12
Mar
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Posted in Rant

Dear Batiste…

I freaking hate your Gold Shimmer dry shampoo. Love, Leanne.

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The original Batistes (my personal favourite is Tropical, which has a super summery coconut scent) are lifesavers. I love those. I never got round to trying out the Brunette version when they brought out coloured ones for darker hair to combat the grey tinge we often suffer when using Batiste, so I can’t comment on those, but I can definitely comment on this monstrosity.

There are two of these – Gold Shimmer and Silver Shimmer (£3.05 for 150ml). I was given Gold at the National Beauty Blogging Event at the end of February, and oh my word I have never been so annoyed with a product in my life!

The description on the back of the can reads ‘Batiste Dry Shampoo with Gold Shimmer revitalises greasy, dull and lifeless hair between washes. Instantly leaves your hair feeling clean, full of body and smelling beautiful with a hint of glamourous pearl shimmer. Quick and convenient to use wherever you are’. Subtle hint?! Convenient?! What a load of bull.

I was a little worried that there wouldn’t be a ‘subtle hint’ of shimmer in it so I decided to try it on a day that I wasn’t going anywhere just in case it was awful. And my god, WAS it awful! I used it very sparingly out of fear – very justified fear, it turns out. It was like a fucking glitterbomb had exploded in my hair. That’s not the worst part, though.

I have a pretty big bedroom, and my full length mirror is on the opposite end of the room to my computer. Despite this, my desk and computer (and literally almost everything else in the room) is now COVERED in tenacious gold glitter that I can’t get rid of for love nor money. How they can say this is ‘convenient to use wherever you are’ is beyond me – I guess they define convenient as GETTING FUCKING GLITTER OVER EVERYTHING WITHIN 10 FEET.

I was so incensed by this sparkling disaster that I wanted to write this blog post immediately. I was SO angry that I was close to tears, but it was shark week so I thought I was just being overly hormonal about it. But nope, over a week later and my room and carpet (despite three dusting and hoovering attempts) is still shimmering like a fairy spontaneously combusted in here. I’m furious.

Seriously, don’t buy this. Please.

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  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/10146910535958325916 KittenMittens

    I shall stay far far away :)

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/10521931350498436953 Justine

    Ummm, my first reaction to your rant was OOOH SPARKLY WANT because I am a glitter-holic. Would it really be so unbearable for my bathroom to be covered in gold dust? Upon further consideration, it’s possible that I would eventually become outraged by the persistent glitter.

    I’ve only seen the original pink bottle Batiste here in the U.S. and possibly the Tropical. I’ve definitely never seen the Brunette, Gold Shimmer, or Silver Shimmer.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05598600945974509681 Phoebs :)

    Well maybe it has one use- home decoration? xxx

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/12177884553178125456 Alice @ NailsbyAlice

    If I were you, I don’t know to cry or laugh… :(

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/12968637863539495782 Jenny

    Aw that’s awful! I’ve fallen out with regular Batiste as it keeps leaving white crud over my carpet & it makes my hair look worse!! x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/09788765300162179048 LilyLipstick

    Oh gosh, this sounds awful. Definitely going to avoid it – Batiste Original does the job fine for me! x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05654072642850678010 liloo

    I have yet to understand the concept behind this. I am not sold xx

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/02473237008350486574 ♥ Stacey’s Beauty Blog ♥

    OMG! This sounds awful, I won’t buy Thank you x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/14150901068873657064 Jennifer Leigh

    The whole bedroom glitter mess sounds just awful :(

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05585060692489847299 Sophie Isobel

    I like glitter and all but this sounds awful!
    x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/13129864496296645466 Nude Obsession

    That’s awful!

    I also had to google ‘shark week’ and have read the Urban Dictionary – I have never heard that phrase in my life lol! xxz

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/14378646710245610025 Hannah

    That is my idea of hell – I cannot understand why anyone over the age of 5 would want glittery hair!

    It kind of reminds me of a Demitri Martin quote: “Glitter is the herpes of arts and crafts; you can’t get rid of it no matter how hard you try!”

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/01704626216608574639 Rachel

    Eek! Reminding me of the bottles of hair glitter from Claire’s that were essential at 8. x

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/01551639807076170303 Get Gawjus!

    OMG! sounds terrible! I have this too and use it sometimes for night outs or so and it works okay. I’m not a fan either. My favourite is Batiste Brit – you have to try!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/08398200003034446854 Stacie

    I don’t get why they would put glitter with this. If your hair is looking greasy no matter how good the dry shampoo you don’t usually want to draw attention to your hair! Sucks you have glitter everywhere!
    Stacie xoxox

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/17336625371343077874 Beauty’s Bad Habit

    Hahaha, oh God. I have to agree with you! My friend packed this for Leeds festival and sprayed it directly in my face from about 1″ away…It was there to stay. I was still finding glitter on me five days later!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/09411910303000401335 Miss LV

    I kept thinking of trying this but you have definitley made my mind up for me xxx
    http://miss-lv.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/14628791087913726124 Rosie

    do you know what, i had exactly the same problem -
    it went EVERYWHERE in my room, all over my camera equipment (annoying) and whats worse my dad had sparkles on his face the following day!
    gahhhhhhh.
    Rosie xoxo

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/06860188530023617086 Jo

    Hehe, this made me laugh :) I completely understand your cautiousness to begin with…glitter on hair? Um, school disco aged 9?

    Don’t think i would’ve bought this anyway but glad you’ve tried it so i don’t get any weird temptations when i next sotck up on the regular Batiste (i go for Diva). Also dubious about these coloured ones…if it ain’t broke and all that.

    Have a lovely weekend xxx

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/15374539851906785547 Gemx

    Oh wow, definitely want to avoid this unless it’s in someone else’s house or outside! :P I remember my mum used to make me apply hair glitter spray in the garden when I used to go to school discos! :)

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/09418009494881675747 Emily

    This stuff is genuinely awful! I picked it up instead of the normal one by accident! The only thing this was good for was Halloween when we made my friend look like an old lady (albeit a very glittery one). xx

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/15223768682339653343 LemonyEmily

    i dont want you to think im being insensetive but that did make me laugh haha – only because i can imagine myself in that very situation!! id be so pissed off and throw a right strop! i agree with you on the tropical batiste though – staple product, its great for volume on my flat pancake hair! cheer up hun, itll go away eventually! xxx

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/18374538185379818764 abby

    this does not sound like fun. i’m keeping my distance xx

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/04326188460158185336 Kim

    Omg this happened to me too!!!!!! It goes everywhere. And who would want to draw attention to their hair when they’re trying to do the exact opposite anyway? I’m definitely sticking to the Brunette Tones version! xxx

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/03700956646206358403 Steph0188

    haha, I don’t like anything glittery or sparkly on my body/hair anywaym so will keep away from this! I think dry shampoo should do what it says on the can, if you wanted a dico in your hair, you’d buy something to do that! xx

  • http://kittypolishnbags.wordpress.com/ kittypolishnbags

    Eeeek! Do not want!

    Thanks for letting us know so some of us can still save our carpet and rooms from being glitterfied unknowingly.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/10014037641790308423 G A B Y

    I don’t really understand why someone would want shimmery roots?

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/10424860043335315478 Saz

    Oh dear.. doesn’t sound very appealing haha!

    I got the tropical one this week though and I am in LOVE!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/13728297190572789886 Andy Vicious

    This was such a funny blogpost to read! I personally love everything covered in sparkles, but over done in the hair? Nope, sounds annoying!