The All Nighter Styling Powder

This styling product is basically like a tinted dry shampoo with a difference; it's paraben, aluminium, silica and talc free. The All Nighter styling powder uses a blend of vegetable starch, kaolin, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, silk powder and tangerine essential oil, to absorb grease and freshen the hair. 

I tried the dark brown/black variant; I could use the brunette version too. I like that it doesn't rely on an alcohol propellant as a delivery system (I find those dry shampoos make my hair look even oilier an hour or two later) but I do need to be a bit careful when applying. The first time I used this I sprinkled it directly onto my roots from the container with some abandon, and ended up with Bride of Frankenstein volume. It works better for me if I dispense a bit onto my fingertips and then rub into my roots, concentrating on my hairline and parting. I wouldn't apply while wearing a white top either, although the powder washes off hands easily enough. It does leave the hair feeling quite matte unless brushed out thoroughly after applying. 

I took this away with me on a four day martial arts course I recently attended (that's where I was over the May bank holiday). I don't like to wash my hair every day, but after three hours of sweating each day I needed to do something to it before encountering other human beings in the evenings. This did a very good job of soaking up the oil, freshening my hair and giving me lift at my roots.

Summary: excellent for second (or third) day hair, for the morning after the night before if you wake up too late to wash your hair (I was twenty once, a long time ago), and generally for giving some oomph to roots. I'll be purchasing when I run out of the one I was sent. Available at www.VictoriaHealth.com and www.beingcontent.com (it costs less at Content but Victoria Health appears to offer free shipping as standard with no minimum purchase.)

Disclosure: product was sent without charge for consideration for review.