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Professional hair care brands sold at drug stores?

mintedrose — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 20:12:06 GMT

I was at my local cvs and noticed they had high end salon products like Kerastase and Oribe among others.

Im a little shocked because i thought certain brands can only be sold in salons. Anyone else know why they're sold at drug stores now?

Are they authorized retailers and are the products real?

Re: Professional hair care brands sold at drug stores?

Suxela — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:45:08 GMT

This has been happening for years. CVS also has Philosphy, Bare minerals,Peter Roth and other professional products to name a few.

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Grouchomarx — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:46:49 GMT

I have always seen some salon brands at CVS but recently I noticed a lot more brands incldudng Devacurl and I was surprised. I have also noticed they carry some high end skincare lines too like Peter Thomas Roth and Clarins, among others. They seem to have really upped their beauty game in recent times. It makes it more interesting to shop there, that's for sure. Maybe they changed the rules since long ago when there was a sharp line between salon and drugstore brands. It's all intermingled now.

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ECBG — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:12:29 GMT

My hairdresser sain that when we see the same things sold in salons, they have been reformulated and aren't always good to use.

The beauty companies wouldn't "kill" their bread and butter, the salons.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:19:31 GMT

Some of the worst products I ever used came from a salon.

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phoenixbrd — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:23:30 GMT

Maybe the hairdresser is trying to keep your dollars at the salon. I would doubt that the formula would change because it is being sold at CVS and marketed as the same product.

@ECBG wrote:
My hairdresser sain that when we see the same things sold in salons, they have been reformulated and aren't always good to use.
The beauty companies wouldn't "kill" their bread and butter, the salons.

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phoenixbrd — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:24:01 GMT

and expensive....

@SilleeMee wrote:
Some of the worst products I ever used came from a salon.

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KKJ — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:43:35 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
My hairdresser sain that when we see the same things sold in salons, they have been reformulated and aren't always good to use.
The beauty companies wouldn't "kill" their bread and butter, the salons.

That's what I heard too, that they've been "watered-down" so to speak.

This made me think--is it the same with Wen that is sold here being a dif. formulation than the one sold on infomercials?

Re: Professional hair care brands sold at drug stores?

Iwantcoffee — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:13:42 GMT

I would not purchase Kerastase at CVS as they are not authorized dealer.

From Kerastase .com

https://www.kerastase-usa.com/frequently-asked-questions.html

"6. I noticed Kérastase is sold at my local drugstore. Is this okay to buy?

Diverted products can be counterfeit, diluted formulas, or old, expired formulas that may not be safe to use. Contaminated or counterfeit products could cause irritation or even infection. If you buy our products in a supermarket, drugstore or any other outlet other than this website or a Kérastase Consultant Salon, we cannot guarantee that it is an authentic Kérastase product. For any diversion related inquiries or to report diversion, please contact NoDivert@support.lorealusa.com.

List of authorized vendors:
Kerastase Consultant Salon
Kerastase-USA.com
Sephora (select retail locations)
Sephora.com
LookFantastic.com (The Hut Group)
Birchbox.com"

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alarmclock — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:23:46 GMT

@mintedrose wrote:
I was at my local cvs and noticed they had high end salon products like Kerastase and Oribe among others.

Im a little shocked because i thought certain brands can only be sold in salons. Anyone else know why they're sold at drug stores now?

Are they authorized retailers and are the products real?

It's usually called the grey market [not the black market].

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2015/08/92495/gray-market-beauty-industry-dangers-precautions

Re: Professional hair care brands sold at drug stores?

Suzeecat — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:15:25 GMT

I noticed that I could not find the particular Keristase product that my salon carries at CVS. I think they reformulate their products to sell at drugstores.

Re: Professional hair care brands sold at drug stores?

kcladyz — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 20:12:06 GMT

Buying at a drugstore the product is not guaranteed and are probably very old and past expire date. Salon brands do not use drugstores as autherized dealers and BTW it is cheaper to buy from Ulta or Beauty Brands and get a garanteed product

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Anonymous032819 — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 20:35:06 GMT

Yes, they are obviously an authorized retalor, and yes, they are the real thing.

CVS wouldn't risk getting in to legal trouble by selling something that they weren't authorized to, and if it was fake.

Common sense should tell you that.

Re: Professional hair care brands sold at drug stores?

lovesrecess — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 23:19:15 GMT

If they are counterfeit or not real formulas, why is CVS allowed to sell them? I find plenty of drugstore brands like L’oreal, Pantene, etc so I just don’t feel the need to buy salon products. The shampoo my stylist uses on my hair is okay, but I don’t even know what brand it is.
I read on this forum that Laura Geller was going to sell her line at Walgreens but never have seen any of it there.

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blackhole99 — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 23:55:54 GMT

My niece owns a beauty salon and she says they sell very little product at the salon. I guess people finally found out the mark up is 300%. The hair salon I go to carries very few products, my hairdresser says, they just don't sell. Again, we think because we spend a fortune for a product, it must be better and work better.

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Quinny — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 04:21:31 GMT

I had a bad experience buying a professional brand shampoo and conditioner at Marshall's. It was a brand I was familiar with and the price was great, so I bought it. I pumped some shampoo into my hand and noticed it began to separate and also became aware of an unpleasant smell. I pumped out some of the conditioner and the same thing happened. I returned it to Marshall's and received a full refund.

I told my stylist about it the next time I saw her, she said the product was "old". Even if a bottle of shampoo has never been opened and still has the factory seal, it will become "old" when stored over a period of time causing the quality of the product to become compromised.