I recently gave
my thoughts and that of my hair on the Soho Fishshape hair texturising cream.
The tiny pot that I had was really good when my hair was short but I needed
something a little more robust for a weekend trek to Amsterdam and the wind and rain that had been
forecast. As my hair as grown in length quite a lot to approx. 4 inches in
length the cream was not an option.
Step forward SuperFish Fishpaste Hardcore Hold Matt
Effect Putty.
#hairontour was born to document my thoughts on SuperFish Fishpaste Hardcore Hold Matt
Effect Putty and throughout the weekend I tweeted its
performance as my hair took a pounding from sideways rain and gale force winds.
The putty is an off white colour and sits solidly in the
pot. It’s a little harder than Vaseline in texture but quite easy to scoop up
onto fingers. It’s softer than the clay which I find an absolute pain to try
and apply. I’ve attached a few of the images from the #hairontour posts to show
the process of styling and the results after a few hours.
I personally
find it easier to spread through my hair if done while still a little damp. By
rubbing the putty between my hands and fingers before spreading all over my
hair it takes just seconds before each strand of hair starts to harden.
Even though it
has a dense texture and is white in colour it blends in really quickly – you
don’t get clumps stuck in your hair that make it look like a seagull has made a
‘healthy deposit’.
Styling is
really easy. That is all.
After wearing
for hours on end I am always please to report an absence of any white flakes.
It’s one of my massive bug bears when it comes to using styling mousse and gel.
No sign of them here so no self-conscious flicking of the shoulders throughout
the day.
So, with the
#hairontour I styled at the ungodly hour of 6.30 in the morning and headed off
to the airport. By 5 in the afternoon and after several litres of lager my hair
was still the same. No movement at all – and then the rain came.
Before and after styling pictures
I’m from Manchester – I’m conditioned
for rain but the rain that fell on Friday night was borderline painful when it
hit my head. At times, with the gusting wind (so strong it nearly knocked me
off my feet) it was coming in sideways. I was drenched from head to toe and my
hair took a pounding. Had I been wearing gel it would have been washed away in
an instant but SuperFish
Fishpaste Hardcore Hold Matt Effect Putty held firm. I’ve no idea how, but the
spikes in my hair stayed upright and I struggled to get my body to do the same.
At £6.12 for a
large pot it seems more expensive than other hair products on the market but
don’t be fooled. A tub at £6.12 will deliver better value for money than run of
the mill hair gel. I’m a fan of Shockwaves Ultra Hold gel due the level of
hold, but my tub of SuperFish
Fishpaste Hardcore Hold Matt Effect Putty is set to last probably the same
length of time that I go through 4 tubes.
SuperFish
Fishpaste Hardcore Hold Matt Effect Putty not only delivers the same level of
hold as ultra-strength, it’s easy to style hair and it performs better after
getting wet.
Speaking from experience, on Friday night I resembled a drowned
rat walking the streets of Amsterdam
– the only thing that made me resemble human was the fact that my hair remained
the same!
By midnight on each evening, SuperFish Fishpaste Hardcore Hold
Matt Effect Putty was the only thing left standing. It took on the wind and
rain, and it won.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED