THE GLITTER CULT | Feb 8, 2026
✨ Welcome back, cult members.
This week’s fixation: powdered wigs. Namely, avoiding the appearance of wearing one. If you know me, you know I’m at least 80% Batiste, but it’s time to move on to something less … dusty. Enter: waterless shampoo gel.
Me in my Batiste era.
🔖 Inside the Feb 08, 2026 issue:
Review Roundup
🛒 What I Tried
Waterless Shampoo Gel Review
This is the second shampoo gel-ish product I’ve tried. The first was this god-awful Raw Sugar paste in a squeeze tube. Needless to say, I don’t recommend that one. But this Spēs version is a solid contender.
The provided instructions.
✅ Why It Works: This waterless gel shampoo is shockingly effective.
It genuinely makes my hair look freshly washed. Like out-of-the-shower clean.
There is no residue and no powder. A major win for this unintentional Revolutionary War cosplayer.
It doesn’t take a lot of product, so the tube lasts a long time. I’m only on my second bottle in four months.
For reference, I can easily go through a can (or two) of traditional aerosol dry shampoo a month.
❌ Why It Doesn’t: It makes your hair weirdly wet when applying.
It’s probably obvious, but a gel does make your hair damp.
I recommend applying the night before, as it needs time to dry.
You definitely can’t apply in a rush.
💸 Buy It? Yes! Despite the drying time, I think the powder-free dry shampoo is healthier for my scalp and lungs. Plus, it makes my hair look freshly washed.
Rating: ✨✨✨✨/5
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News & Links
📰 What’s Happening
✨ Illinois is moving to ban glitter in personal care products by 2029 due to Great Lakes pollution. I do care more about the environment than glitter, even if it pains me. Any good biodegradable glitter recs?
☕️ Starbucks is launching a tiered rewards program in an attempt to appease investors. Spoiled alert: you have to spend more for fewer perks. Booooo.
✈️ Celebrity Private Jet Tracker’s 2025 leaderboard shows Donald Trump as the biggest polluter at 35,380 metric tons of CO2. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt flew the most, covering 846,608 miles. I’ll think of this as I’m agonizing over which drinking straw is most compostable.
🥔 PepsiCo is reducing prices on its chips, including Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, and Tostitos, by up to 15% starting this week. This is what I call a recession indicator.
⛲️ Rome has introduced a €2 entrance fee to the Trevi Fountain and a €5 tourist ticket fee for some civic museums to manage congestion and preserve cultural heritage. This feels reasonable to me.
From the Internet
📱Found While Scrolling
Swan Beauty is selling a $795 smart makeup mirror. The price is insane, and it requires a $9.95 monthly subscription to access the skin analyzer and smart makeup artist tools. Of course, the “free” features are meant to sell you something: a shoppable marketplace, a routine builder, and some sort of social media network. I’ll pass.
Follow along with an AI hologram while you jade roll your face. How fun!
Before You Go
✨ Worth a Click
I put a pinch of pink Himalayan sea salt in my espresso every morning. The salt works to counteract the bitterness, and it gives you an incredibly smooth cup of coffee. Bon Appétit explains this phenomenon and why you should try it.
