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Tigi Bed Head Control Freak Shampoo |
| Date: |
30/03/03 (780 review reads) |
| Rating: |
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Advantages: it works
Disadvantages: the price
Tigi hair products were first manufactured in the late 70's, working closely with Toni&Guy salons, the company was to provide a limited range of products available only in the Toni&Guy group. It wasn't until the mid 80's that the company expanded further and took production away from Denmark to the US that the products became more widely available. Tigi still keep that so called exclusiveness by only selling them in franchised hair salons, so there is no point in hot footing it down to Boots to look for their products.
Tigi have three ranges, the Tigi hair care classic range, The Essensuals - arrange that uses essential oils in the products such as the spray shine and thickening shampoo, it was in the 90's that they added their bedhead range to capture the so called youth market, with a range of sculpting products, gels and waxes all with a yummy smell and bizarre colourings and names.The new range of girls and boys toys is marketed under the bedhead name.
Tigi's Control freak, falls into the Bedhead range, offering you hair that will be board straight, smooth, shiny and under control. From a personal point of view I was rather skeptical, my hair dresser used Control Freak on my hair and yes it was flat, smooth and shiny when she used it, but hairdressers do have this knack of making your hair appear tamed and manageable don't they? So with some skepticism I parted company with £8.40 and wondered if this canister of hair gunk would work a miracle on my unruly locks at home.
Control Freak comes in a long and lean aerosol canister, in a snazzy green colour it contains 250mls of a liquid foam which offers to give you smoothness and textured definition, according to the blurb on the canister. It can be used on all types of hair, straight as well as unruly curly hair. My hair is incredibly thick with a very slight wave to it, it is also well and truly untamed, if just dried without any kind of styling product put on it
it ends up bushy and flicking out in places it's not supposed to flick out!!
Tigi suggest that control freak is used sparingly and that's not due to the hideous price but due to the powerful effects it has. It is best used on damp hair, with a few quick blasts to the roots, then comb the clear pineapple smelling liquid throw your hair. Then style as normal. I tend to dry my hair roughly and use my straighteners for the desired effects. What I then get is floppy straightish hair which looks and feels rather silky.It gives a decent hold without any sticky feel. Nor is your hair super glued into place like some firm hold styling products I've tried in the past, Control Freak gives hold but also allows movement to your hair. I find there is no need to then use a hair spray as Control Freak gives a good hold to your hair. As I tend to wash my hair on a daily basis I've not suffered from the dreaded hair products build up that can leave your hair looking dull and tired with this product. a canister tends to last me about 3 months of near daily usage.
Unfortunately Tigi are unable to give a categorical denial that any of their products do not contain ingredients that have been tested on animals, they do how ever state that none of their products as a whole product have been tested on animals. This is similar to most hair care products.
Control Freak is available at the recommended retail price of £8.40 from most branches of Toni&Guys and at other salons with a Tigi franchise. If you look on www.tigi.co.uk you'll find a handy salon locator should you want to tame you locks with Control Freak
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