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5 Things to Know Now About Clinique Non-Aerosol Hairspray

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UPDATE MAY 2025: Clinique Non-Aerosol Hairspray is NOT discontinued at this time. But according to Clinique, it is unavailable until summer due to production issues. Read more Here.

If Clinique Non-Aerosol Hairspray is discontinued in the future, visit the Discontinued Clinique Products Guide with 16 places to buy discontinued Clinique.

As more public places are anti-fragrance, it is difficult to find a hairspray that is suitable for the office. Clinique Non-Aerosol Hairspray is a scent-free option. Read about our experience.

 

 

5 Things to Know About Clinique Non-Aerosol Hairspray

Clinique, long-known for products suitable for those with sensitive skin and eyes, has a hairspray that manages to simultaneously pull off the five following beauty feats:

  1. Unscented. And when I say unscented, I mean not just devoid of a perfume-y top note scent masking the noxious smell of hairspray or alcohol, it is impressively devoid of detectible scent or odor in the bottle or when sprayed on my hair.
  2. Non-Aerosol. Irritating to the eyes and banned from many offices, aerosols are just not an option for some situations.
  3. A fine mist. My primary gripe against most non-aerosol hairsprays is when it sprays, it is in uneven spurts that completely miss some areas and soak others. This is a light, even coverage.
  4. Hold without buildup. A light to medium hold you can still brush through and not get gunky flakes or clumps of hair and stringy pieces. When combed out, hair looks like normal, clean hair, not dull, post-style stringiness.
  5. Hair is touchable after use. Not crunchy. Big bonus.

The Clinique Non-Aerosol Hairspray Experience

Like a covert beauty weapon, Clinique Non-Aerosol is my go-to hairspray for when I am not *SUPPOSED* to be wearing hairspray” like to the office, for outside events like picnics, or other low-key events.

I can’t say this would be my hairspray for a big event or night out, or if I was looking to tease in volume for a high pony tail or updo. For these styles a different spray would likely give longer and stronger hold.

I also did not feel it particularly added any shine (or dullness as some sprays can do), but I suppose that is part of not being very detectible.

Where to Find Clinique Non-Aerosol Hairspray

Clinique Non-Aerosol Hairspray is available at:
Clinique.com
Macys
Nordstrom
 
Clinique Non Aerosol Hairspray

Clinique Non Aerosol Hairspray

 

SUMMARY

Good go-to hairspray for the office or activities you are supposed to look polished and presentable, but not done-up – REALLY no scent.

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Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection What You Need to Know

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REVIEW: Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection. The pros and cons 

As soon as I heard about Urban Decay’s Mascara Resurrection, I was talking about it all the time. Urban Decay has developed some great lash cosmetics products. Was this one of them?

The Need for Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

By the end of the day at work, my mascara tends to be dry and clumpy and I was really excited about a product that could, well, resurrect my mascara to it’s morning freshness.

I view this in the Apple Watch category of products: great concept, and hopefully will be improved in the future.

I picked it up as soon as it was released at Sephora and tried it out the next day after work.

While I spent the time in the morning to separate my lashes, they had clumped a bit by the end of the day. So I was pretty game to try Mascara Resurrection.

It’s a good product, but I found a couple of issues that keeps it from being a fantastic product.

What is Bad Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

First issue is the wand. For mascara or lash treatment products, a curved wand is usually a good thing. With Mascara Resurrection, the product tends to cling to either end of the curve and does not catch in the middle of the curve.

While the product is described as a liquid, it is more of a glycerine-y gel (glycerin is the third ingredient). So instead of using the wand horizontally and catching the full lash fringe, I had to use the wand vertically. This is not very functional for the purpose, and the product ended up distributing in globs on my lashes instead of evenly.

What could make it better

When I tried it with straight disposable wand, it distributed evenly and did the job. So I hope Urban Decay includes a wand with a straight brush in the future to take advantage of the consistency of the formula.

My second issue really comes down to expectations.

I expected Mascara Resurrection to dissolve clumps with ease, but that is really the province of eye makeup remover, not a “freshen up” product.

While clumps do dissolve with some brushing. But they also get flakey if you aren’t thorough about removal. It didn’t refresh the mascara I had on. But rather it provided a clean, silky base for me to reapply mascara without having to take my eye makeup completely off.

So those are my issues with Mascara Resurrection. If you go in armed with said facts, you’ll have more appreciation for what is a good product.

Now that we’ve covered the bad, let’s move on to the good.

What is Good Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

I like the fact that Mascara Resurrection allows me to brush out dried clumps and have a new base for mascara without disturbing my other eye makeup.

If my eyeliner and concealer are still looking good, I’d rather just freshen up my lashes without starting over.

TIP: Just make sure that you remove all the loosened mascara or else it will flake off onto your under eye.

It is also great to use to change the consistency of your mascara.

I never have been particularly fond of high-gloss mascaras. but Mascara Resurrection provides the right balance of “sparkle in your eye” shine without looking wet.

It also provides the right level of malleability to be able to safely recurl your lashes during the day, which is great.

Final Thoughts

We tend to only review products that really excite us on Style Chicks, so this might seem like a lot of negative for one of our reviews.

The thing is, though, this product still excites me since Urban Decay tends to improve their packaging etc over time.

So Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection is still a product I recommend – just make sure to get used to it before you bring it with you to a photo-op event, which as you know, is anywhere and everywhere these days.

Where to Find Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

Find Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection at UrbanDecay.com for $16.00.

Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

Urban Decay Mascara Resurrection

Product Review: Fekkai Apple Cider Shampoo

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I have been using my old bottle of Fekkai Apple Cider Shampoo as a great hair clarifier. As I came to the end of my bottle, I picked up the new formulation in hopes that it worked as well. Here’s my thoughts on the new updated formulation of Fekkai Apple Cider Shampoo.

The Good:

It’s a solid shampoo that doesn’t overly strip hair. The pear scent is lovely (though I preferred the apple cider scent in the previous version.) In the rotation of shampoos I use, it is a decent shampoo that doesn’t do damage.

The Bad:

It no longer leaves my hair silky and frizz free. In fact, it leaves a bit of a reside that, in my mind, disqualifies it as a clarifying shampoo. Lyn mentioned to me that she had to lather twice, and even then it didn’t give the results that the old formulation did.

Now, I will allow the proviso that the old formulation left hair squeaky clean, which can be bad for hair in the long term. However, whenever I needed to get rid of serious product buildup, it got the job done without leaving my hair dry. This won’t be my “get the buildup” shampoo now, unfortunately.

So what’s the alternative?

If you adored the old formulation, try using actual Apple Cider Vinegar when you need to clarify. Some people say to dilute it with water, some say to mix it with conditioner, I just use it straight when I wash my hair and end up with shiny, bouncy waves after. I definitely preferred the old formulation to this, but it is a decent replacement.

Now as a word of caution: I don’t color my hair, and straight Apple Cider Vinegar will likely make your hair color fade faster if you use it on a regular basis. But Lyn uses it occasionally and it does not adversely affect color.

So all in all, the new Frederic Fekkai Apple Cider Shampoo is a good shampoo that I will likely buy again, and it is great that I can pick up a shampoo at CVS that doesn’t completely dry out my hair, but if you were devoted to the old formulation, it doesn’t match the wonderful clarifying results of the old formulation.

Find Frederic Fekkai Apple Cider Shampoo at drugstore.com or wherever the Fekkai range is sold.

Nuface Trinity Device: What You Need to Know

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nuface TrinityMom, Lyn, and I all jumped on a particularly good deal we saw on the NuFace Trinity device.

We’ll give periodic updates, but here is what we think of it after using it for a few days. This article started out as our thoughts after using it for a few weeks, but it got a little long so we’ll post an update soon.

First off – I planned on taking before and after pics to post, but where we are really seeing difference is not so much still faced, but rather in movement at first, which is amazing.

Why Use NuFace Trinity

The three of us have hyper-expressive faces (aka no poker face whatsoever), which means that a lot of the time any laxity of the skin becomes evident upon movement. Now, none of us have droopy dog faces, but a little extra firmness to the face is always nice.

I have heard many good things about both the original Nuface Classic and the Nuface Trinity over the years, but recently became interested.

About Microcurrent for facial firming

Most home skin firming devices seem like smoke and mirrors to me, but Nuface uses Microcurrent.

A microcurrent research study reports good results for firming facial muscles, so we decided to give it a shot.

NuFace Trinity Device: Our First Impressions

So far, we are all very impressed. There are instant results that build over time, and it is gratifying to see results pronto! It keeps you using it even when you are tired at night. I’m really excited and love the way my jawline looks – not completely snatched but looking good!

Lyn is thrilled with how much it improves general skin tone and underlying tightness.

Mom is thrilled with everything about the NuFace and is stopping at every reflective surface to happily examine the results.

This seems a good device to add to your overall skin maintenance program.

BEST USE NOTE: the device is powerful enough that it can cause unwanted results if used incorrectly. Not ALL muscles in the entire face should be toned, some should be lax. DO read all instructions.

Where to Find NuFace Trinity Device

We’ll be updating you every couple of weeks or so on our thoughts.

In the meantime, find NuFace Trinity at Amazon.

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