I am about as not girly as it gets. Many modern men are more girly than I am. In fact it is a surprise quite often to many, that I am both exclusively heterosexual and fertile. Tis a puzzlement.
But I am a girl. I may not do anything with my hair apart from dying it, but I do wash it. And the rest of me.
For the last 25+ years I've been on a quest for a good, matching shampoo & conditioner and shower gel.
I used to have it. When I was a teen I used V05 apple shampoo, anyone remember that? Then, in Germany I found a shower gel that matched it perfectly. In England the only place I could get it was Harrods, how posh is that. But I would go in there just for that, and occasionally some bits from the art department. I was quite potty about Winsor & Newton inks.
Anyway, they stopped making the apple V05, and ever since, I've been trying to find a replacement "set".
Found it.
Sorry Americans, you can't buy it.
Well, you can probably buy the shower gel, it's the rose one from Olay. I should imagine that's available for you down there.
But you can't get President's Choice products. They belong to Canadian supermarket chain Loblaw's Inc.
They do a shampoo and conditioner with no other name, just PC, and I bought the hydrating variety. Not only does the smell compliment the rose shower gel, it does a fantastic job on my slighly dry and wavy hair.
Right. So I've passed that on. It'll probably be the only girly thing from me in months.
I ran into the same issue with hair conditioners for men. There was a non-greasy one called Vitalis® that I have used since my brains began pushing up thru my hair so many æons ago. I tried another well known brand in a tube.
ReplyDeleteGack!
That well plastered look from the 40's returned, and I smelled like lanolin. I am trying to see if I can't find it online, being that I only need a bottle every two years.
Some of them feel like using butter. It is a real trial and error process, becauseeveryone is different, right? That's why there are choices.
DeleteAhhh..I will try it because I have been looking for the same. My old favourite was made by Jergens - "Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific".. stupid name, but yes it smelled terrific and it kept my hair looking really shiny, healthy and kept all that flyaway crap down..
ReplyDeleteI do like the Aveeno ones that came out last year, but at $8 a bottle, its a wee bit rich for my wallet.
It's all getting so expensive lately, but most of the cheap ones are rubbish. I thought a store brand was worth a try, I was delighted with the result, and discovering it matched my favourite shower gel was just a bonus!
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