Essence this.
Most of you know of my disdain regarding the Herbal Essences campaign about orgasmic shampooing; The minute I saw the first ad I decided to exercise my consumer rights and never purchase that line of hair care products.
But last night as I was in the shower, I noticed that one of my roomies had purchased shampoo and conditioner off of the new "rainforest" line, and the flowers listed as the scents on the bottle looked intriguing, so I did a dastardly roomie thing and snagged some of my roomie's new shampoo and conditioner.
What a mistake. The resulting scent is less "rainforest flowers" than it is "cloying detergent", and despite the fact that I showered over 12 hours ago, the scent is so permeating that when I turn my head it overpowers the taste of my gingerbread latte, and it kinda makes me want to yarf. So I've pulled my hair back and away from my face in a really unfashionable ponytail fastened with a large rubber band typically used for holding large manila envelopes together.
I suppose this could be chalked up as my karma for stealing a sample of my roomie's shampoo, but group house living is kinda like that. I know for a fact that I did not brush my teeth as many times as required to finish up my tube of toothpaste that quickly.
What bothers me most about it is the thought that Herbal Essences is a rather popular brand, which I gather from the fact that every group house I've lived in and/or visited has had at least one person who apparently patronizes their shampoo; Millions of people are walking around with uber-fragrant hair and loving it and waging a silent war on their olfactory senses on a daily basis. No wonder so many people have unidentified, inexplicable allergies.
But last night as I was in the shower, I noticed that one of my roomies had purchased shampoo and conditioner off of the new "rainforest" line, and the flowers listed as the scents on the bottle looked intriguing, so I did a dastardly roomie thing and snagged some of my roomie's new shampoo and conditioner.
What a mistake. The resulting scent is less "rainforest flowers" than it is "cloying detergent", and despite the fact that I showered over 12 hours ago, the scent is so permeating that when I turn my head it overpowers the taste of my gingerbread latte, and it kinda makes me want to yarf. So I've pulled my hair back and away from my face in a really unfashionable ponytail fastened with a large rubber band typically used for holding large manila envelopes together.
I suppose this could be chalked up as my karma for stealing a sample of my roomie's shampoo, but group house living is kinda like that. I know for a fact that I did not brush my teeth as many times as required to finish up my tube of toothpaste that quickly.
What bothers me most about it is the thought that Herbal Essences is a rather popular brand, which I gather from the fact that every group house I've lived in and/or visited has had at least one person who apparently patronizes their shampoo; Millions of people are walking around with uber-fragrant hair and loving it and waging a silent war on their olfactory senses on a daily basis. No wonder so many people have unidentified, inexplicable allergies.