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No Dye July: Buying the right shampoo!

July 19, 2010 Michelle beauty

Half way through July! So far so good. Have you dyed lately? I haven’t. Right now, I’m concentrating on getting my hair to a healthy state and protecting my current color. *horns and trumpets* Bring on the color safe shampoo! But which one is the right one to buy?

I change shampoo so much that I don’t find it worth my money to buy expensive shampoos. So I headed to the local superstore to find the right choice. In the big aisle of hair care, I managed to narrow it down to two candidates:

Garnier Fructis Color Shield

vs.

Herbal Essences Color Me Happy

Here’s what each shampoo bottle/company said:

Garnier Fructis

COLOR SHIELD

COLOR SHIELD
FORTIFYING Shampoo & Conditioner

Proven to stop dry-out. Fight fade-out.
Nourish and protect hair with Fructis Color Shield, infused with acai berry and grape seed oil, so you can keep the color you love longer. Hair is brilliant and shiny with lasting softness. UVA & UVB Protectant help protect hair.

Garnier Fructis Color Shield Shampoo gently cleanses and helps protect color-treated hair.

How to use: Massage into wet hair, lather and rinse thoroughly. For best results, use the Garnier Fructis Color Shield System of Shampoo, Conditioner and Instant Color Sealer Lightweight Leave-In.

http://www.garnierusa.com/_en/_us/our_products/product-struct.aspx?tpcode=OUR_PRODUCTS^PRD_HAIRCARE^FRUCTIS^FRUCTIS_DISCOVER^FRUCTIS_COLOR_SHIELD^FRUCTIS_COLOR_SHIELD_RTN1&prdcode=P41003

herbal essences

Herbal Essences

Color Me Happy Shampoo & Conditioner

Shampoo for color-treated hair

I really shine with your color-treated hair.

With a fusion of acai berries & satin,

I love your color. Let me keep it radiant.

Your color-treated hair will love my replenishing shampoo and conditioner marriage, fused with acai berries & satin. i’ll protect your color-treated hair because i’m packed with conditioners to help keep your hair healthy and truly radiant. And that’s a sign of happiness.

Directions: Make a lush lather. Make your color-treated hair happy with it, rinse & repeat.

http://www.herbalessences.com/us/collections/color_me_happy/shampoo.jsp

Well after reading both bottles and smelling the scents, I went with Garnier Fructis COLOR SHIELD FORTIFYING Shampoo & Conditioner. The fruity scent and UVA/UVB protectants won me over. The product really does what it says! It smells amazing, makes my hair feel soft, clean, and shiny, not limp and dull.

What color safe shampoo do you use?

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Month Long Mission: No Dye July

July 7, 2010 Michelle beauty

Last year, I did a month long feature called No Buy July! Do you remember? I attempted to not buy anything fashion and beauty related for an entire month. I fell off the wagon once or twice but it wasn’t a total waste of a mission.

Well this year, even though its 7 days into the month, I’ve decided to start a new month long project!

Welcome to

NO DYE JULY

Ask yourself, how long has it been since you dyed/highlighted your hair? Mine happened to be about 2 weeks ago (before my wedding reception).

Ask yourself another question, what is your natural hair color? I think mine is a dark blonde/light brown color? From when my roots grow, its pretty icky, but I wonder what it looks like all grown out.

If you’re like me, you’ve gotten caught up in the world of chemically altering your hair, whether through chemical straightening, dyeing or highlighting. Every few months, I have to do something with my hair to cover up my roots and it’s a never ending cycle.

no dye july I feel like I’ve gotten sucked in and can’t get out. Well now I want to stop!! I watched a bestie of mine grow out her highlight/dye and end up with gorgeous healthy hair that was shiny and full. I want this!! I’ve attempted this before, but it didn’t last. Now, I’m determined to make it work! But, I’m going to need your help! You can join me in my challenge, or even just encourage!

No Dye July rules:

1) Do not put any kind of chemical treatment on your hair that alters its color. (Dye, highlight, bleach, etc.)

2) Encourage others to resist the temptation of dye!

3) Use color safe shampoos to keep the current color and enhance the natural color!

4) Find out your natural hair color!!

My own personal goal is to grow out my color. For July I don’t plan to take dye to my hair, but after it grows out so long there will be a definite line of where the dye and natural hair are. Right now my hair is a sandy blonde color but considerably shades lighter than my natural color. Thus, my plan is to dye from the noticeable line down in a shade that is as close to my natural color as possible. We’ll talk about this more in-depth later.

So what do you say? Are you in for No Dye July? You’ve already made it a week!

If you want to be included in this challenge, email me at fierce_glamour@yahoo.com with your name. I will be making a list of all who join! Hopefully we can keep each other on track!

Michelle, Fierce Glamour Blog

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For more on last year’s No Buy July challenge, visit here!