It has finally happened. I've fallen head-over-heels for a hair product. Admittedly, I may need to be institutionalized for making such a statement, but I can't remember when I've used a shampoo and conditioner and felt that "wow--my hair feels incredible" kind of feeling. Until now.
Those of you who know me know that my hair is basically a cousin to an old straw broom--the kind you can't find in a Target anymore; the kind you only find in "quaint" locations, say while you're apple picking and find yourself in the "country store" with the shelves of "homemade jams". You know what I'm talking about. Pick up one of those, feel the bristles, and you've basically got my over 40 hair. Tortured by chlorine, hair color and blowouts--it's dry. And, if I am honest with you and myself, it's aging.
Now, no one likes to purchase product that has "AGE" (or "anti-aging") screaming from its label. You know you've crossed a line when pick one of those up in a store. So when I first picked up Kerastase Age Premium Rejuvenating Masque, along with its matching shampoo (that's the Bain Substantif and Masque Substantif for you purists), I was a bit in denial. I knew that I needed it, but somehow felt that I had not yet crossed the threshold into "mature hair". But I proceeded with it. And heck, the PR pack it came in was too beautiful to not open up and play.
First off, you do not need a lot Kerastase Age Premium to cover your hair--I have long hair and I found that, literally, a quarter-sized dollop of shampoo did the job. This is important when you're talking $34 for the shampoo ($60 for the hair masque). Yes, it's pricey--and I'm a die-hard Pantene conditioner gal. But the minute you rinse out the shampoo, you feel a difference. I'm not kidding. And the shampoo was just the beginning.
Because of all the abuse my hair takes, my conditioner is ever so much more important to me than the shampoo. It's got to soften, detangle, defrizz, and deal with (and keep) a blowout. Yes, I'm one of those people who reads the label to make sure my conditioner has either dimethicone or cyclomethicone in it (which Age Premium does not). So I was a bit suspect at first. But Kerastase Age Premium left my hair feeling incredibly silky the minute I rinsed it out...incredibly manageable the minute I combed it out...incredibly soft and smooth the minute I flipped the switch on the blow dryer to "off". I even raved about it to friends at drop-off time at school (you know I've drank the kool-aid when I'm doing that).
So Kerastase Age Premium gets my vote--even at the higher price points.
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