I poured out the same amount that I had been using of the Pert and noticed two things immediately.
It was on the idea of balsam and fresh mountain air. The first thing I noticed was the outdoorsy fresh scent that the product gave off.
When I got home and after relaxing with a cocktail, to calm my nerves from my shampoo aisle experience, I decided to shower before the old lady got home so that she could help evaluate my new find. (lots of things I buy get palmed off on that poor little mutt) And besides I could always use it on the dog. But the 32 oz bottle and the very reasonable price( I'm always looking for a bargain) caused me to rationalize that I would not be out that much if I didn't like it. The fact that it was a 2 in 1 product caused mixed feelings as the Pert had been a simular product. And all these products did not even include the ethnic brands.Īfter standing and reading brand after brand for what seemed like an hour and enduring dirty looks and muttered epitaths from teenie boppers and blue haired retirees, my eyes were caught by a nondescript bluish grey plastic bottle on the bottom shelf with the words Suave For Men 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner embossed onto the bottle in a very no nonscence way. I actually found myself smiling nostalgically when I saw some brand from my childhood like Prell or Alberto V-O 5. It was a daughnting task just to make scense of whether or not a product was for a male, female or something in between. There was an entire aisle, five shelves high, with every imaginable color, scent, size, shape and price of hair cleaning product you could imagine. So at her request and my dissatisfaction with Pert Plus, I trotted down to the local Wal-Mart to see what was new.įirst let me say how amazed I was at the number of choices available. My wife had started to complain that my pillows were beginning to smell "like old cheese". My hair is shoulder length and tends to be on the oily side. I found that I had to shampoo and rinse at least twice in order to get the desired degree of cleanliness. The Pert Plus all in one shampoo and conditioner was just not cutting it. I had recently become disenchanted with the shampoo I had been using for years.