SMOOTH AND SLEEK

These three hair oils will leave your mane looking healthy and shiny.

byCharmaine Lee JUNE 2016

"These three hair oils will leave your mane looking healthy and shiny. "

FOR COLOURED HAIR
A cocktail of hydrating oils like corn germ, argan and camellia combines with imperial tea extract to create this floral-scented product. Use it before and after blow-drying to protect and add glossiness to colour-treated hair.
Kerastase Elixir Ultime Huile Cheveux Colores, $62.

FOR FINE AND DRY HAIR
Most oils are too heavy for fine tresses, but this silicone-free formula deeply moisturises without weighing hair down. Apply before blow-drying to protect against frizz and static, or after, to tame flyaways and add shine.
Phyto Huile Soyeuse, $74.90.

FOR ALL HAIR TYPES
Sulphate-, paraben-, phthalate- and dye-free, this sweet-smelling finishing hair oil contains manuka honey harvested in New Zealand. It’s light enough to spot-apply on dry areas on the scalp, and moisturising enough to keep hair soft and shiny.
Palmer’s Manuka Flower Honey Finishing Hair Oil, $19.90.

TAME THOSE TRESSES
How many times have you had a hair treatment and left the salon with an unbelievably soft, smooth mane, only to find that the eﬀects lasted barely a week? Chez Vous’ Trilogy system aims to change this by delivering anti-frizz, smoothing results that last for at least a month.

The Trilogy system oﬀers three treatments. The first is Synchronised Advanced Hair Rebuilder (from $155 a session), which uses amino acids and anti-breakage ingredients to repair bonds in damaged hair. The second is Resculpting Supreme (from $375 a session), suited for frizzy and unmanageable locks. It is meant to infuse the hair shafts with keratin to tame frizz. The third treatment is Express Revitalising Supreme (from $185 a session), which uses an ultrasonic device to infuse eight actives commonly used in skincare formulas, like hyaluronic acid and peptides. These supposedly help to strengthen strands.

Choose the one from the trio that best suits your needs, or go for all three if you have severely damaged tresses. The process can be repeated every three to six months.

I went straight for the Resculpting Supreme treatment, which tamed my unruly mane without making it look limp and  at. Despite going on a trip to a dry, wintry country just after the treatment, my hair stayed manageable. Three weeks on, it still looks and feels less damaged than it used to. – Carina Koh, beauty writer