What it is:A hair product created to add light control to hair.What it does:This non-greasy, non-sticky, water-based texturizing paste is infused with lemongrass essential water to add instant manageability to hair. Sweet almond protein helps to repair and strengthen as white tea, almond, horsetail, and nettle extracts nourish, stimulate, and condition. A potent antioxidant blend of natural plant botanicals combined with a UV filter work to protect hair and prevent color fading.What else you need to know:Jonathan on Dirt: "Clients often ask me to style their hair to look like it does the 'day after a cut'-sexy, manageable. So I decided to create a product to achieve that look even on clean hair. And I named it Dirt. It's a clean way to get the look and feel of 'day-after a cut' hair. Play with it. Mold, chunk, separate, add texture. Have fun."
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: great texturizing paste, stiffer than hair wax Comment: A little goes a long way. Work Dirt through just the ends, unless you want a very dirty look. It's stiffer than hair wax so you can maintain soft spikes or a clumpier look than with hair wax. BTW, Dirt doesn't hold stiff spikes. If you have fine hair and just want a little soft texture, hair wax might work better for you. I like Brit Style hair wax for that purpose (as with Dirt, put a small amount on the ends). Customer Rating: Summary: Great, but doesn't last long as I hoped... Comment: I was introduced to this product from a friend who did not enjoy it. But having short hair and looking for a none gel that would allow me to mold and sculpt my hair this product was right up my ally. It leaves my hair frizz free and mold able to do what I please with it, but about half way through the day it seems to "absorb" into my hair or something, b/c the hold goes away a little. But it does leave my hair softer and shiny which I enjoy.
One negative I also noticed is it leaves glitter in your hand after you apply it and sometimes after you wash your hands. It also smells great, like desert!
Overall great product. Customer Rating: Summary: works great!! I Love it!! Comment: Dirt works wonderful. For short hair I use a very very small amount. I Love it. Customer Rating: Summary: Terrific Texturizer Comment: I have naturally curly hair that I keep short. During the winter I run a straightening iron through it quickly every morning because it gets very frizzy otherwise. After straightening, it looks a little flat usually, and this product has been exactly what I need. I tried various pomades and waxes first to avoid spending the money, but finally gave in and bought this on the recommendation of the woman who gave me the hair cut.
Make sure you rub it in your hands to liquefy it before applying. If you apply directly your hair will be gooey and gross. Then rub it in, making sure you get it to the roots.
If you want hold, this is not a good product for you. However, if you want the intentionally messy look with really low maintenance, this is perfect.
I also wanted to mention that after being iffy about spending this much, I've gone through only half a tin since September, so it's been an excellent investment. Customer Rating: Summary: The search is over! Comment: In an effort to perfect the "purposefully messy" look, I've spent the last several years trying just about every texturizing product available. Not a single one of them comes close to offering the functionality and results that Dirt offers.
At first, I was skeptical because the product is very thick and doesn't emulsify easily in my hands. All doubt were laid to rest, though, when, in a hurry, I worked it through damp (towel-dried) hair, ran out the door, and discovered later in the day that my hair looked its best in years -- just as if it had been professionally styled!
This product achieves incredible texture and separation -- the hairs seem to automatically cluster together in ideal-sized pieces, which then seem to automatically splay out in a very natural-looking way. Your hair WON'T look overly done-up, like you spent 45 minutes working on it. Best yet: this stuff rinses out almost completely with plain water (no shampoo). And it leaves your hair feeling conditioned and healthy. I just can't imagine a product better suited to this application.
One suggestion: if you like your hair shiny, I'd recommend layering a coat of shine spray (such as Bed Head Headrush) on after you've styled with Dirt.
To provide some context, here are some of the other products I've tried, arranged approximately in descending order of my satisfaction with them:
1. Aveda Control Paste (Pros: Smells luscious, washes out OK. Cons: Hair feels sticky. Style doesn't last through the day.)
2. Davines Wonder Wax (Pros: Smells good, offers incredible shine, strong hold. Cons: Extremely thick. Requires 3-4 washings to remove.)
3. D:Fi D:Struct Pliable Molding Creme (Pros: Flexible hold, rinses out of hair easily. Cons: Nauseating pina colada fragrance.)
4. Bed Head Hard To Get Texturizing Paste (Pros: Strong hold. Cons: Very thick and sticky. Leaves spots on car headrests, etc.)
5. Bed Head Manipulator (Similar to #4.)
6. Bumble & Bumble Styling Wax (Pros: Nice smell, rinses out of hair easily. Cons: Very expensive, ineffective hold, sticky texture, leaves hair feeling damaged after wash-out.)
7. American Crew Classic Wax (Pros: Inexpensive, easy to find. Cons: Very oily.)
8. American Crew Fiber (Pros: Inexpensive, easy to find. Cons: Hold is too stiff. Good for outrageous styling, but not for subtler styles.)
9. Cristophe Beverly Hills Texturizing Fiber Paste (Pros: Inexpensive, sold at CVS. Cons: Despicable texture. Hard to control. Smells bad.)
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