Everything is shiny nowadays: handbags, jewelry and lips, hair is no exception. You will be surprised to find out how easy it is to get the ultimate hair shine.

Many girls simply forget how our hair looked when they were kids, when all care it got was a shampooing every week. Our hair was shiny and healthy, but the older we got the less shine it had.

This can be blamed on excessive product use. Just think about it: you wash and condition your hair, put on some leave in conditioner, mousse, spray and maybe even some gel, no to mention special split-end serum and similar products. True, all of these enhance hair shine, but applied one over the other hair products tend to build up, leave residue and in fact make your hair dull.

I suggest taking some hair product rest for the ultimate shine. Simply wash your hair with a purifying shampoo, condition with a mild leave-in conditioner and let it air-dry.

This simple procedure will restore your natural shine, if you in fact don't have damaged hair, which might be so if you dye your hair, blow-dry it, brush vigorously or get perms. If so, I'm testing the new Clairol shine-booster, stay tuned for a review.