Garnier Fructis Hair Food Watermelon Shampoo

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.

I received this as part of a trial team with other products in the watermelon range. I have fine, low density hair.

I liked the slim profile of this bottle, but found the lid difficult to pop open. This might loosen up more over time and become easier.

The shampoo itself is a very thick gel. This does make it a little harder to squeeze out of the bottle but it doesn't take long to get the hang of this! Because of the thickness you may need extra water to get a suitable lather happening.

This is a lightweight formula, but I found it was actually a bit too drying for my hair. I did start conditioning before shampooing to help lay down some moisture before cleansing and this did help a lot.

It did not weigh down my hair at all, but it didn't add any extra volume for me.

I don't think I would purchase this again due to how drying it is on my hair.

My first impression was this was that it looked SO nice! I really like the packaging and love how it's recyclable. The shampoo is nice and thick so a little went quite a long way, it foamed up really well too, so imagine this bottle would last quite a while, especially if you're like me and only wash your hair a couple of times a week or so. This did leave my hair feeling nice and clean but without feeling stripped and dry. I'm not sure that I noticed anything super special about it though that I don't get from my regular shampoo, so not sure that I would specially hunt this one out.

I don't usually buy any Garnier products, but the packaging of this grabbed my attention becuse it was bright, and it clearly shouts 'Watermelon'. I love watermelon, and all things that smell like it - So I had to give this a go. The shampoo is clear - I personally prefer shampoo that is milky/creamy - hopefully I'm making sense. The best way to describe the scent is that it honestly smells exactly like watermelon. It doesn't smell like it's just trying to smell like it. It's almost as though someone has bottle watermelon. It lathers nicely, but my hair felt a bit coarse/like straw once I rinsed the shampoo out. The bottle states that this is for 'Fine hair', which is exactly what my hair is. I honestl can't say that it gave my hair any noticeable volume or life as it promises. I also tried the conditioner, so I will place a review for that too. Overall, 10/10 for scent. I don't see myself buying this again for me, but my 11 year old son loves the smell and is less fussy with his hair, so will likely buy for him to use.

Let's start with the pro's of this product: - The fragrance: Oh. My. Gosh. Think summer fruit cocktails at a bbq with friends. This fragrance is DIVINE, and smells almost good enough to drink (please refrain from doing this, but it is THAT good!). It's 96% Vegan and no 'nasties' which is always a good thing, especially when it comes to my precious mane. The promise of more volume came through, although there was a catch, see the not so great stuff paragraph below. You have to always give a product props when it delivers on its marketing promises. Value for money: I loved how little I needed of this product to get a good lather going and it made my hair feel squeaky clean. A little really does go a long way and one of these 350ml bottles would actually last me for weeks. Now for the not so great stuff: although this product delivered on its 'more volume' promise, unfortunately it came at the expense of softness and shine. By the end of the trial period my hair was noticeably 'rougher' and a lot less shiny than normal. I was also struggling to get a wide tooth comb through my hair when it was wet after washing with this product. Unfortunately the divine smell and other pros of this product don't outweigh the not so great stuff, which was so disappointing as I would have gladly switched my normal haircare regime for these products - which is the highest praise I can give any product.

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.

I was pretty excited to smell this shampoo, and I really like it. It smells just like watermelon, sweet, clean and not too strong a scent. The shampoo itself is clear, which for some reason I really like.

The shampoo lathers really well, and you don't need to use too much. It also rinses out easily, which is great for my kids who always seem to leave shampoo and conditioner in their hair if it takes more than a nanosecond to rinse out.

I found that the shampoo left my hair really clean, and this might sound weird, but 'normal' feeling. It didn't feel weighed down, it felt clean, but it also didn't feel overly soft or smooth after washing. I think if you had fine healthy hair, this shampoo would be perfect. My daughter has fine wavy hair and it is great for her. My hair is fine, but greying and I have baby hairs, and this shampoo left the grey hairs feeling a bit coarse and I had crazy fly always. I would say it gave my hair volume, but just lacking in smoothness.

I would use this shampoo when I know I'm going to put some effort into my hair (product, curling etc) as it did give volume but needs to be used in combination with some smoothing/shine type product for me personally.

I would buy this again for my daughter though, the smell makes her want to wash her hair, and it suits her healthy fine hair more than mine I think.

A sweet and fruity scented clear gel based shampoo that smells like a fruit smoothie, and somehow it reminded me of the Hubba bubba chewing gum. The froth was nice and thick and it felt so kind to my fingers. It froths up surprisingly well and was comfortable and relaxing massaging all that foamy goodness around my scalp. It was nice and moist with none of that oil stripping feel, while feeling clean. I love how it doesn’t weight down my hair, nor does it tangle up my hair in a ball of mess while cleaning like some shampoos do. Some shampoos, especially those that give me the squeaky clean feel, leaves me in a knotty mess which i end up losing quite a bit of hair trying to pull my fingers out of. It wasn’t a problem for this one. My fingers felt free and my hair was just bathing in foamy happiness.

Garnier Fructis Hair Food Watermelon Shampoo comes in a fun, brightly coloured bottle. It's easy to open which is a must in the shower. I liked that the packaging is made with 50% recycled plastic and is recyclable and the formula is 96% biodegradable. The shampoo smells like fresh sweet watermelon and leaves your hair smelling delicious. It foams up nicely and is easy to rinse away leaving hair feeling fresh and clean. My hair was left noticeably softer and fuller. The only drawback was my very fine hair needed a product to tame the fluffiness, but it definitely creates volume.