Garnier Fructis Hair Food Watermelon Shampoo

Firstly I love the packaging, nice bright colours. I was quite surprised how similar the smell was to an actual watermelon. I like how the colour is pinky clear like a watermelon. Its easy to apply to my hair. It lathers nicely and washes throughly through my hair making it smell delicious and clean.

Disclaimer: I really don't like watermelon. I have childhood memories of friends happily munching into wedges of the pink fruit, juicy dripping down their chins. Too me, it was too sweet, too watery. No substance. The same is not to be said for Garnier Fructis Volumising Watermelon Hair Food. First of all, I love the packaging, reminiscent of a juice bottle you'd grab out of a cafe fridge, invoking the idea of healthy freshness. A stubby, 350ml recyclable plastic bottle (50% recycled) with a green flip lid, the pink watermelon imaged mirrored by the pink opaque bottle. The label clearly states Garnier commitments, this is a Vegan formula, with no silicones, stating 96% biodegradiable natural origin formula. There are also warnings in regards to do not eat and to keep out of reach of young children. The performance: Getting past the watermelon scent which held citrus floral notes, which to my surprise I found pleasant, the shampoo itself is a clear gel, easy to lather without over foaming. Side note: Since shaving my hair off in 2020 lockdown for fundraising, I took up a No-shampoo then a C0-wash regime for over 12 months, which led to my once-volumous, curly hair being lank and oily-scalped. This is the first time using a bottled shampoo as I did not want to start using silicones due to clogged pores in the past with them. Post washing, as claimed, my hair did not feel weighed down at all. My hair felt clean, and for the first time in over a year, so did my scalp. Hair feels lighter and looks reminiscent of my childhood hair. Or maybe I'm just getting carried away on a watermelon memory. Either way, my lanky days are over, and I'm a convert.

I was quite impressed with this shampoo. It has a pleasant fruity scent. It has a thin consistency so I needed to use a lot to get a good lather through my hair. My hair did appear fully and voluminous after using. I would recommend this shampoo for anyone who is wanting to add volume to their hair.

I am giving this shampoo a big tick! I love the fragrance and as soon as I applied the shampoo I knew I was going to like it. My long, fine hair didn’t tangle, it was nice to work in and rinsed out easily. When used in combination with the conditioner, the result is perfect for my hair; volume without dryness or frizz. I love the way flip top and the recyclable bottles with are easily distinguishable from each other. A product to enjoy in so many different ways!

The shampoo lathered really nicely. It left my hair feeling really clean. I didn’t notice a massive difference in the volume of my hair but I did like the shampoo.

Like it's conditioner counterpart this Garnier line has been designed to look ridiculously cute! The scent is so yummy that you just want to eat it.

As someone with fine hair, it can be hard to find a shampoo that doesn't leave my hair flat and limp at the end of the day. I was pleasantly surprised at how well my hair lasted during the day after using the shampoo and I finally had volume YAY!

I will 100% be buying this again and happily recommend to anyone with fine hair.

A big issue with fine hair is that anything volumising can tend to be drying, anything moisturising tends to weigh your hair down and it is not uncommon to have to wash Every.Day.For.The.Rest Of.Your.Life.This clear shampoo promises to give fine hair volume, bounce and movement. A clear shampoo in a milk bottle style bottle, and smelling of watermelon, this formula is pleasant and cleanses well. BUT...I don't find it any different to any other volumising shampoo. Two things I really liked were the packaging (made from recycled plastic and also recyclable) and the fact that I only had to wash my hair every other day. Which made a nice change. I found it very drying.

What can I say....the claims were big and hit my hair issues right on the nose, I was excited to try this range. First up, love the packaging, not too big and bulky like some other brands and loved that they were being friendly to the environment. I washed my hair and learnt very quickly that a little goes a long way! I washed it through and sadly found the smell very unpleasant. I thought watermelon would be refreshing but sadly was not the case. Followed up with the conditioner and leave in mask (review in another post).

I got this from the beauty vault. I notice at the moment it seems to be sold out from the shelves in supermarkets and the warehouse stores that I've visited. People seem to be really interested in trying it. I have tried several of the others this is the newest in the line of Garnier hair food products which also explains why it's being sold out. The scent is like watermelon lollies and I was smelling something else as I lathered my hair with it after some sniffing around I think what I was smelling was lemon grass or tea tree. Not sure if I love the scent as much as some of the others but the hair food line from the Garnier brand is definitely been my preference for conditioners for a long time. My hair feels quite soft right now and clean I did feel like I needed conditioner after use and that this could be somewhat like a clarifying shampoo. My scalp and hair were quite oily before I used it the first time. While the scent is very yummy I don't think it lingers in the hair as much as the other flavours like the banana for example. Volume - I don't really notice. If you use this too much it might be a bit drying but generally like this and will definitely keep using this range.

I have fine, thin, flat, smooth silky hair naturally.

Packaging - very colourful, eye catching and appealing, great that it is recyclable too. Fragrance- I love that the smell is so refreshing, not overpowering watermelon smell. However, when I have washed it off my hair, the smell became so subtle, I can barely smell the watermelon. I feel though that certainly my hair felt cleansed after use.

Volume -I usually leave my hair to airdry. This shampoo surprisingly did not leave my hair flat, I can see that my hair has a slight bounce and volume.

Con- personally, I cannot use this product on its own, it left my hair a bit dry. Very cleansed but not smooth or silky.

I will not buy this on its own, just because in order to use this and to work well for me, I need to also purchase either the conditioner or hair food mask or both.