Little happinesses.
Do you ever feel like you’d rather be anybody but you, anywhere but here? If you do, then you know exactly how I’ve been feeling recently. I know a lot of people will want to respond to this post saying things like I should be thankful for what I have (and I AM) but sometimes, things just get you down, ya’know? Life is full of highs and lows, and only liars would say that they have it easy all the time.
Anyway, given my general feeling of blahness, I really needed a pick-me-up, and I got it. In the form of hair products. I’ve been experimenting with shampoos and conditioners for some time now, trying to find the right combination for my oily scalp and super-dry hair. My shampoo girl keeps telling me that I should use the professional products that the salon sells, but I’m not about to pay $40 for a conditioner, so I’ve been hunting in drugstores.
Original Source Mint and Tea Tree shower gel, shampoo and conditioner.
And I think I’ve found my Holy Grail of drugstore-price shampoo and conditioner (shower gel, too) in Original Source’s mint and tea tree series. It’s pretty reasonably priced, and the zing you get from the mint is really shiok, whether you’re washing your hair in the morning, or after a really sweaty session in the gym. Some people on the beauty forums have said that the shampoo is quite drying, but after trying Phyto’s Phytopanama shampoo for oily hair which made my hair feel like straw, I have no complaints.
I might not be willing to fork out good money for shampoos and conditioners, but I’ve decided that the money is well spent on makeup from better cosmetic brands. My skin has been really horrendous of late and I blame it on cheap drugstore makeup. I used to be a Bobbi Brown and MAC girl, until I decided to see if I could save some money by buying makeup from Guardian instead. No can do. I’m so done with zits, so I hope this solves the problem. The Maybelline Angelfit two-way cake I’ve been using has been easy on my pocket, but I think it’s killing my skin, so yesterday I popped into Tangs and renewed my loyalty to MAC. Here’s hoping for better skin.
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Oooh. Some of my favorite products! Was so happy to find Original Source because it was one of our favorite brands in the UK. I went from MAC to Bobbi Brown last year and am really pleased with the natural look. Have been using Body Shop shampoo of late and they’re very nice too! Hope you start feeling less blah. Perhaps a run would help?
*hugs* hope you’re feeling better. Am going to buy that shampoo to try! =)
I hope you feel better too. For what it’s worth, it’s the blahness that helps us eventually the good, especially when we feel better.
Thanks for the recommendation! I love experimenting too, and found my holy grail in the ‘l’Occitane products but too expensive to upkeep.