Karena rambut selalu di warnai, pemilihan shampoo jadi agak ribet karena mau yang khusus menjaga warna supaya tidak cepat pudar. Sudah coba cari di minimart terdekat, susah sekali. Mungkin karena market shampoo untuk rambut berwarna tidak sebanyak kebutuhan rambut yang lain, ya? Akhirnya melipir ke drugstore terdekat. Seperti biasa, untuk percobaan awal selalu cari ukuran kecil dulu untuk trial kecocokan sebelum komitmen jangka panjang.

Because my hair is (almost) always colored, deciding to buy shampoo becoming kind of difficult since I want to choose the one that focus more in protecting the color. I tried to search on the nearest minimart, apparently it is really difficult to find one. Perhaps the market for colored hair shampoo is not as much as the others? Finally I went to drugstore at the mall. Like always, for the first try I bought the smallest package to see if it suits me.

Untuk generasi circa 90-an pasti pernah dengar shampoo Herbal Essences. Pernah hits pada jamannya, terkenal dengan claim “yang alami” dan “wangi”. Akhirnya memutuskan untuk membeli Herbal Essence varian Colour Me Shiny – Shine Enhancing Shampoo ukuran 160 ml – sepertinya ukuran ini yang paling kecil seharga tidak lebih dari 30 ribu rupiah (tentu saja bisa lebih murah jika kamu beli di situs e-commerce).

For 90-ties generation (in Indonesia), I believe you may have heard Herbal Essences shampoo brand. It is a hit with their natural ingredients and good fragrance slogan. Finally I decided to buy Herbal Essences Color Me Shiny 160ml – the smallest size that I can find, with price not much than IDR 30.000 (of course it would be cheaper if you buy it through e-commerce/online)

Khusus varian ini ada campuran rose dan satin, bisa digunakan untuk rambut normal maupun diwarnai. Ada kandungan conditionernya sehingga rambut akan sehat dan bersinar.

Special for this variant there is a mix of rose and satin, can be used for both natural and colored hair. There is a conditioner essence so hair will be healthy and shiny.

Tutupnya model flip, mudah digunakan saat tangan licin, namun hati – hati ya saat traveling karena bisa saja tumpah jika tidak disimpan dengan benar.

The lid is flip, such an advantage in a slippery hands (like me). Careful, it is not entirely travel safe, might spill since it is easy to open due to flip lid, if not closed properly.

Kesan pertama, wangi rosenya enak banget! Hanya saja, setelah keramas, wangi ini tidak bertahan lama. Cairan berwarna transparan, seperti gel dan berbusa banyak seperti shampoo pada umumnya. 2 botol sudah habis digunakan, dengan tipe rambut tebal, mengembang, panjang, damaged (karena sebagian rambut ada sisa pelurusan permanen dan fully di warnai + highlight), ujung kering, dan kulit kepala agak sensitive, aku memutuskan untuk tidak repurchase kembali shampoo ini. Klaim zat conditioner di dalam shampoo, kurang mempan sehingga masih membutuhkan conditioner tambahan setelahnya. Setelah menghabiskan botol pertama, rambut oke saja. Saat penggunaan botol kedua, kulit kepala mulai bereaksi, seperti residu shampoo nya tertinggal di kulit kepala. Efek shiny di rambut berwarna juga biasa saja. Jadi aku stop menggunakan shampoo ini dan melanjutkan petualangan untuk mencari shampoo yang lainnya.

First impression, the rose fragrance is really nice! Unfortunately, the scent does not last long (sad). The liquid is transparent like a gel and lather a lot like the usual shampoo. I have been using 2 bottles already, with my thick long damaged hair (half of my hair is permanently straightened + colored + highlighted), dry ends, sensitive scalp, I decided to not repurchase this shampoo. The claim of conditioning is not effective (at least to me), I have to add additional conditioner afterwards. After I finished the first bottle, my hair actually feels fine, and I decided to go buy the second bottle. When I used the second bottle, my scalp starting to react, it feels like there are residues left on the scalp (event though I believed I rinsed it thoroughly), my scalp is not befriending with the shampoo anymore #SensitiveScalpStrikesAgain. I do not feel my hair shinier either (which actually I need the shine since my hair is colored). I stop using the shampoo and continue to seek another option. 

I will share my other journey with hair a lot more, thank you for reading!