mall of America

By: MOA Beauty-ista

I have a confession to make.  Late at night when I can’t sleep I like to watch QVC.  There’s something soothing about those crazy hosts who are desperately trying to convince you that ‘Today’s Special Value’ will change your life.  Of course, I especially love the beauty shows.  QVC sells some great product lines, including Philosophy, Smashbox and Bare Escentuals).  One night I found myself mesmerized by a hair stylish named Nick Chavez.  His products were turning flat, lifeless hair into these giant, beautiful, poufs right before my eyes.  I instantly knew that these products were for me.

As a child of the 80’s, when it comes to hair – the bigger the better.  I couldn’t resist; I ran to the QVC store at Mall of America the next day to pick up two products – Nick Chavez Volumizing Hair Flocker ($35 for two 8 oz cans) and Amazon Infinity Mist ($19).  I purchased the Hair Flocker based on what I saw on TV.  The way Nick was fluffing and ‘Flocking’ hair with this product was nothing short of miraculous.  It was like a work of art.  Unfortunately I was disappointed.  After using this in the morning, my ‘Flock’ turned to ‘Flat’ within an hour.  The Flocker was too heavy and sticky for my fine, delicate locks and this product was not for me. 

The Amazon Infinity Mist was much better. This comes in a spray bottle and claims to ‘add lift, dimension, volume and style to even the limpest locks’.  I found that this product provided great volume without weighing my hair down.  You are supposed to spray directly on to damp hair, but I didn’t feel like I was getting the right coverage with the spray bottle and ended up spraying on my hands and working through hair that way (which worked great).  This gave my hair a thicker texture with out the heavy feeling that other volumizing products sometimes leave.  A winner for flat hair; I will definitely repurchase.