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Thursday, May 21, 2015 [Sponsored Review] Essential: Your Perfect Solution to Combination Hair
How many of you have combination hair like me? Hands up!
Just like having combination skin, I have always been dealing with combination hair, whereby my scalp tends to get oily whereas the ends are always dry.
Some people may tend to use 2 different type of shampoos to target the 2 different problems, but with Essential, there is no need to. Isn't there a chinese proverb that says "one stone kills two birds"? LOL,
That is exactly what Essential's Light Finish Volumizing and Deep Cleansing Care range can do! :D
With optimum combination of smart cuticle care and sebum cleansing technology, you can achieve moisturized hair ends while maintaining a refreshed breathable scalp!
This is the yellow variant which provides light finish.
While the blue variant provides deep cleansing care.
Actually, it is already a known fact that I've been constantly using Essential's Deep Cleansing Care range ever since they launch them. Occasionally I alternate between that and the light finish volumizing since they both targets the same type of hair. It has become a staple essential item in my bathroom!
What is different now is that, they have come up with a very cute massage shampoo brush, for a limited time only!!!! Check them out! Available in mint green and hot pink!
A close up at the soft rubbery bristles. It is important to give your scalp a massage as it aids in blood circulation and also thoroughly clean your scalp buildup. Do note that the bristles are soft and rubbery as it is meant to massage your scalp, not for combing through your hair during shampoo!
For people who like to do manicure on a frequent basis, using the brush also helps to prolong your manicures!
Massage in circular motion!  After a day of work, look how my hair still look refreshed and non-oily!  Take a closer look at the roots. they are not oily! I used to always have very oily roots at the end of everyday, it was hard for my hair to stay fresh if I were to stay out till late night, sometimes i rely on dry shampoo, it does make it slightly better, but definitely not as fresh as before.   Yes, Essential, take my money please! (The yellow conditioner is gone because my mom already started using it before I can take more pictures, LOL!) 
For a limited time only!!
Purchase any Essential Shampoo + Conditioner (750ml) to get the massage brush for free!
Available at all leading supermarkets for $19.60!
Get your free sample at www.facebook.com/essential.sg and follow their instagram @essentialsingapore for more updates!
Labels: blogger, Essential, review, samplestore leave a comment.Older Post / Back to Top Friday, October 24, 2014 [Review] Essential Haircare Range
Holla! Have you heard about Essential's NEW Haircare Range?  BLUE VARIANT - Deep Cleansing care (for oily scalp and dry ends) *NEW* YELLOW VARIANT - Light Finish Volumizing (for flat and limp hair) PINK VARIANT - Moisturizing Frizz Free (for dull and rough hair) ORANGE VARIANT - Nourishing Breakage Defense (for weak and damaged hair) I was eager to try out since i've always been a purchasing customer myself! I was previously sponsored by Samplestore for Essential's sleeping hair mask and i love it ever since. But my top favourite product has got to be the treatment hair mask! So I was asked to complete a short survey and i was sent the type of variant that is suitable for my hair type. 2 simple questions and you will know which type of variant you should use!  Here's what i got for my hair type: Essential Deep Cleansing Care Shampoo / Conditioner Essential treatment tube Essential Hair Mask  My hair belongs to the type with oily roots. :( I am always unable to keep my hair fresh and fluffy ALL DAY, especially days when you are out all day, my hair always become super oily and my fringe would stick together which becomes ugly and gross. Thus, i always refrain myself from staying out too late!  and i have very dry ends. I only comb my hair halfway thru everytime after shower because i know the ends are gonna get stuck on the comb! :(  Thus, this result in me having Combination Hair. Similar to 'combination skin', where the hair condition is not uniform from root to tip. With combination hair, you can't have 1 shampoo which helps your oily roots AND nourish your ends at the same time.  If you use a product which is too moisturizing, it might result in heavy, oily scalp, whereas using a light product which care for the scalp will only cause the ends to be drier. Essential's Solution: The Light Finish Volumizing (yellow) and Deep Cleansing Care (blue) variants have the optimum combination of Smart Cuticle Care & Sebum Cleansing Technology to target both dry ends and oily roots problem. As a result, we can experience the best of both world in one product! well i thought i was going to receive the Yellow variant but turns out its the blue one! Yay, im so in love with the colour!  First of all, i must say Essential's shampoo are always nicely scented. Needless to say, this one smell super floral and refreshing too. The New Essential has microfine All Smooth Essence which delivers nutrients to repair damaged hair surface from root to tip while conventional technology only concentrates at the roots. My hair feels surprisingly smooth I am now able to run my fingers through my hair without severe tangles. It did helps to become more manageable, not to mention also hair condition improved, therefore blow-drying my hair becomes faster as well! Essential Treatment Tube   This is a faster alternative to the hair mask on days when i need to get out of shower real quick! In just 30 seconds, my hair instantly become smoother. Under a minute to archieve smooth hair? Why not! Last but not leaest, the hair mask!  Been using this for some time to salvage my dry ends and they are considered to be in quite severe condition. LOL. The mask is extremely concentrated (super love the scent too!) and easy to apply on my dry and damage ends. 3-5 minutes and my hair will be super soft. Love to bring this especially when i go swimming because the chlorine in the pool really dries out my hair alot and only Essential hair mask can salvage it! 
My hair is now more well balance the roots are no longer that oily while the ends are no longer so dry. Who says you can't have the best of both worlds in one product?
Yay to smooth fluffy and manageable hair!
 Time to Switch to the NEW Essential for Healthy Manageable Hair!  Keen to try? GET YOUR SAMPLE HERE! Also Like Essential on FB www.fb.com/Essential.SG and follow Essential on IG @essentialsingapore Labels: blogger, Essential, review, samplestore leave a comment.Older Post / Back to Top Sunday, May 4, 2014 [Review] Essential Sleeping hair mask & leave on serum
Im sure many of you have woke up with your hair looking like this almost every morning:  This picture was taken new mths ago when i just dyed my hair purple the night before and was really excited to see the colour the very first thing i wake up in the morning. You can easily spot how frizzy, tangled and damage my hair looks. Resulting in me having to wake up in earlier than usual every morning to wash and blow dry to reset my hair. And with that, we sacrifice our beauty sleep in order to look prettier. How contradicting is that?! My hair also tends to get oily easily, so there is no way for me to wake up with smooth and manageable hair without washing! Even dry shampoo doesn't help! And this is what i see every morning!  So i was given 2 Essential's new products to try! I'm sure all girls are no strangers to Essential already. I myself is a regular user of their shampoo, conditioners, treatment and hair mask! I must say i love their hair mask! The floral scent Smells really good and helps smoothen my hair with a pocket friendly price!  Let me introduce them! Essential's sleeping hair mask and leave on serum! Always heard of sleeping face mask, but first time hearing sleeping hair mask!  After learning bout the product, i only knew that the frizzy and tangled hair we get in the morning is due to pillow damage! What is PILLOW DAMAGE? - When sleeping, tossing and turning causes hair to rub against the pillow, creating friction. We call such friction caused by the pillow as Pillow Friction. Pillow Friction causes the hair cuticles to open up unevenly, causing hair to be rough, frizzy or prone to tangles. We call such hair damage caused by pillow friction as Pillow Damage. See those little 'criminals' pulling, tugging and tangling our hair while we were sleeping?!  The main culprit of my hair's damage has gotta be these:  And here are my concerns: the frizz!!  And this, the tangle!  I was excited to try out the sleeping hair mask!  I want to wake up with my hair like this!!! Possible??  Putting the sleeping hair mask treatment milk to test! The texture is rich and has a nice fruity floral scent!   Below are my experiments of hair washed on the night before sleeping. Nothing applied on my hair at night, only blow dry after washing. And look at day 2 morning! I swear i did not purposely make my hair messy like that. I even wonder how i slept? LOL  And here, is my hair on the other night washed, blow dried. Not completely dry but you can apply on towel dried hair as well! And i wake up to manageable hair with only 1 try! I AM SOLD!  I tried to take more picture to show the results, here the differences when my hair is against a white wall. The hair colour difference is due to night lighting and morning sunlight. You can see my hair might not be entirely smooth, but there is no frizz and definitely manageable!  I also experiment it on my sister's hair, again the hair colour difference is due to lightings. She was also thrilled by the results and she mention "wow! My hair become straighter after waking up!!"  Aint no lying and no combs were involved in these experiments! I would say thumbs up to this product! I can save my time to sleep at least 10-15mins more with the help of the sleep hair mask treatment milk! The milky gel texture is non sticky and easy to apply!  Next is the leave on hair serum!  It is an all day instant repair serum which can be used on wet, dry or towel dried hair and to be use any time of the day to form a protective veil over the hair!  A few pumps is more than enough to cover from mid length to tip of your hair!  I like to spread the serum onto both my palms and than spread them out onto my hair ends!  See how smooth and straight it is! All ready to head out!  Essential's product is definitely worth the try and worth buying! Thanks Essential for giving me smooth and manageable hair!  They are gonna be in my fave list of hair products!  If you are still skeptical about buying, you can get your free samples here: http://on.fb.me/1hUqJoA. ESSENTIAL X 2NE1 PROMOTION Weet-u-weet!! Calling all essential fans who are also a 2NE1 fans! Good news!! Simply Purchase $10 worth of Essential products to be qualify to win the tickets of 2NE1's All Or Nothing World Tour Concert held at Singapore Indoor Stadium on 28th June! *screammmmms* imma join join join!!! They have 6 pairs of tickets to giveaway!!! Go to www.essentialsg.com/2ne1 for More information on how to enter the contest and check out more about Essential at www.facebook.com/Essential.SG Labels: blogger, Essential, kao, review, samplestore leave a comment.Older Post / Back to Top |
