My hair is the embodiment of everything that is wrong in
this world. Starvation, AIDS, malaria…
yep, probably all of those have something to do with my hair. Picture Bette Midler in the 80’s. Without a flat iron and tons of product, my
hair is far worse.
Since I have so much hair, I loathe washing it, and choose
to do so only once a week. As you might
have guessed, I use dry shampoo religiously in between washings. I was so excited to see a travel/sample
bottle of dry shampoo in my March Madness Birchbox, so I jumped at the
opportunity to use it and proclaim to the world how very amazing it is.
It’s not very amazing.
At all.
I have used countless dry shampoos, ranging from $2.99 at
the drugstore, to… geez, I don’t even want to think about how costly some of
them are. Of all of the dry shampoos
I’ve tried, I’ve only strongly disliked one, until now. The previous dry shampoo that I disliked
enough to discard the full bottle was TRESemmé Fresh Start. The smell, although pleasant at first, was
obnoxiously cloying, and it left build up like you wouldn’t believe.
Since I have never used this Serge Normant dry shampoo
before, I decided to spray a very modest amount, figuring I could just use more
if needed. Sadly, the modest amount was
entirely too much, and it transformed my hair into what felt like a log of
wood. It was extremely difficult to
brush through, as well – the product sat on my scalp even after a very rigorous
brushing. After a solid minute of
brushing, I touched my hair with my fingertips, and was amazed to see white
residue all over my hands.
As a side note: I
haven’t washed my hair in 48 hours, but my hair was nowhere near oily enough
for a tiny bit of this product. If I had
gone two months without washing my hair and also not using any kind of dry
shampoo, this product might have been viable.
Pros: Although it
smells like aerosol (think: Aqua Net hairspray) at first spray, it settles into
a light, clean scent that is not obnoxious like some dry shampoos. (I’m looking at you, Suave and
TRESemmé.) It also provides intense
volume.
Cons: Unless your
hair is an oily mess, this product may be too much for you. The build-up for me was awful; it made my
hair feel worse than it did prior to using it.
It’s very hard to brush through your hair. It leaves your hair with a matte finish worse
than any other dry shampoo on the market.
Oh, it’s just so bad.
They say pictures say a thousand words…
This was after I brushed my hair.
My roots an hour after application. Dull and matte.
My fingers after touching my scalp after brushing.
I was able to do this by running my fingers through my hair.
Did anyone have better luck with this product?
oh yuck. It sounds like it worked pretty okay at the first application, but after its sat, just yuck.
ReplyDeleteIt was actually pretty bad right from the start. My husband felt my hair later and was like, "GEEZ, go wash your hair. It feels disgusting!" Hahahaha! It really did.
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