L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Colour Protect Shampoo Review

Container: A red 250ml plastic "tube" like bottle. The lid is a flip lid that opens on the top. It is flat so should you want to you could stand the shampoo on the top.

Appearance: The red of the container is bright and attractive. The writing on the front is in gold, orange and white.

Information: The label is clear and informative. It has a clear list of ingredients, a clear and informative paragraph about the aim of the shampoo. Overall for the container/packaging I would give it a 4/5. There is nothing that I can fault the package and presentation on. It is attractive and informative.

The Product: A sweet smelling white cream like shampoo. The shampoo smells delicious. A teaspoon lathered up and offered a good foam that felt like it was cleaning my hair.

To begin I followed all the instructions, it worked brilliantly. I also used it as I would use my normal shampoo - without conditioning and I found that once again I was not disappointed. The shampoo cleaned my hair without leaving it feeling dry or "squeaky". My hair was a little more controllable and has a little less fuzz using this shampoo. I can say that my hair was coloured a week before receiving the shampoo. It is a copper colour which tends to fade, with this shampoo I have not been disappointed my colour has lasted and my hair feels silky smooth.

I am delighted with the results and will definitely purchase this shampoo in the future. It offers a salon like smooth finish to your hair and although it was for protecting my colour I have noticed that my hair is far more manageable!

For the fragrance I would give it a 5/5. For the texture/thickness of the shampoo I would give it a 5/5. For the results I would give it a 5/5. Using the shampoo with the conditioner I would give it a 5/5, using just the shampoo the results are not as fantastic but good as with the conditioner.

BRILLIANT.

I was very fortunate to receive the shampoo the day I had my hair cut and coloured.

The shampoo comes in a attractive red container, very easy to use.

The fragrance of the shampoo is pleasant and lasts most of the day.

I found that I did not need to use much shampoo as it lathers very well.

After washing, conditioning and drying my hair, I found my hair was nice and soft.

My colour has not faded, and still has the same appearance as it was when I left the hairdressers

I received both the shampoo and conditioner and think its best to write the same for both products. I loved the smell of this and found that the scent did last on my hair, But, at this time of the year I normally don't need to wash my hair every day but found I did when using this. It made my hair very oily & lank the next day. One good thing was that my hair didn't tangle and was very easy to comb out. The packaging was nice, modern and bright, but, I wouldn't buy this product given the results that I had.

This product is an excellent choice for those who want salon quality product on a supermarket budget. The shampoo is easy to apply, quite thick, lathers well and smells lovely without being overwhelmingly perfumed. It left my hair feeling clean without that stripped bare feeling. My colour is still looking bright, shiny after 2 weeks of using this product. I will definitely continue to use this shampoo.

I was really looking forward trying this as I colour my hair quite bright colours. Typically being a self confessed Salon Snob, stepping out of my comfort zone to do this trial was good. I coloured my hair to really give it a good go, to see what it stood up what it said. I have to wash my hair every day the shampoo was really a great smell, my colour didn't run as much as it had previously. The small amount you used will make the the shampoo last awhile.

I received this as part of the trial and So far I am really impressed with this product. I've recently recoloured my hair violetred so was perfect product to trial. The first thing I noticed was that when I lathered up my hair, the foam didn't turn pink like it has done with other products. I also loved the feel of the foam, really soft and silky. It leaves my hair feeling really clean and soft.definately use again

I ripped this open as soon as it arrived as I had just had my hair coloured and it was desperately needing a good shampoo. I read the instructions and immediately started to lather up. I really like the faint scent, it's white in colour and not to thin in texture. It goes on easily and 9you don't need a lot to get a lather. After one rinse I could feel the difference - my hair felt clean. I shampooed again with only a tiniest bit of shampoo and got a great lather again. The result was easy to handle hair with a definite feel of cleanliness and a healthy look.

I dyed my hair about 2 weeks before using this product. I used it in conjunction with the conditioner. The first time i used this, i found my hair dye was still comming out through the shampoo. Since then my hair has lightened and has gone to a dark brown with a hint of purple. I orginally dyed my hair purple. I am dissapointed with this product but I am not sure if it was the hair dye I used or the shampoo and conditioner, as I used a new hair dye.

I would give this another try using the brand I always use to see if it works, but pretty dissapointed overall with the colour of my hair :(

The first thing I usually do with shampoo and conditioner is have a good sniff. It smells good, I think it has that generic shampoo smell so it's not really anything special. It comes in a 250ml bottle, so it's a decent size. I like the shape of the bottle but there is a lot going on in the packaging though with lots of information but it still looks nice sitting in the corner of the shower!

The shampoo itself has quite a silky feeling to it and lathers up well so you don't need to use much. I wash twice with shampoo and then condition.

At the moment I have a directions colour in my hair, red to be exact and it's still fading very fast. I think it would be better for someone that has a permanent colour in their hair.

There was a day in the last three weeks (bad) that I didn't straighten my hair and left it to dry naturally and it did go very fluffy.

Usually my head is very oily so I have to wash my hair daily otherwise it ends up itchy and has that real 'hair' smell but for the first time ever I have been able to wash it every second day. That is why I will be buying it again!