Great Gifting - Alterna Haircare Hair Care Holiday Gift Sets

Alterna Haircare, known for their transformative formulas based on the science of skincare is offering up 5 limited-edition hair care sets containing a luxurious cleaning and conditioning system paired with a complimentary styling gift - and in such a pretty box, no additional gift wrapping needed! The perfect gift for the hair lover in your life or to revive your own holiday tired locks:

 

My newest fave: CAVIAR Anti-Aging - Restructuring Bond Repair Holiday Set - $94.00 -  Featuring a new formula with sustainably sourced Maracuja Oil, clinically proven to reduce breakage & split ends by up to 99% with exclusive Caviar Bond Enforcing Technology that helps mend damaged strands to restore hair to its healthiest look & feel. Best for weak/damaged hair. Includes a free gift of Caviar Professional Styling Rapid Blowout Balm.

 

You won't believe how soft and smooth your hair will feel after just a week or two of using - split ends? what the heck are those?!

 

My Hair. My Canvas. Holiday Set - $86.00 - a gentle vegan moisturizing shampoo & conditioner that enhances shine, adds smoothness and improves manageability. For most hair types. Includes a free gift of Any Way Texture Spray - a vegan texturizing spray for effortless natural waves, frizz-fighting & humidity protection for up to 24 hours. 

 

CAVIAR Anti-Aging - Smoothing Anti-Frizz Holiday Set - $94.00 - effortlessly control the level of humidity affecting your hair with a blend of Caviar extract and nourishing oils. Best for medium to thick hair. Includes a free gift of Caviar Professional Styling Rapid Blowout Balm.

CAVIAR Anti-Aging - Multiplying Volume Holiday Set - $94.00 - create instant volume and thickness with the help of the unique Marine Plumping Complex. Best for fine, thin hair. Includes a free gift of  Caviar Professional Styling Rapid Blowout Balm.

 

CAVIAR Anti-Aging - Replenishing Moisture Holiday Set - $94.00 - infuse your moisture-starved strands with outstanding manageability, shine and texture to achieve youthful and healthy locks. Best for dry and brittle hair. Includes a free gift of Caviar Professional Styling Rapid Blowout Balm.

 

Available at Sephora stores across Canada and online at sephora.ca.

 

- Lisamarie -

Ogx Protecting + Silk Blowout Collection

The Ogx Protecting + Silk Blowout range is uniquely formulated with soft, silky and heat-protecting ingredients to make it easy to achieve a quick blowout without damaging hair.

Available in the collection:

Protecting + Silk Blowout Thermal Primer Cream - 147ml - $10.99 - infused with silk extract and quinoa - when used on wet hair it helps make even the most stubborn strands blow dry to silky, soft perfection.

Protecting + Silk Blowout Quick Drying Thermal Spray - 177ml - $10.99 - infused with silk extract and quinoa - it speeds blow dry time and protects hair against heat damage up to 450 degrees.

Protecting + Silk Blowout Blow Dry Extend Dry Shampoo - 142g - $10.99 - infused with a combination of rose powder and silk extracts to extend the life of your blowout - use on clean hair to add texture or a day old blowout to freshen up hair and extend the life of your blowout an extra day.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Frizz and silicone free with Mark Anthony Bye.Bye. Frizz!

Looking for a silicone-free and ultra-lightweight way to keep the frizzies at bay? Introducing new Marc Anthony Bye. Bye. Frizz with a collection of products that tame frizz without weight or build-up!

Eliminating frizz is an inside ​and outside job - moisture and nutrients need to penetrate the inside of the hair shaft, and then you need to seal them in from the outside. This new collection works brilliantly together to do just that – controlling frizz, adding shine and giving all hair types the manageability needed to look and feel soft and of course frizz-free.

Unlike most frizz fighting products that use silicone to smooth out hair, this line uses abyssinian 0il - a natural oil that delivers the benefits of a silicone without the unbreathable coating that they produce. From the inside it helps with manageability, strengthens, protects and has anti-breakage properties. On the outside it seals the cuticle and leaves hair sleek and shiny. And as an added bonus, the products all smell great - especially the Shampoo and Conditioner!

Available in the collection:

Bye.Bye. Frizz Keratin Smoothing Shampoo - 250ml - $11.99 - with a formula built to help hair become more manageable, shinier and stronger. It’s formulated with ​hydrolyzed silk for moisture and polymers to keep the nutrients locked in; and hydrolyzed keratin combined with ​abyssinian oil - helps to strengthen, while smoothing the cuticle for hair that is left softer and shinier

Bye.Bye. Frizz Keratin Smoothing Conditioner - 250ml - $11.99 - the first after-wash step to achieving beautiful frizz-free hair. Formulated with ​abyssinian oil and hydrolyzed silk to give hair the slip it needs to detangle easily while also conditioning and adding shine; Lightweight ​grape seed oil - helps to keep hair moisturized; and strengthening dual ​keratin - smooths the cuticle to diminish the look and feel of frizz.

Both available at Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart and Jean Coutu stores across Canada.

Bye.Bye. Frizz Heat Protection Leave-In Conditioner - 250ml - $11.99 - with a lightweight leave-in formula that keeps hair soft and frizz-free from wash-to-wash, without weighing it down. Cuticle penetrating coconut oil​ provides hair with extra moisture, leaving it softer with a natural glide;  abyssinian oil​ provides the conditioning and shine hair needs to live a frizz-free life; and the dual ​keratin​ formula strengthens and smooths the cuticle.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Walmart stores across Canada.

Bye.Bye. Frizz Keratin Smoothing Blow Dry Cream- 140ml - $11.99 - helps achieve the good blow dry that is the foundation of long-lasting style with lightweight ingredients, that allow hair to move in a natural way and polymers​ that help keep your look all day and night. The dual ​keratin​ formula strengthens and protects hair from outside elements while keeping ​abyssinian oil​ locked inside.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Walmart stores across Canada.

Bye.Bye. Frizz Humidity Shield Hairspray - 249ml - $11.99 - a frizz-repelling hairspray with the ability to hold hair naturally thanks to the formula which provides an invisible net. Dual ​keratins​ helps to protect, ​abyssinian oil ​provides shine and ​hydrolyzed silk​ conditions locks. The ​polymers​ provide “no shell” hold that looks natural, while helping hair look its frizz-free best for longer.

Available at Walmart stores across Canada.

And my favourite product from the line:

Bye.Bye. Frizz 8-in-1 Perfecting Serum - 50ml - $11.99 - with 8 frizz-fighting benefits: reduce frizz,  heat protect, humidity shield, smooth, nourish, moisturize, repair and strengthen with a formula that blends together the ingredients needed inside to help hair stay soft and moisturized. It then seals all the goodness in with a mix ​hydrolyzed silk​, dual ​keratin​ and oils like ​abyssinian oil​ and ​sunflower seed oil,​ which give hair a natural barrier to keep humidity out and moisture in and is light enough to reapply when needed.

Available at Walmart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Design.Me offers beauty, fun and innovation for your hair!

Design.Me -  a new Canadian-based brand, introduces a full-line of innovative hair care and styling products that offer top salon quality formulations and benefits at reasonable prices in fun, colourful packaging and that are sulfate, paraben, gluten and cruelty free!

My faves from the line:

Fab.Me The Mother Of All Hair Treatments - 100ml - $13.50, 230ml - $24.50 - a light, multi-benefit, leave-in detangling mist that adds hydration, shine, control and smoothness. Just mist on clean damp hair, comb through, blow dry and style.

Puff.Me Volumizing Cloud Mist - 9g - $19.50 - the first ever volumizing powder in a pump for adding extreme volume body and texture to normal to thick hair in an easy, odour and mess free pump. Just spray 2-4 inches from hair, focusing on the roots and style for instant volume.

Also available is Puff.Me Light for fine to medium hair.

Power Dry.Me Blowdry In A Flash Mist - 100ml - $10, 230ml - $19.50 - a blowdrying lotion that decreases blowdry time by half, smooths, conditions and protects, controlling frizz and leaving hair looking great. Just mist onto damp hair from roots to ends, dry and style.

Also available in the line:

Hold.Me Three Ways Hairspray - 330ml - $22 -  a unique adjustable hairspray that offers 3 levels: light, medium and high - of hold in 1 can. Just adjust nozzle to desired control level and spray on hair in short bursts.

Bounce.Me Curling Cream - 250ml - $22 - offers hydration, heat protection and frizz control for long lasting curls. Just apply to clean dried or damp hair and distribute evenly.

Available at Trade Secrets and select salons across Canada - check out https://designmehair.com/salon-locator/ to find one near you.

- Lisamarie -

Goldwell Dualsenses Just Smooth Collection

Dealing with unruly and frizzy hair thanks to cold weather or just life in general? Then you need to find yourself some:

Goldwell Dualsenses Just Smooth -  provides manageability and frizz control with an outstanding soft hair feel and brilliant shine - with a whole range of products including a few of my favourites:

Just Smooth Taming Shampoo - 300ml - $18.95 - as gentle as water, it instantly creates manageability and frizz control and contains a unique FadeStopFormula to minimize colour fading with every use.

Just Smooth Taming Conditioner - 300ml - $18.95 - instantly detangles and nourishes for smooth and touchably soft hair.

And the newest addition to the line:

Just Smooth Smoothing Blow Dry Spray - 200ml - $18.95 - speeds up drying time and improves manageability for smooth responsive styling while shaping the hair and giving it light hold.

Also available in the line is Just Smooth 60Sec Treatment - instantly regenerates hair and Just Smooth Taming Oil - for control and brilliant shine

Available now wherever Goldwell products are sold - check out www.goldwell-northamerica.com to find a salon near you.

- Lisamarie -

Pureology Style + Care Infusions - for volume, smoothing and curls!

Pureology introduces Style + Care Infusions - a new category of blow-dry products that combine the perfect blend of haircare and styling in one easy-to-use formula helping to quickly and easily create any style without sacrificing vibrant colour, hair health or a natural feel.  

The bottle itself is super-cool with a dual chamber that features both a caring formula and a styling formula that are blended together at the moment of use to provide the best of both worlds in just one product.

Addressing the individual needs of all hair types, each of the three formulas contain the exclusive Style + Care Complex which features Xylose to insulate the cuticle layer and protect against heat damage and Intracylane to strengthen the hair - think of them as primers with styling benefits:

Pure Volume Style + Care Infusion - 150ml - $30.80 - for fine to medium / thick colour-treated hair to provide touchable Fullness + Density. Features Wheat Protein to provide targeted care and strength to weightlessly restore and fortify hair fibers and even out the hair surface to reduce tangling and breakage without any of the rough, sticky feel that traditional volume stylers create.

Smooth Perfection Style + Care Infusion - 150ml - $30.80 - for medium to thick / coarse colour-treated hair to provides lustrous Smoothness + Movement. Features advanced smoothing micro-emulsion technology, smoothing oils of Camellia Oil to help smooth the hair fiber while adding fluid movement without weighing the hair down and the exclusive Thermal Anti-Fade complex to prevent colour fade.

Curl Complete Style + Care Infusion - 150ml - $30.80 - for colour-treated curls and waves to provide crunch-free Curl Definition + Softness. Features Coconut Oil which provides a high concentration of Vitamin E to sooth, condition, and hydrate, as well as a rebalancing blend of fatty acids restore moisture from root to tip to define and soften all types of curls.

Available now at fine salons across Canada - check out www.pureology.com to find one near you.

- Lisamarie -

Joico Heat Set Blowout Perfecting Crème

Joico Heat Set Blowout Perfecting Crème - 150ml - $16.49 - with a weightless formula and a light level 3 hold that provides heat protection for up to 450 degrees and reduces frizz when used alone or with other styling products.

It works by creating a seal around each hair strand to protect against damage and repel dirt so hair stays cleaner - which reduces the need to wash helping colour stay more vibrant for longer - it also reduces breakage up to 25% for hair that looks and feels healthy.

Available at select professional salons across Canada - visit  www.joico.com/salon to find one near you.

- Lisamarie -

Pillow Proof your hair in 3 easy steps with Redken and a Contest!

You go to a lot of work to make your hair look great and then have to turn around and do it all over again the next day after an overnight of zzzz's wreaks your 'do. Not so if you follow these 3 easy steps to a pillow proof blow dry:

First, prime with:

Redken Pillow Proof Blow Dry Express Primer - 170ml - $24.95 - reduces blow dry time while protecting from heat up to 450 degrees and amplifying the benefits of styling products.

Second, style with any Redken styling product to create the result you are looking for, I like:

Redken Hot Sets 22 Thermal Setting Mist - 150ml - $30.95 - locks in lasting control, shine and staying power when styling with hot tools. Provides a crisp hold when styling with a curling iron or hot rollers while protecting from heat damage.

Third, extend your look with:

Redken Pillow Proof Blow Dry Two Day Extender - 153ml - $24.95 - extends the life of any blow dry and eliminates oil with no residue.

and every great style starts with a great wash like the brand new:

Redken Color Extend Magnetics Sulfate-Free Shampoo and Conditioner - 300ml/250ml - $18.95/$19.95 - cares for your coloured hair with next generation hair colour care technology - IPN and Charge-Attract Complex deliver charged amino-ions that are attracted to the hair fiber to help seal in colour to make sure that hair colour is secured with maximum vibrancy and alluring shine.

Now that you've heard all about it you want it all right? So have it! Read on to win...

This contest is open to all our Canadian followers and it's very easy to enter, just leave a comment letting us know that you follow through Google Friend Connect, Bloglovin' or Facebook Networked Blogs (if you aren't a follower you can do that now - sign up buttons are in the right sidebar).

1 entry for following and letting us know what your fave Redken product is or the one you would like to most try?

And for extra entries:

Follow @Beautycrazedcan on Twitter and tweet the contest
Follow @RedkenCanada on Twitter and tweet the contest
Like Burt's Bees on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RedkenCanada

If you prefer not to leave your info on a public post, please leave a post saying you want to enter and then e-mail your info to info@beautycrazed.ca, please put "Redken contest" in the subject line. Remember to leave the post or you name won't actually end up in the draw! Winner to be decided by random drawing and you have until November 7th to enter. Good Luck!

- Lisamarie -

Get a helper for your blow dryer with got2b, Osis+ and Garnier Fructis!

got2b Rise 'N Shine Glistening Full Blow Dry Cream - 147ml - $8.99 - offers high-heat protection, static control, glamourous fullness and glistening shine without weighting hair down - not only does it protect from heat but it will also shorten drying time - for shiny, fluffy hair even sooner!

Available now at dry and mass retailers across Canada including Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharma Plus,  Walmart, Loblaws and Jean Coutu.

Schwarzkopf Professional Osis+ Blow & Go Smooth Express Blow-Dry Spray - 200ml - $21 - with a non-sticky formula that dramatically reduces drying time while smoothing the hair and controlling frizz and fly-aways to transform frizzy, unruly hair into a sleek and elegant style.

Available at professional salons across Canada.

Garnier Fructis Style Sleek & Shine Blow Dry Perfector Straightening Balm - 150ml - $5.49 - just apply to towel-dried hair before blow drying to help smooth and straighten hair during the process - contains Moroccan argan oil to create a humidity-resistant barrier against frizz and sets hairstyles for up to 72 hours - for hair that looks soft and bouncy.

Available now at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Protect your hair from the damage of heat with Moroccanoil and L'Oréal!

Moroccanoil heat Styling Protection - 250ml - $28 - protects delicate strands from the stress and damage caused by the intense heat of hairdryers, curling and flat irons and hot rollers with an innovative formula that creates a unique thermal protective veil that not only shields hair from breakage and split ends, but also provides a natural soft hold for beautiful, healthy looking styles that last all day.

Infused with antioxidant-rich argan oil to restore elasticity, mootheness and mageability; almond oil and Vitamins A & E to nourish, enhance softness and help regulate hair's moisture balance; and powerful UV filters to minimize the risk of hair colour oxidation and fading while a styling agent ensures extreme heat protection.


Available at fine salons and spas - check out www.moroccanoil.com to find one near you.

For something a little less pricey check out:

L'Oréal Elnett Satin Spray - 170ml - $9.99 - in three formulas for Straight, Volume and Curl styles with dual action to protect hair from styling tools up to 230 degrees C and lock in shape and style for three days. They all feature Elnett's classic fine, micro-diffusion spray technology and impeccable finish.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... John Frieda Luxurious Volume - Fine to Full Blow Out Spray!

You know how perfect your hair looks when you get it professionally blown out? When I came across a product that promised me salon results I was rightfully skeptical - I mean have you ever been able to make your hair look as full and bouncy as they do at the hairdressers? I sure haven't - and I think this is something that is even more of a challenge when your hair is fine so there isn't as much volume to work with to start off! That is until I tried:

John Frieda Luxurious Volume - Fine to Full Blow Out Spray - 120ml - $14.99 - creates all-over fullness for the look of a salon-quality blowout thanks to a patented heat-activated Kao polymer technology that spreads easily throughout the hair when activated by the heat of a blog dryer transforming fine hair to appear noticeably fuller, smoother and softer. With a lightweight formula that creates lift at the roots and natural-looking fullness for the look and feel of more hair.

Even though I still can't quite get the hang of that round brush rolling thing that my hairdresser does for volume, I can still see a big difference between how smooth and full my hair looks when I use this spray and when I don't!

One of several new products in the revamped John Frieda Luxurious Volume line which also includes:

John Frieda Luxurious Volume - Touchably Full Shampoo - 250ml - $10.49 - with a lightweight formula perfect for those with fine, flat hair that gently cleanses and detangles as it applies volume boosters and then rinses clean without stripping hair.

John Frieda Luxurious Volume - Touchably Full Conditioner - 250ml - $10.49 - applies volume-building technology with enhanced detangling properties and is formulated to enhance body and shine while also adding grip to fine, flat hair without the product feel.

John Frieda Luxurious Volume - Root Booster Blow-Dry Lotion - 175ml - $10.49 - an ultra-lightweight, alcohol free spray lotion with a targeted spray nozzle to lift fine hair at the roots for extra crown volume that's touchably soft and lasts all day. Formulated with a targeted lifting complex that provides heat protection polymers and panthenol to help protect and strengthen hair while styling.

John Frieda Luxurious Volume - Volume Building Mousse - 110g - $10.49 - a rich, lightweight mousse that creates thickness by wrapping strands and boosting volume from root to tip for lush, soft hair and thickening technology with a unique polymer blend that increases hair diameter and lifts at the root for weightless, non-stick, all day volume and panthenol, to strengthen hair, enabling it to lift at the roots for increased volume.

John Frieda Luxurious Volume - All-Day Hold Hairspray - 283g  - $10.49 - with a lightweight, water-free formula that offers extra hold and body crucial to naturally full styles, helping hair look natural and stay full and uplifted all day. Formulated with a high-hold polymer to lock in style fast for fullness and volume that lasts all day and silicone to combat over-drying and provide humidity resistance that prevents styles from falling flat.

John Frieda Luxurious Volume - Volume Refresher Dry Shampoo - ml - $10.49 - formulated to absorb oil and greasy build-up that weighs hair down, adding texture to fine hair and lifting strands from the roots to increase fullness. With a water-free formula that delivers a high-powered boost for increased fullness and lift without ruining the style and fast oil absorption for middle-of-the-day style refreshment leaving hair feeling soft and smelling fresh without any visible white build-up.

Available at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

TRESemmé Platinum Strength - repairs damage - past, present and even future!

Hair looking dull, lifeless and dry? Exposure to damaging heat, chemical processing and the sun can cause hair to lose its naturally protective layer - so wouldn't it be great if you could strengthen hair's resilience to the harmful effects it encounters?

You can! TRESemmé Platinum Strength was designed to fortify and strengthen hair with a Renewing Complex that reinforces hair's natural barrier and protects against damage - repairing up to 2 years of damage in just 5 uses - for hair that is beautifully smooth, moisturized and healthy-looking with all its natural strength.

Platinum Strength Shampoo - 700ml - $5.99 - cleanses and fortifies for strong hair.
Platinum Strength Conditioner - 700ml - $5.99 - fortifies and protects for beautifully moisturized hair.
Platinum Strength Deep Conditioning Treatment - 236ml - $5.99 - restores and strengthens for healthy-looking hair.
Platinum Strength Heat Protect Spray - 236ml - $5.99 - protects hair from the damaging effects of heat styling including breakage, frizz and dryness resulting in beautifully smooth, moisturized and healthy-looking hair.

Available now at drug, mass and grocery stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Get Smooth Hair in 3 Steps with Kevin Murphy, Klorane, Phyto, KMS and Argan Magic!

I believe, I've finally found the perfect hair products combination to get rid of my frizzy hair. Even Lisamarie commented on how my hair looks smoother and as we all know, she's a mean machine (locking me in her basement to prevent me from meeting Colin Egglesfield, hello, how evil is that?!)

STEP 1 & 2 - WASH with Kevin Murphy Luxury Wash for thick coloured hair ($25.99) and CONDITION with Luxury Rinse ($25.99)

I reviewed this Kevin Murphy pack last year and still use it as it leaves my hair soft, clean and shiny without being greasy. This duo keeps the frizz under control but the Klorane Shampoo for dry and unruly hair with Papyrus Milk  ($12) is a good, cheaper alternative to the Luxury Wash.

STEP 3: STYLING - The Phytodefrisant from Phyto ($25)  is AWESOME, again I've been using this product for a few months and if you must purchase only one of these hair products, that would be it...this balm will kick the frizz to the curb!
It's a translucide plant-based balm which must be applied on wet hair. A small amount of product goes a long way so a tube will last you for a few months. The more you use it, the smoother your hair becomes (obviously it's nothing like a chemical relaxer! It's for frizziness only).

STEP 3 - STYLING - KMS Flatout straightening creme ($19.99)
This styling creme, with fig and jojoba extracts, is great to get a smooth finish and protect your hair before a blow dry. The cream is quite light and not greasy at all...and leaves my hair really soft. Use a small amount only. To me, it's a must-have for thick, relaxed hair.

STEP 3 - STYLING and Touch-ups - Soothing Skin Salve from Argan Magic, $25 (this line is carried by the Shopping Channel in Canada) - This is an interesting product: meant to soothe dry skin and soften cuticles as well as...split ends and fly-a-ways...is there anything this balm can't do? I love the light orange blossom scent, it moisturizes dry skin patches or hair well and again, it's rich but won't leave your hair sticky looking! Since it's a small container, this versatile product is a perfect travel companion.


Can't get enough?  Check out other anti-frizz hair products here.

-Christelle-