Beauty/ win or bin?

THERE was a time when people used to whisper about dry shampoos. There were just a handful on the market and they were mainly used by older ladies trying to make their shampoo and set last longer.

Not any more. Dry shampoo has burst out of the bathroom closet and most haircare brands offer a version. But is designer dry better or are the old ones still good ones? We tried three to find out.

Klorane Gentle Dry Shampoo (pounds 6.80 at larger Boots stores) THIS was so light I could barely feel it on my hair at all and I really loved the smell, it was totally nonchemical and about as close to the smell of freshly-washed hair as you can get.

That said I did feel like I had to use quite a lot of it. It didn't go very white though which is a good thing. Rating 4/5 Batiste Diva Dry Shampoo (pounds 2.07 at Boots) I AM a huge fan of the Batiste dry shampoos, they are a great budget option and do the trick. This was as effective as any of the others in the range, my only quibble with it was the smell. It was far too heady and battled my perfume.

Rating 3/5 Tigi Rockaholic Dry Shampoo (pounds 9.95 at Tigi salons see www.tigihaircare.com) I LOVED this. It was a really really light mist and didn't smell too strongly. It reinvigorated my hair even when it was at its greasiest without turning my roots white. However it was a bit expensive. Rating 4/5