Weekend Hair Experiment a Success!

As you may have gathered from my blog by now, saving money and time does not always require a physical coupon.

While getting a haircut a few weeks ago, my stylist Kate told me about a product called DivaCurl that could add a nice wave to my hair and potentially allow for me to wash it every 2-3 days.  Intrigued, Kate kindly agreed to style my hair with DivaCurl instead of the standard blowdry style that came with my haircut.  DivaCurl made my hair feel very soft and the smell was amazing.  Instead of buying a set of the product, I decided to head home and see how my hair felt the next day.  Upon arriving, my husband commented on how much he liked the style.  I contemplated overnight whether I would wash my hair the next day or see how well DivaCurl actually held in the curl.  Realizing it wasn't the weekend and I did not really want to risk a bad hair day on a day full of face-to-face meetings, I opted for the earlier - washing my hair.

Then when I went back to see Kate last week for a FREE bang trim (a nice money-saver to extend the amount of time between haircuts), I decided to use my spending money (a small amount of cash my husband and I each get per paycheck to be spent in any way we individually decide, no questions asked) to get a travel set of DivaCurl, complete with a terrycloth DivaCurl towel all for $25.95 (+ tax).  Now, I was armed and ready to give it a test.

Friday before I went to work, I washed my hair just like Kate had showed me... first with DivaCurl No-Poo (Aren't the names great? :) ) and then with DivaCurl One Conditioner.  The scent and feel of everything reminded me how it felt the first time and I LOVED It.  I dried my hair upside down with the towel and then with a little heat from my blow dryer just like Kate had showed me (quicker than a typical day of styling) and headed out the door.

Not only did my hair receive compliments throughout the day on Friday, but with a little volumizer on Saturday (per Kate's advice) my hair was ready for another day of action WITHOUT being washed!  (I had a product on hand, but if you want to stick with DivaCurl products, Kate recommends DivaCurl Mist-er Right).  With the help of a simple inexpensive shower cap I purchased back when I was in college, I was able to bathe, though!  :)

Saturday came and went and I was still debating if I could go 3 WHOLE days without washing my hair.  I was worried my hair would look oily and like I had not washed it in 3 days.  For the sake of not wanting to wonder if DivaCurl actually held up to its reputation, I bit the bullet and skipped the washing of my hair this morning.  Realizing that adding more volumizer today might increase my fear of oil, I opted to try out something one of my sisters suggested earlier this week - baby powder.  I took a little in my hands, rubbed it between the palms and my fingers, and aimed for my scalp.  And... voilà my hair looked great another day!  (I took a few pictures so you can see, too.  See at right.)

So will I use DivaCurl again?  Absolutely!  In fact, the next several weeks are my busy season at work, so I'm going to put DivaCurl to work for me.

Here's to saving time on styling my hair, saving water by having shorter showers, and on using less shampoo and conditioner.  For $25.95 I'm happy with the time and money back in my life!