Review of L'Oreal Elnett Satin Hairspray

Recently I touched up my hair color with L'Oreal Excellence Cream dye, and instead of just coming packaged as the dye usually does, it included a small trial size aluminum spray can of L'Oreal Elnett Sating Hairspray. Since I have been wearing my hair curly over the past few weeks I was excited to give this new hairspray a try.

Prior to this free sample I had been using Salon Grafix with excellent results.

L'Oreal in general has never disappointed me, so I figured this hairspray would work marvelously.

The Scent:

L'Oreal Elnett smells delicious, it has a Jovan Musk like tint to it, with a very girly and powdery finish that I loved. A large normal sized can of this hairspray however is a little pricey, reaching in at $16.00 price levels, which is a bit absurd for hairspray.

I knew I would not buy this hairspray regularly, but if I liked how it held my curls I would buy it here and there when on sale. I use hairspray daily, so having to spend that much money regularly would be killer on a budget.

Hold:
The hairspray goes on lightly leaving a touch of the gorgeous scent behind, as far as holding in my curls, I am sure you are wondering how Elnett held up.

Well rest assured, if you plan on splurging on Elnett, it will be money well spent. The hairspray held my curls in place all day long, without leaving my hair flaky, stiff or dry. Basically you get a strong, strong hold, without sacrificing the softness of your hair.

Last:

Strong hold from Elnett will last all day long.

Overall:
L'Oreal Elnett Satin Hairspray is a winner in my opinion. What L'Oreal has bottled up is the most excellent hairspray you could find, however the price... L'Oreal could work on that. It has always been my belief that the more affordable a product is, the more sales it will bring in.

Review of Umberto Beverly Hills, Super Hold Hairspray

After returning a horrid little hairspray by Garnier, I picked up one of my favorite brand of hair care, Umberto Beverly Hills.

I had never noticed before that besides just shampoos and conditioners, Umberto Beverly Hills also had a small line of hairspray, one in regular hold, and another in super hold.

Seeing that the line rarely fails me, I went ahead and chose their super hold hairspray. Regular hold hairsprays never do much for me as I have extremely thick wavy hair. Super Hold sprays are basically the only sprays that will work as far as maintaining my styles hold all day long.

The spray itself comes in a tall stand up aluminum can with 10.6 ounces of spray. With daily use the spray will last me about 2 months which is not bad considering it only cost me $8.99 which is mid-range priced hairspray.

Right now Target.com is selling this spray in 2 packs for the same price, so I highly recommend you take up that offer, and here is why:

First and foremost Umberto Beverly Hills Strong Hold Hairspray will really hold your hair, and it will hold your style all day long without any signs of weakening.

Secondly the hairspray does not leave behind white flakes. I have used so many hairsprays that promise to not flake, and they end up flaking. Umberto's brand does not promise it, it just does it.

The hairspray itself does not have a scent that it leaves behind, which sort of stinks because if you have ever smelled their moisturizing shampoo, you would probably be wishing the hairspray had that angelic scent. Only it doesn't.

What Umberto Super Hold Hairspray does though is keep your hair in place, without flakes, and without budging.

Your hair will remains slightly soft, with only a tad bit of stiffness. However I find that when hairspray leaves a bit of stiffness behind it keeps hold the longest, and the strongest, so I do not mind the stiffness at all.

Those of us with thick hair know that stiffness left behind from hairsprays is not a bad thing. If you have thinner hair though, you may not like this one. I can only speak for those women with thick unruly wavy hair. Umberto will press down the frizz, and hold your style in place.

Although the hair will feel slightly stiff, it will not look stiff at all, so there is balance, and what you have left is beautiful hair that will stay beautiful throughout the day.

I highly recommend this one ladies. You will not be disappointed.

Nexxus Maximum Super Hold Styling & Finishing Mist

I picked Nexxus Maximum Super Hold Styling & Finishing Mist up this past weekend because I have grown to really like Nexxus hair care products in general. Normally I use cheap $2.00 White Rain hair spray because it works really well.

I had a few spare dollars though and splurged on the bottle of Nexxus Maximum Super Hold Styling & Finishing Mist, which came to a jaw dropping $10.59.

For the money it cost though I was expecting it to work wonders. I was expecting it to do as promised. To add shine to my hair, while keeping my style in perfect place.

Unfortunately the spray only keeps hair in its place for a few short hours. It did add a nice high gloss shine to my locks, but I needed it to hold my hair in place, and it failed to do the job right.

Its unfortunate too because I love the extra added shine.

For the money it's not worth it ladies. Stick to your cheap stuff, or try White Rain.

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