to tip.

I find that saturating the hair in gel works best when you want complete hold and control.

After saturating my hair in the gel, I then began the scrunching ritual. Once my hair was scrunched enough I simply let it air dry.

As my hair began to dry I noticed the scrunched curls beginning to dry and curl up even more. I liked it. It was drying without frizz or white flakes. Once my hair was completely dry I was impressed. There was no 'wet look', but my hair was exceptionally shiny, and the curls were also pretty soft to the touch.

Some areas I admit dried a bit hard, but it was not sticky or dried out, so all was well in fur land.

I went about my business, and my hair maintained a very cute curly look. As the day wore thin though I took a look in the mirror. I noticed that the infamous white hair gel flakes were taking their spotlight debut. Yep! Flakes! Nasty, nasty hair gel flakes that look like they are related to the dreaded thing we call dandruff. NOT COOL!

Most hair gels leave behind a flaky residue, so I guess it was expected.

Overall:
 
LA Looks Wet Look Styling Gel works when you are looking for long lasting hold for curls. It s extremely easy to use, and leaves hair feeling soft, and looking relatively shinier than normal. Sadly though, by the end of the day it leaves it's mark...white flaky skid marks running through your locks.

All in all I got about 12 hours of flake free hair. This is fine for everyday use...just be sure to shower everyday after using the gel.

Even though LA Looks Wet Look Styling Gel leaves behind flakes, the flakes are not present for hours, and hours later though...so you can get away with not having to worry about it for the entire day; therefore, I still recommend the gel.

You can pick up a large bottle of LA Looks Wet Look Styling Gel at any local store that sells hair care products. I got the XXL bottle for only $3.69 at a local Walmart. Smaller bottles will cost less, if you have long thick hair though, I recommend the larger bottle, seeing how you need to use a lot to saturate the hair in order for it to work properly.

I'd give LA Looks Wet Look Styling Gel 4 out of 5 stars.