Frederic Fekkai • Wave Creating Spray • Styling Products

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*TOP REVIEWER* carinnemj on 8/1/2005 11:34:00 PM more reviews by carinnemj

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

Love this product in the summer months when I want beachy hair and don't feel like blasting it dry with hot air. I spray in, comb through, let air dry, and add a pinch of FF Glossing Cream. Voila -- soft waves with body and loads of shine. For more kink, I'll braid and let dry for several hours. My hair is poker-straight so this is a nice way to change up my look; not sure why someone with curly hair would want to use it.
$18.50 at Sephora.

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Scarlett3030 on 8/1/2005 3:16:00 PM more reviews by Scarlett3030

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

This did nothing for my curly hair. I ending up taking the product back to Sephora and getting my money back.

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*TOP REVIEWER* pr0cessa on 8/1/2005 10:36:00 AM more reviews by pr0cessa

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

I'm sad to say that this is pretty terrible. It reminds me a lot of Bumble and Bumble surf spray, except it smells much better. I swear, it actually increases the frizz and poufiness in my hair! It offers no hold or wave definition, just stickiness. And it's very, very expensive. Two big thumbs down.
EDIT: I'm upgrading this from a 'one' to a 'two.' That's because when used in conjunction with luscious curls cream, it does reduce frizz and provides some definition. I wouldn't use it by itself, but it does enhance the effects of the luscious curls cream.

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*TOP REVIEWER* stilagrrrl on 7/15/2005 11:05:00 AM more reviews by stilagrrrl

Age: 25-29   Skin: Oily, Fair   Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

I've tried lots of wave-creating products and this one works pretty well. It brings out the wave without making my hair "crunchy" or weighing it down. Great scent too, very fresh and not overpowering. My only gripe is that it doesn't protect against frizz very well so I still have to use separate products for that, but it does work overall.

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kks1977 on 7/14/2005 11:49:00 PM more reviews by kks1977

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

I find this spray to leave a little sticky residue on my hair. The scent is pretty strong too...not offensive at all, but just a little strong for a hair product. I didn't really notice a big difference.

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*TOP REVIEWER* hersheykiss1313 on 6/24/2005 3:02:00 AM more reviews by hersheykiss1313

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Dry   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

I love the scent, and I love what this does, but when I finish this product, I don;t want to spend another eighteen dollars. Its a great wave creator/definer, but next time i'll try John Freida beach blonde spray or Garnier Fructise surf spray.

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*TOP REVIEWER* li1babe on 6/8/2005 8:40:00 PM more reviews by li1babe

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

When I first used this product, I hated it. Now that I've taken advice from other reviewers (make sure hair is about 80% dry, twist), it works great. My hair is wavy & straight & fizzy. It helps to reduce the frizz & create texture. I'm sure there's cheaper products out there that work just as well but I love the smell of FF products & the packaging.

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*TOP REVIEWER* lindsey835 on 5/26/2005 3:56:00 PM more reviews by lindsey835

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Hazel    

I'm generally a fan of Fekkai products, but this one just doesn't live up to the hype. Despite trying a variety of techniques, I can never achieve more than a few random kinks. Save $15 and purchase Garneir Fructis' Surf Hair instead.

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*TOP REVIEWER* wcw74 on 5/12/2005 4:40:00 PM more reviews by wcw74

Age: 30-35   Skin: Normal   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

I'm Chinese but I have curly, wavy, and straight hair. Hair around my face is curly, like chalk sized or marker sized spirals. Hair on the rest of my head is S shape wavy. Hair at the nape of my neck is stick straight. I used to blow dry and iron my hair to make it straight until the hairstylist recommended that I stop fighting my hair. Picked up this wave creating spray and it has saved my hair troubles. Trick is to use it when your hair is almost dry like at least 80% dry. I spritz my hair then twist large chunks and pin to keep the twist in place. Then I just go about applying my makeup and getting dressed for the day. After I'm done I start removing the pins and using fingers to loosen the twists. Yay! Now I have even waves. This is now my preferred way of doing my hair, it actually takes less time than straigthening my hair in the mornings. TIP: Bigger twists for looser waves, smaller twists for tighter waves. Wavy/curly hair does not have to set in the twist as long as straighter hair. Believe me, I have an "order" in the way I twist and untwist.

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*TOP REVIEWER* SherryL on 4/13/2005 9:58:00 PM more reviews by SherryL

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm   Hair: Brown, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Green    

This isn't one of my most favorite Fekkai products, but it does work nicely to build texture. I naturally have loose, curly hair... however, I like to wear it in a more wavy style. This products is nice to spritz on mid-day to help pump up my curls and create a little messy, beachy texture. Smells good, but not HG by any means. John Frieda Dream Curls works just as well (maybe better) for MUCH less of a cost.

Ingredients:water, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, dimethicone copolyol beeswax, dimethicone copolyol, acetamide mea, PPG-5-ceteth-20, panthenol, cinnamidopropyltrimonium chloride, PEG-60 almond glycerides, glycerin, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, sea salt, algae extract, sunflower seed extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein/PVP crosspolymer, hydrolyzed jojoba protein, hydrolyzed oat protein, prunus amygdalus dulcis protein, fragrance, benzophenone-4, citric acid, trisodium edta, diazolindinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, D&C orange no. 4, FD&C red no. 4.

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JanellSouth on 3/8/2005 12:49:00 PM more reviews by JanellSouth

Age: 36-43   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

I had better results with this product when I wore my (naturally wavy) hair straight, rather than wavy. Overall, the results didn't "wow" me in any way.

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DarcieK on 3/1/2005 10:34:00 AM more reviews by DarcieK

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Hazel    

I really like this product. I have fine, wavy hair, and this stuff makes my hair curl up really nicely with no frizz. Before I started using this, my problem was that when I let my hair air-dry, the back part of my hair would look fine, but the front/sides would be frizzy and not as wavy as the rest.

After I wash my hair, I usually let it air-dry, and when it's mostly dry, I spray this stuff in, and just leave it to dry naturally. It works really well for me.

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E2tG on 2/5/2005 7:06:00 AM more reviews by E2tG

Age: 19-24   Skin: Normal, Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I've tried using this product several times on my hair and no matter how I twist it up, all I get are a few random kinks. I guess I'm just stuck with my stick straight hair. But the spray smells so amazing that I still sometimes use it just because of the scent.

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whyujin on 1/23/2005 5:44:00 AM more reviews by whyujin

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination   Hair: Black   Eyes: Black    

I forget why I bought this product...I think it was during one of my retail therapy sessions when I "had" to buy "something" that sounded special LOL. Well, in a nutshell, I like the smell and concept, but it doesn't work on my pencil-straight fine Asian hair. I've been experimenting with it in a lot of ways...but it adds no ooomph to my hair at all, not to mention any curls. I do feel it gives my hair a bit more body when sprayed on wet and air dried....but the curls I imagined ain't so. Too bad...I just love FF products (especially their smell...could just spray and spray) but I don't think I'd buy this particular product again.

(UPDATE) Ok pardon me...I was wrong..it does work! I got it to work for me for the first time the other day~~yipee!! You know how you spritz this on and then twist your hair up and its supposed to work? Well, you've gotta twist real tightly (I was doing them way too loose) and clamp with a claw pin or something. Also, before, I was using it on 80% dried hair...this time I tried it on freshly washed but 95% or completely dried hair and got it to work~this thing is so cool! One other tip is to divide your hair into L/R and do two twists not just one big twist cuz my curls came out sort of lopsided...looked real good on the right but looser on the left. This is a fun product for sure~~now if only I hadn't rushed out and bought that Caruso hair roller set already...hmmm!

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Julia2007 on 1/6/2005 11:05:00 PM more reviews by Julia2007

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

This is my HG hair product. I have slightly wavy hair that I always used to have to straighten whenever I wore it down. Then I read about this product and decided to try. I was a little nervous to purchase it because it seemed like a lot of money for a hair product. But I'm so glad I finally did buy it! It gives my hair such pretty waves, and its so easy to do! I wash my hair at night, wait till its about 75% dry, apply this spray, twist it up in two buns, and go to bed. The next morning I have soft, shiny waves! Everyone compliments my hair now!

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JSac on 12/9/2004 2:57:00 PM more reviews by JSac

Age: 25-29   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

I am absolutely in awe of this product. This gives me the Catherine Zeta-Jones hair that I've always wanted. Well, not quite, but it's definitely as close as my very fine, thick, straight, LONG hair will ever get. I really just need some body and lift in the upper part of my hair, because that flatters my face shape best, and this gives me that body. It makes my hair look soooo lusciously sexy and bed-heady. It totally gives my very straight hair that major bombshell-sex-kitten look, and with no effort. My hair normally REFUSES, absolutely, any kind of styling. I have tried EVERYTHING, and for years, but my hair refuses to hold any kind of curl. I can braid my wet hair into tiny braids and sleep on them all night, and the waves will come out of my hair within about an hour. I can use a curling iron, and same thing, even with hairspray. With this stuff, all I do is spray it on my damp hair, twist it up into tow little buns, and that's it! I just let it dry and take the buns down, and comb it out. Voila! Perfect waves. I have a feeling that most of the people who hate this product and say it "does nothing" are just not using it properly. A lot of these people are using it on curly hair, which it is NOT meant for. Other people seem to take the instructions too literally and just scrunch their hair. You need to put it up and twist it in some way, because it obviously needs to be held in some sort of shape for long enough for it to do something! Give it some time. If it can give MY crazy hair waves, it can give anyone waves.

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shesgotafatty on 11/9/2004 12:48:00 AM more reviews by shesgotafatty

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

I absolutely LOVE this product. Makes my stick straight hair lovely with waves. I spray it when my hair is almost dry, twist it up & let it air dry. 30 min later I spray more & scrunch & I've got pretty waves. The bottle may be a little costly but it lasted me a long time!

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uglypug on 11/8/2004 11:03:00 AM more reviews by uglypug

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Blue    

this is very good. my hair is very straight when dry and won't hold a curl. However with this sprayed on damp hair and twisted into a bun i wake up with lovely bouncy waves which last all day. Smells lovely too. Hugely overpriced but worth it for me and it will last ages. Also it is intended for creating waves in those that don't have them! so that is probably why it does nothing for curly hair;)

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lemon_jelly on 10/21/2004 6:11:00 AM more reviews by lemon_jelly

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination   Hair: Black   Eyes: Brown    

ITA w/ the post below. Great stuff!! I have fine thin hair, that's not very straight but it's not wavy yet either. I sprayed this when my hair's about 75% dry, divide my hair into 3 parts, and then twist and tie them w/ elastics, then just leave them for about 1/2 hour. After that, I just open the twist and finger comb and my hair will have the sexy messy just-out-of-bed waves. Very pretty and easy to do. The waves hold for about 8 hours. so not bad. One thing to remember is don't spray too much cause it will make your hair a bit sticky.

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*TOP REVIEWER* beachkitty79 on 9/16/2004 9:00:00 AM more reviews by beachkitty79

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Green    

This is great stuff. Really pumps up the waves in my already-naturally-wavy hair. If I apply it to my damp hair in the morning, and then later on apply it when it's dry, it gets super wavy. It doesn't weight my hair down or look greasy or anything. I love the smell too. It's expensive though at $18.50 for 8 ounces.

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