L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Restoring Shampoo

I didnt really find this did what it claimed it would. It smelled nice and my hair felt quite clean afterwards but i didnt feel like anything else was different. However the conditioner and the mask treatment that go with it are amazing and really work.

It cleaned my hair, thats about it.

Until I find a shampoo that dramatically changes my hair I'll just keep shopping.

Really not worth the hype

I have very fine blonde hair so like most things that promise to give amazing results i was keen to try this product. I did not notice any change for the better, it did make my hair very dry. I used it for about 3 weeks but after seeing no improvements i gave the rest away,

I have a tendancy to lean towards this brand and the packaging of this product appealed to me and appeared convincing, however i feel that this shampoo is false advertising! Hair care products need to stop claiming that they are capable of repairing split ends, i have yet to try one that actually is.

I can't figure out why but damaged hair is a problem for me, it gets dry, oily, frizzy, brittle and splits, i need something that works and this product doesn't! It cleans the hair just fine and has a nice smell but so does every other shampoo..

Although this shampoo didn't to anything wrong to my hair it did nothing good either. I was quite disappointed and this shampoo has slightly put me off this brand as i found it actually useless in improving damage.

I wanted to give this shampoo a fair trial as in try it for a few weeks before reviewing but after using it twice i simply can't bring myself to again.

First of all the bottle is nice to look at and the formula is nice and smooth and smells delicious! My hair smelt delicious the whole time until I had to wash it again.

However, For some reason for my hair this shampoo did the opposite to what it said it would. It felt like straw and my hair was very dry and stripped of all oils and shine. I was very upset and almost wanted to wash my hair with another product.

Now before you feel against this please note my hair is very chemically damaged from dying it for the last 6 Years so what didn't work for me May work for someone else.

Such a shame this shampoo wasn't for me as my hair smelt absoloutely Yum!

I was so excited to try this shampoo & conditioner combo, a huge thanks to BR for this trial opportunity :) Unfortunately after using it 4 times, I had to stop using it completely. The shampoo dried out my hair even more than what it already was, and the top half of my hair was almost completely matted every time I used it. It just felt like one big dread. When I tried to part my hair (to get the best use out of the conditioner I decided to part my hair so I could condition it thoroughly) I couldn't even part it without feeling like I was ripping my hair out. The bottom half my hair was easier to separate as it's a lot thinner, but the top half of my hair was near impossible. I had even tried adding a bit of conditioner to see if it would soften my hair enough to make it easier for me to part my hair but not even that would work. It's such a shame. I had high hopes for these products :(

I wasn't impressed at all with this product. The consistency and smell was fine but it left my hair feeling really dry. Without the conditioner it just felt like a big matted mess and left my hair feeling really dry and fluffy once it was dry. I used it on my daughters hair also and she's prone to having really oily hair normally. It worked well on her hair but with no improvement to any damage.

I have dyed blonde, hair which naturally curls after washing with good products. Unfortunately this wasn't the case with the L'Oreal Total Repair shampoo, my hair just fluffed a bit, but didn't curl.

I also felt rather greasy/ unclean still afterwards which was frustrating.

My hair is a lot damaged. It's very thick. Oily. I use straighteners. I heat curl it. It has gone from black to blonde (over a period of time but still damaging none the less) I have major split ends. All in all, my hair is tragic.

I didn't have high hopes for this product to work as I have tried a lot of shampoos ranging from very cheap, to extremely expensive and my hair is still damaged. (I take full responsibility for that) Because my hair is thick and oily, I wash it 2-3 times a week (as suggested by my hairdresser). I continued the same routine as I would my usual shampoo so that I could compare.

The shampoo smells great! It had a silky consistency. I used about a $1 coin size blob. I usually wash my hair a couple times in the shower . It didn't lather up as much as I expected (have been told that's usually a good thing as it means there's not a lot of soap or drying ingredients to further damage the hair). After the second wash I still didn't feel as if my hair had been washed so I washed it a third time.

Honestly I didn't notice much of a difference in my hair after using this shampoo for 3weeks. Maybe I need to use it for a bit longer? I felt my hair was very dry after using it also which I didn't like. It's probably fine for normal-damaged hair as an everyday shampoo. But personally I don't think it did what it said it would do. But that could be because I use heat on my hair twice a week which causes major damage anyway. So maybe my lifestyle is the reason I feel it didn't work.

I saw the price at the supermarket and I think it's a good, well priced shampoo, but doesn't quite do what it says it will. Sadly :(

First with the positives about this product. I think the smell is gorgeous. It kind of reminded me of freesias or a floral perfume. The packaging is simple and classy, which I like. I did like the consistency of the product and found it worked into a nice lather without being over sudsy. I do think it has made my hair fuller and stronger but it has lost it's shine. Even though I have rinsed and rinsed my hair after using the shampoo it feels like a chalky kind or residue is left behind. As a result my hair feels a bit strange and looks a little dull. I think I will go back to my regular shampoo when this runs out.