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Ulta Invites You to Their 21 Days of Beauty! Take the Hair Pledge & Enter to Win $100!

Did you ever notice that when you take just an extra few minutes to do up your hair, you feel fabulous? Your confidence level goes up, your smile gets extra wide…and, trust me, people take notice. ULTA Beauty wants you to love the hair your have, so they’re taking the Mom’s month of May and giving you 21 Days of Beauty (May 12 – June 1) as well as the chance to take the hair pledge! All items featured in this post are available always, but during their Love Your Hair campaign, they are going to have featured Beauty Steals™.

 

My hair pledge is to do my hair as much as I do my makeup! As a stay-at-home mom, it’s easy and habit to just throw my hair up on top of my head. So, here I am running around in a full face of makeup with scraggle hair. My pledge only takes an extra 20 minutes out of my day to blow dry and flat iron myself into something presentable. DO-ABLE! With the 21 products provided by ULTA Beauty, I chose my faves and did three hair looks.

 

Look 1: For this look I used Rusk Brilliance Shampoo and Conditioner, Conair You Style Hair Dryer, Hot Tools Nano Ceramic 1/2″ Flat Iron, Chi 44 Iron Guard Thermal Protection Spray, Matrix Biolage Style Mousse and Kenra Volume Spray.

 

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On the first day I wanted to start simply and just basically do what I’d normally do but amp it up. I washed my hair using the Rusk Brilliance Shampoo and Conditioner, which smelled like grapefruits and had an excellent lather. The conditioner is technically a leave-in, but my hair tends to look weighed down, so I rinsed it out after leaving it in for a few minutes. I dried using the Conair You Style Hair Dryer, which dried my hair fast and had a gentle blast. After that I put in Chi 44 Iron Guard Thermal Protection Spray then flat ironed with the Hot Tools Nano Ceramic 1/2″ Flat Iron (which is mini and perfect for getting those hard to handle flyaways or would be amazing for short hair). Finishing off, I added in the Matrix Biolage Style Mousse and Kenra Volume Spray, which added thickness and volume to my hair.

 

Look 2: For this look I used Schwarzkoff Professional: Osis + Mattifying Powder, Conair More Big Curls Hairsetter and Redken Control Addict 28.

 

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On the second day I wanted to definitely test out how the mattifying powder worked. I have such problems finding a product that will actually suck the grease out of my roots. The Schwarzkoff Professional: Osis + Mattifying Powder does the job tenfold. With this, I found it’s best to tap a little in your hands and work through your roots. After I rolled up my hair with the Conair More Big Curls Hairsetter and left them in for about 20 minutes. Upon taking them out I flipped my head over and spritzed in some Redken Control Addict 28 and voila. Volume. Normally, if I don’t wash my hair every day, it’s flat as a pancake and basically pretty disgusting. Between the Mattifying Powder and Hot Rollers…we’re in business.

 

Look 3 For this look I used the ABBA Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner, Big Sexy Hair Root Pump, TIGI Bed Head Straighten Out Straightening Cream and the Hot Tools Cheetah 1″ Tapered Iron.

 

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This was my fave look because it was so bombshell and really very different for what I do on an every day basis. The ABBA Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner smell AMAZING. The Shampoo had an excellent lather and the scent was energizing and minty. While my hair was still damp I put in the TIGI Bed Head Straighten Out Straightening Cream because my hair is so frizzy I had to straighten it a bit before I went ahead and curled it. I know…it’s a rough life. With the Big Sexy Hair Root Pump, I simply flipped my head over and sprayed, then after I curled and sprayed it again just sort of around my head using it as a hair spray. Those curls lasted all day, through heavy wind. Amaze. The Hot Tools Cheetah 1″ Tapered Iron is the stuff dreams are made of. It includes a glove so you won’t burn yourself and curling my hair was quick and easy.

 

On to the Sweepstakes! Enter for a chance to win a $100 ULTA Beauty gift card! The rules are below, but the easiest way to enter is to simply leave a comment on this post telling me about your own hair pledge! Want more? Beginning May 12 enter ULTA’s Hair Pledge, where they are encouraging women to pledge to love the hair they have for the chance to win free blowouts for the rest of the year. Joining is simple – tweet your hair pledge with the hashtag #ULTAHairPledge and you’re entered. You can see sample pledges, more info, and other ways to enter here.

 

Sweepstakes Rules:

  1. No duplicate comments.
  2. You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
  • a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
  • b) Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
  • c) Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
  • d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 5/15/13 – 6/1/13.

Be sure to visit the ULTA Beauty page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ reviews and find more chances to win!

 

***This post is sponsored by ULTA.

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Comments

  1. Tara says

    I pledge to put down the flatiron and embrace my natural (and sometimes crazy) waves!

  3. Nicole Larsen says

    I pledge to try new hairstyles on my hair instead of always throwing it in a bun!

  4. tiffany lane says

    I pledge to keep my hair washed after pool days and keep the chlorine out

  5. Crystal F says

    I pledge to take more time with my hair. I usually just blow dry it and I’m done. My hubby loves my hair straight so I will taken more time to make it look good. Thank you!

  7. Tabathia B says

    I pledge to go to the salon more often to keep my hair healthy

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  13. Thomas Murphy says

    I pledge to use a conditioner instead of a 2 in 1

    rounder9834 @yahoo.com

  15. Betty C says

    My pledge is to try a new hairdo. I’ve not tried anything new in a long time. It’s way overdue.

  17. kathy pease says

    I pledge to stop twirling my hair with my fingers before I end up going bald 🙂

  20. Amanda Sakovitz says

    I pledge to go curly sometimes instead of always straightening my hair
    pokergrl8 at gmail.com

  22. susan smoaks says

    i pledge to treat my hair with kindness and to buy some new products to try!

  25. Erin Cook says

    I pledge to only blow dry my hair once a week instead of every time I wash my hair

  35. sara wood says

    My pledge is to put down the hair straightener and start loving my hair just the way it is.

  39. Lisa Garner says

    My hair pledge is to start adding more volume to my flat hair.
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

  51. chris taddei says

    I pledged not to go to bed with damp hair and not use a ponytail everyday

  53. Petunia says

    My hair pledge is to give back to my hair. Masques, leave in treatments and sunscreens. I promise to show my hair so intense conditioning love at least once per week.

  54. Jennifer says

    I pledge to stop complaining about my boring hair! This time of the year it has natural highlights and gleams like I have been at the beach!

  57. Claire says

    My pledge is to find more hair styles that work with my natural texture instead of constantly straightening it.

  59. Amber says

    Brooke, I love all 3 of your looks, but especially #3! The curls look fab! I’m in the midst of growing out my graduated bob, and my heavy thick hair is falling out like crazy. I’m not sure what to do to make it look and feel healthier, but I need to baby it for sure!! What a fun giveaway!

    Amber
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  61. Kerry says

    I pledge to leave the straightener alone for awhile and wear my natural curls more often.

  64. Bonnie C. says

    My hair pledge is to love my hair as it is! It took me many, many years to come to this point, I always tried to force my naturally curly/wavy hair to do the opposite of its natural texture and make it straight, because that’s what I perceived to be “in”, and what all my friends did. Obviously I never had very good results, plus it took forever, and I’ve come to realize that, not only is it easier to “do” when I embrace my curls, but I’ve realized that I actually really like it that way, go figure! 🙂 Now that I’ve had this epiphany, my pledge is to never go back to my old mindset. 🙂

    Thanks for hosting this giveaway, Ulta is great! 🙂

  65. Maureen says

    I pledged a few years ago while my sister was going through cancer treatment to love and be grateful for my hair. SHe lost it during the treatment. It has since come back.

  74. Jennifer Dysart says

    My hair pledge is to put down the flat iron for at least 3 days a week to reduce breakage!

  77. Kit Novak says

    My hair pledge is to do more to my hair than just shampoo it. Yes. Shampooing is ALL I DO! I should dabble in conditioners, volumizers and pretty hair pins. Like you, I don’t give my hair nearly as much attention as my skin care or makeup routine.

  78. Rachel Beltz says

    I pledge to try to get back to my routine of actually trying to look good in the morning!! I have kind of given up…

  81. Barbara M says

    My hair pledge – I will not wait a decade to try a new ’do..
    Thank you.

    barbara dot montyj at gmail dot com

  84. Stephanie Hartman says

    My hair pledge is to try to not flat iron/curl it every day, I am damaging it so much and it’s fine blond hair and it shows more than other hair colors.

  86. Jessie C. says

    I pledge to take care of my hair from sunshine and all outdoor activities.
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

  95. Wild Orchid says

    I pledged not to go to work with damp hair.

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    wildorchid985 at gmail dot com

  98. Stephanie L. says

    I pledge to get my haircut as often as I should. Not to wait until months and months go by.

  117. Imagique Hair Salon says

    Owning a salon makes it easier to do hair pledges. Maybe the better pledge in this case is to teach more women how to care for their hair.

  120. Lynn says

    I pledge to be patient with my hair by taking the extra step to use a heat protecting/ condition product, and to gently straighten my hair and not run it through so many times.

  123. Lorena Keech says

    I promise to get my hair trimmed in a timely manner and not put it off until my hair is making me crazy!

  128. Lisa Brown says

    I pledge to set it in hot rollers more often during the week and to be sure to use a thermal spray to protect it.
    jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com

  132. Jocelyn says

    My hair pledge is to get the gross dry ends of my hair cut off (and try a new hairstyle in the process), and then to actually take care of my hair and style it more often instead of reverting to the messy topknot all the time!
    Jocelyn recently posted..Marvelous Monday: MetallicsMy Profile

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