L'Oreal Paris ELVIVE Extraordinary Clay Range Review

I was lucky enough to be selected to trial this range thank you BR.

This range consists of four steps / products which have all been reviewed separately.

Step 1: The Extraordinary Clay Hair Mask. Step 2: The Extraordinary Clay Rebalancing Shampoo. Step 3: The Extraordinary Clay Detox Conditioner. Step 4: The Extraordinary Clay Dry Shampoo.

I was super excited and eagerly awaited the arrival of these goodies! My roots are extremely oily and my hair typically needs to be washed every two days which frustrates me.

All in all this range definitely helped with prolonging of washing my hair. With this range I can last upto four days instead of the normal two days. In saying that, throughout the fourth day I have to reapply the Extraordinary Clay Dry Shampoo multiple times as I personally don't feel step four works too great unfortunately.

I personally feel like I achieved roughly 60 hours of fresh and light weight roots. Not the 72 that this range claims to give you however I am very happy with how soft and shiny my hair looked after using step 1-3.

I would highly recommend and will definitely be purchasing the first three products in this range when required.

I am absolutely sold on this range! I really love the colour of the packaging of these products.. so beautiful and eye catching. The mask is the first product I used. It is easy to read what the product is but the instructions are under a flap on the top of the lid which is a bit of a difficult place. They could be somewhere much easier to read. It has a fruity smell to it, but its not overpowering. The mask itself is very thick. It feels refreshing on the scalp and has a cooling sensation when applied. I have very thick and long hair so it was very time consuming to apply. This would put me off using it too often as I just don’t have that much time spend on my hair. My scalp felt very soft as I was rinsing it out. The shampoo is the second product in this system. It is very thick, not to runny and easy to use. It smells like any other shampoo but almost had a chemical smell to it. The smell was not overpowering though. The shampoo itself lathers well, I used far too much the first time. The second time I used about half as much as I normally would. As I was rinsing out the shampoo I could already feel how soft and silky my hair was. The conditioner is the third product in this system. It was just like any other conditioner I have used. There were no over powering smells or anything to strong. The conditioner is white in colour, and has a nice thick and creamy texture to it. It was as easy to apply as any conditioner. My hair felt extremely soft as I was rising it out but it also felt heavy and weighed down which it doesn’t usually The next day my hair was slightly frizzy (something that I don’t normally struggle with) but also very soft and silky. My usually dry ends were non-existent which surprised me. The third day my hair was not oily at all. Today would normally be the day that I would need to use my dry shampoo or give It another wash, but I didn’t need to do either of those. The fourth day my hair STILL did not need to be washed. I was so impressed!! There was no sign of an oily scalp and my hair still felt like it had only just been washed. On the fifth day I did need to use the dry shampoo and at the end of the day, I washed it again. The dry shampoo has a very refreshing scent. It made my hair smell clean. There was a slight white powdery residue in my hair which took quite a bit of brushing to get rid of. In the end it did work, it got rid of the oil that was in around my scalp. I probably wouldn’t use it again as my usual dry shampoo does a better job (no white residue). Overall, I am very impressed with this system. I don’t remember the last time I went 5 days without washing my hair (and feeling ok about it!). I would use the mask, shampoo and conditioner again (I will even purchase them once the ones I have run out) but I wouldn’t use or buy the dry shampoo.

Sooo I have the oiliest hair. But in between submitting the Beauty Review survey and getting the product I bleached my hair three times. My ends became mega dry but my roots stayed the same in terms of oil.

Pros: light-weight shampoo, nil build-up after several uses (I usually find most ranges are fine for 2-3 washes, then I get a thick film build-up on my hair). I found the conditioner still nourishing enough for my ends. The dry shampoo actually meant I could get 3 days between washes, which is unheard of for me. Usually, I would be ashamed to go to work by then because of greasy hair, but it still looked fresh. Great price, like the rest of the range they are within a price point I am happy to pay. There is also a wide availability and you should be able to get it at most supermarkets and some pharmacies.

Cons: I didn't feel I got much benefit from the pre-treatment product. It was another step that, although easy I feel like I'd forget to do if I wasn't on the trial team.

I have been struggling with oily hair for longer than I care to remember, so I was excited to try a new system. The packaging looks great, its a lovely colour, and the instructions are clear and easy to read. I'm not overly keen on the smell of the products. Its not unpleasant, just not to my personal taste. Using the mask before the shampoo and conditioner definitely extended the time of my haircare routine, and as a busy mum its not something I would find the time to do overly often. Its great for a bit of self-pampering though, as it kind of feels like your having some salon treatment at home. After using the system, my hair felt very light and soft. Much nicer than it usually is after washing. The feeling lasted for about 3 days before starting to get a little oily, which is slightly longer than what is normal for me. Once it started showing the oil I tried the dry shampoo, but it didn't help very much. Overall I quite like this range of products. The mask is time consuming, so I wouldn't use it often, but the shampoo and conditioner are wonderful. I don't think I would use the dry shampoo again, however.

Overall I loved all of the products. The clay mask works great with the shampoo and conditioner meaning I didn't have to wash my hair as often. I found it left my hair feeling soft and clean and certainly not looking as limp as it usually does.The dry shampoo was great as a quick refresh in between washes. The scent of these products aside from the clay mask is nice and lasts all day for me, which I really like. Both the shampoo and conditioner seem thicker than others so you don't need as much, and only applying shampoo to roots and conditioner to the lengths and not roots mean you don't need as much also. I did find that being cleaner these products except the dry shampoo left my hair more knotty. Brushing hair before washing does help a little. I also found that the dry shampoo lessened the knots in my hair and it was more manageable. For me personally I have found these products to be great for my hair.

The clay mask smells amazing and is a lovely texture. It feels light and spreads easily through the roots - while you're there you may as well give yourself a nice scalp massage to make sure your roots are well covered. I find that it does take a few goes to wash it all out but following up with the shampoo should get it all. I think the clay mask DID affect my hair dye as I noticed some washout both times I've used it. Funnily enough, no washout issues with the shampoo and conditioner.

Shampoo and conditioner are good. I think even if I didn't use the clay mask I would consider using just them by themselves. Lovely fragrance and easy to work with. The conditioner feels silky.

Have yet to need dry shampoo but I'm looking forward to using it to lengthen days between washes.

I've always had to wash my hair every second day, so when I had the chance to try this shampoo as part of the Extraordinary Clay range I was really excited and hopeful I would 'get away' without washing so frequently.

Initially the clay pre wash masque was like a refreshing, cooling, rejuvenation for my scalp. The shampoo with a subtle scent gave a fantastic lather and bubbles which is important for me with thick hard to control hair.

The moment of truth, once I dried was clean and easy to straighten hair. The best bit though was NOT needing to wash my hair the second day- a tiny amount of the dry shampoo and I was good to go. I am absolutely sold and will be purchasing again

This was such an exciting range to try out and one that I am thoroughly glad I go to try out since I have such oily hair. The element of clay was very odd at first but I am extremely impressed by how each product worked. I'd classify my hair as having oily roots and pretty limp and dry ends and finding a shampoo and conditioner has always been hard as you don't really get much offer at the drugstore that targets both let alone oily hair. I'd recommend the shampoo and conditioner as a duo for sure and to use the mask if you feel like you have exceptionally oily roots since it's a pre shampoo mask that does sorta help get the oil out as well as give it volume. I've found that during the Winter time I'm fine with just the shampoo and conditioner and just using the dry shampoo every other day.