Seriously, how do they get hair to look like that in the shampoo commercials? I have seen the same models in other settings, and their hair NEVER looks like that. What do they do to make it look heavy and shiny, and, you know, Breck-Girly? You KNOW it’s not the product being hawked. Any insight?
Silicone shine spray. Incredibly shiny, very lubricating, and seldom found outside of salons and studios.
That silicone is great stuff. There are a lot of hair products that contain it. Just read the list of ingredients and look for any word ending with “-cone” in the first three on the list. A commonly available one is Frizz Ease (Sp.?) serum. It comes in a small glass bottle with a dropper and you apply it to wet hair. Bed Head Shine Junkie is another. I’ve also found it in a spray called “göt 2b dazzling”, but I find the products you rub in with your hands work better for me. People often comment enviously on the shine of my hair.
As for the thickness - I suspect it is either good hair genes or weaves. If I find a cheap, easy way to get the thickness, I’ll let you know and then we will both have great hair.
The lovely-tressed people in the ads are known in the trade as “parts models.” Besides using the silicone shiny stuff mentioned above, not to mention perfect lighting, those ladies have preternaturally pretty hair. Through a quirk of genetics, they have more lovely hair than you or I will ever have.
Nuh uh!
Have you seen Patricia Heaton’s hair commercials? supernaturally thick and shiny hair. Then you catch a closeup, in the right lighting, on Everbody Loves Raymond, and she’s got hair like a normal human being. Not genetics; some kind of treatment for the commercials.
Ditto Milla J, Heather Locklear, all those “real people” models. (Real in that they’re not parts models.)
I think it’s a bit unrealistic to compare your hair to a hair model’s. Some of those models wash their hair maybe once or twice a week, have hair “technicians” work on their hair for hours pre-shoot, and in short, have lot’s of time dedicated to hair care since it’s a part of their livelihood
As far as Patricia, her hair appears to be freshly dyed and cut (and as mentioned, look at the lighting, compared to the ELR set). A nice cut with blunt ends can give hair the appearance of fullness, and I’ve noticed when I once colored my hair, it appeared super shiny and healthy, but felt like crapola. I’m guessing the damage made my hair appear fuller, but since you don’t want my guesses, this site gives a list of some tricks to make hair look fuller and healthier. Look at the amount of time that one would need to put into hair care. Nothing wrong with it, I just don’t see it as an option for me, I’d rather sleep in and get ready at the last possible minute.