Notorious B.I.G

Lush was always a shop I ran past on a Saturday afternoon because my Friday night hangover could not handle the smell. However on closer inspection I have to admit the products I have tried are great. I am the queen of baths so I have always welcomed bath bombs from friends at Christmas and birthdays but the Lush range is more extensive than that and the fresh handmade angle is perfect in a highly manufactured and processed market.

If you do have a nosey around a Lush shop then do not come out empty handed – you MUST MUST MUST buy Big Shampoo. It is my new obsession and is genuinely like no other shampoo I have used.  

The product:

£10.95/330g

Sea salt shampoo for shine, softness and big endowments. This pot of oceanic goodness is 50% sea salt to give limp hair the volume it deserves, with seaweed infusion to soften hair and citrus juices for shine. After using Big, your hair will be bouncing back to life http://www.lush.co.uk/

The consistency is a thick and gritty liquid which really lathers up so you only need a small amount. I have very long hair and a 50p dollop will do the trick. Once rubbed into the hair the salt disintegrates so don’t worry you are going to be left with half the Pacific in your hair.

The black pot is ideal for shampoo because there is nothing worse than reaching the end of your shampoo bottle and banging it against all sides of the bath to squeeze out the last drops. Pots are the future of shampoo if you ask me.

The results:

I don’t think my hair has ever felt this clean, because of the salt it feels like you are really scrubbing the dirt out of your hair - the best way I can describe it is when you have thoroughly exfoliated your face and you apply moisturiser to skin which feels so much smoother than usual – Big Shampoo is the equivalent for your barnet.  

The smell is amazing – without sounding like an advert the citrusy freshness is heavenly.

My hair can sometimes be quite dull in between colours, but Big gives it a great shine, which is accredited to the lime juice. I have also found my hair is a lot more manageable for styling; I usually cannot do anything with just-washed hair as curls last no more than a few hours but I think the sea salt actually holds my hair.

 And finally...

The BIG question – does it work?

Yes Yes Yes! It gives hair that oomph that I love. I have said it before I like big hair and big eyes so this shampoo was always destined to sit proudly in my bathroom. I have used all sorts of volumising shampoos but to no avail – I would always end up in front of the mirror back combing the hell out of my roots. Big is the first shampoo I can genuinely say makes a significant difference to the volume – lifting the roots and giving my hair the wake-up call it needs.

Invest in a pot !