L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Colour Protect Shampoo Review

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!

After using this shampoo for just over a week, I found this shampoo did not meet my expectations. It left my hair dry and looking drab rather than fab. It has a nice smell but it doesn't do anything to your hair as what other shampoos from the supermarket do. I was disappointed that this shampoo did nothing for my hair.

Loved the bright red packaging and the overall look is of a product that is a premium one. But sadly that's where it all ended for me. My hair has a significant amount of gray around the temples and it is regularly coloured with blonde highlights and foils. Gray hair tends to be porous and lose colour quicker than hair that maintains its pigment so I was keen to trial this product. If anything is going to work on maintaining colour on hair like mine I thought this might. As I only wash my hair once every two or three days I don't think the trial was long enough for me to judge whether it preserved my hair colour or not. It states that 80% of colour is preserved after 28 washes and my tally was nowhere near that level. I certainly didn't notice any change or fade in my hair colour but I did notice that my hair appeared darker and duller than it normally does. It was almost as if a film had coated my hair deadening its overall look. A bit like when your hair needs washing. The product is like all shampoos with simple instructions for use and a pleasant enough fragrance that leaves hair with that lovely "just washed" smell. It did not leave my hair with the smoothness or radiance as promised on the bottle. My hair was more unruly and flyaway than normal and I felt like I had a birdsnest on my head for most of the time. The conditioner did not seem to help with this issue. I used the conditioner every second wash to see how the shampoo performed on its own and with the conditioner. There seemed to be little difference. I did not notice any particular improvement of tone in my hair but rather it felt more brittle and looked coarser than normal.

hi girls

so i did my test with this lovely shampoo i actually couldn't really find a fault with it apart from the fact it sort of game my hair a bit of flatness.

Packaging was great was easy to squeeze out i find some shampoo bottles make it so hard for you to actually get any shampoo out of the bottle.

SMELLT amazing fruity and yummy left a lovely smell around my room when blow drying

All round great product would love to use it again

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 really like that this shampoo is formulated to protect the colour of your hair. My hair is bleached and toned with a bit of a chocolate brown shade ombre.

I haven't had any experience of damaging so far since i cut my hair so i can't really say much damage wise, but i did notice my hair colour is a lot more vibrant. Im not sure if i like that or not because i like my hair cool toned and this kinda draws it into the warm side.

Upon washing, my hair is so tangly and this doesn't seem to help with. I also noticed after shower that my head felt heavier and that my hair took so much longer than usual to dry.

I probably won't purchase when i run out..

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 was very impressed with both products .The Elvive shampoo is very nourishing. as i have bleached hair, which i have now tinted slightly darker i found the shampoo very gentle on my hair ,plus i didn't loose any colour residue it didn't strip out my colour , as i wash my hair every second day the texture felt good i found the shampoo nice and thick didn't run every where and you only need to use a small amount

The first time I used it I put the normal amount I would normally use on my hair and boy I think I could have washed the whole families hair with the amount I used, it is very economical as a little goes a long way. I did find it very thick and didn't run down my face and foamed up very well. When I rinsed my hair it felt very clean, kind of like squeaky which I wasn't too keen on, felt like it stripped too much of the natural oils away. I can't say I noticed too much difference with the colour of my hair with this shampoo against the normal shampoo I use. But knowing I can buy a 'supermarket' brand that does the same thing as the salon brand shampoo is great.

Leaves my hair feeling fresh, smooth, and I've noticed my colour is looking bright and sharp still after a month! I have short brown hair with blonde streaks and I pay a lot of money for my colour.... So I want yo protect it.