Best Hair Care Tips – Brannon Salon at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino-
BEST OF BEAUTY
When you want to know the best, you go to the experts. We consulted four beauty professionals, who shared their favorite products. Now you know their secrets to getting the look.
The beauty industry never stops trying to lure you into buying new primping products. With each season comes a slew of new lip glosses, eye shadow palettes and hair products that promise to do the kind of things miracles are made of. Consumers find themselves swimming in a sea of claims and cures. The never-ending dilemma seems to be which to pass up and which to convert to.
We’d like to ease the stress of such life-altering decisions. Here, we provide you with opinions from industry professionals. These are the people who know the products inside out and have cut out most of them to provide clients with superior service. Take a look at the products that make their best of beauty lists.
Brannon, owner of Brannon Salon at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
• Shampoo: Brannonhair Daily 01, $24, Brannon Salon. This is an all-around great daily use shampoo that does not weigh the hair down nor strip color.
• Conditioner: Davines Vegetarian Nourishing Miracle, $24, Cloud 9 Salon & Day Spa. This conditioner replenishes moisture as well as retextures the hair follicle.
• Straightening Product: L’Oreal ARTec Texture Line Texture Paste, $13.99, Mosaic Salon & Spa. This product has been discontinued, but you can still find it on the Internet. Great stuff.
• Hair Defrizzer: Phyto Phytodéfrisant Botanical Hair Relaxing Balm, $26, Sephora. It was one of the first defrizzers to ever come out, and has yet to be matched.
• Blow Dryer: Elchim 2001 Professional Blow Dryer, $119.95, Folica.com. This is the industry standard. Oh, and don’t throw away the condensers (the little back tips) they are the most important piece!
• Flat Iron: T3 Bespoke Labs flat irons, $119 to $260, Sephora. This is a workhorse. Adjustable, ceramic, and you can drop it a hundred times and it wont break.
• Curling Iron: Hot Tools curling irons, $42 to $49.99, Ulta. They come in about 10 different sizes, they heat up quick, and the chords swivel, as to never get tangled.
• Hair Spray: Davines Wizards No. 7 Crystal Fixative Lacquer, $26, Mosaic Salon & Spa. It gives a light spray but holds and is workable.
• Hair Mask: Davines Natural Tech Environmental Damage Recovery Mud, $38.50, Brannon Salon. This stuff gets everything from air pollution to chlorine out of the hair!
• Pomade: Privé Detailing Pomade, $21, Apothecary at Wynn Las Vegas. This stuff gets in the hair, holds it relentlessly, and then washes out very easily.
• Best Beauty Secret: Mason Pearson Brush, $50-$253, Omni Chemist at Fashion Show mall. It is the industry standard. If your stylist doesn’t have one, switch stylists.
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