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Lee Stafford Poker Straight Dry Shampoo |
| Date: |
07/05/08 (126 review reads) |
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Advantages: Bye Bye Water, Easy To Use, Cheap, Smells Lovely, Saves Time .
Disadvantages: None Yet
I really can't be described as a morning person. Yes, there is the odd occasion where I am extremely organised and manage to drag myself out of bed with just enough time for a shower, but generally that isn't the case. This is largely to do with the fact that I am a very lazy person. If skipping a shower at night and convincing myself that I will get up extra early in order to accommodate a quick rinse in the morning means that I will get an extra hour in bed, then you can bet that I'm going to chose my bed over a shower any day. I may get an extra hour to recover from the previous day, but there is not doubt that my hair is going to have to pay. This is because I will not get up early in the morning, like I had promised myself and when I do manage to haul myself out of bed I will stare at myself in the mirror and feel thoroughly depressed by the state of my resultantly greasy hair.
So my only option used to be to scrap back my hair, shove on a large hair band (preferably one covering the whole surface of my head) and hope that it will disguise my disgusting locks. And believe me when your hair contains as much product the previous day as mine normal does, this is no easy task. However when at a friend's house I found that this situation was soon to change.
We had been on a night out six days prior to visiting her and this was the current topic up for discussion. Some where in between the conversation she slipped in the fact that she had not washed her hair since we had all been out. Everyone in the room was pretty shocked and confused, judging by the fact that her hair looked fine (in fact probably better than mine did at that point in time!). So after everyone had settled down from their immediate outbursts of shock she explained that she had shampooed her hair, she just hadn't "washed it". I must admit that claiming she hadn't washed her hair was a bit of a misconception, but to be fair she certainly hadn't had to go through the hassle of blow drying it! So moving forward with this review, I intend to explain and review the style of product which she subsequently recommended to us all.
You may have read some of my other reviews and seen that I am quite the fan (this is a likely understatement) of the Lee Stafford range from Boots and the Lee Stafford website, www.leestafford.com (and Lee Stafford salons, but these are pretty scarce) and it is not a coincidence that this is another product from this range.
The girl who we were talking to is a fan of all things designer, and she is not exactly strapped for cash. Now myself, I tend to be the sort of person who loves to hear about an expensive product, however the chances of me actually purchasing it are limited. If I am able to buy a cheaper version of the same style of product then I am likely to head straight to that with open arms.
I recall that this girl had used Bumble and Bumble's Brown Hair Powder, a more expensive version of a product typically named "dry shampoo". After I went home I decided to research the product and found that it was priced at a pretty unreasonable £27.00 for 125g, and I'll be honest there is no way you would find me paying that! However I continued my research a bit further, and to my delight I found that a dry shampoo was available from my trusted Lee Stafford range at a far more affordable £4.99 for a 150ml bottle.
The way that dry shampoo works can be described in a fairly simple way. It resembles a fine talcum powder which subsequently absorbs the grease in your hair in order to give the appearance that you have just washed your hair, without the hassle of having to properly wash and blow dry. This also means that you are generally protecting the well being of your hair if you use a hairdryer, as you are managing to avoid some of the damaging heat which if you are anything like me, is constantly being aimed at your hair. Dry shampoo is often used by campers alike in order to clean their hair when they are unable or unwilling to wash it in the streams available to them. It also provides a benefit when attempting more complex styling with hair. Hair is less fine and less fluffy a couple of days after it has been washed and this means that generally styles will stay in place for longer. When using dry shampoo you are not washing it again and therefore it does not return to its fluffy state, perfect!
And another beauty of this product is the fact that although it gives brilliant results, it is not difficult to use either. You simply spray the powder onto the roots of the hair, i.e. the grease affected areas of the hair. The powder appears clearly in my hair, as it is a darker shade, however those with blonde hair may find that it is less easy to spot as the powder is white. It is not necessary; however I tend to wait a few minutes after having applied the spray, just to ensure that all the grease has been absorbed from my hair. The next step is to rub your hair vigorously, in a similar way that you would use a regular shampoo, in order to remove any traces of the product from your hair. The hair does not feel quite as soft as it may after a proper wash, however it looks clean and with some styling it soon looks the same as it would after having wasted your time washing and drying!
I always rant about how good the Lee Stafford range smells, and this product fits into this category perfectly as usual. It resembles the smell of the perfume Angel by Thierry Mugler (except it is far cheaper!). Another common benefit of the Lee Stafford range is the fact that they are often on a 3 for 2 offer in Boots, which is a bargain not to be missed since they have so many recommendable products available.
If you like the sound of this product you may want to read my reviews on other Lee Stafford products, because I love them all! I suggest that if you think dry shampoo sounds like a handy product, you try the Lee Stafford version because it definitely provides value for money and avoids the extortionate prices that some brands seem to be charging.
Summary: Definitely recommended!
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