Friday Finds (review + giveaway): Matrix hair products
Recently, Matrix (a division of L’Oréal) sponsored Mercedes Benz Fashion Week’s “Strut: The Fashionable Mom Show”. Backstage, the Matrix hair product team gave a few lucky moms a whole new look, transforming straight hair into voluminous curls. My Friday Find this week is the set of Matrix hair products used in this runway-worthy makeover: the Silk Wonder Smoothing Oil, the Design Pulse Mega Dust, and the Total Results Curl Super DeFrizzer.
Since I just cut my hair in a really short do, a certain 9 year-old was more than eager to volunteer as my model. Between you and me, her hair is much, much nicer than mine. Look at all those natural highlights! Mine are totally man-made 
Matrix glam hair product set, runway-worthy makeover in minutes
The Fashion Week team was led by Matrix Artistic Designer, Robert Santana who said, “We’re here to help create individuality and beautiful hair because that’s what Matrix is really all about – beautiful hair and making moms feel great in their own skin.” That was easy to achieve with their three secret weapons, the glam hair set of: the Silk Wonder Smoothing Oil, the Design Pulse Mega Dust, and the Total Results Curl Super DeFrizzer.
Wanna see how easy-peasy it is to go from blah to glam in minutes? (Note: we only glammed up a small section of Emily’s hair, but you get the gist of it)
Matrix glam hair products in action
Step 1: Prep hair with the Matrix Silk Wonder Smoothing Oil to add shine. It repairs frizzy hair, split ends, heat-damaged and swollen cuticles for a smoother hair.
Step 2: Curl hair with curling iron, set hair in pins to cool.
Step 3: Once cool, take hair out of pins and apply the Matrix Design Pulse Mega Dust throughout the curls. It’s a very fine dust that vanishes in your hair but gives it the ultimate lift. Ideal for back-combing and no-slip up-dos, it’s easy to use, traps products in and gives fine hair some righteous volume.
Step 4: Apply the Matrix Total Results Curl Super DeFrizzer to smooth out curls. It uses the Anti-Frizz Nutri-Curl Technology™ with jojoba oil and wheat protein, which is a fancy way of saying that it takes the stubborn frizz out of curls and gives you rounded, well-formed curls.
Step 5: Back comb the curls with your fingers. And ta-da! Glam hair in minutes, literally.
Matrix, the producers of hair awesomeness
One of the coolest parts of being a blogger is being privy to new products, sometimes even before they hit the market. I was a fan of L’Oréal before I found out about Matrix, now I’m a huge fan! The Matrix hair products delivered on their glam look, as promised. The best part of being a blogger? Bar-none, hands-down, no contest… scoring cool points with my 9-year-old!
You can find more information about Matrix at their lovely website. When you’re done getting inspired by their array of great haircuts, colors, and hair tips, do follow them on Twitter and Facebook, so you can be apprised of their latest news, freebies, and participate in their cool promos.
Matrix, the glam hair set giveaway
Thanks to the generosity of the good folks at Matrix, I’m giving away the glam hair set (the Silk Wonder Smoothing Oil, the Design Pulse Mega Dust, and the Total Results Curl Super DeFrizzer, as pictured above) to a random drawing winner so one of you can have some runway-worthy hair.
As usual, there are TWO things you need to do, to participate in this giveaway: 1) leave a comment with your answer: what’s your biggest hair complaint? AND 2) enter your info in the form below. Two things, both things, okay? Ends 11/15/12.
The random drawing winner will be announced on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Open to US residents only. You must be 18 years or older to enter. You must respond to the winner notification within 48 hours, or a new winner will be selected. See full disclaimer|disclosure here.
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Frizz and holding my naturals curls in place without looking stiff.
I don’t like the stiff look either. Thanks for participating Kenzie and good luck!
frizz!!!!
Thanks for participating, Sandy, and good luck!
Frizz has made me crazy more than once.
Seems to be the general consensus, Heather. Thanks for participating and good luck!
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My biggest hair complaint is limp hair with little or no body and dry split ends
Oooh oooh, you’re the perfect candidate for this, Charlene! Thanks for participating and good luck!
No excuses to anyone who says this is hard! lol SHE can do it!!! WE can! Awesome
LOL Rosanna, you nailed it! Thanks for participating and good luck!
I think split ends are my biggest hair concern.
I get those too… it’s all the blow-drying which, unfortunately, is necessary for my untamable hair. Thanks for participating, Michelled, and good luck!
My biggest hair complaint is frizzy wispy fly-aways.
Wispy= exactly! Thanks for participating, Amy, and good luck!
My daughters hair is very frizzy it is naturally curly
Does she iron or blow-dry it straight or keeps it curly? Thanks for participating, Jessica, and good luck!
My hair is so coarse! That is my biggest complaint.
I’d take that problem any day, Alisha, mine is hopelessly fine
Thanks for participating and good luck!
my biggest hair complaint is definitely FRIZZ!
Hear hear! Thanks for participating, Mandi, and good luck!
My biggest hair complaint: my natural curls that fall flat and get frizzy about 20 minutes after I leave the house
The powder will do wonders for your hair, Jessi! Thanks for participating and good luck!
My biggest hair complaint is frizz
Thanks for participating, Tanya, and good luck!
Frizz and flyaways! My daughter is alway’s complaining about that.
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The one good thing I did for my daughter, genetically, is give her her dad’s hair, Chrissy
Thanks for participating and good luck!
my hair is dry
How often do you wash it, Beth? Thanks for participating and good luck!
Frizzy Hair , These products look great!!
They are, Abby! Thanks for participating and good luck!
The biggest hair complaint is tangles!
Oh, that’s not good
Thanks for participating, Sara, and good luck!
Frizz is my biggest complaint
Looks like you’re in good company, Tanya. Thanks for participating and good luck!
my biggest hair concern is frizz
Thanks for participating, Susan, and good luck!
my biggest complaint is dry frizzy flyaway hair
I hope the good folks at Matrix are reading these comments, seems to be a big concern for a lot of people on here. Thanks for participating, Kathy, and good luck!
My biggest complaint is my hair being frizzy
I hear you, Vikki. Thanks for participating and good luck!
Dry and damaged =(
Thank you so much for the opportunity to win such a great prize!
You’re very welcome, Alexandra, it’s my pleasure
Thanks for participating and good luck!
Frizziness
Thanks for participating, Breanne, and good luck!
Frizzy and dryness
Thanks for participating, Cristi, and good luck!
my hair breaks easily.
Mine too, Claire. My doctor suggested I take taking vitamins a little more seriously. Thanks for participating and good luck!
My biggest complaint is my dry frizzy hair.
Thanks for participating Susan, and good luck!
That I started going grey at 20! It sucks! (I’m much older than 20 now, but it still sucks).
It sucks big time, I’m with you. And at 20!!! You poor thing
Thanks for participating, Kara, and good luck!
thin hair
Was it always thin or getting thinner, Tracey? Thanks for participating and good luck!
My biggest complaint is split ends.
Thanks for participating Cheryl, and good luck!
Definitely frizz and fly always for my natural curls!
You’ll love the orange bottle in the pic, Shannon
Thanks for participating and good luck!
frizzy hair
I hear that, Gennie
Thanks for participating and good luck!
My biggest hair complaint is the frizz by far. My hair is straight naturally, but some days, you’d never know it!
I’m sorry but that feels so good to hear, to a wavy-haired person who always wanted straight hair
Thanks for participating Heather, and good luck!
frizzzzzz
LOL Thanks for participating, Melissa, and good luck!
dry ends is my biggest concern.
Just dry, not split? That’s an unusual one Dani! Thanks for participating and good luck!
2 weeks ago, I wanted a trim but the moron hairstylist chopped it off AND DIDN’T KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING. I had to go get it fixed at another location and it’s short like a boy. The guy who fixed it said that one side was 2 inches longer than the other
It was my biggest hair problem to date. But usually, the problem is frizz!
How horrible! I hope you wrote him a bad review online. Thanks for participating, Tamar, and good luck!
My hair doesn’t want to tame itself and it’s always frizzy.
I just used the Curl Defrizzer yesterday, alone, wash and go – it was fabulous with the frizz! Thanks for participating, Carla. Good luck!
I hate when my fair get frizzy and I have to brush it like every 5 minutes
If I brush my hair, my frizz gets worse
Thanks for participating, Brittney, and good luck!
My hair is thick, but if I straighten it, it gets very frizzy in the winter
My hair used to be thick, alas, now it’s just frizzy
Thanks for playing along, Karen, and good luck!
My hair is thin, but it still gets frizzy at the ends…and after my 2nd kids it seems to have lost some shine!!
I gotta say, Kristina, the Silk Wonder is truly wonderful for that. But I hear you about kids ruining one’s hair, and completely relate! Thanks for participating and good luck!
My biggest complain is that my hair gets too frizzy and can’t get tamed easilly!
I have the same problem, Iliana, and the Super Defrizzer is awesome at taming the frizzies. Thanks for participating and good luck!
i hate split ends
I hear you Susan
Thanks for participating and good luck!
Frizzy hair is my biggest hair complaint.
Especially in this weather, right Kim? Thanks for participating and good luck!
Frizz
Thanks for participating, Tracy, and good luck!
I can’t seem to do anything with my hair anymore, I don’t know what its problem is!
Aww, poor Wendy
A new haircut, maybe? Thanks for participating and good luck!
Frizzy hair is my biggest concern.
Seems to be the most common concern, by the comments on this post. Thanks for participating, Mary, and good luck!
my problem is frizz.
Frizz is easier to tame, thanks to good products like Matrix. You’re not alone, Vicky! Thanks for participating and good luck!
I also have very frizzy curls in certain weather. I love the curls but not the frizz.
The Super Defrizzer is amazing at keeping the curls and losing the frizz, Michelle. Thanks for participating and good luck!
Frizz is my main complaint
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I hear ya, Nickie! Thanks for participating and good luck!
I have very fine hair.
Me too, Shannon, and it seems to be getting finer still, with age ::sigh:: Thanks for participating and good luck!
def frizz- living in the south it is an ongoing battle unless i straigten my hair everyday!
thanks for the giveaway!
Oh boy, I couldn’t even begin to imagine what a humid weather does to the frizzies, Nicole! Thanks for participating and good luck!
My biggest complaint is my hair won’t hold a curl.
Emily’s hair is like that, Lisa, and as you can see from the photos, the trio of products were very effective! Thanks for participating and good luck!
my hair is very oily
I have the opposite problem, Mei Ling. How often do you wash it? Thanks for participating and good luck!
my biggest complaint is my frizzy curly hair.
Thanks for participating, Mitch, and good luck!
My biggest hair complaint is how frizzy my hair gets in humidity and flyaway in dry weather.
I have so much flyaways now that I have more hair breakage than before (probably due to not enough vitamins in my diet). I feel your pain, Deb. Thanks for participating and good luck!
My hair is very fine – I have lots of it but each strand is super-fine. So it’s really easy for products to weigh it down and it’s hard to create volume. Also, the longer I grow it, the less shine it has – I want my hair to be more glossy!
The grass is always greener: I have curly hair and would kill for straight hair. The shine? that’s the easiest thing to fix – hint, the orange bottle pictured above
Thanks for participating, Diana, and good luck!
Flyaways!!! Sooooo frustrating.
Agreed, Caitlin! Thanks for participating and good luck!
My hair has wave bit its frizzy and flat alot very hard to style.
Wow, sounds like a double-whammy, Alyshia! Thanks for participating and good luck!
My biggest complaint is winter hair. It has static electricity in sometimes, especially if you pull a sweater over your head.
I know right? Thanks for participating Connie, and good luck!
wanting more curls, less frizz!
Kelly, if Emily’s hair can get nice curls, I’m sure yours could to! Thanks for participating and good luck!
My biggest problem is thinning hair. It breaks easily and has no volume anymore. These products sound perfect for me!
You just described my hair, Deb. If I keep losing any more hair, I’m gonna have to switch from products to… hats! Thanks for participating and good luck!
That when I straighten my hair it gets frizzy again 30 minutes later.
The hold on these Matrix products was amazing, Maria, you should totally try them
Thanks for participating and good luck!
I can not control my frizz..
Seems like you’re in good company, Tiffany! I cannot stress enough how easy they are to tame with the Super Defrizzer. Thanks for participating and good luck!
I think my hair is too oily. Or when it’s windy it become frizzy. I LOVE Matrix products.
When it’s windy, my hair has a mind of its own. I’ve becoming quite the fan, too, Whitney. Thanks for participating and good luck!
My biggest hair complaint is my frizzy curls! I love trying new looks and it is very time consuming to have to blow dry then flat iron my hair, and to just take a curling iron to it to create the beach curls or looses curls is a pain.
I hear you, Sheena. But at least with the right products, the effect lasts a while. Thanks for participating and good luck!