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!