COLAB™ is a signature range of ready-to-wear dry shampoos that help keep hair feeling clean for longer;  feature a revolutionary weightless, invisible formula; and leave a fabulous veil of fashion fragrance. They’re perfect for all hair types that need an instant boost.

"The runway ready formula absorbs oil and refreshes roots with a residue-free, lightweight finish.  It also leaves a gorgeous veil of fashion fragrance so now your hair can smell as fabulous as it looks."   Ruth Crilly, fashion model and blogger.

COLAB™ has been developed by Ruth and a dynamic collective of beauty experts who combine the best of their backstage knowledge. The result is inspiring breakthrough formulas that fuse the art of hairdressing with the science of formulation."

Okay I never ever thought I would slightly turn my head on Batiste dry shampoo but I'm sorry to say it might have to move over!!!! This is GENUIS! I have some what dark hair, purple roots and previously black hair so I ALWAYS had the fun problem of the grey/white hair residue that wouldn't always go away after using 99% of dry shampoos. So you can imagine to my extreme shock this really left nothing! 

The pictures I sprayed the dry shampoo close to my roots to show worst case scenario of any grey/white colouring that may possibly be in my hair, and I have to laugh because it was very faint. 

If you do spray the can a good 5 or so inches away you won't have any color on dark hair.

The LONDON CLASSIC has a nice smell, maybe a tad more on the masculine side, but not a cologne smell, not sure if that makes sense or not, but it is nice. I did prefer using the RIO TROPICAL as it is a nice tropical scent :)

3 day unwashed hair, greasy flat and gross! Sorry for the sickening picture but it serves it's point.

Spraying so close to show there can be the grey color in the lighting

Spraying properly you see absolutely nothing other then my roots!

Not the best photo I know but the point for me to try this on 3rd day hair was to show it actually works like a DREAM! I had so much added volume (maybe just need to straighten my ends a bit) but it leaves your hair feeling fresh,clean and volumized. I was EXTREMELY impressed with this product and completely shocked at how well it just blended into my hair. My hair is usually gross feeling after day 2 since it is so fine but since I have been bleaching it I am washing it less to try to save it. When I did spray right the product up against my hair (again no need to do that but just to show) it did just brush right out and my colourful hair was back to life again. I CANNOT wait to purchase the COLAB EXTREME VOLUME and see how well that product works, I have high hopes!:)

PROS:

*$9.99 for 200ml 

* Smell is very nice, not over powering

*Does exactly what you want it to do

*Leaves your hair feeling fresh

*Adds volume

*No unwanted grey color left behind like 99% of the other dry shampoos out there

CONS:

*I don't have enough of Colab products!

Would I purchase this? ABSOLUTELY! Would I recommend? You bet!!!

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Batiste Dry Shampoo XXL Volume

I know I get to excited sometimes but I was like really excited for this. I have fine hair and that means it falls flat so the chance to review any thing that could help my crappy hair I would walk miles to try lol. I was very kindly sent this from FarleyCo to see what kind of big hair trouble I could get myself into. And let me tell you I had some big hair wow!

"Batiste XXL Volume Brings you the legendary revitalising benefits of Batiste Dry Shampoo with ultimate volumising power. From dull limp hair to big bouncy locks in an instant.

Batiste Dry Shampoo banishes oily roots,giving dull,lifeless hair the makeover it needs without water. A quick burst revitalises hair,adds body and texture and leaves it feeling fresh too. No need to worry about skipping a shampoo."

The nozzle is great, like most hairspray nozzles. It works perfectly.

I second guessed this product after I had it in my hands, I was thinking well it really it's probably just a dry shampoo with a new label. HA! no that's not the case at all. I fell in love with this product and I no longer need to use hair spray after I back comb my hair since this just holds everything in place.

I did have an interesting go the first time I used this. I sprayed my hair like I usually would with any other dry shampoo and when I went to brush out the excess my hair was pretty knotted up. If you use too much of this product you will create such an issue if you try to brush your hair out later(if you back comb). I usually always try to comb out any back combing I do or I end up with such matted hair after the shower.

You seriously need a small amount with this, which means the bottle will last such a long time.

The annoying white that dry shampoo leaves in your hair. It does blend away pretty good so I can't complain too much.

On the left I just kind of rubbed it into my hair with my fingers and on the right I have brushed it in. Really you can hardly tell my hair isn't super black after this. But I do recommend with darker hair to not use it on the top layer, just underneath so if there is some color lightening look it won't be effected since it's underneath.

I think this is perfect for fine hair since my problem is nothing stays in my hair, it's so soft and straight that even hairspray doesn't seem to last unless it's the make your hair crunchy kind which I can't stand.
I use a lot of the hair powders so I can have added texture in my straight hair but this is going to replace that since the price is much cheaper and way easier to use.

Pros:

*Gives some serious volume
*Acts as a dry shampoo & volume maker!
*Pleasant scent
*Nice packaging
*Good price
*Adds amazing texture
*Quick & Easy

Cons:

*My ultimate con of 90% of the dry shampoo world is the color! I just want black! Too much dry shampoo can make your hair have the dull grey color if you have dark hair. Perfect for blondes.
*Can give too much texture if your not careful

I will for sure purchase this product. I really find Batiste Dry Shampoo products different then all the other dry shampoos I have tried. They really make your hair feel clean and refreshed. I think this product would work well with all hair types and I say give it a try if you are looking for a cheaper alternatives to the volumizing hair powders or need mega volume.

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I was introduced to this product by my favoriest blogger friend - The Miss Twist aka Shawna This is got2b’s rockin’ it encore fresh dry shampoo... This was on sale at Shoppers Drug Mart ( I seem to go there a lot lately =/  ) for $5.99. This product has some pros & cons.

This is the product you can skip a day of washing a still keep your hair from looking like it.

I will start with the negative because I am just like that!

-Smells like Lemon Pledge... if you don't want to smell like a coffee table then you might not like this! ;)

- Leaves your hair a slight discolouration if you have dark hair and spray too much on it

- Lots of over spray with this sucker.. I had a light powder all over my bathroom...seriously I had to clean the counters and my iPod dock after I first used this

-If you have crazy fine hair like me =( this might give you a little bit of build up

Ok so that wasn't so bad was it??

The pro's of this product are:

-When on sale a great price

-Does soak up the oil

-Makes hair feel a bit cleaner

-Gives your hair a slight bit of texture if you need a quick fix on your roots when its crazy soft before styling

-Makes your hair smell like you have coffee table cleaner head aka Pledge (hey some ppl might like that?) hah.. it actually doesn't last that long and if you don't have a good sense of smell you probably won't even notice =)

Ok I have one more thing to say about it and I don't know which category it would fall into... This sprays crazy powerful, so you MUST spray in short bursts, over a bath tub or in a shower I suggest so you don't have a light powdery substance all over your bathroom. Also use a bore bristle brush and it will help brush the light color out of your hair... I first used a comb and that just made my hair look greyish.. 

I think this is a decent product for under $10 . I think I would prefer to use baby powder but this wasn't a total waste of money.
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Since I wrote this review I have tested out a few more dry shampoo's and have found my HD dry shampoo!!! Batiste! You can check out my review for the regular Batiste dry shampoo HERE and the Batiste for Dark hair HERE. I HIGHLY recommend this dry shampoo!

Have you tried got2b or any other dry shampoo you liked or not?