Garden State

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Monday, March 31, 2014
Hey you, my dear bumblebees! So, I've got this new hair serum that I am so in love..! If you have read my previous post, then you knew that recently I got my hair dyed again and that my hair is a bit damaged now.

First of all, I have to let you know I have a straight, dry, and frizzy hair. Second of all, I wash my hair every day. I have this greasy feeling if I let my hair unwashed. Even if I stay at home all day long, I still have to wash my hair. Because, basically we sweat, right? Lastly, I blow dry, straighten or curl my hair almost every day! I feel bad about it, but this frizz makes me had to do this.

Therefore, in order to get a silky hair, I'm getting this:

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The Body Shop Grapeseed Glossing Serum

I could say I'm glad that I discovered this product! When I was just browsing around the shop, the BA told me that it is one of the best selling products. I tried the tester and put a little amount of it on the ends of my hair. I was shocked at first my hair instantly looked greasy. Totally not impressed, I ended up buying another thing from the store. But then, since I have a habit to touch my hair, guess what? When I touched my dry ends, it became so soft, smooth, silky, and shiny! Oh well, it turns out the serum worked like that because my hair was completely dry during the application, it took some time to absorb.

So I eventually purchased the product and I've found the perfect way to apply it on my hair. The trick is to apply it on towel dried hair from the middle until the ends of the hair. Don't use it on the roots! Take six pumps for mid back hair length like mine.

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Look how glossy the serum gel is!

What I like:
  • controls frizz
  • gives instant shine and smoothness
  • untangles knots
  • smells lovely
  • natural ingredients
What I dislike:
  • a bit pricey as I need to pump a lot of amount for my thick hair
Who would love: Those with dry or frizzy hair.

Price: IDR 179k per 75ml

I suggest you to use this product with The Body Shop Rainforest Radiance Detangling Spray to give a complete care for outdoor activities.

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Have you guys watched Divergent yet? Go watch it at the cinema if you haven't yet!
Or anyone here has finished reading the Divergent trilogy? I just purchased the e-book. Oh my....! Gosh! I have this huge crush on Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis a.k.a Theo James who plays Four in the movie. I got my beating heart when I saw him. He's not just another British hawtie! Who can resist his sexy back, though?! It only took me one mili-second to realize how masculine he was. Throughout the movie, I literally couldn't take my eyes of him. Btw, I went to the cinema with my dad. So I was kind of ignoring him when he commented on some scenes. LOL!


Ellie Goulding - Beating Heart.

P.S: My first giveaway winner is out! Congratulations, Cottonkuma! Kindly click here to see the detailed update.
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60 comments on "Garden State"
  1. The Body Shop packaging is always the greatest! I definitely need some hair serum for my hair haha it's always so frizzy!
    manicpixiegirl

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    1. If you have the same type hair like mine, you're gonna like this! :)

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  2. Thanks for reviewing! Once I tried The body shop shampoo and conditioner and I didn't like it at all, but I would like to give a second try for something else related with hair!

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  3. Have always loved TBS products!

    Keep in touch on BLOGLOVIN

    Love,
    FASHIONHYPNOTISED

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  4. Hi, I like your blog, it's really nice! I don't know if this is available in my country, but I'd buy it, I'll visit The Body Shop next week. Thanks for the tip!:)
    http://www.beautybellenotes.com/

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    1. You're welcome :) Hopefully this product is available in your country.

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  5. I like how reviewers often write 'pricey' on the con part of The Body Shop's products lol. I like their products but yeah they are a bit too pricey for--students. I'm currently using Lucido-L for my hair care, when I have more money let's check this on the counter! (just--trying out, who knows of I'll buy)

    Wait what. OH I WON THE GIVEAWAY. So glad I checked my blog feed because my phone doesn't receive any push email notification at the moment!!! THANK YOU MICH <333 ...wow this luck is scaring me

    *RUNS CHECKING EMAIL*

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    1. Yayyyy! Congratulations!! You're welcome, dear! <3
      HAHAHA yes. It's a bit pricey for us – student, and especially because I have a quite thick & long hair, not to mention the product is only 75ml!! I think I knew the Lucido-L, it has a hot pink packaging, rite?! Which one do you use? Next time I should try it!

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    2. What 75ml Lucido-L has 200ml! Yesss, I'm using the hot pink one for normal hair! There's also one for damaged/colored hair. Before they produced them here, they used to be priced around 100k, now it's only 27.500 (gawds, I remember the exact price) it's sooo cheap!

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  6. It sounds like a good product! ^_^ I'm glad that you like it!

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    Rinako

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  7. Great review! I actually use this product as well :) At first it made my hair feel oily, but it was because I applied too much. Now that I control the amount I put on, I'm loving it!

    http://itsthekyliebabii.blogspot.com

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    1. Yeah. The first impression was not really good, but turns out it's a great product <3

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  8. aku pake Lucido-L juga ni sama kayak cottonkuma, aku pake yang orange.. tapi suka males pakenya hahah dipakenya cuma pas rambut udah bener2 kusut banget :p
    nanti kalo Lucido-L udah abis mau cobain ini ah :D semoga TBS ada diskon gede haha soalnya mahal ya sekarang harganya pada naik :/

    xx
    vina
    pinapina.net

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    1. Hihihi bener tuh TBS kan suka ada diskon. Aku abis browsing2 Lucido-L nya nih, kalo buat jenis rambutku pakenya warna pink ternyata. Pengen beliiiii warna pinknya lucu *lagi2 kemakan packaging*

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  9. grapeseed fragrant is super refreshing! <3

    puddingme.blogspot.com

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    1. I actually don't know how grapeseed fragrance would smell LOL. Anyway, the scent is super lovely. You gotta like it!

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  10. looks amazing! <3 and super lovely packaging :))

    xoxo,
    rae
    http://www.raellarina.net/

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  11. I have dry frizzy hair, so I should try this:)
    And I'm a huge Divergent series fan (although I wasn't a big fan of the end of book three). Really dying to see the movie.

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  12. Ive been looking for a great hair serum too because i also have a dry frizzy hair, ive been using vitress but it only works a few hours. Sounds like a great product, i just hope it will justify the prize :)

    www.sarahrizaga.blogspot.com

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  13. This must be great! I have fizzy hair so this product might be good for my curly hair :)

    I hope that you visit my blog too and maybe follow: SPIKED-SOUL.BLOGSPOT.COM :)
    Have a nice day!

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  14. pernah coba produk ini saya malah bikin rambut saya yang lepek tambaaahhh lepek heheh

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    1. Yahhh.. Soalnya ini emang untuk rambut kering, makanya nggak cocok kalo rambutnya udah lepek :(

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    1. Hahahaha Vaniii kau lebih sering meracuniku!

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  16. I never knew TBS has this amazing hair product, maybe next time I'll try when stopping by. Hopefully it works for my hair

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  17. But we are not suppose to wash our hair everyday.... If you keep doing that you will never fix the greasy-ness... I used to wash mine everyday too, but I trained it and noww I can go 2-3 days without washing it! And I do not use any heat on my hair anymore. even hair dryer. I do hope that you will consider elongate the time frame of your hair wash.

    My hair is frizzy too... I use overnight wet set pin curls on my hair to achieve curls (completely heat free)

    I do need this serum girl thank you so much for sharing, please do not curl your hair everydayyy

    Sorry for commenting too much but I hope that you will consider my inputs
    xx
    christineadelina.blogspot.com

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    1. I know this is such a bad bad habit for my dry hair :0 Thanks dear for the tips. I'll try not to wash my hair everyday when I just stay at home. The overnight wet set pin curls are totally a great idea! I wanna have curly hair like yours <3

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  18. I saw this in store, and was so tempted! It looks amazing... I'm going to wait for one of their 30/40% off discounts and buy it I think! xx

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  19. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! Really great review--I have curly hair, but can otherwise appreciate what you're going through. Also, I haven't seen Divergent yet but have been dying to! I read the entire trilogy, so I'm anxious to see how they'll do everything on film.

    xo, Britnee
    themodelcachet.blogspot.com

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    1. The film was really good, because of Theo James haha! So so so in love with Four <3 I really should read the trilogy asap.

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  20. Firstly, thanks for finding my blog and taking the time to comment. My hair sounds exactly the same as yours. I have to wash it every single day because otherwise it gets greasy and I can't do anything for the whole day, even if I'm not leaving the house. And everyone I know/all the experts say that that is totally destructive for your hair. I hate the idea of dry shampoo because I have seen a looot of fails with it (helloooo grey nannies) but this serum sounds perfect. I have recently found a Body Shop favourite recently, which is very rare for me because I am not usually a fan of their stuff, and there'll be a review of that up on my blog soon so you might be interested. Anyway, hope you're having a lovely day. Rosemary

    rosemaryofelephants.blogspot.com

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    1. I really haven't tried the dry shampoo yet, that's why I feel like I have to try it no matter what! I've heard about the grey nannies, but still I'm curious LOL.
      Hope you have a great day too! I'll check out your blog <3

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  21. I have stick straight hair. Frizzy but staight considerably, which is annoying... And my hair doesnt hold curls! I will make a blog post about heatless curls then :) Thank you for taking my input and take care of your hairr

    Hugs and kisses

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    1. Yes, dear! I'm looking forward to the tutorial!

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  22. Thanks for this great recommendation, your review was so well done. Id like to try it

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  23. I think i may have heard of this product but thanks for bringing it back to my mind. Great review dear.

    http://www.thefashionstirfry.com

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  24. Ooo this looks good! I really like Body Shop products, I'll have to try this since my hair can be dry too!

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    Kendra | It's a Bug's Life

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  25. Nice post and great review! I should try this cause I also have dry hair.
    We're in the same team! I watched Divergent and I'm in love with Theo James aka Four! The way he protect Tris with his cool character makes me melt. I didn't notice that he's british until I watched his interview though ;p
    Btw, I followed you, hope you'll do the same, let's keep in touch! ;)


    Rosalina
    partiedemoii.blogspot.com

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    1. He's such a sweet heart. Their love seems so real LOL, what am I thinking?
      Well, I didn't know he's British too until I watched the interview! He's so hot in his accent. He can sing too, btw! What a complete package <3
      Oh, I'm following you too :)

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  26. I wash my hair every day too so it gets a little dry...this serum sounds fab! xxx

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  27. Thanks for introducing this product to me! I thought I knew pretty much every TBS product out there, but apparently I didn't :-)

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  28. Well I have dry hair too :(
    I've already watched Divergent! I'm so in love with Four!

    xx
    http://overloadstories.blogspot.com

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  29. kool!! i use castor and argan oil to gloss my hair!! ooh i LOVE ellie <33

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    1. I use argan oil too once in a while :D but I didn't know about the castor oil! Thanks for letting me know!

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  30. Sounds like a great product!! I am reading Divergent now! I wanted to read the book and then go see the movie. I'm obsessed with it!
    www.amemoryofus.blogspot.com

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  31. I used argan oil for my hair. This looks interesting product to me. Thanks for the review and I appreciate your visit in my blog. Stay in touch.

    xo
    Sam
    http://fabulouspetite.blogspot.com

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  32. Yes! My hair is so dry and I too use a flat iron or curler daily! I also color it often too....I've gone from brunette to blonde to red head lol! I could really use this! Thanks for sharing! I will definitely check out this product! P.S. Thank you so much for visiting my blog! Following you now on GFC!

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  33. How did the movie go? Is it recommended? Here's a good news for you: I've nominated you The Liebster Award! Check out my blog ;)

    (http://www.perspectiveonablog.com)

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    1. The movie was really good. Yeah I'd totally recommend it to you if you're a fan of dystopia genre. Awww.. Thanks dear for the award! ♡

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  34. I very like products Body Shop :)

    I follow you beautiful blog. I hope you will follow me back and I will wait for you in my blog www.gabusiek.blogspot.com

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  35. thanks for the recommendation <3 <3 I love Body shop!
    I'm your new followers now, mind to followback? :D

    milkamelia.blogspot.com

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  36. We love your Blog and now we will try products from the body shop. Thanks <3
    Have a look on www.thefancylifestyle.com

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  37. I also have frizzy hair and that's definitely not cool...
    Next time I'll go shopping I'll see if I buy it or not (I just need to look at the price to make my decision >.<).

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  38. Wonderful and thorough review on this product girlie. Makes me want to try it! Great blog. <3

    xo, Alina
    STYLE BY ALINA | LUCKY FABB RECAP

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  39. Hey did you get the curls? Let me know if you doo, and do not hesitate to ask questions, I will try to make more how to that is easier to sleep in later

    xx
    christineadelina.blogspot.com

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  40. that's so pricey . well if it worked i guess it is worth to try .
    :3 tee hee
    anw would you mind to follow each other? i followed u already

    xion xiu's blog

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  41. i think i need this because i have dry and frizzy hair too !

    http://amourpixie.blogspot.com/

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