Lulu Organics Hair Powder

See this dirty hair? This is hair after using Lulu Organics Hair Powder in Jasmine. The smell was great, but it left a residue, which is slightly visible in the form of generally unclean gunky-looking bangs. They look a little weighed down but still greasy. Not worth it at $30 for a large container.

If you don't suffer from greasy hair or bangs, and don't mind spending $30 on a nice-smelling pick-me-up then this might be the thing for you. But if you do, well...this product took me from from 100% greasiness down to about 40%—in other words, from shut-in to no-longer-a-shut-in, but certainly not ready for anything other than a quick walk to get coffee while praying I don't run into anyone I know.

For my money I'll stick with Suave Keratin Infusion, which seems to do wonders at only $5 or sometimes less: http://www.drugstore.com/suave-professionals-keratin-infusion-dry-shampoo/qxp378917

Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse

Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse: I never saw your point until I ran out of moisturizer. People raved about you, my French roommate had a bottle of you, but with my acne-prone skin and oily hair the only thing I thought was "more oil, really?" I kept the free sample I had just for the incredible (truly incredible) smell. 

Then, with winter and dry winter skin fast approaching, I put you on after wiping my face at night with Trader Joe's Tea Tree Oil Facial Pads (http://www.makeupalley.com/product/showreview.asp?ItemID=146802). They're really wonderfully scrubby and exfoliating and feel like they're killing all sorts of bacteria and cleaning out your pores—maybe that's the medicinal smell talking—but they are terribly drying. That's where you come in, Huile Prodigieuse. When put on my dry, freshly washed face, it sank right in without the slightest oily sheen or stains on my pillow. I tried it the next day when I got out of the shower—same thing. It didn't even interfere with my makeup. The only trick seems to be to put it on freshly washed, dry skin. I've tried putting it on after applying moisturizer or serum and it just sits there all oily until I wipe it off.

I'm now on day five of my twice-daily Huile routine, and my skin just has a certain...je ne sais quoi. 

If it didn't seem to last forever (I haven't made a dent in my tiny 10ml bottle) I'd love to buy the adorable 20th anniversary edition on sale until tomorrow at Vente Privee for $28. 

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