Hydra Recharge

     It's that time again.  Time for me to talk about how much I hate my hair.  I've concurred many trials and tribulations but my hair just can't get it's act together.  And, trust me, I've tried everything.  But beating my crazy locks into submission is tiring.  I have a better shot of breeding alpacas in my apartment, shaving them and weaving that soft alpaca fur into a wig.  Sometimes I swear my mother must have had a horrible electrical accident while pregnant with me.  This freak show mop is just not normal!!  So, as I blew out my candles, on my recent birthday cake, I pleaded with the birthday gods that my hair would stop trying to leap of my head in a frizzy, frazzled, mess.

     To my great surprise my cries of agony and despair were answered by one true love, Juno from Bzzagent.com.  My Hero!  And a few weeks later I received my belated birthday gift.  A pretty cardboard box taped up with dancing bzzing bees.  I wept tears of joy, undressed, and ... took a shower.  This is things dreams are made of.... yes, I'm speaking of Garnier Fructis Hydra Recharge!!

     It's not hard to see why I came to love Hydra Recharge.  Just take a look at the before and after shots.

BEFORE -

AFTER -

    Even the little guy was soothed to sleep by my soft and shinny hair!!  Success at last!

    Now, I do have to be 100% honest here.  I DO use a flat iron and I use coconut oil once a month.  However, it normally takes me 45 minutes to straighten my insane hair.  Now?  20 minutes!  AND, it doesn't look like I tried to deep fry it.  It's soft, shinny, manageable, BEAUTIFUL!  I even oggle myself in the mirror now.  "Who's a pretty girl?  You're a pretty girl!"  Ya, it's down right sickening.

    So, what's so special about Hydra Recharge, you ask?  Pffffft...I'm no scientist!  I have no clue how Garnier got all this magic into a bottle.  I'm thinking there are some four leaf clovers, fairy dust, and maybe a rabbits foot or two involved.  Here's what I know for sure, it works!  Something about Goji berries and kiwi just flat out works!  The shampoo, conditioner and 1-minute treatment all smell AMAZING!  And let's face it, we all have ONE tiny little minute to spare for great hair!  I mean, put it in and shave your wooly mammoth pits.  Multi-tasking people...it's the only way to live.  

    And if you are still not convinced, Garnier is Earth friendly!  Not only are the bottles recyclable BUT they are already made from recycled plastics.  Hippy Dippy!!

    In conclusion, I know that not all of us are lucky enough to be BFFs with dear ol'Juno so here's a a link to some money saving coupons.  Just click the different pictures.  And while you're there check out the nifty documentary  about Hair, Style and Music.  And don't forget, you too can be a PRETTY GIRL!

Garnier Olia

32...Thirty Two...O - M - G when the frappe did that happen?  I am * shudders * 32 and my hair is showing it.  This gray crap growing out my scalp is making looking 22 very difficult.  This NEEDS to change NOW!

Ok, options.  I could wear a hat.  I could shave it all off.  I could become a recluse and never leave the house again.  Or...I could color it!!  Oh wait, I almost forgot...my hair is frizzy and dry and looks like I might be homeless.  Coloring it certainly doesn't tame things, in fact, it just makes that rats nest look 100 times worse.  Ok...I guess I'll shave it.

Update - upon further pondering I made a very important discovery.  I'm flat chested and don't always wear make-up.  Shave my head and I'm pretty sure I'm going to look like a teenage boy.  Not exactly the look I'm trying to achieve.  Fiiiiiiiiiiiiine, I'll color it.  After all bzzagent was kind enough to pick me to try out Garnier Olia.  Let's hop to the impending disaster.

First off, Garnier Olia is found at most "big box" stores like Walmart and Target.  I found it at Walmart in the 8 dollar range.  Not too bad, still a hell of a lot cheaper than going to a salon.  Plus I always end up waxing something I didn't want to when I go into those places.  They can be VERY persuasive.  Anyways, the box was easy to identify as was the color.  The boxes at my Walmart were damaged making the display look kind of pathetic but who am I to judge?

Once you open the box you will notice that this isn't your typical home hair coloring kit.  Nope, Olia is mixed in a teardrop shaped bottle.  I was a little leery of this at first.  Change is just a fancy word for " this is going to suck".  Buuuut, it didn't suck.  Actually, it worked very nicely.  The shape of the bottle made it easy to hold onto and the skinny tip ( mind out of the gutter ) made for no spillage.  YES!  For once my bathroom didn't look like a murder scene during the hair color process!

Other than that the rest of the process was pretty typical.  Start at the roots, work section by section, wait 30 minutes, rinse until water runs clear.  I do have to point out though that there was only a faint odor unlike other brands that leave you feeling like you are Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.  Also, the rinse time seemed a bit lengthy.

After my hair was dry and straightened I was shocked!  My hair looked healthier than when I started.  Seriously, no joke!  I mean not anything red carpet worthy but shiny and not as frizzy as I was expecting.  I'm not sure how this came to be but I can only assume that Harry Potty now works for Garnier.  That's the only logically explanation.

So, overall, I'd have to say that I'm impressed.  Darn impressed!  I would highly recommend this over going bald any day.  And the gray?  GONE!  That's right! Who's your daddy?  I might still be * barf * 32 but at least now my hair isn't giving that away.  Spot on Garnier!  Olia is a winner!