Hair Care

Eco-Friendly Prive Concept Vert Travel Canisters!

prive travel siz It’s Laurent Dufourg’s goal to ensure you NEVER buy another bottle of his Prive Concept Vert Shampoo or Conditioner… ever again!

Ok, that statement is misleading. He certainly wants you to buy product from the Concept Vert line. He simply doesn’t want you to repeatedly buy a bottle, toss it in a landfill and buy another bottle! What a waste of resources!

Prive Concept Vert shampoo and conditioner is packaged in sturdy canisters that probably could last a lifetime! But the large 6.7 oz bottles aren’t something you would travel with, or lug to the gym. So the brand has recently launched the Prive Concept Vert Travel Kit. The kit contains two full-sized bottles filled with product, and two petite 3oz empty bottles for travel. When you need a carry a small amount of product with you, simply use a tiny plastic mechanism to connect the large bottle to the small one, and press down to neatly fill the travel-sized canisters!

You may remember from my past post on Prive Concept Vert, these 6.7 oz bottles also hold twice as much product compared to an ordinary bottle of the same size. When you finally do run out of your precious product, just carry along your empty canisters to any salon that carries Prive and they will provide you with full REUSED containers!

Prive Concept Vert does not contain commonly used artificial ingredients including sulfates, gluten, phalalates, DEA, TEA, mineral oil, paraffin, PABA, paraben, or artificial coloring.

The Prive Concept Vert Travel Kit retails for $58 at salons and spas nationwide.

Click HERE to check out the line at PriveProducts.com

The author of the Raging Rouge Beauty Blog received press samples for purposes of this makeup review / product review. For more information on sample policies, please click HERE to read my full disclosure statement.

Finesse Clean + Simple Review

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Regular readers of the Raging Rouge beauty blog are familiar with my hair cleansing woes. My scalp is so sensitive, some shampoos and conditioners actually eat through my skin. No exaggeration, my allergic reaction is as if someone dripped sulfuric acid on my scalp!

Still, for the sake of blogging I’ve been powering through and testing new shampoo and conditioners. Lately, I’ve found some real winners… thank the scalp-Gods!

Finesse Clean + Simple is my latest drugstore hair cleansing favorite. The line intentionally excludes every single ingredient with a history of causing skin irritation, includi8ng sulfates, parabens, gluten and dyes. The line is hypoallergenic, dermatologist tested and inexpensive (it’s second-best quality). Retail price is $3.99 per bottle!

I tested the formula for normal hair. The result was much what I would expect of a clarifying shampoo and conditioning treatment. My hair felt squeaky clean! Clean + Simple removed my styling products effectively and left it looking super-shiny. I look forward to buying the dry/color treated option the next time I hit a drugstore, and will report back to you when I try it out!

Click HERE to buy Finesse Clean & Simple Hypoallergenic Shampoo at Drugstore.com

The author of the Raging Rouge Beauty Blog received press samples of some of the items listed above. For more information on sample policies, please click HERE to read my full disclosure statement.

Three Hair Myths Exposed by Nick Arrojo

three hair myths nick arrojo Don’t be mid-led, readers! There are a lot of beauty myths floating around, and we’ve all fallen for at least one of them in our lifetime! Today Nick Arrojo, of Arrojo Studio and author of Great Hair: Secrets to Looking Fabulous and Feeling Beautiful Every Day helps to set the record straight when it comes to three common hair myths.

There’s a new trend that says you should get your hair cut every four weeks, instead of the traditional six to eight weeks. I don’t believe this for one second and neither should you. Unless your hair is super short, and you like to keep it that way, getting your hair cut within four weeks is a waste of money. A good haircut should last a minimum of six weeks before needing another trim.

The fuller-figured woman often brings her hair forward over her face, mistakenly believing this will hide her fuller shape. It doesn’t. Bringing hair forward to the cheeks actually draws attention to the fullest part of anybody’s face: chubby cheeks! Instead of trying to disguise your shape and size, be brave, style your hair back away from your face, expose your eyes, and get the twinkle back.

Calling out fashion faux pas is all the rage. Never wear white before Memorial Day or after Labor Day is a common one that makes me giggle. It’s just not true. If you look great who cares what date it is?! It’s the same with hair: Don’t wear long hair over forty, people say. I disagree. As long as your hair is healthy, the style is modern, and it suits you, then wear any length you want, regardless of your age.

Arrojo Product Styling Whip

arrojo product styling whip I’ve watched “What Not To Wear” so many times, I’ve lost count. The one part of every episode that I found most appalling is when the fashion-challenged subject had the gall to sob in Nick Arrojo’s chair… fearful of what he would do to their tresses. Are you serious? Nick, if you’re reading this, the only tears you’d ever see from me in your salon would be tears of joy. Personally, I’ve wondered if Nick left the show simply because of having to deal with that constant sobbing!

But I digress. Naturally it makes sense perfect sense that Nick Arrojo has recently launched his own namesake line of styling product. One that I’ve recently sampled (and LOVE) is Arrojo Product Styling Whip.

I hate HATE HATE crunchy hair! However, my hair requires control. Arrojo Product Styling Whip provides the lightweight hold I crave, but also contains the antioxidants and sun protection my hair needs to stay healthy. It’s the perfect choice for Sping and Summer styling! I must say… the mousse format is a refreshing change for me as well! I don’t think I’ve used a styling mousse since the 80s!

Retail price is $17 for a 5.5 fl. oz. bottle. Available at ArrojoProduct.com and Arrojo Studios.

The author of the Raging Rouge Beauty Blog received press samples of some of the items listed above. For more information on sample policies, please click HERE to read my full disclosure statement.

Review: Klorane Nourishing Treatment Shampoo and Conditioner

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I’ve sampled many shampoos and many conditioners in an effort to introduce you to the best of the best. In the last 6 months, I’ve had the pleasure of encountering some of my all-time, life-changing favorite hair cleansing products!

Klorane’s Nourishing Treatment Shampoo and Conditioner with Mango Butter are two of these amazing favorites. In the world of moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, there simply is no better formula that I’ve ever encountered. Klorane’s product is simply a miracle. The Mango butter infused formula leaves hair feeling so silky and soft–even when wet–I was simply astounded!

My overly-sensitive scalp registered no harsh reaction with these products. Likely because Klorane strives to use the lowest number of ingredients possible that achieve the best effect and highest safety. In fact, the 50-year-old Klorane actually utilizes plants grown by their own farmers, to ensure their customers that sustainable and safe farming techniques are practiced. The folks at Klorane are my kind of control-freaks!

A 13.4 oz. bottle of shampoo retails for $18. A 5.1 oz. bottle of conditioner retails for $14. WORTH EVERY PENNY!

Click HERE to check it out at Beauty.com