TRES long, TRES good

This is the longest time that I've not gotten a haircut.

In my life.

Ever!

This 1st week of July will be the 6th month since my last haircut. Normally, I'd be freaking out and reciting that classic film line: "It's hard to think with all this hair!" But surprisingly, I'm not too bothered by my quarantine waves. Or, as a colleague calls it, my "Cersei hair."

One thing that makes my slightly longer hair more bearable? A shampoo that I discovered a few months ago.

TRESemme!

We have bottles and bottles of TRESemme at home, thanks to Tito Pacqui who supplies for Unilever and gives us boxes of Unilever products. One time, when I ran out of my usual Human Nature shampoo and their stalls were still closed, I thought of trying out their Detox and Nourish variant.

It felt good on my hair! It made it feel soft, smooth and manageable! (Yikes! I sound like a shampoo ad! Harhar.)

After that initial trial, TRESemme Detox and Nourish became my regular shampoo, and it looks like it's going to be the brand that I'll be using now, moving forward.

And thanks to TRESemme, I don't mind growing my hair longer than usual. Looks like this new mane will be part of the "New Normal."

Well, at least until my barber finds a way to get back to work. When that happens, ask me again.

Seeing double

Two weekends ago, I felt pain on my left shoulder and neck area. So, when I went to Watson's, I hurriedly went over to the area that sold plasters so that I could buy my go-to-plaster whenever muscle pain strikes. That's Salonpas, of course.

Imagine my surprise when I got home. I brought out the contents of the bag and realized that I only thought I got Salonpas. It turns out that the product I picked up and bought is Mentopas.

The way the package was designed - from the logos to the colors to the layout of the pack - it was so similar that it felt like the same thing from afar. And if you're on autopilot, like me, then you'd think you're picking up Salonpas when you're actually buying the competition. Wise move indeed.

It's the same thing that's happening to 2 new shampoos in the market. They're both positioned as salon-caliber shampoos, and their packaging looks so much alike.

Notice how both products have black and white bottles, with touches of fuchsia on the label. It's enough to make you feel like you're seeing double. Again, if you're in a hurry and just grab items from the shelves, chances are, you'll be buying Syoss just when you thought  you were grabbing Tresemme.

All these product look-alikes are enough to leave consumers confused.

But I think that's what they're supposed to do.