Colab Dry Shampoo

I nearly had a heart attack when I was walking through the aisles of London Drugs in downtown Vancouver when I saw that they have started carrying Colab. British YouTubers and bloggers are all about this dry shampoo, so naturally my curious self had to pick one up to see what all the fuss was about.

Colab Dry Shampoo – $9.99 CAD

I’ve got the London scent, the London Drugs I went to only had this scent, and the Rio scent. They did, however, also have the volumizing version in both scents as well. This one, the Sheer Invisible range, is meant to be your down-and-dirty-clean-up-your-roots-holy-you-need-a-shower, dry shampoo.

The scent is pretty overpowering, it’s much stronger than the Batiste scents, so keep that in mind. Where this dry shampoo beats Batiste is it’s completely clear, you can’t see a thing on your hair. It absorbs oil just like Batiste, but I also find this to not irritate my scalp as much. Batiste makes me feel itchy, and this dry shampoo just doesn’t do that. This dry shampoo is one to use if you’re going to was your hair the next day, it won’t last you days and days, but it does save you from having to wash your hair for a day. This also gives your hair a nice texture if you’re dealing with first day hair that tends to get slippery.

The spray is really nice, but overall I don’t think this is anything I haven’t experience before. I’d re-purchase because it’s at a decent price point, and cruelty free dry shampoos are hard to come by, but I wouldn’t say this has changed my life in any way, shape or form. I’m really interested to try the Paris scent, as I love anything rose scented.

Talk soon,

Xx Brianna

2 Chic Deep Conditioner

Will I ever be satisfied with a deep conditioner for my hair? Probably not. I’ve been using the variety from OGX for some time and have always enjoyed the results, however I have never been wowed, so I decided to give a new deep conditioner a shot.

2 Chic by Giovanni Ultra Moist Deep Deep Moisture Mask – $8.99 CAD

I’ve actually been using this deep conditioner for quite some time. I have a tube sitting in my boyfriend’s shower that’s been there for about a year as I don’t wash my hair there very often. Once I ran out of my OGX conditioners at my own house, I decided to switch up to the 2 Chic offering because I was always happy with how my hair felt when I washed my hair at my boyfriend’s place.

The packaging is great, as the snap closure rests on the bottom, so all the product naturally gathers to the squeeze opening, so you’re not struggling to get product out in the shower, or trying to screw on the top of a tub. There’s only 5oz of product, which is less than the 6.7oz of product you get in the OGX deep conditioners in the squeeze tube packaging, the tubs have 5oz. The packaging is really sturdy and I’ve never had an issue with it. How I use this product is the second I get in the shower, the first thing I do is shampoo my hair, I then put a very generous amount of the deep conditioner through the mid-lengths and take special care to coat the ends of my hair, tie it up in a bun, and go about my shower. At the end I take it down and rinse thoroughly. I should also mention that I only wash my hair twice a week, and this has really gotten my hair to be super healthy. I obviously didn’t go from washing it every other day to twice a week instantly, it was a process of weaning my hair off shampoo over the course of about 6 months.

As for the actual product, I really love it. It’s a green conditioner with little darker green beads in it that are supposedly full of avocado oil to add extra moisture. I find this deep conditioner keeps my hair feeling really soft and nourished, I do get quite a few compliments on my hair, but I think that’s just because it’s super long and relatively healthy as I don’t colour it and always use a deep conditioner. The product does take an extra minute to rinse out, which I don’t find with the OGX conditioners, but I think it’s well worth it because my hair always feels really replenished. Overall I would really recommend this product.

Talk soon,

Xx Brianna

Bed Head Remedy

Today’s topic is something that I think every single person can relate to: bed head. Regardless of your age, where you live, how you’ve been brought up, your soci-economic status: we’ve all woken up with some wack hair. I was asked by the start up mattress company Casper to share some of my best bed head tips, I’ve got 5 of ’em so get ready to see my bare, just woken up face! I’m proud I can actually say in this post: “I woke up like dis”. I photographed this post within 5 minutes of waking up.

Tip number 1: Sleep with your hair in a bun on the top of your head, and make sure to use a soft cloth scrunchie. This ensure that there’s no creases in your hair. I like sleeping with my hair in a bun because it keeps my hair from getting everywhere, creating frizz.

Tip number 2: if it’s not that bad, just rock it. I’d probably leave my house like this, but I’ve got some more tips for you.

Bring in the arsenal of products!

Tip number 3: dry shampoo is your best friend. I’m using the Lush No Drought Dry Shampoo. A little bonus tip for you here is to actually apply the dry shampoo before you go to bed, this way you will without doubt have no white cast to your hair, the dry shampoo will have more time to soak up any oil, and it’s one less thing to do and worry about in the morning.

Tip number 4: if the ends of your hair are feeling dry, add a little bit of oil to them. I used literally 1 drop of the Desert Essence Jojoba Oil to replenish my locks. Any more and my hair tends to look a little greasy which is exactly what we don’t want!

Tip number 5: if things are still looking a bit cray, I like to run a curling wand super quickly through my hair. I take massive chunks so that it doesn’t look too over done. This is a 3/4 inch barrel but I would suggest using a 1 inch to get effortless waves.

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And there you have it! Bed Head solved!

Talk soon,

Xx Brianna