L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Colour Protect Shampoo Review

So I have been trialling this shampoo for the past two weeks and I can say it actually works. I dyed my hair just to make the most of this product and of course for a change and it has actually stayed, the colour still looks as though I dyed it yesterday. Also the scent and texture of the product is very good. I would definitely recommend.

The first time I used this I noticed a difference in my hair straight away. It felt so soft and shiny than before. Also my colour has stayed maintained which is a bonus as being blonde it can fade quite quickly. I normally mix up my shampoos and conditioners between supermarket and salon brands every week as otherwise my hair gets used to it and I don't really notice a difference after a while. I used this for a week and it was still just as soft and shiny like the first time I used it. Used with the conditioner it's a great combination and the overall results look great. I'm happy with how my hair looks and feels using this shampoo, especially the colour which looks healthy and brighter.

The ELVIVE range is definitely my go to supermarket shampoo and conditioner range. I absolutely love, love, love this product!

Majority of Supermarket brands tend to make my hair feel dry and crisp.. not the ideal thing when you already fry and dye your hair with bleach and other goodies. I found that the Colour Protect shampoo was a fabulous and nourishing shampoo. It cleansed without stripping the hair completely!

I found that my colour looked brighter after using it, it didn't get as brassy or faded after washing my hair - I didn't find that colour was falling out when I was washing it.

I absolutely love the packaging.. It's so sleek and modern - Looks great in my bathroom! I also really enjoyed the scent.. I find that supermarket shampoos smell so harsh - but this was light and floral. Absolutely perfect!

I would definitely recommend this to a friend, and I will be continuing with using this product and trying out others in the range!

Nothings worse then maintaining "Red Hair" for those who have Red Hair you know the struggle haha. I have to retouch my hair every 2 weeks to keep the color nice and rich and every time I wash my hair with normal shampoo and conditioner it just strips the colour out. So I was excited to try out the L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Colour Protect Shampoo & Conditioner. I used it for 2 weeks , and washed my hair every 2-3 days. The first thing i noticed is when I washed my hair it didn't strip my color out which was amazing! It left my hair feeling soft and once my hair had dried I noticed that it made my hair colour look more shiny. I still need to retouch my hair but since using the L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Colour Protect range It has helped my hair color to stay more vibrant for longer.

This is my first review that I have ever done on a shampoo. Im never usually too fussed about what brand I get as I think they all do the same. As long as it smells good and it doesnt leave me hair feeling oil Im all for it. I dye my hair with a box dye.... Naughty, I know! But Im lucky with being a brunette as I find its easier to maintain, I only need to dye the roots every 4-6 weeks. So below I am just going to do bullet points of the shampoo (pros and cons) and hopefully this will help you girls that are more intuned to your hair, unlike me :) x

* Ok so I love information, when it comes to products I love to know what special key notes that the brand have put on their bottles to make it stand out from all the rest. First thing I noticed was NEW 80% of colour preserved after 28 washes. I unfortunately havent done that many washes to see if that fact is 100% true, I have maybe done 8 or so washes. I usually only wash my hair 3 times a week, but for the purpose of this review I tried my hardest to wash it at least every second day to put it to the test! So far Im pretty impressed with how well the colour has lasted, especially when sticking to a colour protect range. Its only lightened in certain areas around the roots, I did get my hair cut (and washed) inbetween this process so that proberbly doesnt help but I did find that after about 2 or so weeks that I had coloured my hair (and I did do my whole head to get rid of the old dye that was in it) that it still looks almost freshly done. Im curious to see how long its going to last ;). Another key note that stuck out to me was that it does have UVA and UVB filters in this product, I have never noticed this on any other brands of shampoo (correct me if Im wrong) but I am a big sucker for any protection against the UV rays!!! Who shouldnt be!! This technology is proberbly what has helped my colour last longer as all us brunettes know the sun is a pain at lightening our hair, especially if we are wanting to acheive a nice rich deep colour! So Im all for that!

* The packaging is the only thing that bothers me, if only the base of it was a bit thinker so that its not so easy to fall over in the shower. For some reason that annoys the living day lights out of me, I like products that can stand their own in the shower! :P The smell of this product is pleasent as well, nothing to overpowering it just has a nice fresh and slightly floral scent to it.

Overall I find this shampoo to be a pretty good one. It has managed to keep my colour lasting longer while giving me a good wash. Im still yet to keep at it with this product as Im curious about the 80% factor after 28 washes, Im sure it is a true fact otherwise it would be false advertising but I just struggle to see how thats possible.. But with the UV filters, you cant go wrong with that! :) I hope this has been somewhat helpful, found it a bit difficult as Im not usually a hair focused girl but wanted to give it a go anyways xx

I've used this shampoo about 8 times over the last 2 weeks - and during this time have also had my hair colored. It's been great! It's feeling very strong and although I use purple shampoo every second wash(blonde) this shampoo has been very effective. It hard deffinitly helped with the greasiness on my scalp! I've noticed my colour is vibrant and definitely holding with this shampoo ! Happy customer :)

I picked this up a month ago from Countdown on special for $4 which I thought was a good price for a supermarket shampoo. I used this before I got my hair re-dyed and then after I recently got my hair done. I have dyed blonde hair (from a light brown). I have been dyeing my hair for over 10years now. First off I loved the smell of this Shampoo. It smelt like a salon shampoo which was lovely. So nice to be in the shower feeling a bit fancy. I found it wasn't particularly foaming so it took a bit of working in. It wasn't particularly clarifying. Although this is sort of nice as it isn't drying. I can't speak for how much it keeps my colour in. But it hasn't turned my colour brassy so I'm impressed by that. So overall I enjoyed this, but don't know if it is really any better than any other shampoo I have used.

I brought this because it was on special and I had never tried it before and I love trying new products also I couldn't be bothered going to the pharmacy to buy my regular shampoo and conditioner.

I love the bright red of this bottle it wants you to buy it, it wants you to notice it but... This is about where the love stops.

The shampoo has more of a thinner consistency than other shampoo and I didn't find it lather up too much. The scent has a sweet scent but it is very subtle. It's an opaque shampoo with a shimmer through it. I have dry hair that gets dyed frequently so I need a good shampoo and conditioner

I also brought the matching conditioner and found it quite hard to tell the two bottles apart the only difference was the conditioner sits on its flip top lid but several times I had gone to use them and the kids had been in the shower before me and the bottles were just laying on their sides so I found myself fluffing and mucking around trying to find the right one. As for keeping colour I wouldn't know I only got a couple of washes out of it I felt like I had to use a lot to get it to feel like it was washed. I was a bit disappointed because I usually like Loreal products.

I started using this Shampoo after I had finished up my L'oreal vitamino shampoo. I have been using l'oreal shampoos for years but decided to try something a bit cheaper. This was on special at the supermarket so decided to give it a go.

It comes out quite runny when you open the lid but has a pleasant smell and it lathers reasonably well. I find this Shampoo cleans my hair well and doesn't leave any residue in my hair. Compared to the vitamino shampoo I am not sure if it gives me the same shine and colour protection as I still notice colour washing down the drain.

I will continue to use this until it is all finished but will probably go back to the vitamino shampoo and conditioner for better colour protection as I regularly colour my hair red.