On the Quest for Beauty: The Shampoo Junkie

This blog is dedicated to my husband who sees my imperfections and doesn't mention them.

I love trying new beauty products. Place me in a Sephora or Ulta store and I feel I am in paradise. For hours I can pleasantly entertain myself looking at the plethora of different shampoos, facial washes, makeup and perfumes, envisioning myself as a size 0 with glowing clear skin, no split ends, and being stopped by every man in America asking “What’s that scent you are wearing? (Ok, maybe not EVERY man)

One of my downfalls , as my mother will readily tell you, is that I am a sucker for cool packaging and intriguing ingredients. That inclination has resulted in trying hundreds of different products over the years – good and bad. Some products I have used ever since I was in college and I would rather exit the house with no makeup and hairy arm pits then see my fav end up on the proverbial chopping block. Others I have readily discarded vowing never again to be duped by flowery ingredients which deliver zero results.

Because of my “beauty product love”, I probably have more knowledge roaming around in my head than Wikipedia. So I decided to start this blog to share my adventures with you on the quest for beauty, giving my recommendations and warnings so your money can be well spent. The subject matter may be a tad vain, but ultimately every woman has an innate desire to look and feel her best and there is nothing wrong with that. Happy reading, and if you don’t come for my daily blabberings at least drop by for my contest giveaways that I hope to do every other month.

OK, so I have a confession to make--I am a shampoo junkie. I can't help it. My hair follicles seem to constantly cry out that they want something new and exciting. I rarely use the same shampoo twice in a row and I have different shampoos for everything--shampoo to clarify, shampoo to moisturize, shampoo to control frizz, shampoo to relax me, and a shampoo to "perk me up." I grew tired of my Redken products, so once those bottles were empty, I decided to focus my sights on a product line I hadn't tried in a long time- (with the exception of the hairspray) Sebastian's LIGHT shampoo.

This shampoo promises weightless shine while cleansing and purifying the hair. After trying it a few times, overall I am still undecided. The shampoo does have a "light" feeling, but I am not sure if it conditions as much as I would like it too. The smell is also a bit overwhelming for my taste (smells like cheap perfume). We'll see how the hair does in the next few months as summer approaches. If my "doo" starts to look drab, I know its either time for a haircut, or time for another new shampoo fix.