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The Best Hair Products and Tools for Fuss-Free Hairstyles
Speed-Dry Your Hair
New products claim to slash minutes from your styling routine so you can get out of the locker room fast. FITNESS staffers put them to the beat-the-clock test.
1. Blow Ready Set Blow Express Blow Dry Lotion ($21, ulta.com)
Time saved: 5 minutes
"I usually let my hair air-dry while I'm getting dressed and then blow-dry it. This lotion cut my drying time in half!"
-- Christie Griffin, digital director
2. Matrix Design Pulse Thermo Glide Express Blowout Creme ($14, matrix.com for salons)
Time saved: 4 1/2 minutes
"I was able to dry my long hair in only nine and a half minutes. It made my style supersilky."
-- Lauren Kukafka, assistant art director
3. Sally Hershberger Professional Hair Care Go with the Blow Thermal Styler ($13, Ulta stores)
Time saved: 5 minutes
"My hair dried quicker, but it wasn't as frizz-free as usual. I'll probably pair it with a smoothing cream next time."
-- Kristen Diederich, senior Web editor
4. Tigi Catwalk Sleek Mystique Blow Out Balm ($20, tigihaircare.com for salons)
Time saved: 11 minutes
"My drying routine went from 25 to 14 minutes! This balm also gave me a nice wave, and my hair felt ultrasoft."
-- Argy Koutsothanasis, fashion director
Originally published in FITNESS magazine, April 2011.
Watch a how-to video to do the perfect blow dry
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Annick: I hate slides. Would prefer all-in-one page! Info good however
4/15/2011 12:44:35 PM Report AbuseWhen you are reviewing products, and having testers state how quickly their hair dried, we really need to know what type of hair they have! This means, do they have thick or thin hair, are they people of color, and what is the length of their hair!
4/15/2011 10:08:32 AM Report AbuseI normally love when you recommend products, but this really makes me question your recommendations and not trust them.
4/15/2011 09:56:59 AM Report AbuseDid you test any of the foam hair colors? I checked reviews online before recently dyeing my hair, and found way more negative reviews than normal. JF foam was the only one with positive reviews; the other two had A TON of negative reviews: badly designed bottles (not pumps), inaccurate hair color (light brown ¿ black, blonde not blonde); healthy hair becoming stiff, dry & straw-like; foam that is not really foam & hard to use & full of bubbles that pop/splatter dye all over you & the room.
4/15/2011 09:56:03 AM Report AbuseWhat about African American hair? We work out too...
4/15/2011 09:50:38 AM Report Abuse