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Hair Love Thanks to Remington Shine, A Hot Review Posted: 01 Oct 2008 03:32 AM CDT I have semi-longish hair and blow dry almost every other day. It’s a known fact blow drying actually distresses and damages hair so doing it sparingly is key, but if you can’t avoid the heat, the Remington Shine Therapy Dryer may just be the ticket to healthier, shinier hair. The Remington Shine Therapy dryer was a 2008 IDEA award finalist. Designed by Michael Nickel of Spectrum Brand, Inc., The Shine Therapy Dryer is a revolutionary hair dryer that applies a user-controlled vitamin moisturizing mist to the hair while drying. You just hold a button at the top of the handle to apply the moisturizing mist to the hair while styling. Sounds easy enough but does it work? I’ve been using it for a month now and yes it does work. My hair is noticeably softer and shinier, but not without a little hard work. The Shine Therapy Dryer is a salon pro level tool. It has 2 power settings and 3 heat levels. The design is modern and feminine - which is expected given the target audience. It’s quite heavy but balances well in the hand. The moisturizing mist comes from a replaceable cartridge with just enough juice to last a month, if you use it every day. Two come with the dryer so at least you’ll get some use out of it to notice a difference. The mist is packed with vitamin E and avocado extracts and imparts a shampoo-like smell. It’s not heavy or greasy. In fact, the mist is so fine, I couldn’t even tell it was spraying. You can find the Shine Therapy Dryer in most stores hovering between $40-50. If you’re in the market for a salon level hair dryer - go for it, but if the added weight and bulkiness puts you off, save your money for a pro Vidal Sassoon or Chi hair dryer. What we liked: Modern design. Salon level quality. Affordable for a pro level hair dryer. Comes with a directional attachment. Well balanced in hand. What could be improved: The rocker switches are too sensitive. It’s easy to press them while holding the dryer. Shine cartridges are more cumbersome than useful. Leave-in conditioner before blow dry will achieve the same results. No visual indication of when mist cartridge is low or out. Designer: Michael Nickel [ Buy It Here ] Remington

A Guide for the Unlucky, Superstitions be Damned! Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:28 AM CDT There are a slew of old wives tales; black cats, walking underneath ladders, breaking mirrors, stepping on pavement cracks, etc.. the list goes on and on. It’s almost impossible to remember them all. Thanks to Kyle Bean, he’s created The Guide for the Unlucky. Each page contains a description and a pop up 3D element illustrating bewares we’ve all probably heard of at some point or another. Industrial design? No, but we need all the luck we can get. Designer: Kyle Bean Kyle Bean

Poncherello’s New Safety Helmet Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:01 AM CDT So, you are working on your aunt’s house refurbishing project and you want to look like a total space-person, yes? -Me too. I am working on my aunt’s house refurbishing project, and if I were working on the roof and didn’t mind looking like a big fan of “Chips,” I’d pick Michael Oosthuizen’s new safety helmet concept any day. The helmet maker, Michael Oosthuizen says that his concept “features an adaptive inner padding structure, impact protection, eye protection, hearing protection, and radio communication with compact design providing minimal opportunity of catching on external objects.” Full padding, eye and ear protection, and radio communication is great; what kind of project would need all of these protections that wouldn’t also need a full body suit of armor? And yet, it is time for the ol’ safety helmet to get a leg-up, don’t you think? I’m sure some, or MOST of the construction workers I know would be against it. And I bet a few New York sidewalk workers wouldn’t stand for the full-body of this helmet messing with their beautiful locks. *Also, all re-posters, especially Kanye West, this helmet concept isn’t really called “Poncherello’s New Safety Helmet,” that’s just the name we gave it for maximum entertainment. Designer: Michael Oosthuizen Michael Oosthuizen

Transform and Clock Out Posted: 01 Oct 2008 02:00 AM CDT For the child-hearted reversible-accessory loving design-conscious sleeping-person, there is the Wollip-Bear. Have you had a long day that only the loving arms of a lifeless bear impersonation can give rest from? Have you always wanted to own a form-changing creature that doesn’t just turn into a truck or motorcycle? Here is something softer. Here is Maja G’s Wollip-Bear. The most excellent and kind Maja Ganszyniec brings the cuddly: “Wollip-pillow is an alternative solution for people having problems falling sleep and are considered too old for sleeping with a teddy bear. Wollip is a reversible pillow which turned inside out becomes a teddy bear. The Wollip-Bear allows you sleep with a teddy bear, without anybody suspecting a thing. Sleep still, knowing that in case of nightmares or as soon as feeling lonely, the regular pillow will turn into a soft, cuddly toy. Avoid the inconvenient and unnecessary questions in the morning simply flipping it back.” This is the cutest ever. Awww. Designer: Maja Ganszyniec Maja Ganszyniec

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