My favorite Dry Shampoos

Alright, so last week I talked about the dirty hair challenge that I did the week before.  Don't worry, I was still showering, just trying to see how long I could go without finally breaking down and washing my hair. We all know what they say, the less you wash your hair the better it is for your hair.  I have always known that, but for a really long time I was washing my hair pretty much every day.  Knowing this is bad for my hair, I have been trying to be better.  During this time I have discovered two of my favorite dry shampoos.  It definitely has been a search and I have tried a few, but these are the ones that I have decided are my holy grail items.

If you look in my hair products, you will always see at least one of these, if not both.  My current loves are the Suave' Dry Shampoo and Batiste Dry Shampoo.  I think it shows how much I love these products by saying that both of these are empty and I am on new bottles! I am currently using the Batiste original and the one pictured above are the dark & deep brown version.  I wanted to try this one because my biggest complaint about dry shampoo is the white cast that you can sometimes get with dry shampoo and the dark & deep brown one is tinted brown and you don't get that with this one.  However, I still love any of the Batiste ones!

Now here's the thing that I love about these products, it doesn't take much to get results and it last all day! Some products work when you're at home and when you style you're hair and then through the day you just end up still looking like a grease monkey.  I actually feel that this product will help you as the day goes on and your hair produces oil, the produce will absorb it and keep your style looking great all day!! 

Don't get me wrong, you can go over board with this and end up looking like a old grey haired lady! Slowly add product, let the product sit and then rub it in.  If you need more, add a little more and just continue the steps until you feel you've achieved the look you want.  If you know you're not washing your hair the next day, you can even spray in a little in before you head to bed 

I know that there are some people who swear by some big fancy name product, but I am a firm believer that it's not the price tag that matters, it's if the product works! Now, don't get me wrong, I love when the product works and it's something that I can get from the drug store.  I find both of these dry shampoos at the drug store.  I know Batiste can be a little difficult to find, but I find it at Ulta, CVS, and Walgreens.

Next time you're at the drug store, definitely try one of these out!  I love them and know you will too!!!

Dirty Hair Challenge

I am and have always been the person who showers every morning.. and yes, I must admit that included washing my hair.  I know, I know … that’s soo bad for your hair.  It’s a horrible cycle, you wash your hair because it’s becoming greasy, but it’s becoming greasy so often because you wash it often.  Over the past little bit I have been trying to become better.  I must also say, me attempting to become better has also been because of the mass increase of dry shampoos, even drug store product lines are jumping on the bandwagon!  So, having access to affordable, good quality dry shampoos has helped!!

I was playing around on the internet a few days ago and came across an online article (click here to read the article) about the Dirty Hair Challenge.  The article talked about how people had been challenged to go an entire week without washing their hair.  Don’t worry, they were still able to shower, just no cleansing of the hair.  This seemed interesting and definitely doable.  Especially since I was trying to not wash my hair as often.  So.. I decided to try this!!

This is where I must share with you that a filed as a blogger … I only have pictures of the final day’s hair style.  Somehow over the week, I lost the photos of the hair from previous days.  The best I can do is explain what I did.  Nothing was fancy, so I’m sure you can get the picture.

Sunday night – I started off the week with my shower on Sunday night.  During this shower I made sure to take extra care to ensure that I removed all build up on my hair.  Don’t want to be starting off the week with buildup already!  I put my hair up in a top knot to sleep in while it was still wet and headed to bed.

Monday – When I woke up, my hair was dry at the roots but still damp at the ends that had been wrapped up in the top knot.  This is nice because it helps with adding volume to you hair because of the way the strands of hair dries.  Also, because the hair had started to dry while wrapped up in a top knot, there is a nice bit a wave and volume to you hair.  After I finished my make up, I took down my hair, sprayed a tiny bit of dry shampoo at the ends and used my blow dryer to finish drying my hair.  This didn’t take much and still left a bit of wavy-ness to my hair.  I twisted my bangs back, added a little hair spray to tame the little hair that always seems to fly away and I was good to go!

Tuesday – This day I knew was going to be a busy one for me at work, so I just wanted something simple with not fussy.  I twisted back my bangs and then pulled all my hair back in a ponytail.  Nothing fancy, but it worked to keep my hair out of my face during the day.

Wednesday – this day’s hair style I found on Pinterest and then I just added a little twist (click here to visit the website), I've included the picture below of where I got the idea. This style reminds me of something my mom use to do to me when I was younger.  I pulled the first 1/3 of my hair back, twisted the hair tie over itself. I think pulled back the next 1/3 including the pony tail from the first one, and twisted the hair tie again.  Then I pulled the last 1/3, including the pony tail from the first, this was all of my hair pulled back, turned the hair tie over itself.  I finally twisted the pony tail into a bun and secured it with bobby pins.  I’ve included a picture below that I was able to find on Pinterest, it’s hard to explain.

Thursday – The final day.  I had to cut the week short because on Friday I have a going away party to go to and I want to have fresh, clean hair.  This day I just did a simple sock bun.  See pictures below.  I used a teasing comb to add a little volume framing my face so my hair wasn't pulled tight to my face.  Love this simple and easy updo!

Now it’s your turn.  I challenge you … can you go a week without washing your hair?! … Here are a few tips the I learned over the week.

1. Find yourself some good dry shampoo.  Without dry shampoo, this week wouldn’t have been possible.  I tried out a few new this week and am getting ready to do a review on the few I have tried … You’ll also see some dry shampoo bottles making an appearance in an upcoming empties blog!
2. Make sure that you aren't giving yourself a white cast with you dry shampoo.  After you’ve given some time for the dry shampoo to work, run your hands through your hair and rub in the dry shampoo.  This helps it do its job and rub in any excess you may have.
3.  If you have dark hair and the normal white dry shampoo is just too much, investigate in finding some dry shampoo made especially for dark hair.  This type of shampoo has a brown tone instead of the white tone.
4. Unless your hair craves products, try to avoid adding too many products.  You’re not washing your hair for an extended period of time, so you won’t be removing any of the product and it will just add to the buildup.
5. On the subject of buildup – if you are going to attempt this challenge, make sure you do a good cleansing of your hair when you are done.  Just to make sure you remove any buildup that has accumulated.
6.   Using your blow dryer after you have applied some dry shampoo but before you style your hair can add some volume and shine when your hair starts to look drab.
7.  Remember, most second (or third, fourth…) day hair tends to hold style a little better. Style that hair and gets some great volume and staying power.  I unfortunately have to get over the feeling of second day hair before I will be able to take advantage of this benefit!!
8. Avoid any hair styles that have the front part of your hair, the section framing your face, flat against your head.  This will bring attention to the dirty/greasiness of your hair.  Another excuse to add volume!!