The 'Big' Bandwagon

You've seen this a million times, but as it is fast becoming a favourite of mine, i felt i had to share it with you. If any of you actually read to the end of yet another Lush post - bravo.

Not to sound too pretentious, but i wanted this ages before the bandwagon was built, i just didn't want to spend £10 on something I'd heard relatively nothing about.
The transformation came from MakeupbyTiffanyD (on YouTube) in one of her favourites videos, so it was added to my Christmas list.

Even as the reviews began rolling in, i was still a little unsure of the product - basically rubbing salt into my hair..? Erm..


I take just as much as i would with a regular shampoo, but really focus it onto the roots, using my Toni & Guy hair washing training ;) to massage it in. I always make sure to wash it out very thoroughly, before following it with my regular conditioner on the ends of my hair.
It gives a literally, squeaky clean feeling, and even in the shower, feels almost dry compared with every other shampoo I've ever used.


Once out of the shower, i comb it through as usual, coating the hair with serum, but avoiding the roots.
It left my hair super shiny, and it felt clean. It felt like there was no product, nothing there weighing the hair down, which contributes to volumised feel.
For my super fine hair, any volume is a plus, but i feel like this adds a substantial amount. Granted, it is a bit hit and miss, sometimes there won't be that much volume, but i figured it's the way you use it, so i just need to work out the right way.

Onto the scent, Lush is famed for its gorgeous scents, you just need to walk past the store to get a good sniff. This product falls short in that area. It smells pretty horrible, not so bad that you can't bare to use it or anything, and i haven't noticed it lingering in my hair - but if you're going in for the scent, then maybe avoid this one.

The above picture is after two uses, and trust me, this was full to the brim. But like i said, you don't need anymore than a regular shampoo, so i can see this lasting.
I only use it once a week at the very most, because I've heard it can become quite drying to the hair - for obvious reasons - with regular use, and also strip your hair colour, so just be careful there.
I could hazard a guess at saying this works by stripping every bit of moisture/oil from the roots, so that it still remains healthy, which is why it would dry the hair out. I'm being careful with how often i use it to avoid these circumstances.

So i got this for Christmas - but I've looked the price up for you lovely people, and it retails at £9.90 for 330g. To me this is a good deal, primarily because of the rate you're going to get through it, but, if you're still unsure, Lush are currently doing a 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes' set which includes a sample of Big (among many others) which you might want to get before committing to the full price.