There are too many hair treatments out there that promises to tame the frizz but most do not last beyond a few washes.
After several months of R&D, Chez Vous Hair Salon has created a new retexturizing hair treatment that infuses keratin into the treatment to make sure that defrizzing effect lasts for a few months!
Read more about Agent C’s Resculpting Supreme experience at Chez Vous here!
February 2016
Frizzy hair has been the bane of my existence!
As all curly-haired girls would agree, it’s no easy feat maintaining a head full of curls.
Yes this is what I have to deal with every day!
The humidity in Singapore doesn’t make maintenance any easier and not to forget the time and effort spent in trying to achieve sane curls, only for it to be ruined as soon as you walk out the door.
Well-meaning friends say that I should just go for a rebonding or keratin treatment to solve all my problems… but I do love my curls and am not that fond of straight hair.
I’ve also tried MANY MANY treatments including KIN Hair Treatment. However, the results don’t last beyond a week.
Hair serums, hair masks are also limited in their ability to manage my frizz.
Is there really nothing out there that can help me tame my frizz?
A Revolutionary Ground-Breaking Treatment to Combat Frizz?
I first learnt of Chez Vous while combing through salon reviews on Beauty Undercover.
Located at Ngee Ann City, Chez Vous is a luxury boutique salon that is mostly frequented by expatriates and insiders-in-the-know. What truly sets Chez Vous apart from the rest is its “Only Hair Directors Allowed” policy – only professionals with experience of at least 12 years in the hair industry can touch your hair.
I must say, I have been a fan since my first visit (which is not sponsored!)
Every raving review of their lush service holds true from their superb service to their uber experienced hairstylists!
That was why I was super excited when I hear that Chez Vous is launching their ground-breaking Trilogy System.
Rebuild, Resculpt, Revitalize: The Trilogy is a systematic 3 phase approach that Chez Vous promises can help women better manage their hair!
- Rebuild: Using bond rebuilder elements, a potent mix of amino acids and anti-breakage actives in combination with a highly- effective delivery system to penetrate these complexes deep into the hair, REBUILD promotes genuine and permanent reconstruction at the cellular level. The bond rebuilder elements repair broken bonds in the hair shaft prevalent in damaged hair while the amino acids complex then seals the repaired protein bonds in the hair shaft for long- lasting resilience.
- Resculpt: RESCULPT is the first ever keratin-infused retexturizing experience which transforms unmanageable hair into soft natural looking tresses! Instead of the boring straight effect you see from typical rebonding services, Resculpt allows you to enhance your natural curls or reshape your hair texture while removing much of your natural frizziness.
- Revitalize: Inspired from skincare science, REVITALIZE uses 8 potent skincare actives such as hyaluronic acid, peptides and amino acids delivered via ultrasound to nourish your hair to minimize frizziness and effects of ageing on your hair.
Together, these 3 separate treatments work synergistically to help ladies minimize their hair damage and combat frizziness!
Just reading about it got me super hyped!
Could Chez Vous’ Trilogy System be the hair treatment I was looking for – the treatment that gives me tamed tresses without altering my curls entirely?
Consultation
Although I did not make an appointment with a specific stylist, I was glad to see a familiar face during this sponsored visit: Associate Salon Director Shawn; he was the stylist who attended to me previously. (Yes, this is how thoughtful Chez Vous’ management is!)
Shawn first explained about the Trilogy System that I am to undergo today – even though it is a system of 3 separate treatments, he will only be selecting one treatment for me today.
This is because the Trilogy is designed as a set of 3 treatments to be done over different days throughout the year. So depending on what you need, your stylist may for example recommend REBUILD one week, RESCULPT another and REVITALIZE two weeks later with follow up REVITALIZE treatments monthly with the cycle repeating the next year.
He then went ahead to examine my hair.
Shawn shared with me some of his observations:
1) Despite how frizzy it looks, my hair is actually not very damaged. It may have suffered damage from exposure to the sun and other normal environmental elements but because I do not go for chemical services that often, my hair is still quite healthy.
2) The frizziness is largely due to my slightly fine curly hair and the high level of humidity in Singapore. Basically, it is inevitable for water to enter the hair in a place as humid as Singapore. When hair absorbs water, a single strand of hair will form a lot more hydrogen bonds between keratin strands. This causes the hair to form an S shape as it forms bonds and swells with water until the outermost layer of hair, the cuticle is disrupted. The fine curly hair exacerbate the frizziness as the cuticles are open more easily, causing the hair to double up even more.
As my primary concern is frizz, Shawn recommends for me to go for RESCULPT first.
RESCULPT helps to reduce frizz in the following ways:
1) Nourish the hair with nutrients so that moisture does not enter the hair so readily, causing frizz
2) Infuse the hair with Keratin to increase the water resistance of your hair
3) Reduce the curls slightly to reduce the appearance of frizz
Unlike other retexturizing services, RESCULPT is the only one that can help me manage frizz while allowing me to keep my curls. It is fully customizable – depending on how straight I want my hair to be, Shawn can shape the hair accordingly. This sets it apart from rebonding or keratin treatment which tends to make the retexturized so straight that the newly grown out hair will stand out even more.
Example of Wavy Roots with Straight Keratin Treatment at the bottom
As I wanted to keep most of my curls, Shawn mentioned that the frizz can be reduced by 20% to 30% with this service!
Sounds good enough for me… If the effect can last, I’m all for it!
Step 1: Hair Wash and Pre Treatment
RESCULPT begins with a hair wash and a pre-treatment at the sink.
The pre-treatment nourishes the hair with proteins and amino acids and protects it from subsequent hair services to minimize hair damage!
Step 2: SHAPE
In this step, a proprietary blend of RESHAPING cream is applied to break some bonds within the hair (while rebuilding others). This allows the hair to be gently resculpted later. Note that this is different from usual rebonding or perming creams as not all hair bonds are broken. Only a small percentage of bonds are broken so the hair is not as damaged. This also allows the hair to retain much of its natural texture.
After letting the RESHAPING cream penetrate into my hair for some time, it is washed off.
Step 3: SMOOTH
Back at my seat, Shawn began to blowdry my hair.
When my hair is finally dry, he applied keratin as well as some pro-satin and anti-static ingredients to my hair. These are the key ingredients that help me eliminate my frizz and make my hair more smooth!
Look at how straight my hair is right now!
I wonder how my curls will look like after this!
After yet another hair wash, he ironed my hair. While it does straighten the hair slightly, Shawn assured me that my hair will not look straight. This is because my natural curly hair bonds are not all broken. As much of the natural hair bonds remain, the ironing can only reduce the curls slightly. In addition, the ironing helps to activate the keratin that was applied previously!
After the process of ironing is complete, neutralizer is then applied to fix the newly sculpted shape.
My hair doesn’t look so voluminous now that they are all tamed, don’t you think?
Straight rebonding is definitely not a look I would go for!
Step 4: Refinish
The final step in RESCULPT is Refinish. It is basically a proprietary hair treatment that contains multiple skincare-inspired active ingredients that helps to restore and fortify the hair to boost shine and healthy radiance. It also helps to seal in the ingredients that were previously deposited to make sure that the effects of the treatment lasts longer!
Step 5: Blow Dry
We’re almost done but first, the stylist blowdries my hair by simply running her fingers through the top of my hair with a slight tug while twirling the bottom curls.
Look at that shine! Who would have thought such lusturous, smooth locks could be achieved without the use a round brush.
Before vs After
Adios frizz!
Running my fingers through my hair has never been this effortless!
You can still see some frizz but as Shawn shared earlier, it is impossible to remove the frizz altogether.
Still, my hair is much smoother than before and my curls are more defined and healthy looking!
I also love that the top part of my hair is slightly straight as this cuts down on the time I spend taming my hair and also allows for a neater look.
Verdict
My hair is definitely visibly less frizzy with a wonderful shine!
My hair is not as curly as before but its a small price to pay if it helps me manage my tresses better!
As this is a Keratin-infused retexturizing service, I would also have to use a Keratin Shampoo and conditioner to make sure that the results of this service lasts longer.
I look forward to the next few months where I don’t have to spend as much time in taming my curls (I hope)!
I’ll be updating this post to see how well this treatment holds up in the next few weeks!
Thank you Chez Vous! ☺
For those interested in the Trilogy System, do note the prices here:
- Synchronized Advanced Hair Rebuilder: from $155 per session
- Resculpting Supreme: from $375 per session (That’s the session I did!)
- Express Revitalizing Supereme: from $185 per session