.dry shampoo.

So, as my first blog post, I would like to write my experience with dry shampoo. For years I have been reading constantly about the wonders of dry shampoo. As I hear from most beauty people, we generally wash our hair far too often which leads to breakage and drying of the hair. The claim is that dry shampoo is like a revival for hair that seems to slump on the day after cleansing.

Now, if you are like me, I have a lot of hair, but my actual hair is fine so my hair tends to get oily after just one day of not shampooing it. This has lead to many a bad hair day as I can wash my hair before bed and then wake up to find it is not fresh the next day. I have never gathered the courage to actually step out and try dry shampoo because of the cost and just out of uncertainty. So this past weekend I went to Sephora to check some out. The lovely sales lady lead me over to the dry shampoo selection and suggested trying OSCAR BLANDI's dry shampoo. She said it was quite easy to use and smelled great, but I was still hesitant and ended up walking out of the store. The next day I went back and to my surprise, it was on sale! I decided to go with the powder formula and ran home gushing over my new product to test. The instructions seemed simple enough, I just divided different sections of my hair, parting it in different sections until I had done my whole head. All you have to do is give the bottle a little squeeze and go along your roots and then part your hair in a different section until you've disperesed the powder where you want it on your scalp. Then I just massaged the powder gently into my scalp until it was distributed. I then flipped my head over and brushed my hair out. My hair looked refreshed and ready for a new day! I was so pleased!

I don't recommend using dry shampoo as an alternative to your regular cleansing regimen. It was nice to use during the day between shampooing and actually got me two days out of shampooing, but I like the feeling of shampooing my hair in the shower too much! While my girlfriends and I were chatting, we decided this would be nice to revive bangs with as well. I just naturally tend to have a more oily scalp and find that bangs have never worked for me, but a little bit of this dry shampoo would definitely do the trick!

Total cost of experiment: $8 for OSCAR BLANDI pronto Dry Shampoo (sold in Sephora stores)

new blog!

So, i've never really had a blog before. Well, i did once, but it was only because it was for a school requirement. I've decided to start this blog because I have always had a growing passion for not only beauty, but the products that get you there. I've always been into reading up on products and finding the latest shampoo or mascara to try out. The only thing I have wished to view were real women giving their input on these new products used in the high fashion world or on runways. Lately I experienced this while reading Elle's latest issue which had a few writers from the magazine doing something called a "make-better" instead of the usual make-over sections. The issue was filled with tips of how you can use make-up and hair styles from the runway on women off the runway. The sad thing was, the two women who did this experiment had the help of professionals to guide them. They tried these great hair styles including adding extensions for long, fierce braids or using the latest contouring make-up from MAC to acheive the perfect cheek bones, but both women had the assistance of professionals.

That's where my blog comes in. I have recently been trying out these products and have been sharing all my findings with my girl friends. Recently I told one of my closest friends that I should write a blog with all my findings and she said I should go for it, so here I am. I am not a writer, nor do I have a lot of money. I am just a middle class college student who loves informing women of great quality products that can add a little kick to everyday life. I hope I can keep up with this as most of my adventures end after I become bogged down with life or school. I will try to post as often as possible! Enjoy :)