Streekers
This weekend, I went “Streeking!” Feel free to gasp in horror.
….No, seriously, I apologize, because I can’t imagine how many times this company has seen that phrase or the like associated with its products, but how can you not take advantage of such an opportunity? With a name like “Streekers” and a tagline of “Get ready for a wild weekend with no commitment!” good times and good puns are simply begging to be utilized.
Streekers temporary hair color differentiates itself from the competition due to its ease and cleanliness of application. My hair’s been nearly every color of the rainbow—both temporary and semi/demi-permanent—and I’ve encountered some nightmares in wand form. Remember back in the mid-‘90s, when there were temporary hair colors on those mascara wands with which you were supposed to swipe crazy stripes of red into your hair for a wild and crazy time out on the town (or, if you were my age, the middle-school dance)? Those made my hair stiffer than Mary’s.
Even the semi/demi-permanent ones with hues I love are a hot mess to apply. I’ve had fuchsia hands for a few days due to leaky gloves. I’ve had the most success thus far when I use a tint brush, but those can certainly be unwieldy. Before you know it, your one-inch purple streak on your swoopy bangs has morphed into a half-head treatment, you know?
Streekers, though, solves this problem quite well. The formula itself is a watery liquid and comes in a container akin to a lip-gloss or liquid eyeliner tube complete with a sponge-tipped applicator. All one needs to do is unscrew the lid, swipe on a little flair, let the colored hair dry, and then brush and style as usual! Instructions say that the hair color can be used over mousse, gel, or wax and followed by hair spray. Yet another upside is that Streekers does not test on animals and does not use any animal-based ingredients. Furthermore, there are no harsh chemicals, and no ammonia nor peroxide—so unlike that drugstore boxed-blonde dye, no need for intense ventilation. The product does smell like hair spray, but it’s tolerable.
The only major downside is that the hair color can stain fabric and other porous materials, and it can migrate as a result of perspiration. Keep it easy on the dance floor when Streeking, ladies. Also, the FAQs do state that “Streekers will wash out of dry or porous hair in 2-3 washings,” so plan ahead if you want to go Streeking on Saturday night and meet the in-laws for brunch the following morning. The FAQs do suggest, though, if one wants to protect against staining, “one can apply styling wax under Streekers on the areas to be colored.”
I sampled the red, green, and purple, and I was quite pleased with the results. After the colors dried, my hair was a little stiff, but it wasn’t hard to brush through, and then after that I was indeed able to style my hair as normal. Do use a decent amount of color, though, to make sure you have the vividness you desire. I used a great deal on the first color but not so much on the last, and it did make quite a difference in the end result. For the colors for which I did use the appropriate amount, the colors turned out super bright on my blonde hair—despite the fact that my blonde hair has been dyed numerous, numerous times. I’ve had had problems with other demi/semi-permanent dyes taking before, but this seemed to stick just fine.
Also, they aren’t kidding about the perspiration/water migration thing—as soon as water hit my hair, the color quickly came running out. I didn’t use shampoo in my initial washout, and after running my hair under the tap for just a few minutes, a faint stain of the color remained but the bulk of the dye was gone. The next morning, though, after a full shampooing…voila! Wild weekend and then back to normal: unobtrusively slouched in the cube on Monday.
Streekers are available in Red, Green, Ultra Violet, Pink, Yellow, Orange, Blue, and Purple, and can be purchased directly from www.streekers.com.
Morgan
