Hey girlies! This is the Elvive shampoo I got from BR for the review. So I thought I would do a bit “technical and to the point” with this review rather than my typical yarda yarda. I used the BR review tips article as a foundation to write this. God bless the lady who wrote it as it helps heaps when it comes to write a proper and informative review.
So here goes.
Consistency - This is a transparent shampoo is not so thick or so watery. In my opinion it’s just right.
Application and coverage - It is very easy to apply. I have long, coarse and thick hair, so usually I use a palmful of product. This shampoo lathers up well and cleans the hair very thoroughly. I never had to shampoo twice with this.
Fragrance - Fragrance of this shampoo is my favourite thing about it. It’s very pleasant and lasting, even after couple of days.
Usage and longevity - I tested this using this regularly for a week. Then, once every other day for another week. I also left my hair unwashed for three days and then used this. I still have about 1/3 of shampoo left. I tend to use a bit more product than a regular human being and it’ll still lasts me for about 1-2 months. :)
Price - Pretty cheap compared to other products. I saw this for $3 something on Pack N Save the other day.
Packaging - This has a very nice packaging as you can see in the picture. I love the fact that the body of the bottle is see through as I can see correctly how much I have used or left of the product. It also has a tight cap that closed up properly. I even dropped it on the tile floor, and it didn't break off. :D
Results - I tried to use this shampoo as much as possible within the time period I had and in different ways. What I found out is that, washing hair with this on a regular basis is a bit too harsh for my hair. As I said earlier, this shampoo is quite strong and has a tendency to dry out my hair on its own. I definitely need to use the conditioner with this. I sometimes had to condition my hair twice to get it to be silkier. I also found out that I can go up to 3 days without washing my hair after I wash it with this shampoo and my roots don’t get oily. And lastly, even with very dirty and oily hair, only a single wash with this shampoo is enough to thoroughly clean my hair. For me personally, this shampoo works best if I use it every other day with the conditioner. And it tends to make my hair more thick as I noticed. It also lessen the frizzy effect my hair has to a point. It’s still winter so my hair tends to go a little crazy with the added moisture in the air. But I think in the summer time this shampoo will flawlessly take care of the frizz.
I was so excited to try this shampoo as I have thick curly frizzy hair I have used Argan oil an I love the smell....The bottle is very cool but the positives end there. My first wash I used the shampoo my hair felt stringy very heavy and like it had been stripped of all its goodness. my hair became very lack lustre an was very dry and frizzy. The smell is lovely and when washed out the scent lasted a long time however this product did not do what it said it would.