Can a Conair Hairbrush Really Make You Smarter? Read This Review and Find Out!

I have just discovered three hair brushes from Conair that can make you smarter.  Well, not exactly smarter, but they can help you become a hair styling genius!  the You Style brushes from Conair are not just brushes, they adapt to the specific function you need.  One curls, one lifts, and my favorite can transform from a vented, flat brush, into a vented, round one!  All of these brushes have a combo of ball-tipped and regular bristles to add smooth and shine as well as help tame your hair into the style you crave. 

The most unique, and my very favorite,  is the You Style2-in-1 Bush Model #85320 SRP: $9.99  that can be used in the open, flat position for everyday brushing and blow-dry styling into sleek, straight styles. Or, with the push of a button, the sides collapse into a rounded shape to add lift and curves. Normally, I use a flat brush to style my hair straight, but then the ends are stick-straight as well.  This brush lets me (with one-handed operation) push a button and change the flat brush into a half-round that adds a curve on the ends of my hair as I do a final styling.  And what I love even more about this lightweight brush is that it's so awesome for travel.  In the past, I had to bring a big, heavy round brush as well as my flat styler. They not only took up room in my suitcase, they added weight.  Now, when I travel, I can take just ONE brush that does both functions. 

Another unique brush is the You Lift Model #85321 SRP: $9.99. I call it my "super styler" because this triangle-shaped brush does more than just add volume, although that is it's main function.  Use the edges of the barrel get closer to the scalp to create extra lift, and use the flat sides to help straighten curly or wavy hair.  You can also use it like a round brush, and it will add texture and soft waves.  This is a real multi-tasker.  The brush is hefty, and has a ceramic barrel to hold the heat and help you style faster, while leaving hair shiny and soft.

The third brush is the You Curl Model #85322 SRP: $9.99. It has a cone-shaped, tapered head to create loose, natural waves and tousled curls. The barrel’s conical shape produces a curl that is narrow at the hairline and wider at the bottom.  This solid brush is also vented, with a ceramic core to retain heat. It will add waves and curls, but you have to be patient if you have a lot of thick, long hair, using small sections one at a time. Truthfully, a curling iron will curl you hair faster, but if you're traveling, or if you just want a less defined curl, it works beautifully.
Are you ready to style smart?  The brushes are now available at: all mass retailers and drugstores
For more information about Conair Corporation,  visit www.conair.com


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Color Contours Brushes From Conair Helps You Create Your Style

One of the truly frustrating things about using round styling brushes, is that the outer strands of the piece of hair you've selected to style, always seems to slip off the brush like a drunken sailor.And, styling with a round brush, especially for long hair, takes patience to get the heat to the ends wrapped into the middle of the brush. 

Conair Contours™ brushes from Conair may help you slice some time off your styling routine this year, because the traditional, round barrel has be re-designed with a sexy curve in the middle, to help keep all your hair in the enter of the brush while styling.  In addition, the tourmaline (100% crushed gemstones) ionic, ceramic-coated barrel, retains the heat of your blow-dryer more effectively.  The large vents make it easier for the airflow from your dryer to reach even the inner reached of the hair you've wrapped around the brush, so your hair dries faster and shinier. Not all brushes are comfortable to use, but these brushes have black, rubbery, soft-touch handles with a ribbed, easy-grip ring if you need to really hold tight as you're styling.  

Not all hair styles and hair lengths can use the same size brush, so Conair has created Color Contours in four different sizes:
#88650 Large purple for long hair $12.99
#88651 Medium blue for medium to long hair $12.99
#88652 Small pink for medium to short hair $11.99
#88653 Extra-small green for short hair $11.99

The stiff bristles really hold the hair, and the curved design, works so well, I wonder why no one thought of it previously.  My hair has some face-framing layers that are nearly impossible to get smooth with a traditional, round brush, but with these new, curvy Color Contours brushes, my hair smoothed out perfectly as I rolled the brush, with not even the tiny ,irritating fly-aways escaping the grip of those bristles. The result was smoother, shinier, hair, in less time.  One less frustration to deal with in the morning!

There's not much will make your routines easier, faster, more successful and yes, even more fun, but these brushes will make your day, literally. They won't break your budget, but they make a big difference!

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Conair Power of Pink Products Power of Pink Ladies' Grooming System Supports Breast Cancer Research

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month Conair is using it's power to empower YOU to help stamp out this terrible disease (and look and feel good as you're doing it). For every purchase you make of specific "The Power Of Pink" products from Conair, $1.00 is donated to the Breast Cancer Foundation up to a minimum of $100,000 to help find a cure in our lifetime by funding clinical and genetic research, worldwide. Some of the pink-colored Conair "Power of Pink" product have special packaging to go with the girly, pink colored appliances within. For example, the Conair Power of Pink Ionic Styler, Power of Pink Personal Beauty Groomer, and the Conair Power Of Pink Instant Heat Rollers have breast cancer awareness tips called: "Guidelines for Optimum Breast Health" on the side of the package.

If you're looking for a realy super shaver that looks pretty and makes short work of a chore, consider the Power of Pink Ladies' Grooming System (model: LTGS40PCS) srp. $19.99. This recharchargeable, pink shaver has everything you need to stay on top of hair removal literally, from head to toe and can be used wet or dry. The soft pink 10-Piece Personal Beauty Groomer has attachments for bikini line, eyebrow touch-ups, and of course underarms and legs. Conair includes extras like oil (for the shaver, not your legs), a cleaning brush and a charger stand in the same shade of pink. it has a charging indicator light and it holds all of the attachments. There's also a separate cord to charge the shaver and a limited two-year warranty. TIP: the plug for the charger cord goes in the bottom of the charging stand instead of on the side or the back, where you might normally look to plug it in.

This makes a great gift for any woman and even if she already has a shaver, it's not pink and it's probably not as excellent as this one!

For more information, visit http://www.conair-store.com/ and http://www.bcrfcure.org/ or call toll-free 1.866.FIND.A.CURE. TIP: while you are on the Conair Store site, you can submit a review for a chance at a $1,000 prize!

For more information, visit http://www.conair-store.com/ and http://www.bcrfcure.org/ or call toll-free 1.866.FIND.A.CURE. TIP: while you are on the Conair Store site, you can submit a review for a chance at a $1,000 prize!

Where the Wild Things Are NOT (or how to tame wild hair within seconds)!

Last night I went to see James Taylor at Jones Beach (watch YouTube video). It was a humid night and the sky was full of dark clouds. We went armed with umbrellas, and even a few plastic bags in case the heavens opened up. This post really isn't about the James Taylor concert, although James was great (yes, this man can sing). It's really about my wild and crazy post-concert hair! When I got home, my carefully blown-out straight style was literally in a mass of waves--really wild and crazy waves -- not at all the "cute" and "controlled" type of curly.





Luckily, I had two things on hand today that I just happened to have in the queue to review for the Advice Sisters "What Works" Beauty, Cosmetics & Fashion review column for September/October this Fall (the July/August column will be up the first week in July, and you can currently check out May/June's huge, two-page column at http://www.advicesisters.net/whatworkscol3.html ). Both of these items can tame the "wild thing" called super-frizzy, curly or wavy hair, in just seconds!




The first is a low tech, easy fix: a hairband! I didn’t think there could be anything really new when it comes to this classic hair tool since they're been a favorite of women for so long, but this new, Scünci FlexiWrap Hair band $3.99 is not your mother's hairband. This one is bendable, flexible, stretchy and completely comfortable. It has the same, sleek good looks of traditional plastic and fabric hair bands, but without the hard, rigid frame that can pinch and crack and feel downright uncomfy on your head. The new Flexi-Wrap features a braided, patent-look, or cutwork hair band that looks like the solid, rigid ones but it's fold-able and soft, and stays put, thanks to a ponytail-type elastic that stretches to just the right size to hold fast to the back of your head. The FlexiWrap Hair Band really gives you a customized fit the one-size-fits all rigid ones can't, and it does it without pinching, binding, or pulling. This hairband stays so secure you can even exercise with it and it wont slip off. But you won’t even know you have it on!

The hairband in the photo is obviously the clear one. It looks beautiful on every type of hair, letting your natural color shine through. There’s also a tortoise-shell style, wide, braided band, and a slimmer, solid, black patent leather look hair band --one to go with just about everything you own. These make great beach and travel companies. Simply fold them almost completely flat for travel, and they won’t break in your bag -- the cleverest idea I’ve seen in hair ornaments in a long, long time. Even better, they cost less than lunch! They're sure to be new classics. and you’ll reach for these to tame wild hair (and just because they're great looking) on bad hair days, and good ones, too!

But if you can't stand the curls, the frizz, or the fuss, you'll want to bring out the effective but easy to use, 'big gun" the Infiniti Nano Silver Ionic Steam Straightener by Conair $129.99. I actually saw this a few weeks ago on one of those weekend television info-mercial programs (I was not doing anything early in the morning, and was flipping channels). The thing is, it's really impressive both in power and versatility. The TV ad showed women with really wild, seriously curly, or tightly permed hair as before and after, but you could actually see the flat iron do it's job with one swipe of the iron. There they were, former wild and curly girls, with sleek, shiny, perfectly straight hair!






The iron is an eye-catching red color, but what will really catch your eye are the high-tech bennies, courtesy of nano silver tourmaline ceramic plates and a tw0-stage steam and lock technology, to keep the look lasting longer. The iron simply glides through even the most coarse, thick, and wild hair, like a steamroller. The nano silver technology helps hair glide through the plates, while the tourmaline ceramic plates smooth the hair cuticle layer, condition, and protect hair from damage since you can effectively use high heat for less time. This way, your hair doesn't get so "fried." There's a removable water reservoir with variable steam settings for up to 20 minutes of continuous steam (steam helps the style set and stay smooth, hours longer). Two heating elements in this high-tech tool and five heat settings from a mild 202 degrees to 395 degrees help tame hair that simply won’t take "no" for an answer! Other nice features are the retractable, adjustable height detangling "teeth" that help hold hair straight. The ionic steam straightener is a true, added bonus it is equipped with a true ion generator that releases 2 million ions/cm3 to straighten and reduce frizz, and make hair feel soft and silky. A professional style swivel cord rotates 360 degrees so you can get to the back of your head without fighting the cord. When you're done, the iron is going to be hot, but there's a silver-y, heat-resistant travel bag included with your iron. Use it, and you'll still be able to safely pack it up right away without fear.


It's one thing to see amazing results on TV, but does this iron work as well for the average person (or at least on my currently wild-from-the-humidity, hair)? For starters, this flat iron is good for all hair types. If yours is fairly mild and straight, this flat iron will work wonders. But if your hair tends to be curly or frizzy, it’s one of the best "mane tamers" I've seen in a long time.
Although my hair isn’t normally that wild and curly, it is thick, wavy, and sometimes, stubborn. The Infiniti Nano Silver Ionic Steam Flat Iron let me get my hair totally straight without a struggle, even after my hair was immersed last night in the worst possible conditions. My hair was once again shiny, soft, straight, and manageable. A woman on the info-mercial said: "It’s by Conair, who wouldn’t trust it?" It may cost a few dollars more, but a good flat iron like this one will save your time, your sanity, and your sense of style!





For more information, visit Scünci: http://www.scunci.com/ and Conair: http://www.conair.com/