Two weeks ago when I took the boys to get their hair cut, I got all spontaneous and asked the stylist (you still call them that when you're just at Great Clips, right?) about a new shampoo for myself.
"Spontaneous?" Um, YEAH. I don't do much on the spur of the moment, so quickly screwing up the courage to ask about a new shampoo that might help my oily hair set my heart to racing. The stylist recommended the Biolage Normalizing Shampoo, which I was happy to try.
I started using it that very evening, and within two days I felt like I had someone else's hair on my head. Like, CRAZY TOWN, Internet. It felt so light and easy to style, I didn't know what to do with myself. So when I was relaying this Hair Epiphany to my friend Melanie over supper last night, I mentioned that it had been a really long time since I'd tried a different shampoo. I mean, who keeps track?
Melanie: "How long?"
Me: "Well, I used Pert Plus until about my sophomore year of high school, and then I switched to Pantene Pro-V shampoo plus conditioner and used it until two weeks ago. So ... 20 or 22 years? What year is it now? Yeah, since 1989."
Melanie: [gasp] [sputter] [cackle]
So I might have been Pantene's Most Loyal Customer EVER and not even have realized it until now. And WOW with the build-up on my hair. They aren't kidding about that ... I no longer think it's an urban legend. Quite frankly, it's a miracle my hair isn't just one big piece of Plexiglass by now.
So now the question becomes, what shampoo will I be using in 2030? I'm willing to bet it'll be Biolage. BECAUSE RUTS ARE MY FRIEND.
Oh wait. I have one more question: