Hold Everything: Drybar Money Maker Flexible Hold Hairspray

I have a confession to make. I don't typically use hairspray. There, I said it. I just really hate the crunchiness it creates and the fact that usually I don't even feel like it holds my style in place. But you know what? Drybar Money Maker Flexible Hold Hairspray has changed all that.

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The Top 5 Best Blowouts in NYC

If you're a loyal follower of mine on Twitter (or, really, on this blog) then you know how much I love my blowouts. (That's me, above, after one at Drybar.) Now, it's not that I can't wash and dry my own hair. No, it's really that I just don't want to. I can never make it look as good as a professional can -- and, hey, why not have someone pamper me a bit whether I'm heading straight to work or off on a vacation? I've made quite the study of blowouts in NYC over the past couple years and I've got the good hair lowdown. Enter The Top 5 Best Blowouts in NYC.

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The New Drybar Product Line: My 3 Favorites

If you know me, you may know that I'm completely obsessed with blowouts. I really hate doing my own hair -- it's just so time consuming, and I can always think of things I'd rather be doing. (Honestly, laundry and grocery shopping seem more exciting.) So I tend to frequent Drybar, the blowout bar with locations around the country (and a handy dandy five right in NYC).

Drybar recently released a line of its very own products, though, which definitely entice me to stay home and actually wash and dry my own hair once in awhile. I went to the product launch and learned a couple fun facts -- like, did you know that Drybar performs over 50,000 blowouts per month at its nationwide locations? That's a LOT of hair! Keep reading to check out my 3 favorites from the Drybar product line.

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Lather Up (Or Not): Drybar The Morning After Shower Cap

My friends and family are privy to three truths about my hair.

1) I absolutely hate doing it. The washing, the blowdrying, the flat ironing ... the TIME it takes to do all of that. It’s for the birds!

2) I look for someone else to blow my hair out whenever possible. I’m obsessed. I go to blowout bars around the city at least once a week, normally frequenting DreamDry and Drybar.

3) I make my blowouts last for days, whether I’ve done them myself or had someone else do them for me. (See reason number 1.) As I want to spend the littlest amount of time possible on the process, I only wash my hair 1-2 times per week. And as a result? I’m always on the lookout for a killer shower cap.

As of late, my shower cap of choice has been the Drybar The Morning After Shower Cap. I’d ogled it on many a trip to the Drybar salons around NYC, but something always stopped me from pulling the trigger. Finally, during checkout a few weeks ago, something clicked and I simply HAD to have it. So I forked over the $15 and took home my new very own bright yellow shower cap!

I have to say, I’ve been nothing but impressed and satisfied ever since. I love the fun hue, which plays off of Drybar’s yellow theme for its various locations. It really brightens up my entire bathroom! But what I love even more? It’s HUGE -- definitely the biggest shower cap I’ve ever used, so it really covers each and every strand. And it’s lined in terrycloth, so it keeps my hair dry no matter how long my showers may be!

In short? It was love at first (not) wash!

The Drybar The Morning After Shower Cap retails for $15 at sephora.com.

12 Days of Christmas Giveaway: Drybar $100 Gift Card

Over the next 12 days, I’m partnering with Neutrogena to offer my readers the chance to win some pretty fabulous products – both from Neutrogena and some of my other favorite fashion and beauty brands! Check back every day for your chance to win another amazing prize.

I love Drybar. I just get a perfect blowout every time, no matter which location -- and which city! -- I visit. Drybar is really taking off -- there are so many locations around the country now, including California, Arizona, Georgia, New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C. I've extolled the merits of Drybar time after time, so all I'll say is this: you'll really love today's giveaway, because one person is going to win a Drybar gift card!

This giveaway has a retail value of $100. Here's how to enter.

NOTE: PLEASE ONLY LEAVE ONE COMMENT! Do not leave additional comments about Facebook or Twitter entries or mention them in your one comment -- those are counted separately and you do not need to mention them here. Thanks!

1) Leave a comment below.
Be sure your entry includes your email address or it will be disqualified.

2) Like The Beauty of Life on Facebook and leave a comment on the Facebook post about this giveaway telling me why you want to win this Drybar gift card.
If you are already a Facebook fan, be sure to leave a comment for your Facebook entry to count.

3) Follow me on Twitter and tweet: I need the @thedrybar gift card from @BeautyChick101! #beautychick101lovesneutrogena http://tinyurl.com/ccd6fpg
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4) Follow me on Instagram and like my photo of the Drybar gift card.
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THE RULES:
This giveaway ends on Sunday, December 23 at midnight. One winner will be chosen AT RANDOM on Monday, December 24. Maximum of FOUR ENTRIES (one for each way listed above). Multiple entries will be disqualified. Giveaway is open to US residents only.

Drybar Gives Me a Perfect Blowout AGAIN.

The photo you see above is evidence that the blowouts at Drybar are just perfection personified. This was taken on my birthday last week (happy birthday to me!), after I decided to do something different than my typical Manhattan blowout at the salon.

After looking through Drybar's menu of blowouts, my stylist and I decided on the Mai Tai. Now that my hair is finally past its weird layers growing out stage, I feel I can do more than just wear it straight all the time -- and the Mai Tai was perfect, as it's wavy and bouncy but not too done.

After a thorough blowout with a round brush, my stylist took a curling iron to small sections all over my head. And while it looked pretty Shirley Temple-esque at first, the curls fell just right within 10 minutes and left me with the most perfect beachy waves.

I felt like a million bucks on my birthday and it was all thanks to Drybar! I can't wait to get the Mai Tai again.

To book an appointment at Drybar's multiple locations, visit thedrybar.com.

Salon and Spa Directory: Drybar New York

Remember when I visited Drybar during my trip to Los Angeles earlier this year? Well, I'm completely tickled pink, because Drybar has FINALLY opened a New York City location! I was invited in for a blowout yesterday and I'm here to tell you, the NYC version is just as amazing as the LA one!

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Salon and Spa Directory: Drybar

If you're in Los Angeles, I implore you to check out Drybar. The salon specializes in one thing -- blowouts -- and believe me when I say they are masters of their craft. I truly love the salon's philosophy: "No cuts. No color. Just blowouts."

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