Dirty Sexy Hair (Batiste Dry Shampoo)

Member Name: charby

Product:	Batiste Dry Shampoo
Date:	31/07/09 (128 review reads)
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Advantages: Makes hair look sexy, perfect for when you don't have time to wash your hair, cheap

Disadvantages: Some scents aren't as nice as others

Most of you will agree, that every person hates something about their appearance. While for some people it is spots, weight, wrinkles or whatever, the thing that bothered me the most about how I looked was my hair. I used to love the way it was cut (a bit past shoulder length, with choppy layers and a feathered shorter bit at the front), but it would only take a couple of hours after washing it before my hair would start to show signs of going greasy again. This was mainly a problem at the front of my hair, where it was shorter, and due to being next to my face, it would get greasy from my skin much more quickly. Whereas this wouldn't bother many people, it really annoyed me, as it not only made me look less attractive, I could constantly see it myself and couldn't forget about it. Short of washing my hair constantly, there was nothing I could really do to avoid it, so I let my hair grow to all the same length and kept it away from my face when possible, and while it stopped going greasy as much I didn't like the general appearance of my hair.

That is, of course, until I discovered Batiste. I decided to risk it, and got my hair cut back to how I liked it, and after hearing great things about Batiste's dry shampoo, hoped that my greasiness problems would be over. I hoped that with this spray I could clean just the affected part of my hair quickly, without having to have a shower and restyle my hair all the time.

Batiste dry shampoo is a spray of a white and powdery substance, which, once sprayed onto the hair, removes most traces of grease from the hair, leaving hair looking shiny and clean once it has been brushed out. I found it easy to spray it directly onto the area that I wanted to de-grease, and as long as I brushed it thoroughly, no traces of the white powder were left behind in my hair (though I would always recommend checking to make sure before you leave the house!). I mainly used this on the front portion of my hair, so I had to close my eyes while spraying it to avoid getting it into my eyes, but it was easy to do, and the spray caused no reactions on any part of my head, thankfully.

Anyway, now for what you're all waiting for: does this product work? Well, I am delighted to say that, yes, it does. It works fantastically, and the first few times that I used it I was amazed to see how nice it could make my hair look in only a minute or so. I now use this dry shampoo sparingly, and only use it when my hair needs to good acceptable for another few hours before I can get a shower, and it hasn't let me down. I would recommend this dry shampoo to anyone who has greasy hair and who wants to be able to do something about it quickly or while out and about, though I would never recommend using it instead of washing your hair properly every few days.

Batiste Dry Shampoo is currently available in five different scents: Original, Blush, Tropical, Diva and Boho. The first one that I tried was Tropical, which I loved because of its fruity and summery smell, and so continued buying the same scent whenever I was in need of a new can. That was until, one day, the gods of hair care decided that I'd had beautiful hair for long enough, and suddenly Tropical was out of stock in all of the shops that I went into! While gutted for a while, I decided to be brave and try the two other scents that they had available at the time, Original and Blush, and decided that if they smelt awful then at least I would still have clean-looking hair until Tropical was back in stock. Fortunately, both of them were fine, and in fact I like Blush's floral smell almost as much as I liked Tropical's fruity one. The scent of Original is quite boring though at least inoffensive, and is one that I wouldn't use again unless no other varieties were available.

I bought Boho, one of the two new scents, for the first time today, and while it does have a 'sweet' scent as described on the can, I'm not sure that I'm a fan. The smell isn't terrible, but it is nowhere near as nice as Blush or Tropical, and unless my feelings towards it change with further use I doubt that I would purchase it again. The final scent on offer is Diva, which is described as having an oriental fragrance, but unfortunately I cannot comment on how nice this one smells as I am yet to try it. Basically, I would advise purchasing the variety which to you has the most pleasant smell, as all of the varieties work as well as each other in terms of how well they 'clean' your hair.

The cans which Batiste Dry Shampoos come in are all nice and attractive looking: they all look like aerosol deodorant cans, and though each has a green lid, the colour and pattern on the can is different depending on the scent. Original is a fairly boring green, and Blush is pink with small flowers on it, for example. They look nice enough and don't look particularly cheap or particularly expensive, which is unsurprising as the product itself is a fairly reasonable price.

I usually buy Batiste from Boots for £2 or so a can, which will last me a few weeks or a few months depending on how often I use it. I once managed to get a couple for the bargain price of £1 each from Asda, but I doubt that this offer is on very often, but it's worth stocking up if you see any great offers like that. I would recommend Batiste Dry Shampoo to everyone, as it's perfect for use between washes to make your hair look all nice and sexy again, as well as giving your hair a nice scent. This dry shampoo has really made me feel better about my appearance, and hopefully it will do the same for you.

Summary: A perfect hair product.