L'Oreal Paris ELVIVE Extraordinary Clay Range Review

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.

Let me be honest - I was a very cynical, oil ridden girl when I received this invite. But hey, who am I to turn down the chance to trial a range that claims to keep oil at bay for days?!

Each product was nicely packaged in mermaid blue - a lovely addition to the bathroom.

Clay Mask - surprisingly easy to apply and it didn't 'set' too much, I was convinced I'd be trying to wash out clay and flakey bits for ages but it rinsed easily.

Shampoo -lathers well - you really only need a tiny amount of this (10c piece tops). It smells so fresh and leaves your hair feeling, well, normal if that makes sense? There's none of that obvious straw feeling some shampoos leabe.

Conditoner - ahhhhh sooooo luxe. It's a great consistency, not too thick, but not watery enough that it just falls from your hair. Same fresh smell as the mask and shampoo. It leaves your ends super soft, you can feel it immediately!

Dry shampoo - really nice product, you have to get the distance right though - too close and you'll be left a powdery mess! You also need to leave it a couple of minutes before massaging through. Would it replace my usual Batiste? YES!

All up, as a range, I'm really impressed with these products. I managed to get 3 days between washes the first time I used it, and FIVE days from second time, which to me is pretty telling. Going from washing my hair daily, to oil free for almost five days? YES PLEASE!

My hair is coloured blonde and I would describe it as being oily in the roots and dry/damaged on the end. I normally wash my hair every second day, but that's only because I blast my hair with loads of dry shampoo. I was very excited to try this product as I was hopping it could help me ween of the reliance on dry shampoo.

Clay mask- amazing fresh aqua like scent. The texture was pretty thick and I found it took some time for me to work it through my thick hair. I found it worked the best when I put it in prior to my shower and let it sit in there for 15 minutes. Rinsed easiler without making my hair feel dry (which I was expecting).

Shampoo- thick texture which lathered very easily, no need for double shampooing like other products I've used in the past. Same lovely smell.

Conditioner- light product, same nice smell. Left my hair feeling smooth and moisturised.

Dry shampoo- nice smell, however not my favourite product. It didnt live up to my expectations. I used it day 2 and 3, and it didn't absorb the oil as well as it should have.

Overall I really liked this range, the smell was Devine and very clean feeling-without leaving it dry. The combination of the pre shampooing treatment and shampoo/conditioner worked well together and I noticed a difference in my oil production day 2 and 3.

Overall I really enjoy this range, it delivers on keeping my hair oil free for longer and didn't weigh my hair down. I think as a range all the products work together really well , with both the shampoo and dry shampoo being stand outs for me. The conditioner is probably my least favourite, as it doesn't give quite enough moisture for me but I see how it would work for people with less hair and thickness as me . The price point of the range is great, it offers something that I think other supermarket brands haven't been able to , as a lot of others I have used get rid of the oil but completely strip my hair leaving it like straw. Or leave my hair so heavy that by the next morning i'm like a grease slick. The dry shampoo is a game changer for me, I use a lot of dry shampoo, and I love the non residue formula so I don't look like a powdery mess. The only thing I would say they could add would be a mask to apply to mid lengths and ends for people with extraordinarily thick long hair like mine that needs that little bit extra moisture without weighing the hair down.But loving being able to go from everyday or every 2nd day washing to every 3 days. HAPPY DAYS!!

I had the opportunity to test out the L'Oreal Elvive Extraordinary Clay Range, which includes the Clay mask, shampoo, conditioner and dry shampoo. Each individual product of this range stated distinctive outcomes by use.

First product used was the Clay Mask. I believe that this mask did as it said it would. It did an incredible job at thoroughly lifting the oil and dirt from my scalp (as i purposely did not wash my hair for almost a week so i can put this to the test). It smelt calming and fresh no doubt the 'Clay' was announced as soon as you open these products. The second was the shampoo in which i did not really enjoy as it left my hair feeling extremely stripped. My hair felt hard straight after rinsing it out and my head did not stay feeling fresh and clean for 72 hours. The conditioner was the savior of this range as it was smooth and allowed me to comb my hair with ease. It delivered what it said it would. On the second day after using the product, my scalp did not feel as the shampoo said it would, so i put the dry shampoo to the test. It felt soothing and i got that hit of freshness straight away once applied directly to the roots. I was disappointed that the fresh and clean feeling did not last the whole day. It did not stop me from re-applying the product throughout the day.

Thank you BR for the opportunity to test and review the L'Oreal Paris ELVIVE Extraordinary Clay Range. As someone with both oily roots and dry ends, this range appealed to me. I am always on the look out for new products that will either absorb the oil in my roots or give moisture to the ends of my damaged hair so I was excited to try this range. Out of the 4 products from the range I really like 3 of the products and would happily use them again. The only product I found disappointing was the dry shampoo as I felt it didn't absorb the oils from my roots and the can was smaller than I expected. Both the shampoo and conditioner worked well and I found that I could go an extra day without washing my hair. I really enjoyed using the clay mask as it was something I had never tried before. I found the concept interesting and loved having my hair feel super refreshed after washing it. Only downside to the clay mask was you needed to use a lot of product so you would only get about 4-5 uses from the container. Overall I am impressed with the range and give it a 4/5.

I have always struggled with oily roots, because of this I have always washed my hair every day as it gets too greasy and feels yuck if I miss a wash. When chosen to review this range I was super excited as this could be a good solution. The first product of this range that I tried was the clay hair mask. It smelt like clay but nice and fresh as well. I applied it to my roots as directed and then rinsed off and followed by the clay shampoo and conditioner. All of the products have the same sort of fresh clay smell to them. The shampoo lathers up really nicely and the conditioner is your average conditioner, apply then wash off after 3 minutes. After using the shampoo and conditioner my hair felt so fresh and clean once dried. It felt so clean I didn’t even need to wash it the next day. All of these products lived up to their expectations. I was easily able to leave my hair for 2 days without washing it. In addition to this the dry shampoo works well in between washes by absorbing any excess oil. Overall I am super impressed with this product range and think I made have found a solution to manage my oily roots. I defiantly recommend.

Over all I love this range! I was excited to be selected to review the whole range free of charge which I'm so grateful to beauty review for. I do get oily roots and dry ends but with the help of this amazing range I feel illiminated the oilyness. My hair smelt amazing, my hair felt clean and healthy, hair has bounce, not weighed down. Would definitely use again in the future

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.

I was very excited to be chosen for this trial and keen to try it out. By the time it arrived I just had a week to trial it so I hope that is enough to give it a good chance. 1. Clay mask - I found this quite messy and fiddly to apply, it took time to get a good coverage all over so is something you need to set aside time for. But it was easy to rinse out though which was good. I've used it twice now and while I can see a small improvement in my oiliness it certainly wasn't the miracle product I expected.

2. Shampoo - I really liked this shampoo and will most likely use it again. It left my hair feeling light and clean which is something I find hard to get in many shampoos.

3. Conditioner - This was my favourite of the 4 products and one I will definitely purchase again. It felt so lovely to apply and left my hair feeling so soft and silky. It was really easy to brush and style after as well.

4. Dry shampoo - The best part of this product was the smell. It doesn't leave a white film on your hair like other dry shampoos I've used but I'm mixed as to whether it's any good or not. I will give it a few more trys to really decide if I'd buy it again.

Overall the packaging of these products is great, such a pretty colour and wonderful that the bottles have flat lids and can be stood upside down (I dislike having to shake a bottle like mad to get anything out of it). One week probably wasn't enough time to give these products a fair go so I will continue using them to see how it goes. It wasn't the oil-be-gone miracle I was hoping for but it has made some difference. The shampoo and conditioner I will more than likely buy again but am undecided on the mask and dry shampoo