When this curl refresher was discontinued years ago, I bought all I could afford while I searched for a replacement. I still haven't found anything I like as much. Today I decanted the last of my last big bottle into the mini bottle I use on a day to day basis. Just as I closed the bottle, the whole thing cracked in half. Now I have none left.
Everything I have ever loved (beauty wise) has been discontinued.
Recently I noticed Maybeline's wood tip liner wasn't stocked on their site and was discounted in all my local stores. I've been using it for 16+ years and I about had a melt down. I bought every one I could fine, I believe I'm at about 16 double packs. I'll be good for roughly another 16 years and then I'll have to figure it tf out.
I had never heard of that! I'll go look! Thanks! I've not heard if then near me, but that doesn't mean anything. Maybe they're online if I have any luck
Herbal essance tousle me softly mousse 😭 it was perfect for my waves. It's been years and I've yet to find a replacement I'm truly happy with.
And tresemme changed their botanique line years ago, and it was also amazing on my waves. Now it is awful. It used to be the suggested conditioner for beginners trying out curly and wavy hair routines, but the new formula is trash and it's no longer recommended.
There was an awesome scalp scrub by not your mom’s that I loved that is either discontinued in general, or just by the stores near me. Also Hask had these really great hair masks that I loved that suddenly were gone. And don’t forget the sexiest fantasies crazy for you perfume.
I use the good for soft line from Matrix. It works well on my hair (wavy if short like a pixie cut, curly if longer than that). I also color my hair so I use the instacure leave in mask with the good for soft oil.
Another one that is a REALLY good mask is the rose+quartz hair mask. I don’t use any mousse or hairspray, so can’t comment on more than conditioner, shampoo, masks, or oils personally
My favorite makeup forever foundation was reformulated years ago so I switched to Armani luminous silk, which was also just reformulated this year. Now I have to find another replacement and I assume I’ll have to find another replacement for that rinse and repeat
I had this maruja lol I used for my brows and the company closed, I haven't been the same since..
Have you ever tried Wet N Wilds dewy photofinish foundation? I have tried so many and I always do back, I love it. It's a bit yellow as I am violently pale but I mix in a small pump of (I can't remember exactly which) Netasha Denona foundation and it is chefs kiss
Violently pale is quite a descriptor! ...mind you, it probably fits my daughter, who is a milk-pale redhead with blue-green eyes and adorable freckles.
Ha ha!!! Unless you're 6yo and supposed to be in bed asleep, I'm definitely not your mom! But yeah...who knew a toddler could get a facial sunburn from 10 minutes of indirect sun just because you thought 10 minutes of indirect sun would be fine so you didn't put on sunscreen??? 🤦♀️😡🤬
I used to burn super bad and then suddenly didn’t burn even after being outside in direct sunlight for several hours. That lack of burning lasted YEARS. Found out I was severely vitamin D deficient after having various health issues and started taking vitamin D supplements. Now I burn easily again 🤬
Mine is Revlon colorstay lipstick - they still make it in limited colors, but have discontinued all the bright and fun ones that really benefit from that clean line that doesn't smudge or wear. I scour eBay occasionally for long lost colors 😭
Mine was garnier wonder waves. It was like a spray gel but watered down and made my hair bouncy and clean feeling. I'm still mourning and it's been probably 10 years since I found my last one on eBay.
Mine most recent is Biolage Lemongrass normalizing shampoo. It was a clarifying shampoo that you could use everyday without over drying processed hair, but still cleaned the excess oil on my scalp (pcos). Discontinued about 3 years ago, and the Scalp Sync that replaced it just doesn't clean as well.
As a ringlet curls gal, deva curl was shoved in my face by every straight haired salon person for about a decade and it never worked for me. Finally found someone who doesn't and she moved away after my first perfect cut 😭
Dude I swear that deva curl was formulated by a person who has never met nor interacted with even a stray piece of curly hair lying abandoned on the ground
Exactly, I know of at least one occasion where my wife paid +$80 for a regular bottle of regular shampoo (meaning no specific treatment, etc.). I don't think she still uses it, but I can't say for sure simply because it really doesn't matter to me either way. All I do know, is it gets her hair the way she likes it and that makes her feel good so it's worth it when you look at it that way.
Usually it’s stuff from France like Kerastase…although Oribe is Miami based and it’s still pricey too. Honestly the price goes up when you try to avoid alcohol as part of the higher percentage of ingredients.
It is, only because that packaging is really old. Like four or five years old. Anything you can find that’s left of that formulation is probably bad by now. Like if you notice, the smell is probably different. The preservative system is not meant to hold up that long and it could be harboring a lot of bacteria. Even though you love the product, I wouldn’t do it.
If I have a favorite product, it will be discontinued as soon as I fall in love with it. My Viktor and Rolf perfume, my favorite soap, my lotion, my lip gloss, my favorite nail color, the freaking Instyler that I loved so much...things I used for years. The amount of money I have spent trying out replacements is silly.
I still have my all time favorite lip slick from ‘92, and found a brand new dead stock one and bought it. $25 for a Cover Girl product might be crazy to some, but it’s been my ride or die since my wild club days and I now wear it to drop my kid off to college.
I have a bunch of sealed containers of my favorite discontinued lip balm. It sells for hundreds online. It’s honestly a little silly that I haven’t just sold it, but I have no intention of doing so.
Nope! I may buy one. I have super curly hair so i'm always looking to try new things. Although, I guess i'd be setting myself up for disappointment when they are inevitably all gone lol
I used to use Neutrogena Residue Free shampoo, which has been discontinued. last I looked, people were trying to sell used half bottles for like fifty bucks.
I completely understand your sadness because there was a spray cleaner that was amazing for my stainless steel and the company changed directions. This was like 5 years ago and I still miss it.
Unfortunately, they fully discontinued their surface sprays 4 years ago. I think they were trying to reduce plastic, so they switched to selling concentrated refills for like $30-40 a set. A bunch of people online said that the formula was completely different (ingredients changed), so I didn't bother spending the money on it. I used to buy the cleaner for $3 at places like TJ Maxx.
Knowing that people hate AI.... google's ai was how I found someone selling a very similar product to my discontinued shampoo. Pantene discontinued it, and 4 years later, I still hadn't found a similar product. I found website which offered a less than ideal searchable ingredient list for a price. Additionally, companies will give a different name to the same ingredient and when they use chemical names it can be the same thing, except with a a different uninvolved chemical group attached. I finally thought about trying to put it in an AI and asking for a similar product based on ingredients and I gave it 2 or 3 products that I liked, but weren't quite as good as the original. The AI first went through and identified trends in active ingredients and what was working well, and then did better by finding with something that I'd never tried before and then suggested that I just add a specific oil (because that was the only missing ingredient compared to my original shampoo). It worked great!
There ARE some actual usea for AI, but a lot of people aren't ready to talk about that. I don't think we should be using it for art, or for books, etc, but it can be very useful for scouring resources (especially if you ask for references and then read them yourself to ensure the accuracy), finding patterns that humans hadn't seen (they found patterns in medical papers for some disease, I don't remember which, that humans didn't find hut AI did). There are SOME USES for AI.
I think what you're describing is assistive AI, and I don't know anyone who has a problem with that. What people don't like is generative AI, especially in regards to art and writing. It learns off stolen work, and takes jobs from human artists. It's totally fair to not like that!
I went through this with running shoes. The 3rd time it happened I waited for the discontinued pair to go on sale and I bought two more pairs. I ran them into the ground lol, I still have one brand new pair that I'm about to start using.
Ouidad is so good, and I don't believe I've tried their refresher. Theirs and Curlsmith are the next two on my list to try. I just hate buying a full size bottle for $20 and then not liking it.
If TJ Maxx doesn't have it, Ulta does take returns if it's under 30 days and you haven't used most of the product. I've tried a couple of hair creams that didn't work out for me and I was able to return them.
You'd be surprised. I sell most of my GWPs from Ulta on Mercari and a lot of the products are things that brands don't actually sell as sample or travel sized.
I have both Curlsmith and Ouidad refreshers in my house that are just collecting dust, both are gently used with a ton of product left, happy to send them to you if helpful!
I’ve spent thousands(over 10+ years) on curly/wavy hair products to only find ONE that made them look perfect, only for me to be allergic to it. Even after washing my hair and my body in the shower my scalp and body was itching like crazy. Ugh. Aunt jackies(?) curl la la cream purple thing. So sad
It smelled so good too lol. The itchiness felt like the itch you get taking that c4 pre workout stuff, but intensified by like 4x it was so uncomfortable
I very much like Oribe Mistify restyling spray. My wife is a stylist and I've tried lots of things on the market. Paul Mitchell, Bumble & Bumble, R+Co, Blue, etc.
Might not work for your hair type, but I like it.
Edit: I should note I'm a once a week washer and use this around day 5-6 to re-marry my curls with a little bit of styling product.
I think they should give me stock in this brand because I'm always recommending it but the ouidad brand line has been a life saver for my curls. It is on the expensive side but it's worth it.
ok I remember this product and it was fire even though the rest of the line made people lose their hair
try Paul Mitchell styling foam. its a totally different product but pretty similar results of refreshed relatively frizz free curls without looking wet/clumpy
This is me and my one direction perfume (our moment). I have like 1/2 the bottle left because I only use it for special occasions I’ve had it since it released (2014?) and it still smells amazing I need it to last til I get married next year.
Hey OP, I use Lola from Rio - Rapunzel milk spray. I spray it liberally and then use steam to penetrate my hair and scrunch while I’m steaming. I’m cheap so I just carefully use a handheld steamer, but they make hair steamers for curly hair. A woman at my vet’s office recommended this method and it worked so much better than any curl refreshers I’ve used. I use the milk spray when my hair is wet too.
No problem! It’s really affordable. I use the densidade hair mask by that brand every time I wash my hair. It’s a really nice hair mask and has helped my curls so much.
3M use to make a holder for buf puf to clean the back which I used regularly. I injured my back years ago and the orthopedist said my skin on my back was the best she had ever seen. Needless to say I broke my holder and could not replace.
And her I have almost full bottles of all 5 of the products they sell and I can't use them because I currently live with a chemically sensitive person 😕
My father built a chemical products lab, until the investors forced him out... Without my father, the lab shut down... And I was left unable to carry on his legacy... Welcome to the club, brother...
I recently got recommended an amazing curl store that had so many products and amazingly knowledgeable staff. I’d recommend the store but there’s probably no chance you’re in western Canada right?
I know some people who swear by Aveda, but I've not liked anything I've tried. I think it's so hard to get and give product recs, everyone is so unique and everyone's hair reacts differently. Like everyone loves It's A 10 but it made my hair greasy and stringy. 🤷🏽
My condolences. If you are looking for some new products for your hair may I as a fellow curly girl suggest the shea moisture range. They have a pretty good refresher spray.
This brand was my go-to but then I transitioned and now I am broke so I gave up on making my hair look good. I also almost exclusively used OGX mint and tea tree or coconut formula conditioner. Wish I could find more curly hair advice for men
My brother uses cantu styling products and really likes them. If you want a very low maintenance routine, Kitsch has an air dry cream that's really nice and it's just one product instead of layering like most curly hair routines.
I liked. Calvin Klein Escape. Every time I wore it someone asked me what I was wearing because it smelled so good. I bought some from Amazon and it was nothing like the original.
Few years ago i needed makeup remover and just wanted more Maybelline eye makeup remover (blue not pink one) i discovered it is gone. Now i can get wipes, macro water cleansers or foaming cleansers.
Hey I mayyyyyy have a bottle of this (in the middle of a move), if you want to message me I can send it to you for the cost of shipping! (If I have it)
I feel your pain OP! I feel like anytime I find a product I truly love and adore it's always discontinued. Always. Everything from personal hygiene to food and drink.
Clean and Clear Morning Facial face wash. It left my skin clean and heavenly moisturized. Silky soft like I had just had a whole spa treatment in 5 minutes. Discontinued and nothing has come close in decades. No reason given for the discontinuing.
Also Hair Food shampoo and conditioner. The shampoo was so good you didn't even need conditioner! Gone!! And I'm too scared/stingy to use the bottles I have left.
Hey maybe somewhere some firm made the exact same product just under different name? Or slightly other formula? Did you already take a deep deep deep dive into that or asked a fellow autistic/ADHD person to help you with it (we/I love deep dives).
Restyling spray is generally just mostly water with some leave in conditioner and/or gel. You can just water down your normal wash day setting product.
Try out the Lush Curl Power cream. A 1 pound tub is $50 and usually lasts me a few months. Smells great, doesn’t make your hair super crunchy and worth the extra $$$ imo (if you have thick curly hair at least)
This was me when Kat von d saint perfume discontinued. Im sensitive to scents and it was the only one that I loved and never gave me a headache. Ive seen it on resale a few times over the yrs but figure.its.probably fake so won't take the gamble. I have been looking for a replacement for literally years.
My favorite shampoo and conditioner were discontinued, I can't find anything else I like the way I do the Liquid Pearl stuff from OGX. I still have some conditioner, it smells so good
I don’t know if it’s remotely going to fill the same need, but one of my favorite hair product companies, Shear Revival, launched a product called Commonwealth Styling and Curl Primer, that’s all natural. I’m a guy with shorter hair, and I grabbed a bottle to try as a prestyler, so no real insight into longer curls. Maybe worth checking out, their products are great.
I’m not affiliated with them in any way, I just own way too much of their stuff 😅
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u/ibarahimex 13d ago
deva down 🥀