Having had a pleasant experience with the Balea Professional Oil Repair Conditioner and seeing that this spray had a discount, I bought it and hoped for the best. I should have payed more attention to what I was buying because I was expecting something similar to Schwarzkopf leave-in conditioners. But no, this is not a watery spray, it's more like a deodorant... and I sprayed too close to my hair in my hand and I got aerosol burn woops!

Professional Oil Repair Haaröl Spray
With Argan oil for more suppleness. For dry, brittle and fragile hair. Result: powerful and shiny, supple and well-groomed hair, which can be combed easily.

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 7.99 RON (#discount) / 2.95 EUR

QUANTITY: 200ml

PROS

• leaves hair fragranced
• hair looks very shiny for about an hour
• it does have some oil in it, so it makes hair easy to comb

CONS

• contains ALCOHOL DENAT as the first ingredient - dries hair
• contains ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL at the end of the ingredient list
• might do more harm to your hair than good
• pretty expensive for the actual results

Would I buy this product again? Hell no! I really recommend you try the liquid conditioner thought from the same collection (reviewed here). I'd rather invest in the ACTUAL hair oil next time.

My favorite conditioner for this winter is offered by dm's own brand, Balea. Sure, I could have bought another standard Balea conditioner but my curiosity led me to the Balea 'Professional' line. And I have to say, yes, this conditioner is better than the standard one and better than the one from Kallos too. I have nothing but words of praise for this product.

Balea Professional Oil Repair Spülung
Cleans and maintains extremely damaged and dry hair. With phytokeratin and argan oil. Silicone free.

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 7.70 RON / 1.35 EUR

QUANTITY: 200ml

PROS

• yummy fragrance
• makes hair easy to comb, shiny and silky ♡
• damn cheap

CONS

• none

Would I buy this product again? Yes! From the same 'Oil Repair' collection, I have also tried the spray which I reviewed over here.

Every year, there's a new beauty trend... There was a time when 'macadamia oil' was on every single beauty product in the shops. Now everything has 'argan oil' written on it. I can think of more examples, likes BB & CC creams that got super popular all of a sudden. Micellar water also got very popular 'overnight' and almost everyone switched to it from harsh alcohol based cleansers or cleansing cream/milk.

I also got on the micellar water bandwagon and tried one from Gerovital which I liked a lot. After I finished it, completely impressed with its efficient cleansing proprieties, I bought the Balea one, thinking it's gonna be just as good...

Mizellenwasser Mischhaut und sensible Haut
For all skin types. Gently removes makeup and excess sebum. Cleans, nourishes and protects the skin from drying. No rinsing necessary. With panthenol, glycerin and hamamelis water. Perfume free.

BRAND: Balea

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 16 RON / 2.95 EUR

QUANTITY: 400ml

What to use it for: removing makeup (face, eyes, lips)
What NOT to use it for: cleansing the face (dirt remains)

PROS

• easily cleans makeup
• no fragrance = no allergic reactions
• does not sting the eyes
• feels refreshing
• super cheap for this quantity

CONS

• skin feels a bit dry after using it
• even though there's no perfume, it still smells like some chemicals... (I didn't like the smell, might be just me)
• does not deep clean the skin
• I just don't like the foam it makes sometimes

Would I buy this product again? Nope. I am using it alongside an alcohol based cleanser because this water simply does not clean properly. As soon as I finish it, I will buy the Gerovital Micellar Water which gently cleaned my skin of all the dirt and sebum, while also hydrating it.

Having recently purchased the Lovely Nude Makeup Kit and liking it, I thought I'd give this concealer a try. My other concealer was running out (the Miss Sporty concealer stick) so I picked the lightest shade there was (01) and hoped for the best. Lovely is a polish cosmetics brand, available in dm. Reviews for the aforementioned products will be coming soon.

Lovely Magic Pen
Masking face corrector with an extremely effective formula. Perfectly hides any skin imperfections and perfectly retouches shadows under the eyes. Very easy to spread on the skin, hence does not create lumps and is invisible under a primer.

BRAND: Lovely

LOCATION: dm / drogerie markt

PRICE: 12 RON

QUANTITY: 2ml

PROS

• neutral tone
• no fragrance
• does not make eyes sting or water

CONS

• dries / sinks into skin too quickly
• extremely hard to blend if you don't hurry
• medium coverage, pimples are still visible and red
• creases, accentuates lines

Would I buy this product again? Nope, this one was a disappointment.

I wish I had discovered this product earlier! I've been using it for a few years now and I have tried most of their fragrances. The Original one, I didn't like too much: it was just as effective as the others but the smell reminded me of sterile hospital supplies. The Sweetie one has an obnoxious raspberry smell. But hey, they are meant to cover the smell of sebum with a harsh fragrance while also absorbing said sebum from your roots. I have also tried Cherry, Blush (generic flowery smell) and Tropical (my favorite, coconut & candies).

Most people say dry shampoo is a great alternative to washing every day; but if you use it incorrectly, you might just look like you added some dandruff to your hair. On the packaging it says: shake well, spray from 30cm/12in into your roots, massage into roots, brush away the excess. Simple right? Wrong! The process is messy and residue will fall off your hair all day long (nightmare for black clothes).

What I recommend is to:

• never spray it while you're wearing good clothes
• try to avoid wearing dark clothes
• spray the night before, let the powder properly absorb grease over night so you can easily remove it in the morning
• get a very dense hair comb just for this process, to properly remove excess powder (you'll need to clean it very often)
• blow dry excess powder (on cold setting)
• do not overuse this product (it does not let your scalp breathe, thus creating more grease); use only when necessary, between washes (on days 2 to 3)

Batiste Instant Hair refresh Dry Shampoo
UK's No. 1 Dry Shampoo. The perfect quick fix for great looking hair between washes.

BRAND: Batiste

LOCATION: elefant.ro / sensiblu

PRICE: 16.99 / 23 RON

QUANTITY: 200ml

PROS

• gets rid of unaesthetic slimy hair
• adds fragrance (masks sebum smell)
• makes hair more rigid - good for styling (I personally don't like this)
• a bottle lasts me about a month, ok for the price

CONS

• powder, powder everywhere! clothes, carpets, hair brush, forehead, ears
• if used incorrectly (not removing excess, brushing your scalp too hard) looks like dandruff

Would I buy this product again? Yes! I feel like I can't go outside with slimy hair anymore! Compared to the Balea one, this one has a very sharp smell and overall absorbs more grease.

For my fellow Romanians, you can find it in Sensiblu Pharmacies, frequently with a discount, or even cheaper, on elefant.ro.