Having long hair can be a pain, but it's definitely worth it! I like my hair to be very low-maintenance, though, so I usually leave it down on my back and straight. I am not good at styling my hair. When I found this Surf Hair Texturizing Gum at Sally's I thought I had stumbled onto something great. I always have loved the look of tousled beach hair that you see on models like from Abercrombie and Fitch or Hollister. I thought it'd be a good look for me to try out rather than having boring pin-straight hair all the time. So I bought a tub for $7.99. I thought it was a little pricey for just a small tub of hair "gum".
Upon opening it it has the consistency of soft putty. It also feels a little like cream. It's hard to describe. It has a very decadent coconut-smell to it, which definitely reminds me of the beach. I loved the smell, and found myself just opening the tub to get a whiff on the car ride home. Coconut oil scents smell like suntan lotion, I guess that's why it's like the beach.
It recommends that you put it on clean, dry hair, so that's what I did. I got up the next morning, showered, and dried my hair so it was fresh and clean. The tub said on the side to use a quarter-sized amount, rub through hair, and tousle it with your hands. Digging the product out was sort of a chore, since it had congealed a bit, I'm guessing from the heat. When I got it out I proceeded to work it through my hair. It didn't go through evenly and left globs of the stuff here and there through my mane. I thought maybe I just wasn't doing it right, so I persevered and worked the product in some more. The product never fully rubbed into my hair. What it did do was create an ugly waxy film on my freshly washed hair. Instead of looking like sexy beach hair, my hair was looking like I had rolled around in wax.
I got my mom to try working it through my hair from the roots, and with all her experience styling hair, she couldn't get anything out of this "hair gum". When we were through with putting the product in my hair, I had tangled, waxy hair that had lost its shine from washing hours ago. Needless to say, I was very annoyed. I wasted money and time on a product that did little or nothing for my hair.
My suggestion, if you want to get "surf hair", get regular mousse and work through your hair while it's still damp, or just don't brush your hair. You'll get the same kind of look that you thought you would get with this product, and you won't have nasty waxy buildup.
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Effectiveness
Ineffective
Kindness to Hair
Average
Scent of Product
Pleasant
Value for Money
Expensive
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