The promise
Whether you want more bang for your blowout or the look of clean hair when it's been a few days since you washed it (it's okay, we all do it), GOSH Fresh Up! Powder Shampoo claims to revives greasy, dull or lifeless hair with the push of a nozzle.
How it works
It cleans hair by absorbing excess oil, product buildup and impurities and leaves behind soft tresses that are clean, fragrant and full of body. It also makes hair easier to style by adding volume and hold.
How to use it
Shake can well and hold it about 20 to 30 centimetres away from your hair. Spray all over and massage the product gently into your scalp with your fingertips to ensure it gets all the way down to the roots, then brush out.
The bottom line
I honestly believed the beauty gods had answered my prayers when this product first arrived. For someone who will rock a topknot for three consecutive days just to avoid having to wash her hair, this stuff was going to be my salvation. But they lost me at "brush out." Curly-haired girls don't brush their hair. And if we do, it pretty much guarantees an updo of some sort because brushing makes us look like we just touched that static-electricity ball at the science centre. But it did leave my hair smelling fresh. And since I only brushed the top layer of hair, I could get away with a half-updo, meaning my lid will live another day and see yet another topknot.
$9.99 at Shoppers Drug Mart ( www.shoppersdrugmart.com).