Hey friends!
I'm back! It feels splendid to be posting again, I've missed it so much! The last month or so has been crazy busy hence I haven't been able to even stop and write something that's remotely worth reading for you guys. But alas, I am here now and here to stay, for now at least.
While I've been away I have tried an array of new beauty products, one of them being a hair-care product. In the last couple of weeks I had started noticing that my hair was becoming really dry, dull and super tangly and eventually I just got sick of it. Every time I did my hair for an occasion I felt really insecure about it because it looked like wire. So, I thought, enough is enough and I went on the hunt for a new shampoo to replace my not-so-trusty Garnier Shampoo.
After reading many reviews online I settled for this bad boy right here:
Source: http://www.sephora.com/productimages/sku/s1602945-main-hero-300.jpg
IT. IS. FRICKEN. AMAZING.
It's the Bumble and bumble Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Shampoo. Bloody unreal.
You would not believe how amazing my hair feels after using this shampoo. I'm not even kidding, I've only used it twice and I've noticed such a difference in the way my hair looks and feels. Bumble and bumble use a sulphate free formula in this shampoo which, I believe, is the reason why my hair feels so incredibly soft and smooth. Sulphate is the chemical used to produce bubbles in shampoo which is a consumer technique as, if a shampoo does not foam, it is popular to assume that the shampoo isn't actually doing anything.
Sulphate is also commonly known to strip the hair and skin of its natural oils in large quantities which is what can cause the hair to become dry and dull. It is also very bad for chemically treated hair and I've been colouring my hair since I was 13 so, inevitably, my hair has been damaged quite a bit. So, this shampoo ticks all of my boxes. It still foams because, I'm guessing, it uses an alternate chemical but I don't really give a rats bum hole because my hair looks glorious so whatever forever.
The thing I thought when I first tried this shampoo was that it would make my hair greasy within one or two days due to the fact that my hair was so smooth and shiny, however, my hair lasts just as long, if not longer, in between washes now than what it did with my previous hair-care routine.
Another thing I love about this is, because it's so nourishing and moisturising, I can use my toning conditioner every time I wash my hair. I had to avoid doing this previously because as it is toning the hair it can be quite drying, but I find with the sulphate free formula and the 'invisible oils' (whatever that means), that is not longer an issue for me, so I can have fabulous hair all the time!
When I get out of the shower I like to towel dry my hair and spray a few pumps of the Macadamia Natural Oil Nourishing Leave-In Cream, which, to be honest isn't really necessary anymore because my hair is smooth and silky without it due to the Hairdresser's shampoo, but I still like to use it anyway because it keeps the hair healthy and extends the life of coloured hair which, lord knows, I need.
The smell of this shampoo is delicious and it leaves my bathroom (and my hair, of course) smelling lovely for days after I've wash my hair but it's not an over powering smell that would give you a headache. One of the downfalls that I can think of about this product is the packaging. The moment I took the bottle into the shower and it got wet, the label started to flake off which I don't really mind too much because, like a potential boyfriend, it's what's on the inside that counts.
The other negative about this product is the pRICE. Damn, this baby is $39 for my fellow Australians (or $31 if you're American, I see you guys!) which is veeeeery pricey for a shampoo, but in my eyes, you can't put a price on healthy hair. This dead stuff that grows out of our heads is with us for life so we have to look after it!
If you're in Australia you can purchase this shampoo from Mecca Cosmetica or Mecca Maxima stores, depending on which you have closer to you and many other online stores if you would like to check it out!
This is me, signin' off.
Actually by Ashlee xxx
