Alix Earle’s ‘All-Time’ Favorite Hair Care Product Is on Sale Now

The SI Swimsuit model and TikTok sensation is sharing her holiday faves.
Alix Earle was photographed by Yu Tsai in Florida.
Alix Earle was photographed by Yu Tsai in Florida. / Yu Tsai/Sports Illustrated 

Alix Earle is never one to gatekeep her fashion, makeup, skincare and haircare faves. The social media sensation, who made history with SI Swimsuit when she landed on the cover of the brand’s inaugural digital issue in June, is constantly sharing lifestyle and beauty hacks with her followers. For a while she was even repeatedly selling out products after mentioning them online—a phenomenon the internet dubbed the “Alix Earle effect.”

In her latest TikTok, the 23-year-old, who celebrates her birthday next month, raved about the K18 Leave-In Hair Mask.

K18 Biomimetic Hairscience Leave-In Molecular Repair Hair Mask, $29 - $75 (sephora.com)

Sephora
Sephora

This viral Allure 2022 Best of Beauty Award-winning product is formulated with a bond-building ingredient called K18Peptide, known to repair damage from bleach, color, chemical services and heat because of its tiny molecular size and structure that can reach the innermost layers of hair and re-connect broken keratin chains. The mask is clinically tested, vegan, cruelty-free and comes in recyclable packaging.

And, the best part is that you can get the k18 serum up to 20% off depending on your membership tier in-store at Sephora or by using the code “Savings” at checkout at sephora.com. Check out more of our sale recommendations here.

“This is one of my all-time favorite products. I really don’t know one person that doesn’t like it. I use this basically every time I wash my hair when I get out of the shower,” Earle shared. “And if you have to get your girlfriend a gift for the holidays, this is a great one.”

The New Jersey native owns the full-size of the product, as well as the mini version to ensure she can keep up with repairing her hair while traveling. The Hot Mess podcast host also can’t live without the K18 Biomimetic Hairscience AirWash™ Dry Shampoo, $48, a new and innovative take on refreshing flat, greasy hair between washes.

“It’s actually magical. I was so confused the first time I tried it. And, what‘s good about this is you know when you use dry shampoo sometimes [it leaves] white in your roots and it looks like you’re dirty, this doesn’t have that,” Earle shared. “It looks like I just blew out my hair. It makes no sense to me.”

Fellow SI Swimsuit stars Xandra Pohl, Emily DiDonato and Simone Biles are huge fans of the K18 brand, as well.


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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.