How to Conquer Your Beauty Clutter
See how three women were freed from their beauty bounty and get inspired to lighten your own load.
By Jenny Bailly
What Made the Cut
From Left to Right:
Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic, $25, UncleFunkysDaughter.com.
An alcohol-free gel won't leave curls dried out or crunchy.
Aura Cacia Tea Tree Oil $8.50, AuraCacia.com.
Tea tree oil exfoliates the scalp between shampoos.
Hair Rules Blow Out Your Kinks, $21, HairRules.com.
When Jill wants to blow her hair out straight, she should use a blow-dry cream instead of a gel. It coats the hair and protects it from heat damage.
Infiniti Pro by Conair Tourmaline Ceramic Straightener, $46, drugstores.
This 446-degree flatiron gets even kinky hair silky.
Argan Oil, $15, AuraCacia.com.
Argan oil is a great weekly moisturizing treatment.
Carol's Daughter Chocolät Smoothing Shampoo, $18, CarolsDaughter.com.
A creamy, sulfate-free shampoo with minimal suds is gentle on Jill's very dry hair.
Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque, $30, MacadamiaHair.com.
Superdry hair like Jill's calls for a superthick conditioner.
L'Oréal Paris Eversleek Humidity Defying Leave-In Crème, $9, drugstores.
Jill should swap her leave-in conditioning sprays for a thicker formula, in a pump or tube.
Remington Fast Finish Dryer, $28, Target.com, and Small Pick Nozzle, $5, Rickysnyc.com.
Straightens curls fast.
Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic, $25, UncleFunkysDaughter.com.
An alcohol-free gel won't leave curls dried out or crunchy.
Aura Cacia Tea Tree Oil $8.50, AuraCacia.com.
Tea tree oil exfoliates the scalp between shampoos.
Hair Rules Blow Out Your Kinks, $21, HairRules.com.
When Jill wants to blow her hair out straight, she should use a blow-dry cream instead of a gel. It coats the hair and protects it from heat damage.
Infiniti Pro by Conair Tourmaline Ceramic Straightener, $46, drugstores.
This 446-degree flatiron gets even kinky hair silky.
Argan Oil, $15, AuraCacia.com.
Argan oil is a great weekly moisturizing treatment.
Carol's Daughter Chocolät Smoothing Shampoo, $18, CarolsDaughter.com.
A creamy, sulfate-free shampoo with minimal suds is gentle on Jill's very dry hair.
Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque, $30, MacadamiaHair.com.
Superdry hair like Jill's calls for a superthick conditioner.
L'Oréal Paris Eversleek Humidity Defying Leave-In Crème, $9, drugstores.
Jill should swap her leave-in conditioning sprays for a thicker formula, in a pump or tube.
Remington Fast Finish Dryer, $28, Target.com, and Small Pick Nozzle, $5, Rickysnyc.com.
Straightens curls fast.
From the March 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine