L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Colour Protect Shampoo Review

The first thing I noticed with this shampoo is the smell. It is quite a strong fragrance, and not something I like due to my sensitive nose. I did get used to it after a while, but I imagine it can be too strong for some people.

What I liked about this shampoo is its creamy texture, which feels nice when massaging through my hair. However, my hair always becomes tangled after rinsing the shampoo away. I never had this issue with my previous brand of shampoo. Luckily, the conditioner fixes this right away, but I really dislike the fact that the shampoo always causes my hair to be tangled, without fail.

I can't really tell if its colour protect abilities are any better than other colour protect shampoo. My hair does feel nourished, but I wouldn't get this again due to the strong smell and the fact my hair gets tangled after every use.

When this product arrived first impressions 1. Love the standout Colour of packaging 2. The smell of the product is great makes you feel like your in a salon. 3. I don't like the shape of the bottle as it's narrow at the base so falls over in the shower easily and the openings at the top, which makes it hard to get the last bit out.

On using this Shampoo it felt great when applied, did lather quite alot so don't need much. When rinising I found it made my hair feel stripped. (of course when conditioner applied felt better)

I had coloured my hair 2 weeks before this trial with dark roots and blonde ends. My hair is of medium thickness (just to give you an idea of what type of hair I've got and how it worked for me)

I found my hair shiny when dry, but extra fluffy and puffy. I don't feel I could say 100% it has prolonged my colour, but I guess I could give you more feed back in the coming weeks.

Definatly has more shine.

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The smell of this shampoo is amazing but my hair was left feeling rather oily after using it which was disappointing. It bought out the brightness of a little bit of blonde I had in my tips. I did like this product I would have used it again if it didn't make my hair so oily.

I really enjoyed trialling this product. Positives for me were the scent (very light), the good lather, and I also felt like it was gentle enough to protect the colour in my hair. I loved the feeling after using it...my hair was so soft and silky.

The only negative for me (but enough to think twice whether I'd use it again) is that by day 2, I noticed my hair getting quite greasy. For some reason it really didn't work that great for me - I'd say that I'd probably need to wash my hair daily if I was to use this product regularly.

Honestly just like any of my other shampoos, hate to say it like that but yeah. I think using the shampoo and conditioner together does help but i so prefer the conditioner alone

I had the opportunity to trial this shampoo together with the conditioner and had mixed results with it. I first used the shampoo and conditioner together and found that it made my hair very flat and limp, although my hair felt very soft and shiny. The shampoo was very rich and creamy and smelt pleasant enough and you only have to use a small amount. I like to shampoo twice. I got a better result from using the shampoo with a different conditioner and found that I was still able to retain the volume and body of my hair and it was just as effective as my other shampoo which I pay a lot more for. Pricewise, I think it is value for money. The combination of both the shampoo and conditioner did not work for me but separately, with another conditioner, it produced a good result for me and I would buy this product again.

I had the opportunity to review this shampoo along with the conditioner. The packaging is nice and bright and the smell was simple but pleasant. I used this shampoo to wash my hair over the last couple of weeks. I was not overly impressed with the way it made my hair feel. It did not seem to feel completely clean and no matter how much I rinsed felt like there was still some residue. It may just be my hair but I felt I had to use a different product every second wash to bring the shine back as this product seemed to make it feel limp and greasy. Did it do what it says it will? Well I don't think I can fully comment as the trial period was not really long enough and I had nothing to compare it to. It does claim on the bottle 80% of colour preserved after 28 washes - not entirely sure what they mean here as for me personally 28 washes would take about 9-10 weeks and most colours have begun to fade in that time anyway. I want a product that preserves the colour and shine from day one!

I really liked the smell of this shampoo, and I hoped that I would like the actual product, but it doesn't blow me away.

Instead, it makes my hair frizz - which is quite weird and it doesn't really live up to it's name. My hair feels drier than usual and even with the conditioner, it has become quite unruly.

The packaging is user-friendly, you get a decent amount out of each bottle, and it feels heavenly when you wash it, but that's it.

As for the colour protection aspect of this product, I haven't really noticed a difference yet.

I've used this shampoo over the last couple of weeks and not overly impressed. I already have very dry, brittle, colour damaged hair and I found after using this shampoo my hair felt very dry and coarse. Yes, using the conditioner after restored it to its "normal" condition, but the shampoo compared to other brands I've used felt more damaging and left my hair drier than other products. In saying that though, it did feel very clean, it certainly stripped out all the oils and dirt and it smells lovely. I'm not sure that it restored my colour after 28 washes, and I cannot honestly comment on this promise, as I only wash my hair 2-3 times max every week and therefore have not trialed it for long enough. Also, I did recently dye my hair my normal bright red colour, and there's been just as much red wash down the drain as there would be with other brands I've used, so not sure if this necessarily "protects" the colour as it states it does. But is on par with other brands. The packaging is nice, easy to squeeze out, easy to open and close. Some other brands make you feel like a weak old lady when you're trying to squeeze it out, but had no problems with this bottle. I believe it's cost effective, as the shampoo lathers so easily, literally a drop the size of a teaspoon does the trick and is more than enough, therefore the bottle should last a while. Unsure if I would purchase this again but it was good to trial it so I know for next time.

I received my shampoo in the post very quickly thank you BR team, and I was really looking forward to using this product as I have changed my hair colour from dark brown to light brown with blonde highlights.

I liked the smell of the shampoo, and the packaging is pleasing on the eye, it is a nice slim shape to help with storage in the bathroom.

I have very curly hair and quite dry,and I found as I was washing my hair with this shampoo, it was making me hair all matted and knotted up and felt like straw.

I tried different ways of washing my hair, but still found the same result, matted hair and all knotty, not a nice feeling. No matter how much or how little I used of the product.

I did not notice any difference to my hair colour at all. The colour faded as much as it has done before, and it certainly was not looking radiant or shiny as it claims.

My hair felt quite dry after washing, and when I was blow drying my hair, I found my hair was becoming more frizzy.

The positive comment on this product, is that it did not make my hair oily at the roots at all, even after 3 days, unlike some other colour shampoos I have tried. This is a great bonus, as it means less hair washing for me.

My hair was not looking any shinier and was not feeling any softer, even though it claims to do so.

I found that it does not nourish the hair enough for me to want to buy this particular product in the future, but I would not be put off trying other L'Oreal shampoos, as I feel I need to maybe try a shampoo for dry hair instead.

This is an affordable shampoo that everyone can use, and easily found in all supermarkets.