I finally went out and purchased some products that were recommended in my hair post awhile back. I went with the L’Oreal EverPure: Sulfate-Free Color Care System (thanks, Sarah!) and I am enjoying it quite a bit. I don’t color my hair, but I don’t think that really matters. Also, I bought the volumizing formula and this is the only shampoo/conditioner that claims to volumize that actually does. Color (heh, or not) me impressed.
The one downside is it contains alcohol, which I was trying to avoid. But, I think omitting alcohol is more if you’re trying to do the natural curl thing, which I am very “meh” about. Ideally I’d embrace my natural curly/wavy hair, but to do so would mean diffusing and drying with cold air and ain’t nobody got time for that.
Since it’s been hot here, I’ve been avoiding heated products entirely, putting a (wet) topknot on my head in the morning and then taking it out mid-day. I let the locks flow free and tell myself I look like Carrie Bradshaw. (Don’t tell me differently.)
This shampoo/conditioner situation seems to work well for second- and even third-day hair, although if I workout (and with the heat), it’s more like second-day hair. I did also buy the dry shampoo Sarah recommended (Garnier Fructis Volume Extend) and I like it a lot. Nice scent (I’m looking at you Psssst!, blech) and it works well, unlike a brand I recommended awhile ago that doesn’t work (for my hair) anymore.
So that’s that! For someone who really couldn’t give two shits about hair, this has been a lot of talking about hair.
In other beauty news, since I’m here, I have been really into winged eyeliner recently. I (gasp!) betrayed my beloved M.A.C. PowerPoint eyeliner and have been using the Revlon ColorStay Liquid Eye Pen instead. It’s got a much lighter feel than the M.A.C., which has been nice with the heat (sensing a theme here?) but still of course goes on dark black. Some things won’t ever change.
Yay! So glad you are digging the shampoo and dry shampoo! 🙂 I used to buy new shampoo/conditioner sets ALL the time in hopes of finding the perfect volumizing duo, but now I’ve just been rebuying the Loreal stuff. The dry shampoo is also nice for using on clean hair for extra volume/ texture.
Oh! And just in case you don’t know this trick — have you tried using the dry shampoo before you go to sleep, the night before you don’t want to wash it? It works way better preemptively rather than trying to use it the morning of 2nd day hair and hoping to soak up the oil.
I read that tip here — http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2012/09/dry-shampoo-trick.html