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Bloom Review: Lea Journo Intense Hydrating Masque

This is another item that was included in my Bloom Ambassador box this month: Lea Journo's Parfait Intense Hydrating Mask. This is a mask for dry and damaged hair - which I don't have really so I didn't know how it would turn out.

How was the application?
This was a really nice product to try :) You just wash your hair, then towel off your hair a bit and apply the mask. Let the mask stay on for 2 to 5 minutes and then rinse it out. Pretty easy. I actually just would wash my hair, then get out and apply the mask quickly, get back in the shower and shave and whatnot before rinsing it off. The first thing that hits you is the lovely smell :) It's not overpowering, just a nice scent and it lasts for a little while. Since I have oily hair to being with I didn't want to overdo it, so I just washed with shampoo - I didn't use my usual conditioner. The mask rinsed out really clean and everything went great :)

Notice all the smiles - that means I like it :)

How did it perform?
I really love this mask! My hair felt and smelled great afterward. Once I blow dried and styled my hair I could see a big difference. Even my husband commented on how much more healthy my hair looked. Not that my hair was nasty or anything before, but it just looked shinier and healthier. In fact my hair looked like it did before I used to blow dry it everyday. I had just as much volume as I normally would - my hair wasn't weighed down at all. It was all in all a great experience :)

I give this product 5 out of 5 stars! I am really surprised at how much I liked this product. My hair looked great, smelled great and felt great. Even though thin and oily hair, it really nourished and moisturized without making my hair heavy at all. I can only imagine how this would perform on thicker or drier hair than mine. Since it worked so well for me I know it would be great for all hair types. I highly recommend giving this a try!

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*I received the Lea Journo Hydrating Masque for free to facilitate my review, but all opinions expressed are 100% my own.

Bloom Review: Dermaheal Shampoo

Here is a product that I had never heard of before receiving it in my Bloom Ambassador box this month: Dermaheal Shampoo. I like to look up each of the products I am sent to try on Bloom before I use it so I can know what to expect and the first thing that struck me was the price - $40! That's pretty steep so this had better live up to its promises :)

Dermaheal Shampoo is designed to treat male and female pattern baldness by encouraging hair regrowth and preventing loss. Those are some big claims. I mean look at all those Bosley commercials out there - obviously they are using more than just a shampoo - but imagine if you could just suds up and grow new hair! I really wanted to put this to the full test. Sadly, it's not really possible to show pictures of the progress since I am not bald. I have lots of hair and it grows on its own, so I can only tell you the results.

How was the application?
This was the first product I used on my at home spa day a week ago, but I had been using it for about a week at that point. I am very picky about shampoos - I have a lot of hair but it is very fine and oily so anything that isn't 'volumizing' usually doesn't work out very well for me. Let's just say my mom used to call me Exxon Valdes if that paints a mental picture. So, I was really pleased that even though this shampoo is "conditioning", it didn't gunk up my hair and make it oily.

Also, the smell is wonderful. I have had to use other medicated shampoos before (*ahem* TGel) and they always seem to smell ... well, medicated. The Dermaheal is not like that at all. It's just a nice scent like normal shampoo. Also, I love the pump on the bottle. I know that's a trivial thing, but it really does give just the right amount for my hair (which is much less than I would usually use so it will last longer for me than normal). Just a small pump gave enough for a sudsy lather that covered all of my hair and even had enough to massage onto my scalp.

How did it perform?
Even though I can't prove it to you with a photo, I can tell you that it has encouraged hair growth. I judge this by how quickly my bangs have lengthened. Normally I wouldn't be aggravated by my bangs for at least a week or 2 but they are already so long I will need them cut soon. So, it definitely works! My husband was so impressed that he has started using it himself as a preventative.

I give this product 4 out of 5 stars! This really did all that it promised and more. It conditioned my hair (I didn't need to use a conditioner at all) and I did see increased growth. More than just the nitty gritty though, it was a nice experience to try this. The smell is great and it gets a very satisfying lather. I would definitely recommend this to anyone out there who is noticing some hair loss. The only reason I give it 4 instead of 5 stars is the price. $40 is a little steep to me for a bottle of shampoo, however if I was loosing my hair I guess that $40 would be a cheap way to help with that. Give it a try if you are in the market for this type of product!

Go here to learn more about this product or to get some for yourself!

*I received the Dermaheal Shampoo for free to facilitate my review, but all opinions expressed are 100% my own.