TIGI Bed Head, Girl Toys Shine Serum: How Well Will it Work on Your Hair?

I have always been a fan of TIGI Bed Head hair products; however they tend to have extremely high prices, and I can only purchase them when I have spare cash…which is close to never.

When I saw that they had their 2 ounce bottle of Girl Toys Shine Serum on sale for only $8.00 I figured it was the deal of a lifetime, seeing how this little 2 ounce bubble bottle usually retails for almost $15.00 everywhere else.

Packaging:

The bottle is an odd shaped bubble. It’s base where the shine serum sits is blue with the words bed head written across it in silver, and the lid pump is a lime green. It honestly is easy to miss, because it is a very small bottle.

To apply you simply pump a small amount into your palms and fluff it into your hair. I have used shine products before, and a word of caution is to use sparingly. Even if you have long hair; by using too much shine serum you could end up with flat, greasy hair. Not a pretty sight, and most hair amateurs always use too much, and end up hating the product.

For best results only shine up your ends and the middle of your hair…don’t ever apply it to the scalp area, or you will end up looking like you haven’t bathed in quite some time.

My hair:

Some shine products are not for everyone, but seeing how I have thick hair I can pretty much use anything. My hair is naturally wavy, and thick, so applying shine serums has never been a problem for me.

I do not recommend this product to chicks with pin straight thin hair. You’ll just end up with flat greasy looking hair, however those with thin hair who want to try it should use the itty bittiest of squirts, and apply it by gently rubbing your hair down, starting from the middle to the ends. Do not apply any more than that. One small thin coat is more than enough.

My results:

I applied sparingly to the ends and middle of my hair because… I knew better. The serum is semi runny, yet not to the point where it will make a mess. The formula will feel a tad bit greasy when you rub it into your palms…don’t worry though, your hair will absorb it like a towel, and it will not look or feel greasy if you apply it right.

The scent is nice, and reminds me of TIGI’s hair shine spray. It has a faint fruity like scent that lasts in your hair. It’s rather nice, but nothing to brag about.

My hair does shine like a mirror when I apply the Girl Toys Shine Serum. The shine lasts throughout the day, and I am even able to skip a shower with hair looking as nice as it did the day before. I do not recommend putting the serum into your hair 2 days in a row though if you skipped a shower. You will end up looking yucky, and feeling yucky.

What is disappointing about the serum is that it does not leave my hair feeling silky. The TIGI aerosol shine serums leave my hair feeling silky, looking shiny, and also leaves my hair tangle free. I sort of was expecting the same kind of results with this one, but really all I got was a mirror like shine.
Don’t get me wrong, I love how it makes me locks lighten up like the sea at sunset, but I would of liked it to make my hair ‘feel’ nicer as well, which it really doesn’t.

Overall I have been happy with my purchase, however because of it’s usual high price I most likely will stick with John Frieda’s shine serums only because they cost way less than this one.

The 2 ounce bottle also goes quick. Mine lasted about a month and a half with frequent use. If you can afford to buy it regularly than go for it…but for those of us on a budget it may be a product to avoid seeing how you can get extremely similar results with cheaper products on the market.

Warning: Avoid smoking and fire until your hair is completely dry.

For me it’s a 3 star product. It does work, but doesn’t do much else for your hair.

You can find this product anywhere where they sell TIGI Bed Head hair products. Most salons sell it, but I recommend picking it up at Target if you really want to give it a try. Prices are lower here. I have not seen this at Walmart, so don’t bother looking there.