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I spied a special section on haircare in the August 2005 issue of InStyle ("The Long & Short Of It," page 293) .  I noticed a new Kerastase pomade in the section for short hair.  Being the devoted Kerastase girl that I am, I had to check it out!  I walked into the L Salon & Beauty Lounge on Beverly Blvd. this afternoon.  This salon predominantly displays Kerastase products on their shelves.  I was particularly attracted to the Kerastase Reflections Chroma Protect line.  This line, for color treated hair, comes housed in pink packaging.  I passed on the shampoo and the daily conditioner since I probably have something comparable already.  I bought the   Deep Radiance Enhancing Masque and the Protective Polishing Cream instead.  I am always on the look out for a good deep conditioner and a leave in.  Achieving smooth hair is close to impossible otherwise. 

I also bought the Kerastase Nutritive Vinyle Nutri-Sculpt, the pomade featured in InStyle.  The ingredients aren't too out of the ordinary.  I see varying amounts of water, silicones, polyquats, and such in these three products.  Some folks argue that Kerastase is too expensive for what it's worth.  I attribute a part of that to styling techniques, not to mention the condition of the hair in relation to the products used.  For instance, I had bad luck with the Lee Stafford products I brought home from Las Vegas.  I later realized this was because I didn't use any leave in.  I went straight to a relaxing balm and a heat protecting spray, thinking that would give me the desired style.  Nope.  I paid for this skipped step with a bad hair day.  This is probably why so many products are misunderstood and rejected.

I later went to Beauty Collection Apothecary near The Farmer's Market.  The store hasn't changed much since my last visit over two years ago.  The cosmetics and the skin care still reside in the front.  The body care is in middle, with hair care on one side and candles on the other.  I was particulary struck by Ojon Ojon is obviously a luxury hair care line.  Ojan wants you to know that they are "the people of beautiful hair."  I picked over the seemingly uber moisturizing shampoo and conditioners until I found the Hydrating Styling Cream. This cream contains water, silicones, palm nut oil, and various fruit essences and preservatives.  The little brown beads in the white cream contain the palm nut oil.  Let's see if this really tames frizz.  I figure this is a good introduction to the line.  I was lucky my MAC PPID fell from my wallet at the time of check out because this knocked a few bucks off my purchase.  This would have cost me thirty dollars otherwise.  I bought it for twenty-nine and change, including tax!  Perhaps I can try Ojon's deep conditioner and pomade once my new Kerastase runs out.  I am very excited to learn more about this line.