Rio Colab Dry Shampoo

I adore Ruth Crilly's blog - A Model Recommends - her no nonsense honesty alongside her amazing natural beauty makes it a must read for me and is one of the blogs I've been reading for a very long time. I actually bought this COLAB dry shampoo a few months ago and it's very nearly finished. I adore this stuff. It's a great dry shampoo - I haven't had any horrible white chalky moments with it. I tend to not use it so much for dry shampoo but mostly to add a little texture to freshly washed hair. I've always used Batiste but have found in comparison that brand clogs my hair up a bit whereas this is just fresh texture whilst keeping that feeling of clean. The range comes in a host of different scents - Rio was my personal favorite although it was a very hard choice. The range is available at Superdrug including the new extreme volume range which I can't wait to try. 

Georgina x.

January Empties - 2014

I really love the L'Oreal Micellar Solution and always have a back up. I've been using it non-stop since I first purchased and reviewed it back in June last year and it's a firm favorite still. After using the micellar water as a pre-cleanse I love wiping the clean and clear deep cleansing lotion over my skin. It's a really strong lotion that really gets rid of all the dirt and grime the day's left on your skin. I use a variety of the clean and clear cleansing lotion but this one for sensitive skin is a staple in my skincare collection. I only seem to buy original source shower gels now - I adore the scents and the bottles are super easy to open and use. I love coconut so much and this nourishing creme shower gel has been gorgeous throughout the winter months. My favorite scent is raspberry and vanilla which is now sitting happily in my shower caddy. 

I tend to wash my hair with an anti-drandruff shampoo before using my everyday shampoo and conditioner. I really loved using this Yves Rocher shampoo. It's a lovely shampoo that really cleans the hair whilst smelling super lovely. I love adding little extra's to my Yves Rocher orders these little finds are brilliant. I also finished my superdrug dry shampoo - I didn't not like this product but it's definitely no batiste. I find it takes a lot of effort not to end up with white roots with this version - it smells cute though and is a good budget buy if you need something quickly I won't be repurchasing though .

Batiste Dry Conditioner

Batiste Dry Conditioner £3.99 Boots

I've never tried or heard of dry conditioner before but as a firm batiste lover I thought it definitely couldn't hurt to give it a go. Dry conditioners do the opposite of dry shampoo's by aiming to tame and add shine rather than matte and reduce oil to the hair. The idea is you can use dry shampoo for the roots of your hair matte them and add volume whilst spritzing this through the length and ends of your hair to tame fly away ends and add shine. As like all Batiste products this smells really lovely and feels more nourishing than your average shine spray. It hasn't made it's way into my everyday routine but when I remember to use it I really do love using it. I can imagine this becoming so popular for long hair as it revives those dry ends without feeling like it will dry them out further after a wash. 

Batiste Cherry Dry Shampoo

Batiste Dry Shampoo in Cherry RRP £2.99 (£1.99 in Boots)

Dry shampoo is an everyday staple in my hair routine not only reviving hair between washes but also to just add some texture to my hair that's gotten ever so long. I've tried most own brand dry shampoo's and some competitors and none really hit the mark like Batiste does. I have no fear of white roots with Batiste which is why I've always got a bottle in my cabinet. I normally stick to the original or tropical but fancied a change when stocking up so went for cherry mainly because the bottle is ever so pretty. This reminds me a little of the cherry's that 'my baby all gone' used to eat off the never ending spoon when I was little. It's ever so sweet but I do like that the scent on these doesn't really linger around so it's just a nice burst when applying it first thing on a dreary November morning. 

Superdrug - Dry Shampoo

Superdrug Dry Shampoo £1.99 Superdrug 

I've always grabbed Batiste every time I've needed dry shampoo not really for any other reason than it's often the only branded dry shampoo on the shelf. However I've noticed it's creeping up in price a tiny bit and I thought it was time to check out some alternatives. I picked these Superdrug dry shampoo's up with an offer of buy one get two free (the third is at my boyfriends) so it was bargainous and looking at their website they seem to have an offer on these pretty consistently so they were very very cheap. 

The scents on all the range were nice - nothing offensive amongst them. I do like the scent of Heart on Your Sleeve the most it's a kind of romantic yet fresh scent that is lovely to spritz all over your roots. So how do they stand up - the only thing between these and Batiste is that these are a lot more talcum powder than spray and you have to spritz them quite far away from our head and give it a good ruffle to not end up with a white scalp. But despite this they do work and I'm willing to give my hair more a ruffle to save some serious pennies. I'm reaching for dry shampoo more recently to just add texture to my hair so I'm getting through it a fair bit. I like to always have a back up in my drawer and when they're this cheap I can leave them everywhere :)