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Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:42 pm  |
Frederick Fekkai has a product called All-Day Hair Plump that he advertises as "continuous release plumping & protection". For around 3.4 oz you pay $95.00USD....worth it?
Ingred: water, Cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, panthenol, phenyl trimethicone, sodium polyacrylate, moringa pterygosperma seed extract, leontopodium alpinum flower/leaf extract, hydroxypropyltrimonium honey, fucus vesiculosus extract, tocopheryl acetate, ascorbyl palmitate, retinyl palmitate, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed jojoba protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hydrolyzed rice protein, panthenyl ethyl ether, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, PG-propyl silanetriol, hydrolyzed actin, glycerin, dimethiconol, cetrimonium chloride, hydrolyzed wheat protein/PVP crosspolymer, dextrin, sphingolipids, cyclodextrin, hydroxypropytrimonium hyaluronate, phospholipids, behentrimonium chloride, hydrogenated polydecene, fragrance, trideceth-6, carbomer, phytantiol, hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed wheat protein, EDTA, disodium EDTA, chlorphenesin, quaternium-15, aminomethyl propanol, propylparaben, amyl cinnamal, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, hydroxycitronella, linalool.
It is a slippery-feeling serum in a pump bottle that smells faintly like generic hand lotion. It seems like just a silicone product but it is lighter and doesn't leave the hair greasy-looking as some silicone serums can. It is supposed to protect the hair from heat-styling, and it may do that, but I did **NOT** notice any "plumping" going on with my baby-fine straight hair.
If it was $20, or even $40, I would buy it without question, but NINETY-FIVE DOLLARS????? What is that man smoking? Do you think it could possibly be worth that?? |
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Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:52 pm |
| I think there are other similar products for under 40 dollars that you could find. I use S Factor Smoothing Lusterizer. I cant remember how much I paid but it was definately way cheaper than $95! |
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Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:56 pm |
| Yes, The Emperor's New Clothes, for sure!!!! |
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Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:16 pm |
| I like listening to what Paula Begoun says about the cosmetic industry on her website. Sometimes these expensive products are not very special at all. Often there are way cheaper alternatives that are actually much better. But there is always someone out there who is impressed with a fancey looking bottle, a name, and for whom money is not an object. At least WE know better! |
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Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:36 pm |
| high price,but small amount. |
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Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:21 pm |
Yeah, and I guess that's 95 New York dollars....where highlights cost $900 and a cut is $250.  |
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Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:40 am |
I always have problems just like yours.
Every time I meet such a problem,I will try to know whether it is really suitable for me. At the same time,I should also know whether I can afford it. Then I could make a decision considering these two questions. |
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Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:09 am |
| hehe. I went to bumble and bumble, the downtown location, overlooking the river. I think they charged 100 dollars, but I am a guy. You girls are always overcharged. Its a great place though, I loved the cut! I treat myself to it once a year. |
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Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:32 pm |
I think that $95 is ridiculous...I've used a good handful of the Fekkai hair products (this one I am not familiar with)and I've always been sufficiently pleased...but $95?? I'd be so frustrated I'd probably return it..
Pudoodles |
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Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:55 pm |
Price is sometimes treated as a signal of quality. WIne is very much the same way--people presume that a $50 bottle has got to be a lot better than a $15 bottle.
I think skincare is even more susceptible to this phenomenon--when we spend a lot, we are pre-disposed to believe (hope, pray) that it is doing something to be worth it.
With hair serum, at least you don't have to commit to using several bottles before you are expected to see any benefits. That said, color me skeptical--I won't be buying anytime soon. |
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Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:42 pm |
| flitcraft wrote: |
Price is sometimes treated as a signal of quality. WIne is very much the same way--people presume that a $50 bottle has got to be a lot better than a $15 bottle.
I think skincare is even more susceptible to this phenomenon--when we spend a lot, we are pre-disposed to believe (hope, pray) that it is doing something to be worth it.
With hair serum, at least you don't have to commit to using several bottles before you are expected to see any benefits. That said, color me skeptical--I won't be buying anytime soon. |
Ditto......  |
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Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:27 am |
| I really see no need to spend infinate amounds of money on skin care. There are so many low cost alternatives out there. I always check reviews on makeupalley.com and you would be surprised how many of these high priced items have terrible reviews. |
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Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:42 pm |
Oh I totally agree! It is way extravagant and crazy overpriced! But here's the thing: After using it (got a sample over at MakeUpAlley from a sweet swapper) for 2 days, and then trying other Reasonably Priced products, I do think it is nicenicenice. So if I use a rice-grain-sized portion of it each day, I may be able to eke out a year's worth of use from that tiny 3.4 oz bottle after all.... m.
amonavis, lucky boy! I would die of rapture to get a NY cut once a year! Do you really see a difference in that $100 Bb cut from the "regular" one? Here in DaisyMae, Illinois, a cut is $40 at my high-end salon by the owner, so I don't leave a huge tip, just a little one. How much does one tip in NY for a $100 cut???? Yikes! No wonder you NYers are all so slender & beautiful: who can afford to eat with salon prices so high? |
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Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:40 am |
| I won't spend so much on my hair~Hair grows fast and even u make them look well, they will drop eventually. As long as the product seems effective, u can buy it. |
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Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:35 pm |
| nekosen wrote: |
| I won't spend so much on my hair~Hair grows fast and even u make them look well, they will drop eventually. As long as the product seems effective, u can buy it. |
Yes, it seems so silly to spend a lot on hair and skin, I know! But it does give a good feeling to look well-groomed, so I try to do the best I can with what God gave me! And not spend more than necessary! |
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Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:16 am |
| When you use the serum do other people comment on how great your hair looks - or is it only you that notices the difference? If no-one else notices, forget about it. Put the $95 towards Botox and wear a hat!! |
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Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:07 pm |
Keliu,
Well, it's mainly me who notices, but my husband does comment that my hair looks so thick when I've used it (it's not. It's baby-fine and thin, but certain products and blow-drying help.) But then, I usually do things mostly to please myself, not others, anyway. I mean, to be pleased with the way I look. I don't think anyone notices as much as we ourselves do.
Yeah, haha about the Botox and the hat!! I'm sworn off Botox and fillers for now. So addicting for me & it never ends. I'm sticking with the face exercises for the time being. Hair serums however......
thanks! I always appreciate your sound advice! |
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Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:44 pm |
| fawnie wrote: |
| I usually do things mostly to please myself, not others, anyway. I mean, to be pleased with the way I look. I don't think anyone notices as much as we ourselves do. |
Soooooooo true! Really, it's all about how we feel not how we look. And if a certain hair serum makes you feel good about yourself, then go for it! |
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:20 am |
SOOOOOOOO Expensive. and I do not like the line either!
I like John master organic hair care product. It cheap but very good!!! |
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:36 pm |
I'm sorry - but this thread cracks me up... I just saw an advertisement for some really expensive topical hair vitamins. The ad copy went on and on about how vitamins are good for the body (true, to some extent) - and how hair is just "thirsty for good nutrition"...
Makes me want to smack those marketing geniuses upside the head...
"Uh, HELLO-oooooo!??? Hair is dead. It can't drink up vitamins and is certainly not able to utilize nutrition. The scalp, yes - hair, no..."
*sigh* |
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:29 am |
Fekkai is majorly overpriced. A lot of these hair serums rely on clever marketing, and, in my murky past, I've created quite a few stories for clients myself. A popular theme is how Dr. so-and-so went on a trip to (insert name of desert) when his car broke down. After an hour of waiting in the scorching sun, a native person popped out from behind a conveniently-situated tree and invited him back to meet his tribe. What amazed our hero doctor was the fact that the entire tribe had incredibly thick and lustrous hair that grew down to their feet. Through sign language, he consulted the Big Kahuna and was taken to a remote spot where the rare (insert name of plant) grew in abundance on the hillside. The chief then picked a few leaves from the plant, rubbed them between his hands, and smeared the juice over his scalp. So impressed was doctor so-and-so that he immediately found the funds to open a massive laboratory in the (insert name of country) and produced a huge line of highly-priced hair products based on the rare plant. (Note the rare plant either fails to appear in the list of ingredients, or is within the last three of the 50 to be listed.)  |
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:39 pm |
Yeah Antonia, Mr Fekkai is a wizard at romancing his products! But I wouldn't even have posted this if it didn't really make my hair look fabulous. I 'spose the HA attracts water to the hair shaft to help keep it moisturized, and the proteins give it strength, and the silicones for shine.
Can HA really be that expensive an ingredient to add to hair serum? Couldn't it just be added to any serum, or is there some secret voodoo going on I don't understand? |
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:12 pm |
Hi Fawnie, I wasn't referring to Fekkai there. I do think his products are overpriced though. The serum sounds very impressive. I discovered quite by accident that, if you spray your hairbrush with a light cost of that anti-static spray, and then with the hair shine spray stuff, your hair will appear very shiny and smooth.  |
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:12 pm |
I think we all fall for the hype though - 'cause it gives us hope that something might actually work. I spend an absolute fortune on hair products that I use once and then relegate to the bathroom cupboard. And it takes an absolute arsenal of stuff to make my hair fit to walk out the front door - deep conditioning treatment, volumizer, shine serum, gel, hairspray, colour protector etc. etc. I'm going overseas for Christmas and the luggage allowance is now only 20kgs, 10kg of that is taken up by my hair product! So I suppose if I could find one product that I was happy with I'd be willing to pay big bucks for it.
Has anyone seen the thread on Moroccan Oil - it's getting allot of raves lately. Needless to say, I've ordered that as well so that's another one I'll have to pack!
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?tid=31296 |
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:22 pm |
| I was looking at that, Keliu. I'd sure like my hair to swing a bit, rather than "float." I can't seem to find any stockists in Vancouver so I guess it will be another eBay purchase! |
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