Recently I added small highlights to my hair. I have over the past few
months been trying to go from black to a lighter medium blonde. My trip
from black to blonde however has been a long and tedious process. I have
tried numerous promises from expensive dye's and highlighting kits,
only to find that the only hair actually truly getting color is the
newest growth closest to my scalp.
Over the duration of a few months though, and of course a few boxes of
dye, my hair has managed to go from black to a nice medium brown, with
highlights mostly focused at the scalp area. In order to get the lower
parts of my hair to lighten up and blend better with the highlights I
figured I would go with something that I knew worked in the past. A
longer process of highlighting hair, but one that gradually works over
time. Sun In!
I used it in the past and found that the process of lightning my hair
came easier with a few squirts to the hair, and my blow dryer set on
high heat. In the past though I recall one things about Sun In, that I
didn't like too much, and that was the horrid scent. Thankfully though
they introduced 2 new scents, lemon and the one up for review today in
which I purchased; Tropical Breeze.
Another thing I disliked about the original Sun In, was how it left my
hair feeling relatively dry, and semi sticky. I hoped though, that 10
years later this new Sun In would have changed fr the better, and due to
the promise of this Tropical Breeze Sun In stating it would condition
hair while lightening, I figured, yes, maybe they've got it right this
time! Not only did it promise to condition, but it also states that it
uses special illuminators which will add a dose of shine. The original
Sun In actually left hair semi dull looking, and unless you didn't mind
dry dull looking hair, you had to add some outside balms and shine
infusing spray to really bring hair back to life.
According to this newbie Sun In promise, it seemed as if none of that would be needed.
I sprayed a squirt of it in the store, and liked the new revamped
scent. Tropical Breeze has a fruit punch like fragrance, with a nice
little undertone of coconut.
My Use:
I used Sun In, Tropical Breeze as suggested. I showered first and
sprayed it all over damp hair. I then brushed the formula in and went
ahead with the blow dryer method. You can also spray this one in before
going out in the sun and let the sun slowly do its magic, but for faster
results, I blow dry instead.
The first trial using this Sun In, I noticed my hair had lightened a
bit, without leaving behind ugly red tones, so I was impressed. It was
as if it lightened the overall medium brown color up into a lighter
medium brown, and it hit up my highlights giving them a lighter look as
well.
I decided to go ahead and spray some more into the areas I wanted to
lighten up even more. Low and behold a few squirts, and a focus of
bowing hot air onto the area quickly lightened up the spots I needed the
most touch up on.
Besides loving how quickly and easily this formula worked lightening
my hair, I also noticed that yes, my hair did feel softer, and it looked
more shiny. None of that dry sticky feeling like older versions of Sun
In had left behind. The hair color also contained no red tones, which
was one of my more prominent concerns. In darker hair though I imagine
red tones would be expected. On my medium brown hair though, I was left
with perfect lightening, and my hair felt healthy afterward.
Overall:
I loved the results on the very first use, and know that with weekly
use my hair will lighten up even more. To focus on lightening up
sections you can simply comb away the strands you want to lighten and
only spray them. I was looking for a more overall highlighting in my
hair as an entirety, and I got just that.
All in all, I would recommend Sun In Tropical Breeze to anyone who is
looking for fast and easy highlights, without having to worry about
stripping your hair with harsher dye or highlighting kits. This one is
mild, simple, and it works.
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