Ojon's Tunu Elastik Hair Smoothing Cleanser & Conditioner.

Whether it is those darn fly-aways you get in the winter or out of control frizzies you get in the summer, this duo from Ojon will help get your tresses back in order. Smoothed out and shiny too. Meet Ojon'sTunu Elastic Hair Smoothing Cleanser & Conditioner .

You see, this hair care system is enhanced with wildcrafted Tunu and Swa extracts, to gently smooth straight, naturally curly or permed hair without chemical action.

Besides smelling so wonderful, I cannot express how well these smooth out my hair. I suffer from frizzies in both the winter and summer, which of course are worse in the summer, but right now I am reaping the benefits even in the dry heat. I cannot wait to test it in the summer as well.

So, how does this non-chemical system work? Well, Tunu is a wildcrafted natural latex that is skillfully extracted from the bark of the Tunu rubber tree in the Mosquitia rainforest. It has been known in the rainforest by women for its unique ability to provide a strong, flexible, cohesive moisture barrier, especially when used in the hair. Along with Crambe Seed Oil, and Swa oil extract to help add a soft flexible bounce to unruly hair this amino acid rich and Omega fatty acids join together to help naturally deliver “the hair back into hair.” Finally, all of these ingredients are blended with wildcrafted Ojon oil which helps to hydrate, strengthen and restore dry, damaged or processed hair. The end result? Like I said, the smoothest and shiniest of hair.

Like all of the Ojon products, Tunu Elastik Hair Smoothing Cleanser and Conditioner are formulated without sulfates, silicone or artificial color.

The cleanser sells for $28 while the conditioner is $26 at Sephora.com and QVC.com.

Let me know if you have tried these beauties and what you thought.

Get Luxe for Less: 5 Beauty Products Under $15.

Are budget cuts cutting into your beauty routine? Tough times may mean skipping the spa and saying so long to salons, but you can still stay pretty and pampered with smart buys and at-home treatments. Lasting, luminous hair color, a clear complexion, glowing skin and the perfect pedicure are at your fingertips with a little help from the local drugstore, and all are under $15.

Look for these luxe-for-less alternatives to your favorite indulgences.

 

Stretch your salon visit:

  • With John Frieda Luminous Color Glaze, a color-illuminating formula that recreates the stunning results of an in-salon glazing treatment while preserving the life of your salon color. The glaze delivers a gorgeous glossy finish and a hint of color for radiant, eye-catching shine.
  • For blonde addicts who can’t give up their highlights, John Frieda has two breakthrough collections that optimize blonde tones—new Sheer Blonde Color Renew Tone-Restoring Shampoo and Conditioner to correct brassy tones and restore blonde color and Sheer Blonde Go Blonder Lightening Shampoo and Conditioner to actually lighten hair with every use. Keep your blonde looking fresh until your next salon visit with Color Renew, or play stylist at home with Go Blonder—either way, you can push back your appointment a few more weeks.

Trade in your tan:

  • For a healthy glow from Jergens Natural Glow FOAMING Daily Moisturizer, an ultra quick-dry formula that leaves skin luminous. When a beach vacation is out of reach and spray tans are a splurge, this lightweight, fuss free is the perfect way to get glowing and get out the door in an instant. The fast drying formula lets you get dressed immediately after you apply, making Natural Glow FOAMING Daily Moisturizer a fuss-free part of your beauty routine.

Forego your pricey facial:

  • Get the same results at home with Biore Even Smoother Microderm Exfoliator. The ultra-fine scrub delivers instantly softer, brighter skin with more even tone and texture via superfine alumina crystals like those used in professional micro-dermabrasion. Infused with skin conditioning shea butter and calming white tea extract, the spa-style formula helps renew and restore skin health, clarity and softness. Why shell out for a facial when you can perfect and pamper your skin at home?

Don't pony up for pedicures:

  • Perfect your feet at home with help from Curél Targeted Therapy Fast Absorbing Foot Cream. The intensive moisturizer delivers the same ultra smooth, silky soft finish as a paraffin pedicure—just massage into feet before bed, cover with cellophane, and slip into socks before you slip into bed for majorly moisturized feet come morning. Coconut Milk softens and smoothes, while Urea removes thickened, calloused skin, leaving feet looking pedicure-perfect.

Not only are these beauty goodies all under $15, they can simply be picked up at your local drugstore or mass merchandiser.

A NEW Hair Care Line from AVEENO & a Chance for You to Get it Here First!

I am sure you have all seen and heard about how amazing AVEENO products are. But I bet you didn't know that they are about to introduce a revolutionary new hair care line.

To celebrate the launch of this new line (which won't be in stores until April), AVEENO NOURISH+ Hair Care Collection sponsored the glam.com VIP Touch Up Lounge at the Leeza Gibbons Oscar party. How awesome is that? If you were watching any of the Oscar live blogging right here on Beautiful Makeup Search, then you might have caught this. At the party, they even had a celebrity hairstylist speak to stars about their red-carpet Oscar beauty regime.

AVEENO NOURISH+ is a revolutionary hair care line from AVEENO because it combines nature + science to nourish damaged hair back to life in just three washes. Can you imagine? Un-do YEARS of over processing in just a few days? WOW!

AVEENO’s exclusive Nourishing Wheat Complex has a positive electrical charge, which attracts to the negatively charged damaged parts of the hair follicle. When the complex is attracted to the damaged areas, it delivers the right amount of proteins needed to help moisturize and repair dry and damaged hair. All in a bottle.

The complete line up will contain NOURISH + MOISTURIZE Shampoo and Conditioner, NOURISH + REVITALIZE Shampoo and Conditioner, NOURISH + VOLUMIZE Shampoo and Conditioner, NOURISH + SOOTHE Shampoo and NOURISH +Condition Leave-In Treatment.

I cannot wait to try these for myself. How about you? As I said, these products will not be on shelves until April, but as this is a first for AVEENO (it is their first foray into hair care) they are offering you the chance to be among one of the first to try out the system. One winner will receive an AVEENO NOURISH+ Shampoo, Conditioner and a Leave-In Treatment.

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post. Be sure to leave a valid e-mail address in the proper field (this will not be published or shared with other) as that is how I will notify the winner.

Contest Rules:
The contest will run through March 2, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Contest only open to the residents of the United States, aged 18 years and older. Only one entry per e-mail address. E-mail address must be valid in order to contact winner and receive shipping information. If winner does not respond to confirm within 48 hours of being contacted, a new winner will be chosen.