L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Restoring Shampoo

I received a bottle of this as a trial item. It was okay but not brilliant. During application and directly after rinsing my head felt a little itchy (beware sensitive skin sufferers!). My hair did seem a little softer but also more frizz prone after use. I'm not really sure it affected the general hydration of my hair, it still felt fairly dry to me. I could only use twice though (before my review time expired) so it was a little bit hard to tell. I would say it's pretty similar to your standard supermarket brand shampoos. Don't expect hair miracles, you'll be disappointed.

This is a perfect shampoo for those with damaged hair and want a solution that's not gonna break their pockets. The packaging is as L'Oreal as it gets, which is good. The fragrance is sweet and not so overpowering. It lathers great so you don't need a lot and thus, a bottle goes a long way. What I enjoy about this shampoo is how much soft and shiny my hair becomes after I use it. Plus, it smells great! This one's a sure favorite.

The smell of this product first caught my attention, it smells amazing and almost like the salon. On the first few washes I used the shampoo along with my normal super market conditioner and I noticed a smoothness to the ends of my hair (wear all of the breakage is) and it was left silky all over. I also noticed the shampoo made my hair look fuller, it didn't feel a lot fuller but it looked it which was nice. On the 4th wash I had purchased the Loreal Elvive treatment also and used this too. The too products combined left my hair feeling amazing. It did all it was promised and my hair definitely had a healthy shine. I do however straighten my hair regularly so I think for someone who doesn't use heat on their hair it would be revitalized and feel stronger a lot faster and find it more effective.

My opinion is "meh...." i found it made me hair rather oily and didnt really repair and restore as i would have hoped due to having damaged hair, i think maybe it would be good for maintaining healthy hair though. i did like the smell of it :)

I brought this in hopes it would a) help my hair get to a better condition b)make it feel silkier

It did not help either of this. If anything I found it actually dried out my hair. I have since had to stop using this and continue to try and find an affordable shampoo and conditioner. Wouldn't recommend this at all!

It does smell good though!

I would definately use this product again! I'm sooo addicted to products that smell amazing and this one definately does! My hair was soo smooth and almost felt slippery after using it and blowdrying, which is what I like :)

I am addicted to the smell, I love it soooo much. The product in itself was alright.I wasn't expecting miracles but it could of done more :)

It really made my hair feel so soft, the scent is so divine but it made my scalp itch. It is not really the shampoo's fault as my scalp is just so sensitive to everything, it is really hard to find something which wouldn't make me itch, I'm kind of used to it and just ignore it. However it didn't cause me dandruff and it's a good thing. It's a decent shampoo with a lovely scent to it, but don't expect miracles.

I like this product. I buy it if its on sale only though as Im not loyal to a brand I just get whatever's on sale for damaged hair. I like the smell and it doesn't dry my hair.

I love this, the smell is amazing. It makes my hair shiny and strong. Such a good quality shampoo for the price!