fresh hair

The hazard of eating fresh at Subway? After a leisurly lunch my hair smells like a $5 Footlong, thanks to our table’s close proximity to the bread oven. Nothing makes an afternoon drag quite like the ghost of lunchtime past wafting around your head.

Black Vanilla Leave-in Conditioner from Carol’s Daughter is my go-to quick fix on hair days that are not bad so much as they are slightly off. It quells minor frizz and poof, and somehow transforms slightly greasy into soft and silky. It also leaves hair perfectly scented with creamy vanilla and coconut milk, and not a trace of odious sandwich on days like today. My favorite trick is to mist hair generously, brush out any tangles, twist up into a bun and let dry for 10 minutes; it leaves my tresses perfectly beachy in every sense of the word. $11.50 for 8 oz at Sephora.

Photo courtesy of Sephora