Extraordinary Oil #hairexpertise!

I recently got chosen by Influenster to sample and review L'Oreal Paris' new line of hair products! I got the email to take a survey, then the email that told me I finally qualified for a VoxBox. It had certainly been a while since I qualified, as I've been pretty quiet on social media, except for Instagram. Still, definitely not as much as I used to.

I guess they figured that I qualified for the Extraordinary Oil line of shampoo, conditioner, and hair mask. I remember ticking the box that I was concerned about how dry my hair was, but I realized my hair wasn't as dry as I thought. The smell was actually really good and even my husband told me that my hair smelled good. 

I used the shampoo and conditioner a couple times, but I found my hair getting too oily, too fast, I can usually for 3 days without washing my hair, but with this product, I had to wash every other day. I definitely saw some improvement in the feel and look of my hair, especially the ends, after the first wash, but it was too much on my roots. The product didn't turn my hair red, that was my doing! I was totally ready for a change, and I jumped on the chance when I found a box of red hair dye in our basement. 

I ended up giving my free products to a friend at work, and I hope it works well on her hair. I wouldn't buy this Extraordinary Oil line again, but I would try out some of their other types if they were on sale. 

Do you have a favourite hair product?

*I received this product complimentary from Influenster for review purposes. All opinions are my own.*

xo. Nicole

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Easy Overnight Waves

As someone who was blessed with straight hair, I obviously crave curly hair once in a while. No tutorial has ever really worked for me, in the way of holding the curls all day. Even for my high school graduation, bridal shower, and wedding...my hair just falls flat within a few hours. I tried something new with my hair though, and it's worked pretty darn well so far! They come out more like waves, but it's better than straight hair sometimes. The waves last most of the day and it's little to no effort :)

To begin, make sure your hair has been towel dried, but still damp. Don't brush it, but run your fingers through JUST to get any knots out.

I'll be honest, my hair didn't turn out as curly as usual because it was too wet when I put it up. Step one's instructions are still correct, I just didn't follow that too well, haha!

Thanks for following along during my first ever hair tutorial! I've got two more coming soon, and I hope you have fun trying this one out! If you try it, link me up to a picture!

xo. Nicole

• Mystery Vox Box Revealed! •

I received these products complimentary from Influenster, but opinions are 100% my own!

Last week, I received some mystery L'Oreal product to try out and review. You can check out my post on it here!

I tried it out and really loved it! I guessed by commenting on another lady's facebook post, that it was Garnier and I was right!

The damage eraser products helped me out with my split ends and hair feeling super dry. It smelled super good, and my first impression was that it smelled like candy...but it's tropical! I think the best product of the three (shampoo, conditioner, and split-end serum) was the split-end serum. Those types of products always make my hair feel softer than the actual shampoo and conditioner.

The only thing that I wasn't happy about was how dry my hair felt in the shower after using the shampoo (easily fixed by using the conditioner), and how the conditioner just DIDN'T want to come out of the bottle. I tried shaking it, hitting it, anything...but nothing worked unless I had the bottle stored upside down for the next shower. I'm glad that the conditioner bottle of the actual product is actually stored upside down for easy use!

Here's my hair Before:

And here's my hair After:

Both pictures were taken after showering, but in different light (sorry!) I'm so happy that I got the chance to use and review these products, as I had never used Garnier before. This was a great first impression for me!

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xo. Nicole

• Mystery Vox Box •

Note: I received these products complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster.com. All opinions are 100% my own!

Today, I arrived home from my day trip to Red Deer and Leduc, to find that I had received my second Vox Box from Influenster! This one is called a "Mystery" one because I have to guess what brand the products are. You can see the first box that I received, here!

The major brand name is L'Oreal Canada, who owns a lot of different brands! My job is to use these products during my usual styling routine for 1 week, and to review and guess what the brand is. So far, it smells like candy to me! It's made me more excited to try them out tonight.

This is my hair a day after being blow dryed and straightened. During the week, I usually shower at night, and just brush my hair while it's wet. I go to bed with wet hair and wake up with relatively straight hair. It's not usually too frizzy, but I've noticed that the climate change from BC to Alberta has made my hair as dry as ever. I also haven't had it cut since before our wedding in June 2013. 

Here's hoping that these products work well for the frizz, but I'm sure a hair cut would help too. I'll be sure to post a before + after post at the end of the testing week!

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xo. Nicole