Showing posts with label lasting finish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lasting finish. Show all posts

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

The Best & Worst : Dry Shampoo

I know, this is completley overdue... All of our fascination with dry shampoo has gone, it's no longer a mystery to most of us, we know it works, but (see, theres always a but...) do you know which ones work best? Most of us stick to the same one after we know it works, why would we venture out and possible waste money on something that's going to make our hair worse that it was in the first place? I know I wouldn't want to take that risk, but I did, for you, so be grateful.

Bastiste




I know you're probably very shocked that this product as it is barely ever talked about and get's hardly any recognition whatsoever. It's definetly not the most talked about dry shampoo out right now...
Sarcasm gets the better of me sometimes, sorry.
But on a serious note, if you're going to buy one, buy this. It costs a little bit more than that Superdrug own brand one you have hiding in your bathroom cupboard... But we all know you got that when its 3 for 1 deal was on, so let's not be stingy now...
I remember sitting getting ready, and my Mum came in to talk to me, I sprayed this on my hair, she said, and I quote 'When the hell are you doing?!'. I rubbed it in, and made her touch my hair. Literally forced her hand on my head because she thought it was going to be horrible and sticky. She looked at me, with a look of revelation on her face... 'It actually works...?' She said; and to this day, she always stocks up our cupboards with it. 
It smells amazing, I actually prefer the smell of this to the smell of my Tresemme Shampoo. It leaves your hair feeling like it's just been washed... Ask my mum if you don't believe me (no pun intended).

Superdrug Own Brand






I'm one of the many that fell victim to their 3 for 1 deal last year at one point. I see what you done there Superdrug... Trying to get rid of it because you know it was shit... Sly. First off, I thought the smell was really sickly, it made me WANT to wash my hair, whereas Bastise makes me want to skip washing my hair and just use dry shampoo. Secondly, they completley ripped the piss with the DRY part. It's dry because you're not using water... Not because we want it to come out of the can in a powdery consistency, and when you do get it on your hair, it makes you look like you've poured half a bottle of talculm powder on your head, not the look I was going for really.

Rockaholic

I don't know how many of you have tried Rockaholics products, they tend to be overpriced because the packaging looks so high end, but if you have a TK Maxx near you, they usually sell them pretty cheap. I was on the fence about this, the smell once again put me off, it's a replacement for shampoo, you'd think companies would keep this in mind and not make them to smell like a pile of shit, s'cuse my french... Apart from that it worked okay, not amazing, it made my hair look a little bit fresher, but not to the extend that my I made my mum touch it.

Tresemme

Writing this post, I'm starting to think I'm really fussy with smells... I understand the companies are trying to make them smell fresh, but they end up achieving the whole 'i've just poured orange juice in my hair' smell and its horrible... This one works pretty well, does the job, quite comparable to Bastiste, but once again dosen't quite give you the 'MUM TOUCH MY HAIR' look.

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Haul!

Went shopping in Glasgow city centre today, and picked up a few things!



 



Finally, I decided to pick up a couple of the L'oreal Rouge Caress lipsticks! Love these products, and will be doing a blog post on them in the next few days! I got them in the colours Impulsive Fuchsia and Fashionisa Pink, i'm really happy with both of them, and I think i'll pick up another couple soon!





I also picked up a Maybelline Colour Sensational lipstick in the colour Delicate Pearl, I already have one in Coral Pearl. They are both quite shimmery colours, incredibly buildable, and very wearable. They tend to last about 3-4 hours which is pretty good!





Yeah, I went a little lipstick crazy, but i'm obsessed with them right now! The final one I got is a Rimmel Lasting Finish in the colour Alarm. It's an incredible red colour, which because it's not bright, I actually think its quite wearable. It applies really well, and dosen't look cheap, which I think red lipsticks can do very easily.





The last 2 things I got from Superdrug were Revlon nail polishes. I've heard a lot of great things about these, but i've still not managed to try them out because I have acrylics on so it'll be a few weeks before I can, but I really love the colours, and the pinky one is definetly my favourite!

 

The final thing I got today was an OPI nail polish in the colour My Address Is Hollywood from the Touring America Collection. It's a really pretty pink colour, more bold than the revlon one I also purchased, I can't wait to try this out!
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