Love Beauty & Planet Smooth and Serene Shampoo & Conditioner

I received this shampoo and conditioner set to test from Chickadvisor a while back.  The scent is argan oil & lavender.  The lavender scent is a very realistic scent.  

This company is very committed to producing natural based products and having a near zero carbon footprint.  From the back of the packaging it says, "Our goal is a carbon footprint so small, it's like we weren't even here."  The bottles are actually made with 100% recycled plastic.  

This brand also uses no silicones, parabens or dyes in their shampoo or conditioner.

Shampoo

In the past, I haven't always had the best experience with more natural based hair products so I wasn't sure what to expect from the Love Beauty and Planet shampoo. I was pleasantly surprised however! First off, the packaging is beautiful and makes my shower look like a spa. Next, even though I am not a fan of the scent of lavender, I found the scent to be subtle and not too overpowering. 

The shampoo lathers really well and rinses easily from the hair. I really felt that my hair got a thorough clean with this product. The consistency of the shampoo is perfect: not too runny and not too thick. After my hair had dried and throughout the day, I could smell the subtle scent of lavender in my hair. So it has lasting scent power.

My hair tends to be frizzy and this shampoo calmed the frizzies and left my hair soft and manageable. Sometimes products that control frizz can weigh the hair down but not this product. My hair felt light and airy.

Overall, I am impressed with this shampoo and would definitely recommend it to others. Since I'm not a huge fan of lavender, I would love to try other hair products from this brand in another scent.


Conditioner

This conditioner has the same lavender scent as the shampoo. The scent is subtle and not too overpowering as I found with the shampoo. The consistency of this product is great. It is not too thick that it won't spread and not too runny that it won't stick to the hair. 

After shampooing my hair, I applied the conditioner and left it on my hair for 3-4 minutes. It rinsed cleanly from my hair and left no residue behind. 

I did find that while using my pick comb on my wet hair that my hair had a few more tangles than usual. Maybe this conditioner is not as moisturizing as my usual products? However, after my hair dried, it felt soft and smooth. My frizzy hair was controlled and easy to manage. I also had the subtle scent of lavender in my hair throughout the day.

Overall, this is a product I would be pleased to use in my hair care routine and would recommend it to others to try.

You can learn more about this brand on their website: lovebeautyandplanet.com

I received these products free of charge for review purposes.

Schwarzkopf Gliss Hair Repair Ultra Moisture Products

I received the above products to test: a shampoo, conditioner and leave-in treatment.  This particular ultra moisture line is for dry, stressed hair.

These products contain liquid keratin which according to the packaging, " reconstructs your hair and renews it by repairing damaged areas deep inside the hair and on its surface."

Shampoo

The Claims

• Up to 85% less hair breakage
• Intense hydration
• Ultra moisturized hair with healthy shine

My Thoughts
This shampoo is great for making my hair look healthy and strong! After using this shampoo I have really noticed that my hair feels thicker and much stronger. It looks healthier and has just a bit more shine to it.

This shampoo has a unique scent to it that I can't quite put my finger on. It smells spicy and yet powdery at the same time if that makes sense. It is a pleasant scent and is not overpowering. The scent does linger in the hair long after it has dried. This shampoo lathers well and rinses easily from the hair.

My hair feels soft after using this shampoo and the corresponding conditioner. It also helps to moisturize my hair but doesn't weigh it down in the least. Some moisturizing shampoos can make your hair feel greasy and weighed down but not this one. My hair actually had a bit more volume than usual.

Overall, I liked this shampoo but would say it is not a top favourite of mine. I feel there are other shampoos out there that cost less that work just as well for my hair. That said, I would still recommend this shampoo for the benefits I received. 

Conditioner

The Claims

• Up to 85% less hair breakage
• Intense hydration
• Ultra moisturized hair with healthy shine

My Thoughts

This conditioner makes my hair look soft and healthy. I really enjoyed this conditioner. It has a slightly stronger scent that the shampoo. To me it smells spicy and powdery like the shampoo. It is quite pleasant and lingers in the hair after it has dried.

The consistency of this conditioner is perfect. It is not too thin and runny and not so thick that it won't spread easily. It feels somewhat different than other conditioners as I thought it felt more slippery in my hands.

After towel drying my hair I find that my comb goes through my hair just a little bit easier and thus fewer hairs come loose. My hair feels thicker and stronger when used with the corresponding shampoo. I also noticed my hair was not as dry, especially the ends of my hair. My hair was moisturized but not weighed down.

I would continue to use this conditioner and recommend it to others to try.  

Leave-in Treatment

The Claims

• Protection against hair breakage
• Intense hydration
• Instant combability 

My Thoughts
This product is a leave in spray that can be used on wet or dry hair. I use it after shampooing, conditioning and towel drying my hair. It needs to be shaken prior to use as it separates. Once shaken it has a milky consistency. It has the same great scent as the shampoo and conditioner.

I found that this treatment really helped to make my hair easier to comb when it was wet. It worked like a wonderful hair detangler and I lost much fewer hairs when using this product prior to combing my hair.

This product also hydrates the hair and it worked to give my hair just that extra boost of moisture. My hair was not greasy or weighed down at all from using this treatment. My hair was much more manageable as a result of this leave in spray.

In conclusion, I would continue to use this product and highly recommend it as a way to detangle and make your hair more manageable.

I received these products free of charge from ChickAdvisor for review purposes.  #gotitfree

John Frieda Frizz Ease Miraculous Recovery Collection

Shampoo

The Claims

• Instantly restores hair and prevents the appearance of future damage
• Formulated with anti-damage technology, this shampoo gently cleanses and restores hair while fortifying the fibres with the support distressed hair needs to resist future damage
• After just 1 use, hair is visibly healthy, strengthened and nourished

My Thoughts
   This shampoo has a nice consistency. It lathers well in the hair and rinses off completely.  It has a light fragrance maybe a bit like a floral perfume.  After just one use of the shampoo I found that it didn't live up to its claims.  My hair actually felt drier than usual and thus frizzier.  My hair was also dull and lacking shine.

After having used the shampoo for a week, I have a better opinion of this product.  My hair was less dry compared to the first use and softer.  I also experienced less breakage of my hair.

Conditioner

The Claims

• Instantly restores and prevents the appearance of future damage
• Formulated with targeted anti-damage technology, this conditioner provides superior conditioning and instantly restores while fortifying the hair to prevent the appearance of future damage
• Hair is visibly healthy and strengthened after just 1 use

My Thoughts
   This conditioner has a really nice consistency.  It has a stronger fragrance than the shampoo but is not overpowering.  It is somewhat thicker than the previous brand I was using.  It spreads easily on the hair and my hair felt soft while it was on.  It rinses well from the hair.  

After one use I did not find I had visibly healthy and strengthened hair.  My hair actually felt and looked worse compared to the brand I stopped using to test this John Frieda collection.  My hair was dry, frizzy and lacking luster.   

After using the conditioner for one week, my hair is in better shape than it was after day one.  My hair is not as dry and is soft to the touch.  The frizz is also better controlled.  So, I guess the key is consistent use.

Deep Conditioner

The Claims

• Returns seriously distressed hair to a healthy state
• Intensely repairs and fortifies and resists future damage for 80% less breakage
• This weekly treatment rescues hair leaving it touchable smooth and nourished in just 1 use

My Thoughts
   This deep conditioner is thick and creamy and spreads easily on the hair.  It has the same fragrance as the conditioner.  When I put the conditioner on my wet hair, I was able to run my fingers through my below shoulder length hair.  My hair was soft and less tangled than usual.  

After towel drying my hair, I used my usual pick comb to comb through my hair.  My hair was much less tangled than usual and the comb went through my hair relatively easily.  After combing my wet hair, I usually have a number of loose hairs on my comb. This time I only had about one hair!  Amazing!

I must say this conditioner lives up to its claim of leaving hair touchably smooth and nourished after one use.  I would also say I had less breakage using this deep conditioner too.  Although this is a weekly treatment, I would be tempted to use it every day.

Overall, I loved this deep conditioner.  The product comes in a tub with a screw off top.  I would find this product easier to use in the shower if it came in a tube format like the shampoo and conditioner. Nonetheless, it is the product inside that counts and it works regardless of the packaging.


Final Thoughts
 While I didn't love the shampoo and conditioner, I did end up liking it better after one week of use.  I probably wouldn't purchase these products as I feel there are better products for my hair that are half the price.

As for the deep conditioner, I loved it!  I loved how soft and silky my hair felt.  This is a product I would continue to use for sure.

I received these products free of charge for testing purposes courtesy of Glam Sense.

Dove Daily Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner

Dove Shampoo Review

I really enjoyed using this shampoo. It has a nice fresh scent that lingers in your hair even after it has dried. The shampoo is the perfect consistency. Not too runny or too thick. It lathers well making me feel that I am getting my hair really clean.

The shampoo rinses easily from the hair leaving no residue. After washing my hair and using the corresponding conditioner, my hair felt soft, smooth and manageable. My hair also felt light and not weighed down like some products leave your hair feeling.

I would definitely recommended this shampoo to others and would purchase it in the future.

Dove Conditioner Review

This conditioner has a great scent. It is a fresh, clean scent that when used with the corresponding shampoo, leaves the hair smelling great all day long.

The conditioner applied easily to my wet hair and my hair felt soft while the conditioner was in my hair. The conditioner is the right consistency to stick to the hair. It rinses easily and completely from the hair.

After towel drying my hair, I noticed that my hair wasn't quite as tangly as it usually is. It made combing my hair much easier. When used with the Dove shampoo, my hair was left feeling soft and airy. It was not weighed down at all. I have frizzy hair and found that my hair was manageable and not crazy frizzy.

Overall, I would recommend this product to others and would reuse in the future.

I received these products free of charge from ChickAdvisor to facilitate this review.

Dove Nutritive Solutions Coconut & Hydration Shampoo and Conditioner

Shampoo
I enjoyed using this shampoo. It has a lovely citrus fragrance that lingers in my hair throughout the day. The scent is suppose to be coconut water and sweet lime. I don't really smell any of the coconut scent as the lime overpowers it. 

The shampoo has the perfect consistency to it and lathers really well in the hair. I feel like I get a better clean when a shampoo lathers well like this one. It does rinse easily and cleanly from the hair.

I do have frizzy hair but found that this shampoo (when used with the conditioner as well) helped to control the frizz. Being a hydrating shampoo, this product did not weigh my hair down like some other shampoos can. Instead my hair was soft, smooth and manageable. Some hydrating shampoos can leave my roots feeling oily but this Dove shampoo did not do that at all. I was impressed!

Overall, this is a shampoo I would recommend to others to try and would continue to use myself. I've been a fan of Dove products for a long time and this shampoo lives up to my expectations of Dove.



Conditioner
This conditioner has a lovely scent. I can smell both citrus and coconut notes. I'm a big fan of coconut anything and having it as a scent in my hair product is a bonus! The scent lingered throughout the day in my hair long after it dried.

I found the consistency of the conditioner to be a little bit thinner than other conditioners I've used. However, this did not affect its effectiveness. It spread easily on my hair and rinsed off well. 

This conditioner (when used with the shampoo) left my hair soft, smooth and manageable. My hair did not feel weighed down at all which can happen with some hydrating conditioners. My frizzy hair was also less frizzy which was a nice surprise.

This is a conditioner I would recommend to others to try and would continue to use myself.


I received these product free of charge from Chickadvisor for review purposes.

John Frieda Sheer Blonde Hi-Impact Hair Products #MyJohnFrieda

I recently received a Vox Box from Influenster containing three John Frieda hair products: Sheer Blonde Hi-Impact shampoo and conditioner as well as an oil elixir.

The Claims
The shampoo claims to give overprocessed hair new life.  It revives blonde hair's healthy, vivid hue.  It also rejuvenates and restores vibrancy to distressed strands.

The conditioner repairs and restores a healthy look and feel to distressed blonde hair.  It moisturizes while repairing damaged hair to revive vibrancy.  

The oil elixir helps to repair damage, replenishes hair and strengthens strands.  It reveals shiny, shimmering blonde hair that's full of light.  This product can be used on both wet and dry hair.  

All three products are safe for use on natural or colour treated hair as well as on highlights and lowlights.


My Thoughts 
I have natural dark golden blonde hair.  I have never dyed my hair but I do use a flat iron on my hair every week or so.  My hair is frizzy and I don't like wearing my hair down unless I've flat ironed it.  

The shampoo is a great consistency and lathers well.  It rinses easily from the hair.

The conditioner is a little thicker and creamier than other conditioners I've used but it does spread easily and rinses completely from the hair.  I noticed that while rinsing my hair, I was able to run my fingers through my below shoulder length hair. So it seems to have a detangling effect.

I applied the oil elixir to my hair after it was towel dried.  It absorbs quickly into the hair and does not leave an oily residue like I thought it might.  It also doesn't weigh down my hair.

When using all three of these products together, my hair felt light weight and was easy to manage.  I noticed that my hair was not as frizzy as usual so that was an unexpected bonus!  My hair felt healthy and revived but I didn't notice any greater vibrancy to my hair.  It wasn't any glossier or shinier than usual.

Overall, this is a great collection and I would continue to use it for the benefits that I experienced.



I received these products free of charge to facilitate this review.

Tresemmé Beauty-Full Volume Shampoo

I really enjoyed using this shampoo. I used it in conjunction with the pre-wash conditioner (step 1) which left my hair soft and smooth and ready for the shampoo.

I loved the smell of this shampoo. It has a fresh, clean scent that lingers in my hair. 

The shampoo has a nice consistency. It is not too thin or too thick. The shampoo lathers so well and makes me feel like I am getting a really good clean. The product rinses easily and completely from the hair after lathering. 

I tend to avoid volumizing products as I have frizzy hair, however, to my surprise this shampoo did not make my hair any frizzier. It did have more volume but it was easily manageable. I found that my hair felt so much lighter even when it was wet. Overall, I liked this shampoo and would continue to use it.

I received free full size products from Glam Sense to facilitate this review.