Joico K-pak Reconstructor Review & Other Stuff

With the holidays upon us and final exams, I've been a bit busy to do reviews. I have bought more things lately though. I've gotten a ton more My Beauty Diary Facial Masks (literally like a ton), Tony Moly BB Cream, Kerastase Nectar Thermique, Kerastase Sublimateur Jour, Redken Hair Cleansing Cream, and Illamasqua nail polish in Muse (lovely turquoise color). I'll do a swatch for that in a later post. It's such a gorgeous color and one coat gives me the color I want. Oh, and my Clarisonic Mia has finally shipped so I'm hoping it'll get here soon. Is it silly that I can't wait to go and wash my face?

So the Joico K-Pak Reconstructor. It is fan-ta-stic! I love it. I don't love the way it smells though. It smells like bananas. It's not unbearable, but it's not great either. It doesn't matter though because the Reconstructor works fab. The product itself is white and gloopy-looking and goes on very lightly. I put some in my hair after shampooing (it's recommended to use a clarifying shampoo beforehand) and left it in for about 5 minutes or so. Rinsed out and followed with Shiseido Tsubaki Conditioner (love this btw). There was a physical difference in my hair afterwards. It felt silky smooth and it lasted for 2 or 3 days afterwards. Usually my hair is always nice the next day but by day 2 it's starting to tangle and look dry again. My hair actually looks and feels healthier now. I used the Reconstructor last week and my mom commented on how healthy my hair looks. =) Depending on how damaged your hair is, you can use the Reconstructor once a week to once a month.

And a quickie review on the My Beauty Diary Facial Mask in Strawberry Yogurt. Smells exactly like strawberry yogurt. It smells good enough to eat! It's meant for normal/combination skin and is said to whiten your skin while refining the pores. It didn't work as well for me as the Pearl Powder mask. The Strawberry Yogurt mask didn't really sink all the way into my skin even after a long period of time. It seems to whiten as well as the Pearl mask but I didn't notice my pores being smaller. The next morning my skin was oily, whereas the Pearl mask left my skin supple even throughout the next day.


Happy holidays everyone! =)

Stuff I bought & Stuff I want

Got some Joico K-Pak Deep Penetrating Reconstructor today. It's the 30th anniversary packaging so you get 30% more for the same price. The store I was buying from was also having a sale so I ended up getting it for less than $22! :D

The K-Pak Reconstructor is a protein treatment meant to repair dry, damaged hair by reconstructing the hair from cuticle to cortex. My hair is naturally dry and weak so I'm always getting split ends/breaking/knots. Currently my hair is "virgin" (all the dyed parts have long grown out and cut off) and I don't use any heat styling tools or blow dry my hair. I've tried deep conditioners, leave-in conditioners, leave-in oils and still the split ends happens! The only solution seems to just be cutting my hair more often than I would like, as I'm trying to grow out my hair right now. So I'm hoping by repairing my hair with the Reconstructor and deep conditioning the split ends will stop.

The next thing I'd like to try is Kerastase Sublimateur Jour Leave-In conditioner =)
I've also ordered a Clarisonic Mia a few days ago and I'm still waiting for it to be delivered. Argh waiting is always the hardest part!