L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Conditioner Review

So I have quite long hair, it's pretty wrecked from bleach and I was hoping this would be the answer to my hair prayers... I like the bottle, its easy to hold and open in the shower and I guess what you expect a conditioner bottle should look like. The texture is quite nice, and really easy to spread through your hair, and the smell isn't over powering. I really wanted to love this product, but after using it coupled with the matching shampoo my hair was drier than usual and so tangled and knotty constantly, I thought maybe I need to give it a bit more of a chance to work it's magic but after using it several more times I am certain this is not the one for me.

WOW WOW WOW!! The L'Oreal Paris ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Conditioner is absolutely amazing and a definite must have for hair that is in need of moisture, restoration and shine.

Before using L'Oreal ELVIVE I was using a top-end conditioning masque on my hair that retails in salons for $85 per small pottle. Initially I was incredibly reluctant to test this conditioner out, when I have having a bad hair day I feel awful, so it was a bit of a risk to stop using my previous masque and try L'Oreal. And I am so pleased that I did!!

My hair has never looked and felt so soft, silky and shiny, and I no longer have lots of flyaway hairs that used to really annoy me. My hair feels more hydrated and when I used my hair dryer and straighter it sits flatter and looks so much straighter!

I cannot believe that this conditioner only retails for $8.99 and can be bought from your local supermarket! Considering I was paying $85 every few months both my hair and my bank balance are lot happier. I totally recommend getting your hands on this range and testing it out!!

The conditioner has helped to make my hair look fuller, feels stronger and also healthier and also has helped to make my hair have more shine.

It definitely left my hair feeling stronger and looking shiny and healthy, but the same time it was oily after a couple of days where as I usually go a lot longer between washing my hair. It smells great and I would use it again if I needed to.

I have naturally curly, dry, thick hair and normally when using a conditioner for my hair type they either completely change my curl (limp as), leave my hair feeling coated and heavy, or floppy and frizzy so I am a happy camper having used the loreal eliveve total repair conditioner for almost a month now my hair is noticeably softer in texture yet my curl still has the same integrity but with more bounce. Not floppy or slimy, just better. I am definitely using this for EVER so thank you beauty review team. I also used this as a leave in treatment in between. I almost forgot - the other thing I noticed was I don't seem to be malting (not sure if I spelt that right but you know what I mean) as much which is a bonus!

I use this in conjunction with the matching shampoo and I enjoy the results it gives. It has a lovely creamy texture, has a pleasant scent and made my hair so soft. Usually I use a leave in conditioner or oil after I wash my hair, but to put this to the test I didn't and I was pleasantly surprised. My hair was soft, manageable and dare I say it it did feel stronger and nicer at the ends. This product does contain palm oil which I disagree with ethically, but if it didn't contain this I would definitely repurchase as I do like the results this gave me.

I have been using the L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Restoring Conditioner for about 3 weeks now, and I instantly fell in love with the packaging and floral smell of the conditioner. I definitely enjoyed this product much more than the shampoo, and I’ve tried the conditioner separately by itself. I have damaged hair after straightening it a lot, with oily roots and dry ends, however after using the shampoo, my hair became soft and shiny but at the same time did not weigh down my hair. The conditioner has a nice texture; it is creamy and very easy to apply. I don’t have to deal with flyaways and tangled hair whenever I use it, which is great since those are major problems for me, I was able to brush through my hair with minimal tangles, and my hair was shiny, soft, and manageable. The conditioner gives my hair a nice shine but it can also make it look greasy if you use too much product. Glad I tried this, my hair is almost back to its original form, it has definitely strengthened my hair and given it more volume. I am so glad I tried this conditioner!

Like the shampoo the conditioner is lightly scented, very pleasant and not too heavy. My hair is very thick and I did need more conditioner than shampoo to work it completely through but it left my hair feeling soft and shiny. Leave hair moisturised but not greasy. I have just had it coloured, blonde, and normally can expect a little dryness but that has not been the case after using these products, Will definitely be purchasing in future.

I was looking forward to trying this product as it is by L'Oreal and I was hoping for a great result on my dry hair. It has a nice scent, not strong, but I prefer a stronger more luxurious scent to make me feel as though the conditoner is really 'working' on my hair. The product itself was light too so i felt I needed to use more than usual to try and penetrate my dry hair. Having said that, it was easy to comb out my hair and my hair felt good and light for the first day of each use. However, by the next day my hair felt dry again. I felt that I would need to use a weekly conditioning treatment in addition to this conditioner. After the trail period, I can't say that my hair looks or feels stronger, repaired or shinier.

Okay so for reference this review really works for both the shampoo and conditioner as a regime as I used them together. The product I'll mostly be comparing it to is the redken extreme shampoo and conditioner which is what I normally use.

First off let me just say that it does what it says it does, my hair felt silky and soft after use. Now, I'm not sure it quite repairs as much as I would like as it doesn't seem to have the protein amount of the redken extreme range (and fair enough, protein is expensive!) but hair was soft and silky so there's a win right away.

Secondly, the price point is great! I have long thick hair and I'd expect these bottles to last about a month (250ml each) and at about $9 it's exceptional value for money.

The consistency is nice and thick so you can apply the conditioner and not worry so much about it sliding off or disappearing into the abyss of your hair.

The smell is fantastic, not cloyingly sweet or overly chemically just a nice salon shampoo smell.

After trialling the shampoo and conditioner I've found my hair has maintained it's condition from my redken use which is encouraging as I'd love to switch to something a bit more affordable or atleast to have as a backup when travelling for work and not wanting to take the big spa size bottles.

All in all I think for maintaining hair that has been previously treated with protein treatments to build up hair condition after serious damage the total repair range would be a great candidate. Perhaps not strong enough to revive hair from multiple bleachings but certainly from heat damage or for hair that is naturally brittle.

If there's one thing I didn't quite like it was the generic squeeze type bottle, I love the ease of a pump bottle in the shower so that took a bit of getting used to but that's just a personal preference.

I didn't notice any odd build up as a result of using the total repair range and my hair continued to feel nice and light if hair clarity is a big concern of yours.