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Edwin Paul Styling Paste: A
Great Product For Great Styles
by
Jane Bullock
8/11/01
Introduction
 In
my ongoing search to find more short hair styling products, I
discovered Edwin
Paul's Styling Paste. I already love the products I've tried from
this line, so I knew that this one would probably work out for me as
well. As usual, I was right!
Edwin Paul's Styling Paste allows you much more styling flexibility
than gels or mousses. Even with thick hair like mine, you can use this
product to twist sections of hair, and keeping spikes standing tall
and proud are no problem.
The paste itself is intriguing: it's a silvery gray in color, and has
the
gooey consistency of actual paste. The resemblance to real paste ends
here, however. It's easy to scoop out a tiny dab or a handful, and it
is very light in the hair. Amazingly, the great hold it gives does not
weigh the hair down, making the hated "Helmet Head!"
Usage
You can use Edwin Paul's Styling Paste every day. I found that
applying it to damp hair worked best for me (see How I Tested this
Product section), and I loved how easily it can be diffused throughout
the hair.
Packaging
The hair paste comes in an opaque 2 oz. Jar. You can see the silver
gray of the product through the jar, and the lettering is thin, crisp,
and black with the standard Edwin Paul "E.P." logo.
Ingredients
Cornflower extract, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine,
disodium cocamphodiacetate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamide mipa,
glycol stearate, ovum/egg yolk powder, saccharum officianarum/rum,
jojoba oil, panthenol, polyquarterium-10, phenoxyethnol, parabens,
fragrance, citric acid, CI 19140/ FD&C yellow no. 5, and CI
15985/FD&C yellow no. 6. Water,
propylene glycol, oleth-3, petrolatum, mineral oil, oleth-10
phosphate, oleth-5, oleth-20, ozokerite, oleth-3 phosphate, PVP/PA
copolymer, phenyl trimethicone, PEG-45M, aminomethyl propanol,
disodium EDTA, benzophenone-4, phenxyethanol, methylparaben,
propylparaben, BHT, Fragrance, red 33, blue 1.
Fragrance
The fragrance of Edwin Paul's Styling Paste is light, fresh, and
doesn't linger on the hair. It gives the hair an overall freshness and
scent of cleanliness.
How I Tested This Product
Here's the situation: in order to keep my spiky hairstyle, I have
to get haircuts every 3 weeks. So, by the end of the 3rd week, my
spikes get pretty floppy. My hair was in this stage when I decided to
try the hair paste.
After washing and towel-drying my hair, I applied about a quarter-size
amount (this varies with the length of your hair) to the palms of my
hands, rubbed my hands together a la Mr. Myagi prior to healing a
karate student's pulled muscle. Then I ran my hands through my hair
and then styled it.
At this point, it looked fine, but the true acid test of any
hair-styling
product is how it holds up after the hair has dried. I wasn't
disappointed; not only did the paste take the 'flop' out of my
too-long spikes, but it also gave my hair an overall shine you
wouldn't believe!
Another nice feature is that if you choose to brush your hair after
the paste has set, you don't get those annoying drifts of 'gel-snow'
we are all not-so-fond of.
You can also use the paste on dry hair. I tried this myself, and while
it did a good job, I prefer the look I get when I start off with damp
hair.
How the Product Held up All Day
We've all tried hair products that produce an instant look, and you
walk out of your house feeling pleased with your hair, your sense of
style, and the whole world in general. Unfortunately, we've all had
that same shocking experience of checking out our 'do late in the day
and wanting to put our lunch bags over our heads in shame! So many
gels and mousses have just not been able to belly up to the bar of
all-day hold. I checked my hair at 9:15pm after initially putting the
paste on at 8am; my makeup had gone home
without me, but my hair still looked 8am terrific! That gets a big
"Woo-hoo!" from me!
Conclusion
I liked this product very much, and was pleased with how easy it
was to style my hair with it. I especially appreciated how well it
held my hair and made it look healthy and shiny.
Jane's Rating
On my own scale of 1-10, 10 being the best, I give Edwin Paul's
Styling Paste a 9.5.
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