Yesterday I woke up, showered, did my hair and got dressed. Not really very exciting. Then as I was doing my finishing touches - a belt here, legwarmers there - I saw that my hair had dried..and it looked OILY. As in not washed in two years gross. It had no shine (so it was matte and oily which is just bizarre if you think about it)it was as heavy as a ton of bricks, and it was flatter than the macbook air. AND I have this little pixie cut (that I am growing out, so you know thats just awkward) so its not like I can put it up in a ponytail..and I have bangs. I put on a wide headband to minimalize damage..but still..it was gross.

Then I realized that it must be my shampoo. My hair has always "grown" out of shampoos, so I am very dilligent about switching it up every few days, and using a clarifying shampoo at the end of the week. But for some reason I seem to have grown out of all of my shampoos at the same time.

I decided then and there that I had to get a new shampoo/conditioner and it had to be done that afternoon. I knew exactly which brand I wanted too. You see, when I was in high school I was a blowdrying fanatic. Which is kindof funny since I have straight hair, but I wanted the blowdry to give it some volume and to prevent it from being stringy (ohh the fun fine thin hair is!). Unfortunately, I had killed my entire head. Meaning I had split hairs all the way up to my root. My stylist at the time cut off a good 6 inches, but she obviously couldn't cut all of my hair off. So she sent me home with a deep conditioning treatment mask by Modern Organic Products (MOP). I was to use it twice a week for two months, and then come back for a trim.

The stuff worked like magic. My hair healed..and well it came back to life.

Which is why I decided to change my shampoo/conditioner to one of the many MOP products. The only issue was deciding which ones!! They have a sulfate free/scent free line - which is really very thoughtful. My Grandmother, who cannot stand any scents would LOVE that. It also protects hair thats colored..so thats pretty good too. But I don't have dyed hair. But their two other regular lines (MOP and Glisten) had soo many options as well.

I decided to go with the MOP line Basil Mint Cleanser for a clarifying shampoo, and then the MOP line Lemongrass Shampoo and Conditioner for fine hair. I already own the amazing treatment mask (which is called extreme protein) as well as their leave in conditioner which is aptly named Leave in Conditioner. So I figured that I would be all set.

So, last night I washed my hair with the Basil Mint Shampoo and used the Lemongrass Conditioner. I stepped out of the shower and my hair felt soo clean. I know all shampoos clean, but this was like magic clean. Like those old Mr. Clean commercials where everything sparkles and you can see Mr. Clean's reflection on the countertop while the jingle sings...I combed my hair, and everything fell right into place. I didn't even need to put ONE styling product in. NOT ONE. Which with a pixie cut is pretty rare.

When my hair dryed, it was soft and fluffy and full and shiny and perfect.

Tonight I used the Lemongrass Shampoo and the Lemongrass Conditioner as well. Same results. This weightless volume that my fine hair has NEVER been able to achieve before happened to my hair.

And it is so soft and silky...

I think I am in love.

So to further test, I am not going to use ANY products for an entire week and see how it holds up. Then I will try my new shampoos/conditioners with products and see what the results are.

But I may just have conquered my bad hair days....