The Tangle Teezer Review

Greetings Shine and Sparkle Report Readers!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a kidney bean?  NO!  It's TANGLE TEEZER!*  Yes, it is annoyingly spelled.  Yes it looks like some sort of vital organ.  But in reality it is the perfect brush. If you would like me to elaborate, please read on.  If you trust my word on it, you can pick yours up at http://www.tangleteezer.com/ (or amazon) for around $10-15.
 

 
Price:  Priceless.  Just kidding, it is about $10-$15 US dollars depending where you get it.

Why do I want it?

• Cut detangling/brushing hair time drastically.  
• Prevents hair breakage better than even a wide tooth comb (especially for difficult hair types).

How Does It work?  The two heights of flexible bristles gently detangle dry or wet (yes I said wet!) hair safely, easily and quickly.  I know I constantly talk about gently detangling hair with a wide tooth comb when wet.  How can this be?  I believe it is because of a combination of bristle flexibility and the fact that it is actually quite shallow a comb.  You can't really put too much hair in it; thus, you can't get too over zealous and start ripping at your hair.

Who is this good for?  Everyone!  Extra gentle and pain free hair brushing is awesome.  I have particularly easy hair to detangle (yey Asian-ness), but I think this product still makes hair bushing super quick, easy, and breakage free.  This product really shines for very fine/curly/easily tangled hair--sometimes wide toothcombs can be very time consuming on these hair types.  Also, I think this is also a MUST have for kids.  I remember hating hair brushing as a child.  If I had this, it would have been fast and pain free. 
 
Warnings:

• Don't go thinking you can just start ripping through your hair with it.  You still have to start at the bottom of your hair and work up.  Due to the gentleness, you might need to work in small sections depending on the thickness of your hair.
• The hollow grip for this product does create some noise that some people think sounds like ripping hair.  If you use the correct technique, I assure you that the sound it just the bristles snapping back into place and echoing in the hollow grip.  If it bugs the be-geezus out of you, you can detach the bush from the grip.  
• This is a super lame styling brush.  If you want to blow out/straighten/curl/tease/sculpt your hair into the Eiffel Tower, this brush is gonna blow....bubbles.  It is really a detangling brush for when you get out of the shower, get up in the morning, or were standing around in a tornado (did I just have to look up tornado because all my brain could come up with was "twister thingie"? Yes. Yes I did).  

Now that you have clicked "add to cart" on Amazon and your kids are doing happy dances that they wont be tortured every time they get out of a bath, I wanted to give a quick shout out to my BFF who has super fine hair and helped me confidently say the things I did about this brush.  I also want to say thank you to the awesome 2 people who are following my blog and encourage more people to do so (if nothing else it makes me feel uber special).  Lastly, thank you to all my readers and/or spam bots that show up on my blog hit counters that make me feel like my beauty bloggin hobby is perhaps worth something. I love you all.

Sneak peak in the upcoming months:  Review of a self hair cutting tool that allows you to do perfect hair cuts (layers and all) at home in minutes!  I'm starting to sound like an "as seen on TV" ad....  but these are things that I think are truly great inventions!  I'm talking about the generic version of CreaClip.  The knock off CreaClip is much cheaper and I assume just as effective as the real thing.  Shine and Sparkle approval pending...

  Shine & Sparkle!


*I am not paid or contacted by any of the companies mentioned in this post.  These are my honest feelings and opinions.

Grooming [Zombie Apocalypse] Survival Kit--Man Friendly

Hi S+SR Readers!

I realized I haven't made a post for the men who read my blog (I know there are some of you!) in quite some time.  This post is definitely relevant to all genders.  This post was inspired by the fact that I have been watching an insane amount of "The Walking Dead".  While watching, I realize that given the zombie apocalypse scenario, it is very unlikely that the cast would look half as sexy as they do.  Yeah they might look at bit dirty and rugged...but nothing like if there was an actual apocalypse (everyone still has nice hair days...)

As usual, like my last image, I'll gladly give someone credit for their image or take it down if whoever owns it throws a hissy fit.  Otherwise, please enjoy Squiggles taking out a zombie.

So lets pretend there is an apocalypse, and you have made it into a secure grocery store.  Your backpack already has clothes, food, and water.   The following are the items I think that every man (an woman) should have in their 10 item grooming/cleanliness survival kit.  Now, since there is no (current) sign that we are heading towards apocalypse, these items are still relevant for your  camping outfit, trunk of your car, or as part of a disaster emergency kit (where I live, we have earthquakes so everyone has earthquake kits outside their houses).  I think people think of clothes, food, water, and first-aid (understandably), but these small creature comforts can make all the difference.

The 10 Item Grooming Survival Kit:

1. Hand Sanitizer: You never know when you might have to take care of business in a bush.  Or pick up something gross.  Or maybe you just don't want to waste water washing your hands before eating.  Eitherway, hand sanitizer is a must.
2. Mouthwash and/or "Wisps":  You wont miss clean breath until it's not an option.  These two items are stable for long periods of time.  You do not need to use water to rinse.  Just instantly fresh breath.  You never know if they use garlic in those MREs.
3. Cleansing Wipes: It can be baby wipes, wet-ones, my favorite "Yes to Cucumbers Facial Wipes", or my newest obsession "Skyn Iceland Glacial Cleansing Cloths"(while somewhat pricey, I have never met a more effective wipe and there is a lot of product per-wipe--each wipe could clean almost your whole body!).  No matter what wipe you choose, when showering isn't an option, wipes are perfect.
4. Deodorant:  Do I really have to explain this?
5. Nail Clipper with built-in file:  Have you ever tried to trim your nails without one.  Alternatively, you could have a very awesome swiss army knife that includes a nail trimmer...that would probably be even better.
6. Scissors:  Not only are scissors infinitely useful for all kinds of things (like cutting rope to make your tent), you can use them to trim your inevitably shaggy mountain man hair and beard.  Or your girlfriend's hair (until you sacrifice her to the zombies to save your own skin).  If you are more hard core, you could use a knife...or maybe there is a scissor in your awesome Swiss army knife.  Either way, sharp implement is good.
7. Petroleum Jelly: Very stable product for long periods of time.  This has a lot of great grooming uses if you are in a pinch.  It can be used as a moisturizer for rough patches, lip balm, heal wind burn, prevent blisters on your feet, chafing/diaper rash, lipstick stain remover....so many uses.
8. Dry Shampoo: You could also use cornstarch or baby powder.  Either way, it absorbs the oil in your hair without water. Hooray. 
9. Brush/Mirror Combo: You don't miss these things until you don't have them.  And a little mirror/brush (like this one from the container store) will be very useful to bush out your dry shampoo and gaze at how great you look despite having just killed several zombies.
10. SUNSCREEN: No matter why you are out in the elements, you need sunscreen.  Preferably 30SPF or higher. Sunglasses and a hat are never a bad idea either.