Pre-Shampoo Hair Treatments, Get On Board

Have you ever thought about nourishing your your hair before you shampoo?  Yes, it sounds nuts, since you're just going to wash it out, but pre-shampoo hair treatments are popping up everywhere and the benefits are worth the extra effort.  Incorporate them into your beauty routine once a week or as needed and trust me, you'll love the results.  Here are three pre-shampoo treatments on my radar.

Philip Kingsley Elasticizer, $49 at philipkingsley.com

This pre-shampoo treatment helps to increase elasticity, bounce and shine in your hair.  When your hair's wet, it stretches.  Leave this light-weight cream on your strands for 10-20 minutes before shampooing to ensure your hair's moisturized and won't break when combing it out after washing.

Hair Essentials Nourishing Hair Oil, $29.99 at hairessentials.com

This hair oil is made with a combination of oils like coconut, rosemary, lavender, cedar wood to help moisturize and nourish your scalp and hair.  Apply a small dollop on dry hair and massage it into your scalp and take it all the way down to your ends.  Leave it on for an hour before shampooing.

Kerastase Metamorph'oil, $44 at kerastase-usa.com

A combination of six different oils, oriander, coco, rice bran, argan, cranberry and rosemary, this pre-shampoo treatment acts like a purifier for your hair.  Think cleanse.  It helps to remove dirt, oil and product build up before you shampoo.  Apply a quarter size amount to dry hair and massage it into your hair shaft. Leave in for 2-3 minutes before rinsing and shampooing.

Is Your Guy Great with His Hands? Join the Conversation Today

Ladies, whether you're single or taken wondering if a guys is 'great with his hands' is blush-worthy.  You're thinking the same thing I thought when I first thought about men styling their hair.  I know, horrible.  However, the number one styling tool your man has is his hands.  Men's grooming taken to a new level... join Dove Men and I on Twitter today to join the conversation and for your chance to win $75 to Target.  Details below. As per my fiance, "If I put a comb through my hair it's too neat.  We want our hair to be controlled, but not look styled so we have to use our hands."  This sort of styling of course, starts in the shower.

I partnered with Dove Men and will be hosting at Twitter party full of giveaways for your guy today at 1pm EST.  Use #mantenance to participate.  I'll be giving away a $75 giftcard to Target throughout the chat and am anxious to see the type of MANtenance your man does!

Oh, and here's a coupon for Dove Men +Care haircare.

Shiny and New, My Hair Has Never Looked So Good

Lately I've been getting the best compliments on my hair!  It's not just the type of compliments girls give each other when they first meet up either – you know the, "I like your shoes." and "Great bag!" type.  These are coming from people who have known me for years are looking at me in shock saying, "Your hair looks so good. What are you doing?"  My answer, "I restored its virginity." I've noticed it to.  Being that as far as styling products go, I've always used just a dollop of mousse here and there so that's not it, but in the very beginning of September I switched my shampoo, conditioner and hair mask to the Living Proof Restore Line.  The claim – it restores your hairs virginity. Now I'm not exactly sure when my hair lost its virginity, but I knew as a color whore, it was long gone.

When I attended the event, the marketing and research and development team explained that when using the products your hairs moisture, shine, manageability and strength will be restored by nine times.  About seven weeks into use, I can honestly say my hair has never looked or felt more healthy. The catch (yes, of course there's a catch), once you stop using them, it's innocence will be lost again.