Ok, Ok, so, I strugged with my initial trials of the reformulated product (and I didn't particularly care for the original version), but wow, I used the sample again wed/thurs/fri and I was surprised as all get out to have great hair days each time. I'm going to say, you just need to experiment with it to figure out what's the right amount to use and applying a small amount in smaller sections across my crown really helped (3 instead of my regular 1 section in the crown). I looked fluffy and sheeny and was very soft to the touch upon completely drying and still defined at the same time.
I've still got to work out the second day hair thing like I did with BB products, but, that's not going to take away from my rating.
I will say, that this is definitely something I would purchase as a backup product when I don't want to/or can't mix up something.