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From the luxurious smell, to the salon-worthy shine, and the effortless style: Rusk’s latest shine products is worth every penny for  it’s $15 a tube. Formulated with moisturizing marine extracts, RUSK Deepshine Lustre Shine Enhancing Lusterizer is lightweight, creamy, and instantly transforms dull or damaged hair into a smooth and soft coveted mane. With Rusk’s unique Marine Nutrient Complex, it also protects hair from from UBV inhibitors while strengthening it with protein and natural lipids.

Beauty Editor’s Note: For me, shine products are too greasy, too sticky, or too oily to use all the time. Though every now and then I’ll use an occassional gloss to amp up the shine to my black hair, nothing - absolutely nothing - beats an excellent leave-in cream like Rusk’s DeepShine, an instant favorite. This shine cream helps my hair feel healthier, stronger, on top of being shinier. I have been looking for a hair product that could nurse my hair back to health after summer’s harsh rays and the frequent curling and flat ironing that I’ve been doing since Fashion Week and this was exactly the product I was looking for. If you have dry or damaged hair, you need to add this product to your daily routine. You will notice the difference the first time you use it.

Available at Stylesource.com and your nearest Bay Area Ulta. Click here to find the one nearest you.

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Though, at first pour this product doesn’t seem sudsy enough, and perhaps a bit too watery, with a couple more rubs it’s capable of getting out any stain or stench. My favorite is the Lavender Mandarin, which has the most calming and clean smell I’ve ever sniffed. I use it as a laundry detergent, shampoo, you name it. According to Kiss My Face, it has 101 uses. And it’s great for babies, too, as it is entirely derived from natural materials and won’t harm even the most sensitive of skin. Be sure to buy the big one because, if you love the aroma of delicious cleanliness, you’ll be using it on everything.

Here are five (out of 101) of my favorite uses for Kiss My Face’s  Peace Soap:

1. Great for cleaning makeup brushes. It’s the first use to pop up on the website and, boy, are they right. Cheaper, better smelling, and more efficient than regular makeup brush cleanser.

2. Bath time. I’m actually insanely allergic to regular bubble bath. This is so gentle and leaves the most adorable fragrance on skin.

3.Clarifying Shampoo. This removes a lot of gunk with out leaving hair feel like it was stripped of all the good oils and for much less than salon brands.

4. Washing delicates/Hand washing. It works great as a clothing detergent. Clothes smell absolutely divine. I use it for small loads, like delicates and hand washables.

5. Shower. It’s a great body wash.

Kiss My Face is partnering with Seeds of Peace and has created “The Pledge for Peace.” Get ready to get your gab on because it’s simple and FREE! Log onto the Kiss My Face Facebook page or Thepledgeforpeace.com and click on the “like” button. For every 10,000 pledges that are made, Kiss My Face will send one camper to the Seeds of Peace summer camp, a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization dedicated to empowering young people from regions of conflict with the leadership skills and interpersonal networks necessary to advance reconciliation and coexistence, during the 2011 season (a value of $6,000). The campaign runs from June 21st through September 15th, 2010 and there will be no limit to how many kids Kiss My Face will send so be sure to spread the word and let everyone know. The more pledges, the more kids, the more, the merrier!

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That little extra “oomph!” for your hair has never been so much fun and so eco-friendly! 

Privé Salon and Products have expanded their innovative eco-friendly Concept Vert hair care line with the launch of Concept Vert Volumizing Froth. Ideal for all hair types, add a little exotic rejuvenation and antioxidant rich ingredients to your routine with Concept Vert Volumizing Froth’s Amazon Acai and Babassu Oil. The styling concoction leaves hair nourished and protected, leaving your hairstyle soft to the touch and manageable and all while providing incredible body, volume and definition. Of course, it being oh-so eco fabulous, it’s also free of parabens, artificial ingredients, and has never been tested on animals. It comes in a non-aerosol mousse which reduces waste, protects the environment and packaged in a container designed to be recycled and hold more than other leading salon brands.

Not only is this product great for hair and great for the environement, it’s absolutely fun!!! You haven’t seen any mousse like this yet. It starts out in a liquid form but in five seconds, after rubbing a dime size amount between your palms, the product froths and fizzes into the mousse consistency that we are all familiar with. Like magic. My inner-child was beaming with giddy-amazement.

Privè’s Concept Vert Volumizing Froth retails for $24 and will be available at elite salons and spas nationwide July 2010. Visit www.priveproducts.com for where to find Prive’s Concept Vert products near you.

With the hot and sweaty season coming up, the messy pony has been my go-to look because (1.) Due to the heat, I make it a habit to shower/wash my hair at night to avoid greasy hair galore (2.) Hitting the snooze button 2,500 times after the morning alarm goes off leaves me very, very little time to prep for well, anything, let alone shower and (3.) Washing hair the night before is my deepest, darkest secret to keeping my hair healthy, shiny, and moisturized.

Mastering the perfect messy ponytail can change any outfit from drab to fab in a possible .5 seconds. The real trick to creating a pony that screams “wash-and-wear” chic, like Cameron Diaz, rather than trailer park mess, like Britney Spears, is the proper products. No brush required. Here’s how I do this haircaring and style-friendly hairdo daily:

After I shower, and before bed, when my hair is damp dry I throw in an obsessive amount of leave-in treatment or conditioner. My hair then air-dries through the night, crimping, binding and falling wherever Mr.Sandman positions me to slumber. Choose a non-greasy treatment, free of any oils, to ensure you don’t wake up with a grease ball of a mane. My favorites? For the most bang for your buck, try John Frieda’s Frizz-Ease Creme Serum Overnight Repair Formula, which is a smooth, lightweight cream that repairs and mends damage without leaving any residue in your hair or pillow. For a worthy splurge, try Redken’s Real Control Overnight Treatment, an award winning overnight recovery treatment which helps renew and repair severely damaged hair using Redken’s exclusive Interbond Conditioning System and Care-Adjust Complex.

By morning my hair is dry, wavy, and a big mess. No need for a brush! Just finger comb as much as you can.

Grab an elastic and get it ready. Starting from lifting under the neck line and up, Spray your head with a light-holding, non-aerosol, flexible spray like, Brocato’s FreeFix, which is a luxurious hair spray that adds volume, texture and a light flexible hold without the crunchy unwanted feel and funky smell other hairsprays leave. (It smells oh-so divine and is also perfect for keeping bangs in place.)

When spray is dry and hair is set, gather and tie it up, pull the ends to get that desired snug fit. How high, low, or poofy is totally up  to you.

Spritz more hair spray on your hands to smooth any unwanted bumps or pieces.

A messy ponytail is a fast and easy hairstyle perfect for work or summertime fun. The added technique for an overnight treatment also adds an extra hair healthy benefit to your mane without adding the extra work of having to wear a shower cap and wait minutes for a deep conditioner to absorb in the shower…Yah! I never understood that either. *shrugs*

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1. Miss Oops Block Your Locks – An SPF 15 finishing spray for color treated hair that provides moderate protection that helps resist fading in the sun. With a super easy, spray-on application. Available at these Bay Area boutiques:

Moms the Word 3385 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94118

Bella Pelle, Inc. 9 Maiden Lane, San Francisco, CA 94108

Romi Boutique 2512 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94115

2. Davines’ SU Protective Moisturizing Sun Creme - With SPF 30, this extremely light and all-natural product is full of fantastic ingredients like fatty acids, wheat proteins, and Vitamin E that keeps hair protected and moisturized.

3. Redken’s Color Extend Sun Sparkling Shield Leave-In Smoother -  Provides water-resistant protection while simultaneaously protecting against UVA/UVB rays. Has a smooth sleek finish. Perfect for daily swims and trips to the beach. Available at your nearest Bay Area Ulta.

Enjoy the sunshine, lovely readers!

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Celebrity and magazine-stylist Ted Gibson, most currently notable for his jaw-dropping transformations on TLC’s What Not To Wear, has created a fantastic series of styling products that can help us create endless, red-carpet ready possibilities for our own everyday hair. Created for all hair types and hair skills, Ted Gibson has made getting ready easier and hair more manageable with his quality products that not only makes hair look fantastic but also restores hair back to its healthy goodness.

Ted Gibson’s “Tame it” Shine Lotion is composed of a complex inspired by red wine. (Yum!) Taking all the extra healthy benefits of grapeseed extract, “Tame it” does more than add shine and block humidity. It prevents environmental damage, optimizes hair appearance, and with the added White Orchid extract, it has serious aromatherapy benefits to help you start the day off right.

The best part, which has me absolutely head-over-heels with this product, is the weightless, luxurious feel. ”Tame it” adds a gentle softness that keeps hair feeling moisturized all day long. As dry hair therapy, environmental protection, and frizz eliminator – Ted Gibson’s ”Tame It” Shine Lotion combines the benefits of three individual products into one stylish and bathroom counter worthy bottle. How awesome is that?

You can find Ted Gibson’s “It Series” at your local Bay Area, Target store.  Click here to find the location nearest you.