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I work in a salon. There are certain "salons" that seem kind of odd, no? Look at Ulta...you go in, you can buy almost anything--makeup, hair care, skin care, etc. And they have like 2 rinky-dink salon chairs in the back. These places are called phantom salons. They are basically retailers/beauty supplies that only have a "salon" so that they can get professional products to sell. Professional lines (Redken, Paul Mitchel, Tigi, etc) will not sell to anyone but the professionals. So Ulta decides to put a "salon" in the building so that they can get all the prof. products.

That being said, I'm sure your products are fine if you got them at Ulta. Because they are the real deal, however wrong it is of ulta to do that...the products are authentic.

I just wouldn't advise buying professional hair care from anywhere else except for Ulta/Image Beauty or a salon. A freaking drugstore or grocery store should not be selling Redken and Paul Mitchell. LoL seriously...think about it. They may be real, i can't tell you how they get their hands on these, or if they are real or not. But I just wouldn't do it. Just google "phantom salons" and you should find some information.

Its like buying a MAC 187 brush on ebay....it may be a lot cheaper, but its going to suck when you get it and realize its fake. Just my two cents.