CHI is tugging on our girly heart strings with a new line of hair
products, inspired by Miss Universe and specifically engineered for the
modern woman that needs to look great from dawn to dusk with the ability
to change her style from the office to the gym to cocktails. Miss Universe Style Illuminate line of products
lets us tap into our desire to feel pretty with a serious line of hair
products that exude confidence all while maintaining the healthy hair
every woman desires. Infused with a special blend of Moringa and
macadamia oil, these hair products won't disappoint you from their
superior products to the packaging and the sweet feminine smell.
Miss Universe Style Illuminate Products by CHI
The complete product line consists of four products:
- Moringa & Macadamia Oil: a protective oil blend infused with Moringa and Macadamia Oil for natural hair rejuvenation. This ultimate oil is instantly absorbed, weightlessly infusing hair with moisture and nutrients for silky, smooth, healthy looking hair while providing natural UV and thermal protection. Great for adding smoothness and shine before blow dry styling or using as a finishing agent to smooth flyaways.
- Set the Stage Blow Dry Spray: provides intense heat protection from damage and breakage while eliminating frizz and resisting humidity. The lightweight formulation detangles, smoothes, and softens, while dramatically decreasing blow-dry time.
- Restage Dry Shampoo: a water free spray that cleanses and refreshes hair by absorbing excess oil and eliminating odor. It blends in flawlessly to all hair types, providing added lift and texture to hair.
- Rock Your Style Flexible Hair Spray: a fast drying light hold hair spray that gives lift, texture and control with flexible movement. It offers protection against moisture and humidity, while providing an incredible silky shine with no added build up or flakes.
- Rock Your Crown Firm Hair Spray: a firm hold aerosol hair spray designed for ultimatecontrol and shine. The fast drying, weightless formula offers all day hold and support with no added build up.
- Spotlight Shine Spray: instantly gives hair polished shine and helps to eliminate fly-aways and frizz without added weight.
My Experience with Miss Universe Style Illuminate Products by CHI
Let
me be completely honest. When this line of products first came out, I
didn't want to like it. The whole Miss Universe glam with the cliche
pink packaging just screamed, well... cliche. I ignored it on the
shelves on my local supply store until my curiosity got the better of
me.
The Moringa & Macadamia Oil is
a great middle-of-the road hair oil. Not too thick, and not too thin, a
little goes a long way to combat frizz and tangles. The light, pretty
smell isn't over powering and doesn't weigh your hair down, as long as
you keep it on your ends and off your scalp.
I love blow-dry sprays, and it took using Set the Stage Blow Dry Spray
a grand total of once to fall in love with it. A few sprays of this
stuff makes your blow-out routine a dream and keeps humid days from
ruining your hair. Hair is left soft, full of shine, and obviously
protected from heat damage.
By far my favorite product in this line is the Restage Dry Shampoo. I wrote a full review on the product that you can check out here, but bottom line is that this dry shampoo
is really uniquely unlike any other dry shampoo that I've ever tried.
If you hate the way dry shampoo makes your hair feel dry, gritty, or
super dirty, then give this one a try before you give up. This dry
shampoo disappears in your hair as it dries and takes all the grease and
oil with it. It's truly like magic. It improves volume and won't dry
your hair out in typical dry shampoo fashion.
The Rock Your Style Flexible Hair Spray is about as flexible as a hair spray
can be. The super light formula lets you work your style with movement
and never gets flaky or heavy. I love the way this hair spray lets you
achieve pretty soft styles with lots of shine. It's also a great working
hair spray to create subtle volume and texture, and help curls set
softly as well. Be warned that this hair spray is very, very light in
holding power. If you want a hair spray with hold, this one won't be
your best bet.
When you get your style the way you want it and you want it to stay, the Rock Your Crown Firm Hair Spray
is the way to get your style to stick without turning your hair into a
brick. Even though it's a heavier hair spray, it doesn't flake or make
your hair look white. You can count on this hair spray to stay and keep
the humidity at a dull roar. I've loved this hair spray for updos and
braids that need a little extra holding power, but also need to have a
little softness.
I love to finish my style off with the Spotlight Shine Spray. It amps up the shine, showing off the dimension in your hair color and giving your hair that extra glamorous finish.
All
of the Miss Universe Style Illuminate Products smell beautifully
pretty; they are all a little fruity, and a little flowery while not
overpowering. The only issue I have with the products is that the shine
spray and the dry shampoo come in the exact same bottle size and shape,
and that's been a little confusing from time to time. Trust me when I
say that accidentally spraying shine spray onto your roots doesn't
exactly translate to a good hair day.
By Kendra Aarhus
Women's Hairstyles Expert
