The Big DumpTruck

Okay, another hair post. You can handle it, right? Good.

I've been buying Herbal Essence shampoo for several years now. The one for extra body, the brownish one. I think the claim to fame is that it has marigold in it or something. Anyway, while I have never washed my hair in an airplane bathroom (making noises that point to another activity, ahem), I do love the way it smells.

Strike that.

The way it smelled. For some reason, the Herbal Essence people have itchy fingers and messed with the formula for ALL their shampoos. Now they all contain "Essence of Palm." I can't remember what it's supposed to do for you. But the thing that scared me was the little graphic in the corner that said "New - Same Great Scent".

Okay, first of all, I have no idea how those two thoughts can be put together. If it's the same great scent, it's not new. And if it's new, it can't be the same great scent.

So I tried it. It's not the same great scent. I didn't want to say it out loud, but the thought that came to me was that it smells like ass. Except in the car tonight I said it smelled like bum, cause Junior is only seven and we aren't white trash, thank you. And Mr. Dump, God bless him, said

"Yaaaa...you know, I wasn't going to say anything, but it does."
"You mean, you think it smells like bum too?"
"It does. Just a little."

Try to imagine how hilarious a seven year old found this whole conversation. Now we have to tell him that just because the shampoo smells like bum, our heads don't. And yes, I've already purchased some other shampoo. I hope I like it. Cause it's not like I can go back to the Herbal Essence. *sigh*