Can you do dry shampoo wrong?

I was all ready and fired up to sit down and write a damning review of this dry shampoo, but about half an hour has now passed since I gave it an ultimatum, and I'm starting to change my mind. I shall begin.

I bought this a good few months ago, because I love LUSH and I love dry shampoo. Who doesn't? A whole extra day without the laborious task of hair washing?! Don't mind if I do. I've used it about 3 times before today and have been hideously disappointed with it each time. It's like shaking talcum powder onto your head.

When you first apply it, it is literally powder, then you rub it in and use a shampooing motion to make it work. It makes my hair feel really heavy, whereas when I use Batiste it immediately lightens the hair and any trace of grease is gone. I usually like to spray dry shampoo into my roots surrounding my face, particularly down the sides. That's my problem area that gives my dirty hair away first! Trouble with this is, it makes my hair SO white. And my face. It drops everywhere, so it's preferable to do this outside, in the buff. It's just not practical at all. When I shake it onto my roots near my hairline, it stains my scalp and my face white and even when I try to brush off the excess it doesn't budge. It also takes ages to brush out all the powder and even now my hair is looking ever so slightly grey. Ash brown if you will. It's one redeeming feature is its smell. Typical of any LUSH product, it does smell really nice.

However. As I sit and write this, I am aware that my hair looks pretty damn good. I'm on Day 3 hair now, and you wouldn't be able to tell. As long as I don't touch my hair, I'm pretty happy with it. As soon as I touch my hair, my hand is dry and powdery and I realise that my hair feels matted and weirdly dusty.

I really think this is one that you need to try yourself. For some people, this might be the dry shampoo of dreams, but for me it's just not. I can't remember exactly how much this was, but I do know it wasn't what you might call budget. When I can use a brand I much prefer for a fraction of the price, I'm going to pass on this one.

Blimey, what a negative nelly. Has anyone tried this and loved it? Maybe I'm just doing it wrong...

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My Current Beauty Wishlist: October!

This is my absolute favourite time of year. I used to be such a summer girl, but I can't deal with the changeable weather. I like that with autumn and winter you know exactly what you're going to get. It will be cold, you will need a coat, you will need boots, and you might need wellies. I've felt super inspired on the beauty front this month, with all the autumny colours flying around, along with lots of Sunday evening wintery pampering products! I've thrown a few fashion items in too just for a bit of variation, I feel like I might branch out a bit on the blog! Let me know what you think :-)

MAC Hue lipstick - £14; Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation - £33; Aubergine Cloche Bow Hat - Marks & Spencer, £25; Autograph Lace Up Ankle Boots - Marks and Spencer, £75; Essie Bahama Mama - Boots/Superdrug, £7.99; Dachshund Notebook - Anthropologie, £10.

I'm ready to make the transition to lipstick. I've got my lipcare down pat now and they're smooth enough for lipsticks. I started off with the Revlon Lip Butters because they weren't as scary. Now I'm ready! I'm going to start off with Hue because it's a relatively unscary shade that will ease me in gently!

Now that WINTER IS COMING, I'm looking for a foundation with a bit more coverage, I don't know why, I just really like that look in winter. I've wanted to try Laura Mercier Silk Creme foundation for yonks and I think I'll finally get round to it this winter.

Now. This hat. It's so Downton Abbey it hurts me. If you'll now look to the right hand side of this post, you will see that my Twitter feed is full of my professed love for Downton. I love cloche hats anyway and the colour of this one is just spot on. I really think that Marks & Spencer are on top form at the moment. With their new beauty destination it's quickly becoming one of my favourite places to shop.

More M&S! I tried these boots when I was in Cornwall, under the demand of my boyfriend. I reluctantly pulled them on, thinking they might be a bit dominatrix-y. But oh my, they are just so classy and lovely. I was wearing my Zara tweed fitted blazer at the time and they just went to perfectly. I'm waiting and waiting now until women's boots are the M&S Deal of the Day!

The obligatory Essie shade. Bahama Mama, aside from the name, is just so autumnal and lovely. And it matches the hat. Done deal.

Lastly, this dachshund notebook from Anthropologie. It's excessively long and highly impractical, but it would just look so good wherever you decided to put it. It's definitely a decorative notebook! 

Eventually, you will come to realise the extent of my love for dachshunds. Oh my.

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