LÓreal Elvive Full Restore 5 - Shampoo

Well, here's something I've been wanting to try for quite a long time, and now I got the chance.

Who never saw this shampoo's advertisement on tv?

Well, I bet it's hard to escape it, when you live in the UK, as the ambassador of the product is the fantastic Cheryl Cole. In Portugal, who was chosen to represent it in the advertisement was Evangeline Lily, but it didn't have the same impact, as her base of fans in the country is not very significant, She is only known.

Despite being a boy, and have short hair, who wouldn't like to have a healthy shiny hair like hers? In addition, she could sell anything, she's hot!

So, the shampoo, LÓreal Elvive Full Restore 5, claims to target weak, limp, lifeless hair and make it look replenished and fully restored. It is enriched with Pro-Keratin, a major component in our hair fibers, and the conditioning formula reinforces each hair fibre leaving it feeling strengthened and better able to resist daily styling.

As the first time, I've used it, I felt like the smell of it, was delicious, remembering me the original smell os L'Oreal products. And the packaging is also very appealing, the combination os colors and also the shimmery red that appears on the bottle when the light catches it.

Looking for a healthy, shiny hair, I applied the product. Is is very easy to apply, and it washes your hair very well, taking away any residue os styling products. As a damaged and dry hair shampoo, I thought it could leave your hair greasy, or at least weighted, but it didn't! It really makes what it says on the bottle. My hair feels smooth, shiny and weightless, keeping the freshness through the day. The only thing I dindn't like, was the fact, that I have curly hair, and it got a little frizzy, as it doesn't have a straightenig component, but I'll put styling products to turn it more manageable.

Overall, I tought the shampoo is really good, despite some reviews I saw on the internet. I strongly advise you to try!

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TRESemmé Smooth Shampoo

What I'm going to talk you about this time is hair care. I have a very thick and wavy short hair, that makes it a little bit of a nightmare to style and look good. In one hand If I let my hair to dry naturally it can turn very frizzy and unruly, and in the other hand if I let it dry with a blowdryer it gets a lot of volume, not looking good at all. So I’ve been battling with this problem, trying to find the perfect products to make it look decent.

As some part of my hair is wavy and some parts can be curly, I tend to use shampoos that claim a smooth effect, in the hope that they will take out some volume and give a little extra help trying to tame it. I heard about this brand awhile ago on tv, so when I knew they were selling it in the supermarket with a very low price, I had to give it a try, besides the popularity of the brand is definitely a plus.

At first the size of the bottle, for someone with short hair, can be a little intimidating, because I don’t need a big amount of product every time I wash it, but if the shampoo is as good as people say I might give it a try…

The smell actually, I found quite refreshing and the texture is a little bit of a gel mixed with a crème feel. It smells like pineapple-ish, kind of sweet, but it fades away when the hair is dry, which can be a good feature if you want to use other products that are not from the same brand and have the same smell. This TRESemmé Smooth shampoo has good washing properties, because it leaves the hair very smooth and moisturized, but it does has almond oil vitamin H to fight the frizz, that I though, left my hair a little bit heavy. If you have oily hair, I don’t think this is the right product for you, because, as my hair is wavy, I tend to wash it every day, so I can manage it after I wake up. But still washing it every day and having normal hair, by the end of the day it’s already greasy. Something that doesn’t happen with other shampoos and I don’t appreciate. But if you wash your hair every day or if you have dry hair, I found this product kind of good, as it leaves that little bit of (oil) softness, that actually helps taming the unruly frizzy hair as it claims in the bottle.

The shampoo leaves the hair quite shiny too, which is something that I like, so for that part I give it a good rating. It also has something in the ingredients that drove me into trying the shampoo that is the Hidrolized Keratine. Keratine is a major component of hair structure, so if a shampoo has this component on it, it may helps restore the damage hair, wich I don’t really know if it works, as my hair is short and doesn’t has time to get damaged, but still, I was hoping it did something special. It did leave my hair shinier, so maybe that had something to do with the keratin

Overall, it’s a good product if you want your hair smoother and if you want to tame the frizziness and the unruly hair, so I recommend it. It’s cheap and lasts forever. The only thing that a really didn’t like, was the fact that my hair gets greasy by the end of the day or at least, doesn't last for two days, because of the oils on it, to smooth the hair, but hey, you can’t have everything…