Darphynia's Diary

I have only been into an Aveda store/salon twice.  The first time was to get dolled up for an event about 10 years ago, and the other was when my friend was visiting a couple of months ago.  Initially I didn't go back because the smell from the products they used didn't go away for about a week.  All I kept thinking was, "Why won't this smell go away?!"  And I was washing my hair daily. Fast-forward a decade, and my friend & I stopped in because she loves their products.  I received a couple of single-use samples (Rosemary + Mint Shampoo and Scalp Benefits Conditioner).  While the samples were not large enough for me to say whether or not they worked, the scents were not as obnoxious as I had remembered.  Since I am on a dry shampoo kick, I waited until theirs debuted before I purchased anything.    I bought the "Gift of Lasting Style for the Road" set ($56.50), which is quite pricey.  It contains a full-sized Shampure Dr...

Hair Mini Haul I just received a package from Sephora, and it only took a couple of days to receive, which was nice.  Since I was running out of dry shampoo, I decided to purchase a set since it was actually worth the money.  I also purchased a set by VERB, a company based in Austin (all products are made in the USA). 1.  Sephora Favorites:  Extend Your Style , $32.00 Image courtesy of sephora.com If you like to try different types of dry shampoo collection, or are looking for one you will love, this set is perfect.  Currently, I'm really into trying different hair products.  I don't know about you, but I go through these phases of wanting to use hair products, then not.  Anyway, on with the set.  This favorites set comes with the following (list courtesy of sephora.com ): - 1.25 oz Alterna Bamboo Style Translucent Dry Shampoo - 0.75 oz Amika Perk Up Dry Shampoo - 0.5 oz Bumble and Bumble Pret-a-Powder - 1.4 oz Drybar Detox D...

Image courtesy of lush.com.au Image courtesy of lush.com.au One of my best friends introduced me to LUSH a few years ago.  Since then, I've noticed several changes in the quality and prices of many of their products.  For instance, they have begun to aerate their massage bars, which means you're getting less products for the money (they weight about 1/2 or less of what they used to).  Their prices have also increased exponentially.  At any rate, the products that work are the ones I will continue to support.  There are some things I have yet to try, mostly because I don't care for the scent.  I did make an exception for Soak and Float (yes, it really does smell like a campfire, but the scent does not linger all day) because it was said to soothe itchy scalps, and it does.  The following is a chart of my personal hits & misses regarding their selection of haircare: Shampoo (liquid/solid) Hit Okay Miss ...