The journey with Aveda

I used to only buy the Aveda Suncare hair and body cleanser when the girls took up swimming lessons. Claim to help remove chlorine off, which is what I’m after coz too much chlorine residue on hair will destroy hair. I love this as I only need this for both hair and body, save my swimming barang barang bag.  The smell is nice too! 

Then ….the expensive hair are started when we went to the salon in PP. They recommended that che-che initially has to use the smooth infusion 

and lil’ one has to use this from her damaged hair - rebonding so many times and then colour 

after some time they say it’s better for che-che to use this instead of smooth infusion

of course they recommended that I use this Invati. But no thanks I will stick to my cheap Head & Shoulders shampoo. I’m willing to spend on them but not on self 😂

I always get the huge bottle of shampoo and conditioner of their 2 different range for them. Always buying x2 or x3 bottles each. The $$$ spent is …sigh….不敢讲多了。Lil’ one’s hair needs more care, so I do have to get the serum and leave-in treatment for her as well. I used to buy serums for che-che too. Somehow she end up not using them coz she’s probably as lazy as her mom. Now lil’ one is using it to help her finish them.  

These are the purchases from escentials when I have a special promotion price. I do buy huge bottles of shampoos, conditioners and stuffs from the Aveda shop in Taka if I’m there. Or drop by Aveda in Tampines Mall’s Isetan where I can get my Isetan points as well as CapitaLand stars. In conclusion, it’s alot of money I spent on their hair. How many H&Shoulders I can get for myself at the total price of each purchase? I normally spend more than $350 each purchases in Aveda shops so you can calculate yourself. 

So on Tuesday (1st Oct), I receive a message on a birthday free gift just as I was walking to Popular Bookstore from carpark in TM after lil’ one in school. After spending so much money on their products, I want to take their free gift. Haiyah! Turns out I also cannot use the birthday gift. I do have a $20 voucher for birthday so decided to get her her serum and leave-in treatment. When I took the leave-in-conditioner, the staff showed me a promo box of 2 leave-in treatment for $115 (if I were to get them on its own, it would cost $144). Can save 就 save 吧! But I’ll slowly wean her from using the shampoo and conditioner. Che-che has already used up her nutriplenish range for quite awhile and she decided not to use it anymore. We’ve experimented on a holiday where I didn’t bring her serum and leave-in-treatment and her hair turned lion mane frizzy. Ah…it was the 2022 Japan trip. 

Other trips I packed my H&S shampoo and her serum + LITreatment, and her hair still turn out looking alright.

Crazy right? 2 tubes in this 25cm not so square box. Not environmental friendly. 

serum - $87 x2. Leave-in conditioner UP : $72/tube but coz I bought the box of 2 at a price of $115. The rests are freebies

Freebies

Most times I’m able to get some freebies with the $$$ amount I spent. At least the freebies are in regular size bottles. 

I’ve been given a few bottles of Rosemary Mint body & handwash, Rosemary Mint shampoo, paddle brush, Invanti’s bottles of ?? which I haven’t used at all. 

Other things from Aveda

Apart from hair products, I liked their composition oil. I use them with the guasha on face. Of the two, I prefer stress-fix composition oil as it has lavender and clary sage smell.