My Honest Review | Original By Blumaan
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Tried and tested for over 2 months. Here's my honest review of Original By Blumaan Styling Meraki.
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Say, "I got there!" in the comments if you got all the way down here.
Robin, I'd like you to try something, just to see if it works... In all honestly, Original is my all time favorite pre-styler, so the fact that you feel it didn't work for you in this aspect is intriguing. Instead of using a lot for pre-styling, try using actually a very small amount - (a number of people have found it to be beneficial to use more for pre-styling, but personally I find the opposite.) I'd be curious to know if it works better as a pre if you used only a little. I experience a lot of volume and lightweight fluffyness using it this way. If it's not your thing it's not your thing, but interested to know if this would make a difference!
Sup Joe, to be honest this guy faked it, do you even know how to apply product in your hair you big ears?
robin is gay
+coldjeanz. shut up.
Hey!!How are you? Cheers for watching.
I've tried the product in loads of different ways, but it really doesn't work for me and isn't what I'd (personally) be looking for in a product.
Congratulations on the success of it! My review is just my personal opinion. So many other guys and girls seem to love it. That's so fantastic!
Looking forward to trying your next products.
Next time you're in london, let me know. We'll grab a beer/gin. 👌🏼
+Brian Perez ... so that makes it a bad review? Sure.
FINALLY NOT SPONSORED REVIEW, thank you so much for this!! im really sick of all that sponsored reviews out there, thanks again bro
also got tip for you, try products from HAIRBOND, they are really the best (I have soft hair like you)
This is probably the only honest review out there, thank you!
You're very welcome.
its also very harsh. i have much thicker hair like blumaan, and probably the hair type its aimed at, and it works much less greasy and stringy than shown in this video
it may be harsh but if its the truth than that is fine. It is a review after all. You dont want someone to sugar coat a review for something you might actually purchase. There are several other reviews by people that seem to be sponsored because its overly biased with no real review / comparisons.
This man is giving his full 100% opinion with great comparisons. As oppose to other people simply saying bluman is great and thats it. Never censor reviews / sugar coat them. Props to @Robin James
Its also wrong... its harsh, that's fine. but the product is actually good
Alistair Barrow
He never said the product wasn't good. He said for his particular hair it was not good. But he made sure to say that others should still try it.
I dont know what kind of review you expected but not everyone will agree that the product is good. There are different hair types, textures, lengths, and etc. Dont expect every review to be positive just because it was for you. No offense.
I don't know why people are disliking his review about a product, it's just his opinion
Uh hu!
Meraki (μεράκι) just means "work ethic" or putting passion in everything you do in Greek.
thank u i went last year to greece very nice people they dont care.
Neat but more of a slogan, doesn't really work as a product 'type". Least for me.
It's great to see an honest review. Most UA-camrs just say a product is good regardless if it actually is good.
Thank you.
Thank you so much for not sugar coating everything about it like everyone else :)
Hey Joe, it's cool. I didn't do anything different here. Just told you guys exactly what I thought. 👌🏼
You can't even warm it up.... Thank you for the honest review. I'm sticking with claymation lol.
if you happen to want a change in product just through curiosity try Kevin Murphy Rough Rider. Its really good I definatley reccomend it.
Why would you want to warm it up tho if there is no need for it?
+Nana Martin when you warm up a product your solely doing it to not get clumps of products undistributed through your hair.
+Josh Thornburg I have no problem getting Original evenly applied even tho I don't warm it up. I just lightly spread it so that it is evenly in the palms and the apply. Simple as that. Not all products need to be warmed up like Claymation for example.
Nana Martin why the fuck you lying?
I'd honestly have to agree with Robin on most aspects of this review. I've had the product for rough two, almost three months and have experienced little volume and an average hold. I've tried as pre-style, post, and or both. Even "cocktail" some of my favorite products with such. That's has given me some success. I'm sure it's a good product for some, but it's not for everyone; like every product is. Note: My hair's a faded undercut with some length on top. Think of Anthony Deluca length on top, possibly inch and half less. Touches my lips.
what are your favourite products
Slade Souza well with hair that long it's hard to get alot of volume and hold because the hair is to heavy its self to be kept up
Thin haired folk here.
Smear in hands, apply evenly in damp hair, blowdry, done. Works perfect.
You should try to apply less. I only need half a fingertip on damp hair, i don't even need to reapply after blowdrying.
love how all the mods from the community are commenting 😂
The ryt way to apply it is how u said it not hating in this guy but he was complaining about warming it up but tbh blumaan nvr said anything bout that and he didn't even rub it in his hands he jus smeared it n put it in one place in his hair so obviously it's gna get stuck that's with every product
That's not due to the critique on the product, but more the way it's been talked about. Some things are not well explained, are false or missing information. It changes the opinion of people beforehand, so if stuff is not the truth.. Well, the dislikes speak for itself. There's no 100 mods in the community haha.
+Danny ya buts there's plenty of people who worship anything to do with blumann
+Ryan Oshea Fair enough. Though I am mod of this community, but also a subscriber of Robin, I thought some things he talked about were lacking some stuff. That's why I made my comments. That's all. :D
I mean this review was perfect. Not negative at all, very professional to acknowledge the fact that while it might not've worked for you, it might work for some of us. Thank you!
Thank you.
Due my own personal use and from what I've researched, this product seems best for people like me with thick hair. I've also used it for a while so I've gotten down to a t how much to use and for what purpose. Overall the product is very versatile for me, again a person with thick hair, but people with fine thin hair seem to enjoy it less.
I have thick straight hair, It is the best product I have used so far. So lightweight and strong yet pliable.
KB I have really thick hair and use By Vilain Gold Digger. I feel my hair falls a lot though cause it's about 5-6" on top right now. Would you guys recommend this over that?
What would you recommend for someone with fine thin hair?
Thank you Robin for being honest. I have fine hair too and i was skeptical on buying this product. Especially when you showed the application turned me off.
Well he didn't do it quite right. I have thin hair and Original is honestly my all time favorite product ever.
But you're also extremely biased because you're a moderate on the community.
i have quite thin hair and original works soo good for my hair.
What do you do against the stickiness? My fine/thin hair (I'll never understand what's the difference between fine and thin) sometimes gets a little to sticky.
+Urban Monkey fine hair is talking about the diameter of each strand of hair and thin is talking about the amount of strands of hair
You should check out Original by BluMaan Smooth, considering this was too thick for you.
Ben Wilcox ye
Smooth only improves the application and it still gets sticky nearing the end of blowdrying. The product sill has the tendency to clump.
I've the Smooth and it is exactly how he describe the Original one. Dry, sticky, and tugging & pulling on the hair.
Why do people get so mad this product didn't work well with his hair that's why there's other products btw luv ur vids.
Bob Lo it's because he used the product all wrong and gave the product an over all bad review no shit if you use something wrong there's a high chance it won't work right. who in the fuck just puts product in their hand and just slaps it into their hair no shit you need to distribute it even with their hands. it's not the fact that it didn't work for his hair it's the fact that he didn't really give the product a fair review and is now miss leading thousands of people with a false narrative.
Justin Puente how did he use it wrong ?
Marcel Albertii idk I used it and I have hair like Robin. It really sucks as a pre and post styler.
Instead of fanboying, listen to what he said. He was told to NOT warm it up. Aka not distribute it across his hands. Earlier in the video you see where he distributed it properly. There isn't some sacred powder boy ritual, you can do it either way and a comb will distribute it regardless. It's hardly a false narrative if you follow the directions. He clearly isn't biased against them because he has given their other stuff good reviews.
Justin Puente the people over at blumaan told him not to rub in into his hands...
I was really surprised on how you handled this review. A very well rounded, respectful, and truthful review.
Thanks Matthew.
Hope you enjoy!
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Big fan here. Trying to shut down the competition's products, I like the strategy ;)
I love the video. 👌
+Thomas Essex thanks Thomas
+MultiEmmey Ha ha... Not at all. I'm purely looking at this as a hair product I was sent to review. 🙌🏼
That's fair enough. Keep doing what you're doing bro!
We need more people like him. An honest review, held nothing back and covered everything. Great Review!
Thank you. All about the honesty.
great honest review wish everyone else did this
Cheers mate.
He’s not hating in Blumaan. He’s just giving a honest, non sponsored review out there. He even said it himself it’s not a bad product, it’s just not for everybody.
Agree with everything from this video! Great review Robin. I actually bought 2 tubs of Original due to all the "great reviews" and i basically bought into the hype, i kind of regret that i spent about $45 for those. I hope the blumaans who are busy retaliating can chill out and be cool with this, it's a honest review from Robin, everyone is entitled of their own opinions. Besides, this is one of the best hair product review I've seen on youtube
Cheers mate. Exactly. It's just a review. 👌🏼🙌🏼
Excellent review Robin👍🏻
Yes , "Blumaan" has aggressively marketed their product on UA-cam. I think I will stick with Hans De Fuko's Claymation!
Cheers Robin🍸
I agree.. I tried it... And it was difficult to apply to even damp hair, made my hair heavy. And once I blow-dried my hair, it felt greasy and then the hold wasn't that good... I just bought claymation from hanz de fuko, something I've used in the past, and it's a thousand times better lol
To be honest, I threw out more than half the jar of this Blumaan product since I didn't use it after a few tries.
Even though my hair is thin but I have lots of it, I find that a tiny amount of the claymation applied to damp hair gives great volume and hold when blow-dried and then i add a tiny bit to finish the style.
Hanz de fuko claymation is, in my opinion, one of the best out there, it's very versatile and works everytime.
Really appreciate the honesty! I can only this 1-2 times a week on the days I wash my hair (very thick, straight hair). I do this so that I don't have the "floppy" hair that conditioner gives me - essentially this is a product good for creating "second day" hair right away. Other then that I find it is very hard to wash out, and as you said, makes my hair texture strand-like. Overall, disappointing as I was looking forward to the launch for months! Thank you again, Robin. Your quality/honest reviews is why we keep watching!
Thanks Taylor. Appreciate your support.
This is an amazing review.. and this is coming from a huge Joe/Blumaan fan.
This is a solid honest review
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
I have a very similar hair type to you Robin, fine hair but lots of it. Personally, I've found this product can work but if done correctly. I think applying it in a smaller amount to prestyle as BluMaan just suggested in the comments earlier is a good idea but instead of using it as a post stying product I would go with something like Hanz De Fuko's Claymation or something that will give your hair some good volume.
Hey Josh. Totally, I've tried it in loads of different ways over 2 months. For me, it doesn't work to what I'm personally looking for. 🙌🏼👌🏼
Application was completely wrong haha. Yes you should not warm it up, but you have to spread it all over your hands in like 2-3 times. Not put it on one place in your hand. I also kind of disagree about the part where you say that you think a hair product has to be warmed up, but that's more of my view on it. Also: Meraki isn't a type of hair product (wax, clay, putty etc), it's literally the name of the product..
What should you do instead of warming it up? Even distribution seems pretty crucial with any hair product.
Well, like I said: spread it over your hands. That's literally it. You don't need to warm a product up to distribute it over your hands, right? Simply spreading over your hands by pressing them together and moving 2/3 times is enough. I'm pretty sure the guys over at BluMaan have told him that, like they did to everybody.
+stumpz you have to have just rub it 2-3 times until it's still creamy and not sticky. Then rub into your hair. It's so Fibrous that you don't need to heat it up. Robin used it completely wrong imo.
Hey Danny, that's cool.
As I said in the video, I used the product for 2 months and tried it different ways.
It's just my opinion. 🙌🏼
This is a great, unbiased review. Thank you for the honesty Robin!
Thank you
the new smoother version it handles is less tacky... finally. i would only buy the blue smooth version
make a review of that one please!!! liking your channel
Appreciate the honesty in this review! Ive used this product a number of different ways in a bunch of styles and I've never really gotten on with it. The hold isn't the most consistent yet it doesnt feel super pliable either.
Ive found it works better just only as sparingly prestyler and then using a lighter product after blow drying. It tends to be pretty heavy in the hair so a volumising mousse or powder tends to help a bunch! I would use this product alone if I didn't have any other options, but it probably wouldnt be my first choice, despite how much I've experimented with a bunch of styles, application and amounts.
Finally someone who knows how to review!
Two things I want to point out:
1. The best reviews are the honest ones, and for that Thank You Robin. You're great.
2. I like Original but I can see definitely see your point of view. There is no perfect product and not everyone is going to like it. People just have to deal with it.
Thanks Andy. Appreciate you saying this.
I like the reviewing format! It's organized professionally. Would love to see the same format in your next reviews. Cheers!
Thanks Reb. I love to be organised.
hey Robin, Meraki is a word with personal meaning which is something that you put a lot of yourself into. and i do warm it up in my hands, i rub it only about 3 or 4 times in a circular motion and it spread more evenly through the hair and it is easier to dry in a hairstyle you like. personal tip from someone that didn't even know what the blumaan thing was, a friend gave me an extra he bought and after trying it i bought my own it did wonders with my hair and i have hair just slightly thicker than yours but still pretty straight ish
dam dude im a huge Blumaan fan.. I was going to try his product but after this honest review I definitely think it wouldn't work for my hair. thanks for not being a sellout.
I own this product and personally I really like it as it feels very comfortable in my hair and its easy to applie. I guess it works differently on everyone
Absolutely! If you like it, that's great. Just not for me.
Robin! No no no no! You need to spread it into your hands but not warm it up. If you spread it like that it will be chunky. Mistakes id suggest you to correct.
1. Have damper hair, yours was too dry for Original to spread evenly, Its sucks up some of the moisture from the hair when spread to hair.
2. Spread it in hand, don't warm it up.
3.Rub it all through your hair, it has to get to the roots.
4.No blowdryer after your hair has dried.
5.Use your hand as a fingercomb instead of an actual comb.
Great review but this products learning curve is looooong and tedious. I've had it for 2 to 3 months now and I use it as a prestyler. Do as suggested and results should be better.
Rub it to hands but dont warm it like you would example: Rough Rider.
Hey mate, cheers for the tips! You seem to love it and I'm pleased it works for you.
To be honest, I don't rally want to have to work for a product or go through a learning curve.
I know what I like!
Loads of you love the product which is so great. It's just not for me. 👌🏼🙌🏼
Very clearly honest, I thought there was a little too much hype for the product if I may say so myself. However, Blumaan (Joe) has got thick hair and I do believe they made the product for his hair type, so there are going to be people with thin hair disappointed about their purchase. That said, great video Robin, can't wait 'til next Sunday's video!🙃
Original actually works best from thin to med thick hair. It was not made for Joe's hair type. I personally have thin and fine hair and Original works better for me than any other product.
+Nana Martin Ahhh right, I assumed that because Joe had come out with the product, he must have had it made for the thicker hair types
Thanks Will. Cheers for supporting. Glad you enjoyed the video.
This is why im subscribed to u because your honest and also because we have the same hair type I wanted to buy original but thankfully you made an honest review so now I know not to by it keep doing what u do and hopefully next year u will get to 1 million subs
My hair is really thick and wavy, and the product worked wonders for me, but it's good to see another opinion from someone with different hair. Great review!
Thanks. Glad it works for you.
Sorry you didn't like it. Works great for me and tons of other people though. The application was probably well meant, but definitley not right. It needs to actually be emulsified in your hands before applying. Also, looks to me like you used a TON which is generally going to happen with most products when you overload your hair. Thanks for the kind words where you said them though.
Hey Ben. Thanks for this and cheers for checking out the video.
As with any review, it's all subjective and opinion based. It just didn't work well for me. No biggie.
I have been trying this product for 2 months, so have definitely tried it in lots of different ways. It's not going to work for everybody but I know loads of guys (especially on UA-cam) love it, so you must be pleased.
Super excited to see what you guys bring out next. As I said, I admire your team's approach to the market. You're smashing it! 👌🏼
Best of luck.
Okay thanks Robin, if we have extra samples we'll send over the new pomade. You will almost certainly like it better.
Absolutely! Sounds great. And next time I'm over your way, I'll come say, "Hi".
I have posted this video for one of the comments in blumaan community....guess what....i was blocked....insane
+Robin James 🙁
Appreciate the honest reason.
Definitely feel the same way. Although, I gave it to my friend which swears by it now.
I'll keep using my Mr Pomp's Moroccan Paste.
Absolutely Michael. We all have different hair types and opinions. Good to hear!
i fuck with this review .
What??
+Luca .s I . love . with . this . review .
+MY NIGGA in
+MY NIGGA my nigga
+Luca .s the fact that you don't know what fucking with something means obviously means you aren't black.
Hey Robin, I love your content so much. I am currently growing all my hair out into a long chest length style so I don't follow a lot of hair stylist reviews, but you're are always my favourite! Keep it up, love from a Londoner 😁✊🏼
Cheers Adam!
This review was solid. Everyone bust nuts over products, especially by UA-camrs/Bigger Social Media profiles. Its funny because a lot of people base their own personal review on what they buy with the releationship of whoever pushes the product out. Whether fan or friend. I like Joes channel and Joes as a personality. Never touched Blumaan, might want to give it a try BUT I really appreciate your review. Mainly because it was clearly honest and you and Joe (based on comments) seem to be friendlies. Keep up the good work brother, new sub.
Thanks man.
You might want to try Blumaan Smooth because it's said to have less tug and pull, and I won't dry as fast why you emulsify the product in your hands
Night rider smells like Lime. How did you get the peppermint smell of Original from it?
night rider smells of peppermint
+Ryan Oshea I have the product in my hand right now and it's Lime. I've made 5 people smell it and they all said it citrusy. Go read reviews on Amazon and go see the actual website 😂.
Rough Rider not The Night Rider one
+Abraham Sanchez
Rough rider is Toffee Cinnamon
Night rider is Citrus
Neither is peppermint like Original. I have all of Kevin Murphy products except Super Goo and I also have original. So yeah no idea where he got that from.
Honestly i thought id hate this video just because i like Blumaan but your review was spot on and you've obviously done your research. so awesome video and keep doing what you're doing
+Basically Impossible Thank you. I really appreciate you saying so. 👌🏼🙌🏼
respect for being honest. huge like!
Cheers man
This product does not seem to work on my asian hair in the hot and humid weather
for your honesty, you have earned a new subscriber!
Thanks for subscribing. I really appreciate it.
Do one on Kevin Murphy Rough Rider!
Love Kevin Murphy
Meraki is a word that modern Greeks often use to describe what happens when you leave a piece of yourself (your soul, creativity, or love) in your work. Blumaan or Joe, put those three into this product, hence the name 'Meraki'.
For 25$ I'd rather buy By Vilain or Hanz de Fuko and get guaranteed quality.
both trash
I love your honesty, layout and the way you generally presented this review. Incredible video Robin, I would really like to see more
Thank you Isaac.
dude Joe's gonna be mad my honest opinion 😂
I'm sure he'll be fine. Every one that reviews products is honest, no? 😂
I like how you're really honest and humble about your opinions! Always look out for you videos, keep up the great work!
If you don't mind, can I ask you for a request on a video id like to see? Proms coming up for me next month and id like if you could make a video on what kind of suit, suits a certain person skin colour, like a general idea, whether you should wear light colours to bring out such and such a feature, and yeh, I hope you understand what I'm tryna get out robin! But if you can't it's fine, I know you've made videos about prom already but it'd be greatly appreciated if you could do that!! Thank you, and once again, continue with your amazing work!
Thank you.
Hey - did you see the prom suit video I did? Could help?
+Robin James yeh I have seen it, and it did help! I think I'm all sorted for prom now, thank you! Just needed some help to narrow down my options but I've found what I wanted.
+Robin James yeh I have seen it, and it did help! I think I'm all sorted for prom now, thank you! Just needed some help to narrow down my options but I've found what I wanted.
What are you doing with it in your hands? You're not even spreading it in your hands
dude watch the video and see why don't just watch half and leave a comment without knowing what your saying
was looking for an actual non bias review thanks, Robin
im with Hox on this, you dont even know how to use it
That's cool. Stand united. I salute you.
I love Joe and BluMaan, here is my honest review of Original. For guys with fine hair, it doesn't work well. I'm half white and Asian, I have very fine hair, now my son is 25% asian he has thick hair and Original from BluMaan works great for him but as for me it leaves my hair feeling like straws. But i will still continue to buy it for my son.
I bought this product and Robin is 100% accurate it's really only worth it if your not really in a rush and if you can cope with the thick styling
Hey Robin, thanks for this. im now having second thoughts for this though I spent a lot for this and still waiting for it for two months now. But I'll still try to see it for myself 😊
Absolutely - see for yourself!
I trust your judgement. Appreciate the honesty.
Thanks Joe.
I think it's hugely pretentious calling this product a "meraki". I'm glad Robin gave his honest review on his - fair play to him for being 100% honest.
Thanks Robin! It was indeed a very detail and honest review, I also tried out this product and have the same strandy hair as you mentioned but was just unable to explain how it feels. Thanks for enlighten us again!
Hey there. You're very welcome.
I don't typically watch a lot of your videos but this one was great! I share many of the same issues you mentioned with this product.
Thanks Brian. I'm glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for coming back to me.
I use Original as a prestyler, because I find it to be too tough to use in dry hair. Great video as always Robin!
Finally an HONEST review on this stuff. I made the mistake of pre-ordering 2 of these. Unfortunately, I was very underwhelmed by the product and am selling the extra unused one on eBay.
Hey, of course. There's loads of good products out there. It's about finding what works for you.
Hope you'll subscribe! :D
This is the best review I have EVER seen in my life I think, you are so nice and organized and with the steps it's very easy for the viewers to come to a conclusion LOVE IT!
Amazing feedback. Thank you!
Thank you for the honest review. I feel like so many people that highly rate this product may be biased because they come from BluMaan himself. The product like you said is decent because of the hold but applying it is tough and the flakes you see when on your hands show up in your hair during the day (reminiscing to the days when we used gel, yuck!). You should try Morris Motley!
Hey Chris. Totally need to try Morris Motley!
I totally agree with your review Robin. I have been subscribed to you for so long and I love the structure of your videos and the way your taking your channel.
I had ordered two of them as a preorder so I had quite some time to experiment with it and I have thick straight hair and I felt as if the hold resembled a gel. The hold is good if you don't comb your fingers through your hair because as soon as you do that you break the hold (like a gel) and your hair flops around.It rips out hair too so I wasn't too fond of that. just the entire product seems off to me because if you don't apply exactly the right way the product won't work. if you happen to have similar hair take the advice and invest in a more suitable product and don't buy into the hype. Talking from experience.
Cheers Julio. We're very much on the same page.
Finally a good review, i was sceptical myself, because even tough people claimed it did very good things to your hair, the final look of the reviewers hair wasn't that promising. I don't know why, but this product reminds me a bit of Hairband Moulder.
I bought Original by Blumaan and I'd say it's a good product, but it's not as good as everyone made it out to be. So I completely agree with everything this guy said. It doesn't do that great with my hair, so I'm gonna try something else next.
Cheers man. :D
My meraki smooth turned up today, I love it, my hair isn't thick or thin I don't know but it doesn't look as fine or thick as anyone's I see
You are really honest and you make very good reviews, Robin! Respect that you say that. Thank you for your opinion.
Thank you Alexander.
Great honest review, Robin - I thought about buying Blumaan's meraki last year already, but I didn't. Nice to see a video about it from you now :)
You're very welcome, Georg.
I loved this review but gah once again the comments are fucking toxic as shit. Robin did a fine review. At the very end he explained it just isn't for him. It's thick and hard to style for his hair which I got thick hair too and it is VERY thick in consistency. Thank you Robin for a very professional review.
it also has heat protection and it work well for thick hair also it's made from natural ingredients
I like how you're always so honest with your reviews! Can you make a video about how you keep your hair so healthy? Like what's your routine and if you apply any oils? Thanks!
Hey! Thank you.
And yes, hope to do one relatively soon.
Robin James Thanks, keep up the great work
This channel has changed so much since the last video I watched a while ago, really didn't like it then but now I'm a subscriber lol
Thank you. I have far more time now and really want to make it work for you guys.
Thank you for subscribing too. Appreciate it.
The content is definitely very good, you might want to experiment with some clickbait titles - not too overboard though. Maybe something like, 'Bluuman original - worth the hype?' would attract more attention to the video, your content definitely deserves more views that's for sure.
Thank you. Really appreciate your feedback.
I have to agree. I actually bought some and you are correct about when it's on your hands you can see the fibers flying off. maybe the new stuff will work for me better, but right now I wasn't that impressed even though I like Bluemans videos...lol thanks for your honesty
I have very thick hair. This product works great on my hair. I've seen other reviews on thin and fine hair and it didn't work as well. This product is probably for thicker hair. And it doesn't harden up for me!
I felt exactly like you during the first week of use but quickly learned to use Original as prestyler or post. Joe and Ben have made tutorials on product application which didn't work my type of hair. I do rub the product in my hand slightly to warm it up. I also apply it on my finger tip more than my palm. Once Original is in its fiber-state, it goes in like butter.
Great review tho. I think Original needs some refinement which I'm sure will happen in Original v2. Love your channel content
Thanks A.B. Glad you like the channel.
Finally someone who does not go with the hype.
I also think it is not a good product, there are so much better ones out there.
It dries down super quickly in your hands, thus making it hard to apply to the hair.
Also incredibly hard to wash off the hands.
I think they just added too much functions to this product, they should have specialized with the product either being a pre-styler or a post-styler and making that really good, they have tried both and it is just about or slightly below average in both categories for me.
Well done on this Robin, its hard to find an honest review on youtube but you provided so thanks and keep up the great videos
Hey mate. You're very welcome.
I love Robin's haircut in this video😍
A tiny bit dry but I can still run my fingers through, also used cloud control in combination with this, also the top is bleached for me and I leave the back and sides a grade 6, basically homelander and it's going to be dry for me anyway love it
I actually have very fine hair myself(Asian genes!) and it's loose and flat which makes styling pretty difficult. I've gone through probably ~12 products now and Blumaan has been the closest to what I want. I just make a big purchase of 3 jars after finishing my first. I use a little for prestyle and a fingertip for style and light hairspray and it's insane what's it's done for me.(I had the stringy result when I used too much).
People need to stop hating. A review is just an opinion. You watch a review to see peoples opinions on something. Not everyone has the same likings, or hair as you so chill out.
Totally.
Thanks for keeping it real! It means there are no hidden motives and I don't know about anyone else but to me it means you're not a sell out!
You're very welcome.
Thanks for being so honest it's nice to see for a change
Hey Rowan. You're very welcome.
The mint smell is amazing - it's definitely not overpowering at all. It's by far the best product I've ever used, nothing like the moulding clay - the moulding clay is a lot more tough. This product is really creamy and applies really easily - this makes me wonder if you left the top off the product for a while before you use it as the characteristics of the product are WAY off from what you're saying - so much for an HONEST review
Take it easy, he commented on how it didn't work for him, but might work really well for others.
+Stalins moustache 👌🏼
Thank you for this review. The thing about hair is that what works for one person may totally suck for another. I don't use any products in my hair except conditioner. While I don't want this product, I am curious about what else Blumaan will release
Totally agree - it's all subjective.
Hope to see you as a subscriber soon. Have a great day.
Great video man. Loved how honest you are, especially knowing all the buzz and love surrounding this product. Unfortunately, a lot of people won't understand, and you took a real risk doing this. Lotta guts on your part and like I said, I'm extremely impressed with your honesty. Keep stuff like this coming man :)
Thank you.
I think the new formulation they have (Smooth) should have solved all the issues you mentioned in this video. Maybe give it a try? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
I tried using it as a pre-styler twice and since I have fine hair it just made it very heavy and hardly gave me volume. I've since started just using it as a finishing product and it works better for my hair thay way. I think this product works best on thick hair.
This product made your hair look exactly like how your hair looked in your mid tier fade slick back video so maybe it helps with those types of styles
Hi, huge fan!!! I really like your reviews they really give you a raw/real point of view of the products. Keep doing such a great work. :)
Thanks
Really like your look! Especially your jumper, where did you get it from? And keep up the great reviews 👍
Thanks Sanjeev. The jumper is Samsoe and Samsoe. I've got links in the description.
Hey robin, really enjoy this product review. I can relate to all the difficulties you faced with the product. And the points that you pointed out is so true. 👍🏻
A tip: maybe try mixing the product with a bit of water to avoid the fiber tackyness. It somewhat makes the prestyling a little less difficult.