Review: John Frieda 3 Day Straight

I bought this product in the middle of February and wanted to write a review about this straight away, but I waited a few weeks because I wanted to really make sure I knew how I felt about the product and write an in depth review about it. I warn you now, this is going to be long!

What they say: (From JohnFrieda.co.uk) Transform curly, frizzy hair into a straight, smooth style that lasts up to 3 days.* Designed to work with your hair straighteners, this weightless spray with heat protection blocks out frizz as you straighten. A revolutionary blend of polymers with keratin protein wraps each strand, sealing in straight style for up to 3 days.* Keeps hair glossy, smooth and swinging with body. Safe for colour-treated and chemically-treated hair. *Or until your next shampoo if less than 3 days.

Price: £6.99

What I think: Firstly I want to tell you two things: 1) If I let my hair dry naturally, my hair is wavy and slightly frizzy with a little volume and 2) I'm a straightening addict. I've tried a few times to go on a 'hair diet' and go straightner free, but that normally lasts about 3 days (if that). I've also had my hair chemically straightened twice in the past. You're probably thinking that I've just given you two pieces of useless information and you could have saved that minute reading the previous sentences on something more worthwhile, but it does tie into the review... Somewhere.

The photos were taken in the days after I used 3 day straight for the first time, since I thought it would be a good representation of how the product works, even on the first time it's used. (Click to make the images bigger)

Taken just after I had finished straightened my hair with 3 day straight.
Please excuse the lack of makeup and my pyjamas!

I had spritzed about 7 sprays throughout my hair, run my fingers through my hair to distribute the product, sprayed some heat protectant, blow dried my hair to a straight-ish finish (I officially suck a blow drying) and then straightened it with my ghds. The spray smelt nice and was a nice fine mist. The process was really easy and left my hair feeling so soft and sleek. I couldn't stop touching it! I normally wash my hair in the evening and put my hair in a ponytail when I sleep. I woke up the next morning, took my hair out of the ponytail and gave my hair a quick brush - My hair was exactly as it was the night before. Perfect!

At the end of day 1.

I had had my hair in a ponytail for most of the afternoon and I had been to the gym. I took my hair out of the ponytail, gave it a brush and ta-da! My hair still felt super soft and sleek and I impressed with how straight it still was, despite having it up for most of the day.

At the end of day 2.

As you can see, my hair is generally pretty much straight, except there are is a slight wave and a few flicks to the hair at the front. By the end of day 2, my hair did still feel soft, but it was looking a little lacklustre. I very much doubt that that was due to the product, just my hair needing a wash. I was going to hold out until day 3 before washing my hair, but my hair was looking so blah by the end of day 2 that I had to wash it.

A few things I've noted is that:

• If you want super straight hair for all 3 days, you need to make sure you straighten it so that it's poker straight on the first time you do it.
• You can leave your hair to dry naturally and then straighten it, if you would rather save on heat damage. However, I have noticed that the effect of the 3 day straight works better when you blow dry AND straighten your hair, rather than just straightening it.
• There have been a few times where I have noticed my hair looking a little bit fluffy around the crown of my head (like a wispy halo, lol) after straightening it. I don't know if that is due to the 3 day straight making the rest of it so smooth that that top part looks a bit fluffy or something else.
• If you spray the 3 day straight onto your hair and don't straighten it, it still makes your hair feel so soft.

Basically, I LOVE THIS PRODUCT. My hair is definitely thanking me for using my straightners on it less. I was getting compliments about how sleek my hair looked, even on day 2 when I thought it was beginning to turn a bit greasy. This product makes my hair feel like it did when I had it chemically straightened - I could wear it in a ponytail or in a tight bun (when I had ballet), brush it and then it would be perfectly straight again - but for a fraction of the price. I would highly recommend it to you all if you are a straightner addict like me. Since it holds straightness in the hair, I wonder if it would hold curl... I don't tend to curl my hair very often, but I might do an experiment with this. Let me know if you would like to see a post about it.

I'm really sorry for how long this review turned out to be! I could probably ramble on for England, but I really hope it was useful.

Thank you for reading. xoxo, Joy

ETA: After reading the comment from Rainy Days and Lattes, I decided to add in a picture of my hair if I let it air dry into the post for reference.

After washing and left to air dry

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