Dry Shampoos

Hello Darlings! 

Dry shampoos… Honestly the first time I tried one that actually worked I thought it’s a miracle. My very first one was the green one from Balea if you guys know.. and I thought nothing can beat it…that is until I met Batiste…

These are the dry shampoos I’m reviewing today and I hope I can be of help to you.

L’oreal Express Refresh

Well, there are nice things to say about this one… like.. the price, the smell, and the fact that it’s TRANSPARENT!! I got a very good offer for it and got it for half the price (2-3 EUR) and the fact that it’s transparent makes it easier to use for instance for someone that does not have experience with dry shampoos, it could be your first dry shampoo, you might just love it J. The smell is really really nice, it does not bother the nose and I think is unisex, I let my boyfriend use it and he’s happy with it so I’m happy.

Balea Dry Shampoo

This one was around 2 EUR and I was actually looking for its predecessor (the green one) when I was in DM but since this one was the only one in the store I really had high hopes for it mainly because I thought they discontinued the green one because they found a beter formula.

 The smell it’s indescribable, it’s not the scent itself that bother but the fact that I can’t breathe after spraying it… it’s so dry and powdery, a total no-no. About its work… well I don’t like it… it either spray too much white powder or none at all and just the watery part of it… the part that had too much powder gets very difficult to spread and blend and escape the white and the part that has mostly spray looks greasy. L Not gonna purchase this one eva’ again.

Batiste Dry Shampoo

          Now this is one that if you ever see on sale you should stock. The price is decent, the result is incredible, the scents are okay, a variety so pick after your own taste. One that I really didn’t like was the cherry one.. it was just so intoxicating plastic cherry like that I could not cover even with my perfume.

          But these 2 are my favorite! The original one is very discrete, it’s not going to bother you during the day and the tropical one smells like coconuts <3 J.

I checked the ingredients and noticed that Batiste dry shampoos have rice starch whereas the other ones have aluminum starch, I think this might be one of the reasons I don’t like it… an now really wtf is aluminum starch? I don’t think I want it on my head anyways…

Beauty hack: never tried it but I heard that you can use corn starch if you run out of dry shampoo because it has the same effect, plus it’s a natural and cheap alternative.

I personally never tried it because I think about the smell, thank God these sprays have a scent, no-one wants to smell greasy hair scent yuk!

Until the next one: Too-da-loo!!

XX

Di

Yves Rocher Stimulating Shampoo with white lupine extract

Hi Hello!
Today I'm presenting you my review on this shampoo, I should mention that I have at least 10 shampoos so you will be seeing a lot of reviews on this category. It is not necessarily an obsession I am just constantly looking for "the one" shampoo but never seem to find the right one. But did I though?

This Anti-Chute Shampoo seems to be closer to the one so I thought is is worth reviewing it.

I started using it about a month ago and here you can see that I used half of it so I had time to form an opinion.
Been using it along  with:

(*Cloud 9-Quick dry potion, *Elvital-Extraordinary oil,*Yves Rocher-Eclat radiance rinsing vinegar, *L'Oreal- Instant miracle reconstructing treatment, *Batiste-dry shampoo tropical) 

Their description
"Yves Rocher Laboratories selected the white lupine for its proven anti-hair loss properties. Incorporated into a soft and creamy shampoo, it acts at the root of the hair bulb by stimulating the scalp's micro circulation-making hair healthier, fuller, stronger and more resistant."

What it did for me

 I tend to agree with its description so far, except for the hair loss part, I have not noticed yet any difference but then again I was not expecting any miracles. It is possible that if you use this shampoo for months and gently massage it on the scalp to actually work as a hair fall defense treatment

Pros

• it doesn't itch (unlike Elseve/Elvive/Elvital)
• it lathers well
• good for greasy hair, it has some drying factor in it which also helps with volume
• contains natural extracts of white lupine
• no parabens
• decent price (4-5 Eur)

Cons

• strong off-putting smell
• contains sulfates

Conclusion

 I will be repurchasing this shampoo one day because it is closely to what I envision "the one" shampoo to be like. The strong scent is a no-no but I will definitely try out more of the Yves Rocher shampoos.
General mark: 9+

Until the next review 

Much love,

Toodaloo!