Ah, the day has finally come! I apologize for the long ass delay. Between work and my crappy internet connection, it’s been hard to fill ya’ll in.
Coincidentally, the last time I wrote a beauty entry was on a rainy Sunday. Something about the wet grass and the chick flicks on TBS that makes me want to write about hair.
So here we go gals:
- PSSSSST Dry Shampoo-I bought this when I found out my local Harmon’s Discount Store did NOT carry Bumble and Bumble. However, I turned my Bumble bummer into a decidingly awesome dry shampoo find! PSSSSST is only $4.99 a bottle and you use it between shampoos, if you’re out camping (yeah, right.), or if you have a massive power outage and have no running water. For the price, it does the trick. I simply apply it like hairspray, fluff, and brush as normal. I still want to try the Bb brand, but I gotta say: a pretty great product, especially if you’re low on cash (and really, who isn’t these days?).
VERDICT: Get it, definitely worth it. Although, I must say, I remember Avril Lavigne endorses it. That kind of skeezes me out.
- Back to Basics Thickening Serum-I don’t know if it’s the placebo affect or what, but I love this. I bought it on a whim on the aforementioned trip to Harmon’s and it was around $6. You rub a “dime sized” amount on your palm and run through wet hair and style as normal. As you recall, I have that superfine, super quick to get oily, type hair. Well, this remarkably does not leave my hair greasy at all. I can’t really say if it works as a “thickener” persay, but I will give credit to the fact that it leaves my hair slightly less frizzy.
VERDICT: If you have a few bucks to spare, give it a try, it’s not super great at what it claims to do, but not a bad buy at all.
- Pond’s Clean Sweep Microdermabrasion wet cleansing towelettes-I work for a company that gets them for free, so technically, I suppose I am slightly biased. However, I was never a Pond’s user before (it was always more of my mom’s thing, although I would steal her cold cream to get rid of difficult eye makeup), but honestly, I kinda love the way these exfoliate my skin. My skin, like my hair, is seriously annoying. My t-zone isn’t oily; it’s actually really dry. Even though my favorite facial cleansers, Cetaphil mild antibacterial soap bars, are great for sensitive skin, they always leave my skin a little drier than usual, causing unnecessary flakiness (gross!). After using these once or twice a week, I could actually see a huge difference in the evenness on my face. No more chafing near the bottom corner of my mouth or the spot between my eyebrows-this worked wonderfully. Another awesome added benefit: this worked just as well as the cold cream to help get rid of last night’s eyeliner residue. Ya’ll know black eyeliner is in again this fall, right? Well, this was sweeeeet at removing the excess when I was too lazy to use a proper makeup remover.
VERDICT: YES. Even though I may be biased, I will continue using (and buying) these because they are quick, easy, cheap ($3 in many beauty stores!) and they are fabulous when I don’t have time to use a real cleanser…do you get this whole no-water trend I am on??
What are some of your favorites?
I’m cant wait to try the dry shampoo. But here is something I recently tried. Having curly/straight bipolar hair, that always seems to surprise me every time I wash my hair. And as I sit there and try de-tangle my wet hair every night or so, I would get extremely frustrated at how long it takes. I got the Johnson and Johnson detangle spray. And I have to say, a few sprays of that got rid of my tangles, and it does not leave my hair with any residual grease. So if you have curly hair that is tough to comb through when wet, buy this. It saves time.