Dry Shampoo is one of my 'must have' items, I've tried a fair few different brands in my time - some of which are absolutely brilliant, and the others that are a completely let down. Despite the hype, Batiste Dry Shampoo didn't fit in either of those two categories, I just found it to be completely average.
It does do a fantastic job at removing grease - almost too well. If I use this in the morning on second/third day hair, grease is instantly absorbed by the product and my hair returns to it's voluminous and "fresh" looking state, and remains that way all day.
As I said before, it does do a fantastic job of removing grease.. but I do find that it does leave a lot of residue and has a tonne of product fall out. Perhaps I'm just using too much in my hair, but whenever I shake my hair - despite the inital rub in and brush through, I find that I shed a lot of dry shampoo dust. Not really a great thing for it to do when I pretty much wear all black!
The product comes in a variety of scents, I prefer Clean & Classic although I have tried others. They do smell nice, but I just find them to be far too strong.
The packaging is adorable. You can easily find it in your bag or on the store shelves. It's iconic and bold. I love that even though there are different scents available, they all remain consistent in their branding.
Depsite it's averageness, it's a product that does work. I will always keep one in my bag as they are the only brand I have found that does a dry shampoo in a mini bottle.
I have this in 'Blush' and only because I got it in a subscription box. I have really short hair and have trained it to survive on one shampoo/condition a week (its naturally wavy/curly). PS google the No 'Poo movement ;) From time to time, it gets a bit oily in the last couple of days before it's due for a wash. I have used this a few times on those occasions to SOME success. Whilst it does soak up the oils, I find it dulls my hair. My hair is very dark brown and quite shiny but after use of this it looks rather dull. Also, the first time I used it I thought I was getting dandruff! I was finding product fallout on my shoulders and fingernails (I'm a hair raker) and thought it was dead skin! It does smell okay, but kind of like a room spray. I wouldn't expect someone to smell it on me and say "Oh you smell nice!" Did it make my hair look less oily? Yes. Was it easy enough for the layman to use? Sure. Would I recommend it? Probably not. Maybe if you're a blonde.