I used to love mousse - dispensing a golf-ball sized ball (why was it always a golf ball?) into my palm, raking it through my hair, and then ending up with perfectly defined but utterly crispy curls. I never really minded the crispiness really, it was pretty easy to scrunch out. Since going silicone free though, I've found it hard to locate a silicone free mousse with hold, and I had high hopes that this one would be the answers to my crispy crunchy prayers.
This mousse isn't really in the same category - in fact, I'd probably call it more of a foam than a mousse. You certainly can't dispense a golf-ball shaped ball into your hand, as it comes forth from the bottle in a light froth. Two pumps is enough to adequately coat my hair, which is fairly thick and a coupla inches below my shoulders. I've been scrunching it into my hair from the ends upwards, and have found that it definitely does help to define and hold the curl in my hair as it dries, without leaving a trace of crispiness.
It also plays very well with other products, and being Naked and silicone free, is incredibly light - you can barely feel it in the hair once it's been applied. There's also no build up, and I've had no ill affects from reapplying a tiny amount to my dry hair in order to tame a bit of wayward frizz, or from applying a bit more halfway through the air drying process.
While it does help to define and hold the curl, there are a few conditions. It needs to be scrunched in, and once applied, it works best if you don't touch the hair at all. A little bit of scrunching is OK, but when I touch my hair too much after application, I find that the effects are cancelled out.
Overall, this product, while not totally lifechanging, has become a firm part of my hair styling regime. I love the lack of buildup, the lightness, and the way that it leaves the hair feeling soft, not crunchy. I will be repurchasing for sure. If you'd like to try this one for yourself, you can get it from Boots.com or Boots stores, at the wallet friendly price of £3.99 for 15ml.
Ooh, that's good to know. I picked this up a while back in my quest to find something I can whack in my hair to encourage the natural curls/waves for days when I CBA to blow dry but I haven't tried it yet.
ReplyDeleteI hope it works out as well for you as it does for me!
ReplyDeleteI personally find curling mouses to sticky and go for a volume one on my curls. Do not want flat hair at the top and a granny mess as the bottom. vo5 is great and cheap, non sticky and comes out like whipped cream. Though I hate crap in my products, I made an exception with this product. It compares to Loreal Professional volume mouse and thats great stuff but very expensive. Sometimes a barrel brush my hair into big lose curls and this adds massive volume and shine.
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