Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo

Let's face it, there are those days when we just feel plain lazy and absolutely dread the thought of shampooing, conditioning, blowdrying and styling our hair! That's when dry shampoo comes in handy, but it must be an absolutely fail-proof dry shampoo. 

So, I was pumped up to try Drybar's Detox Dry Shampoo, which I received in a Sephora Glitz and Glam beauty bag. This is in it's original formula, not the one made specifically for brunettes, which would be best for us dark haired ladies. The full sized version of this retails for $22.00 on Sephora's website. 

The claims of this product are that the product absorbs excess oils, impurities and odor while adding volume to the hair. This says that the product will blend perfectly into the hair and won't leave any product behind, while claiming that this will also prolong your blowout! These are all things that I only dream about in a dry shampoo!

Let's see if it lived up to its promises!

Lets start with the product itself... When you spray this, this comes out extremely powerful! As with all dry shampoos, spray this a few inches away form your roots and let it absorb into your hair before your rub it in with your fingers. The formula is amazing, because it truly absorbs the oil that is left in my hair and takes a way the greasy feeling that builds up with my second day hair. This dry shampoo does that job the best out of the many that I have tried! 

As for volume, yes, it gives the typical volume that any dry shampoo will typically give you. Not bad, I must say, because it is satisfactory. By the second day, my limp hair needs an extra pump of volume and this gets the job done!

Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo: One quick pump!
See how much product comes out! Make sure you spray quickly and evenly

Dry shampoo rubbed out a bit.
Notice how very powdery it is, which absorbs the oils amazingly!

What I despise about this is the horrid blast of white product that this leaves in my hair. It is straight up baby powder white! The white product sat on the top of my roots and did not blend easily at all. It left my hair looking as if it had a light tint of grey at the roots. Not flattering! However, I am sure that it  must blend in easily with blonde colored ladies out there, but as for us dark haired ladies, try out the one made specifically for brunettes (which I have NOT tried myself), hopefully it blends more easily. 

I need my dry shampoo to make my hair smell fresh and clean, and this positively does not deliver, which is a huge disappointment! They claim that this is going to absorb any odor, but it leaves me with a strange cedar like scent, which is not what I want my hair to smell like. Unfortunately, this scent sticks to the hair all day long, and does not go away. It gets obnoxious, because even I can smell it as I go about my day and it is unpleasant. My hair smells like freshly cut cedar wood, which is a smell that does not belong in the hair...

I really love how this product performs, but the issue I have with this is the smell! (We will not mention the white cast it left in my hair, because I believe this will work great for light colored hair, I am eager to try the one for brunettes!) I cannot get over the scent, it is that strong and it will not fade! YUCK! If they came out with one that smells lovely, than I would purchase this product in the one for brunettes. Otherwise, I sadly shall have to pass, based on the smell... 

What's your favorite dry shampoo out there? I know there is so many out there to try anymore! 

Have A Wonderful Day!