My review is of four products, Elvive Extraordinary Oil (Fine Coconut Oil) Shampoo, Conditioner, Hair Oil and 1001 Users Mask.
My hair is short, fine, limp and dry. I wash my hair at least 3 times a week as I swim in chlorine and this definitely adds to the dryness and frizziness. On receiving the 4 Elvive products I was impressed with how large they were containing 325mls. The look of the package is not as important as functionality for me. I need the bottles to stay closed in my gym bag whilst traveling between home and pools, which both the shampoo and conditioner does, you just ensure you hear the little click when you push the lid down.
In summary of the individual product reviews I found using a combination of Shampoo, Conditioner and Hair Oil the result I am seeing so far is non frizzy actually shiny healthy looking hair. As stated earlier I will continue to use these products till the end of the bottles to see if the effects I am currently getting continues. If they do then I will purchase more of the Elvive products as I am very happy with the current results. I do not feel I will be using the 1001 Users Mask as much however, other people may find using the 1001 Mask and not the Hair Oil a better combination perhaps, depending on hair condition etc, I think buying and using all four products together would be a bit of an overkill.
When used in combination I was happy with most of the products in this regime. With a few little niggles thrown in. Overall I loved the smell of all the products, but then I'm a bit of a nut for coconut so that was almost a given. I didn't find it overpowering though, which can sometimes happen with this kind of smell. Firstly starting with the shampoo it went on well, but didn't lather as much as I expected. I did however find that when I washed it out my hair felt quite squeaky, this was a concern given that I do have issues with dry hair. Next up was the conditioner, this product 100% made up for the shampoo squeak - it was rich, thick and creamy! I didn't have to use as much as normal because of this fact and my hair came out feeling amazing - even a few days post wash it was still awesome. The hair mask is probably the most disappointing of the products in the regime - I felt like it was trying to be too many things, even though initially I was really excited about it. I didn't think it was thick or moisturising enough for a post shampoo mask, but conversely was probably too heavy for a dry application, leave in treatment or pre-style addition. But that is just my personal opinion based on how my hair reacts to certain types of products and ease of dispersal through my hair. I did really love the hair oil component of the regime - initially I put too much in, but once I balanced that out it was great. A little certainly goes a long way and for its price I think it'd last quite a long time. Best part is my hair still looks lush and shiny, plus a little added to dry hair gives an extra bump of gloss!
Tips: Don't go too heavy on the conditioner or oil, a little goes a long way on both of these products. Definitely be sure to use the shampoo with a conditioning product such a the one in this regime.