L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Smooth Intense Shampoo Review

This shampoo is so luxurious! it adds a lot of shine and softness to my hair especially when i straighten or curl it. For this affordable price i would recommend to anybody who has frizzy hair looking for a smoother feel. One downside i noticed was that i began getting some dandruff around the top of my head but i could overlook that since the actual texture of my hair was so nice.

I was really looking forward to trialling this shampoo and conditioner but found I was left wanting. The packaging is great and the top is flat so you can get every last drop out. You open it and it smells fabulous. Fruity fresh and clean. I have quite long hair and the shampoo leaves it really clean for the 3 days between washes without my hair starting to look oily. Sadly that's where it ends. My hair is very fine and the shampoo leaves it feeling tangled, brittle and a little worse for it. Not something I'd continue to use.

L'Oreal Elvive smooth-intense shampoo states: unruly and dry hair is difficult to smooth and tame. After smoothing it is still prone to frizz. 1)It is enriched with Aryan oil an ingredient naturally rich in essential fatty acids, the formula nourishes hair calms frizz.smoothing hair from the root.

It did make my hair soft and frizz free but frizz free for only about half a day.

2)48hr*protection The formula acts as a shield, protecting your hair from frizz and fly away even in humid weather. The thermo-protecting agent protects the hair from heat of blow drying and styling tools.

I still had fly away but noticeably reduced. All in all I would properly use it again it is a fair product for the price.

I absolutely LOVE this shampoo! I paired it with the matching conditioner for every use and I have been so impressed! I have been using salon shampoo for the last seven years religously and this is the first time ive tried a supermarket brand and WOW!!

The first time I used it I noticed a significant decrease in the loss of hair while washing, less tug while lathering the shampoo and it was softer before applying conditioner! When dry, my hair was so much softer, the curls/waves held a nicer shape and there was noticeable less frizz!

I can honestly say I will no longer be spending big bucks on expensive salon shampoos that do not impress me like this one does!

Smells amazing, lathers well, and has a lasting great effect on my hair. Used with the matching conditioner, it left my usually dull lifeless hair shiny, soft, and manageable. My hair is usually a giant fluffy mess, but this actually managed make quite a difference. It sits better, and I can actually leave it down without having to do much to it.

This is my current shampoo that I'm using. I bought this a few days ago with the Smooth intense Conditioner. I'd run out of conditioner and wanted to try something new when I spotted these. My first impression was its amazing fresh smell. The consistency is smooth and creamy and not too thick. It works into my hair well and feels like it coats each single strand from root to end and makes them silkier.

I have definitely found my new shampoo and conditioner.....

After the BR trials I decided to go out and buy this because I really wanted to know what it would do for me and if it would really work. I got the serum a little earlier and it has worked wonders, so I put all three to the test at once, trying to see if it really would be worth it - and OMG YES!!!

If you have dry, frizzy hair I totally recommend this three-step system, now I know this review is really only about the shampoo, but bare with me, because you can't really review each one on it's own.

The shampoo:

Packaging - amazing, it looks glamorous, you can see how much product you've used, the cap pops open soooo easily, it's a biggish and sturdy bottle, it'll probably last you around a month (if you're like me and wash your hair twice a week with a very decent amount).

Product - It's enriched with argan oil, making your hair soft and silky smooth. It smells like a kind of medicine I used to drink as a child when I had flu. It's a kind of orange-y, not unpleasant, but more medicinal smell. It doesn't last on your hair though, thank goodness! It foams, which I love. I hate shampoo that doesn't foam...

Effects - combined with just the conditioner it does definitely tame my hair, making if smoother, less tangles and more manageable. My curls are better formed (if I can say it like that) and when I straighten my hair it's super straight. It doesn't really get upset and frizzy by the weather.

Combined with the serum the look lasts until I wash it again.

I am super impressed with this and needless to say, I will definitely continue to use this!

After a bad salon experience- which left my hair bleached, dry and tangled I changed to this shampoo because of the argon oil infused in it. It has been amazing! My hair although still recovering is much much more manageable and smooth. It has been my miracle fix!

I’ve used this shampoo on and off for the last couple of years, and it’s definitely one of the best that I’ve tried. I have long, very thick hair, which tends to get quite dry and ‘fluffy’ on the outside layer. I don’t ever colour it or use heat on it very much, so it’s not damaged, but it does lack natural shine and smoothness.

The bottle is perfect, in my opinion. I love that’s it’s semi-clear, so you can see exactly how much product is left, and I also love that you can stand it up on either end to get every last drop out. I think it looks more expensive than it really is.

The actual shampoo is clear goldeny-yellow. It smells amazing, in my opinion! Very salon-esque and expensive (I keep on using that word in this review!), tending towards being slightly citrusy if anything. I really like it, although it doesn’t linger around for ages once my hair has dried. A little goes a long way with this, as it foams up easily. Even though my hair is so long and thick, I can get away with using a (generous, admittedly) coin sized amount. This means that the bottle lasts for a while, which is nice.

It doesn’t leave my hair feeling super matted or tangly like some shampoos, but I always follow up with the matching conditioner anyway.

In terms of effects: with the conditioner, this leaves my hair clean, shiny and smooth. I still get a bit of frizz and wave, but it’s nothing compared to normal (and if I use the matching serum it’s basically nil in that regard). If I do use some form of heat to style my hair, I find it gives a really lovely smooth effect, so this range works really well for that. I don’t find my hair getting oily sooner than normal, and so I usually wash it every three days when using this shampoo.

Price-wise, I think this is extremely reasonable for the quality of the product. I don’t think I’ve ever paid the full $9 for it, either, as the Elvive range seems to be constantly on special – and I’m not complaining about that! :)

Overall: I really like this shampoo (and the range in general). I like to switch up my shampoos and conditioners so I don’t get bored, but I’m sure I will repurchase this (again) in the future.