Garnier Fructis Hair Food Watermelon 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.

I liked this shampoo because it didn't weigh my hair down, as a lot of shampoos do, especially having fine hair, that's curly. This brought out my curls without making them look frizzy! I enjoyed it because of that, but the fragrance is a little strong for me. I enjoy watermelon, but not that much.

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.

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.

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).

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.

This handy 350ml sized shampoo is totally vegan without any animal origin or testing and doesn't contain any silicone. It smells just as you would expect of a watermelon scented shampoo and it lathers up into a light foam that gently washes your hair. I found my hair definitely had more volume without weighdown after using which is a bonus for my fine coloured hair so it does do what it says. The bottle is recyclable which is a bonus but I did find it hard to read the ingredients list on the bottle as the print is quite small. The shampoo bottle is a different colour to the conditioner which is helpful for anyone like myself that struggles to read without glasses.

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.

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.

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.