L'Oréal Paris ELVIVE Total Repair 5 Conditioner Review

As with the Shampoo I trialed - I have been using a different Elvive Conditioner but would be more than happy to switch to this product. The overall feeling after treating my hair leaves my hair much softer, looking better and easier to manage :) Smells great too !!

The conditioner was of a thicker consistency than I am used to and as a result was easy to apply and soon encompassed my thick hair making it silky smooth. Both the shampoo and conditioner had a pleasant smell. The conditioner also felt slightly thicker than usual and was easy to use leaving my hair sleek and easy to comb afterwards. My hair was shiny and full of body after using this product and it is usually quite limp because it is so thick and heavy so I would certainly recommend this product to others.

I really think this conditioner worked amazingly for my hair- it made it a lot softer, shinier, and just generally nicer-to touch and look at! I definitely think it fulfilled on the promises made on that bottle and found it a lot better than similar products from other brands. Like the shampoo, the conditioner also smelled very nice. As with the shampoo, you really need to re-wash every second day or it gets greasy and dry at the tips.

I was pleasantly surprised with this product.It is also very reasonably priced and easily availbale. It left my hair feeling soft, smooth and definitely had a great shine. I generally have full thick frizzy hair so cannot comment about my hair looking fuller. The downside of this product is it is not well scented or not scented at all. Ihave used it a fe times and could not smell anything.

This conditioner is lovely and creamy but not so thick that it feels like a treatment or mask. It has a nice smell, nothing too strong or offensive. I smooth it through the ends of my hair first, then put any excess product gently over my roots. I find that it leaves my hair extremely soft and easy to manage. I also feel like it makes drying my hair faster and straightening my hair easier because it is so easy to manage. Love this in combination with the matching shampoo!

For reference, my hair is fine and thin and fairly heat damaged as I blow dry and straighten it every day.

I love this product!! Makes my hair silky soft and I have noticed a lot less breakage. It smells absolutely devine and I enjoy washing my hair. My hair has been tangle free and I have been getting great compliments on how my hair is looking. My hair is easier to style and stays soft.

*My hair type* Very long, on the dry side, dyed, a bit frizzy, fine but quite a bit of it. I also tend to get hair breakage and flyaways.

*My conditioner background* I generally just buy whatever is cheapest or on special when I am at the supermarket. Usually garnier, dove etc. I have looked at this loreal range for years, even way back when it used to sell at farmers for about $20 a bottle, but I've never purchased it before as,yeah, I just go for the cheap ones!

I also usually only wash and condition my hair once a week during winter. A few reasons for that, to keep the colour lasting longer if it is freshly dyed, and cause it does take me a bit longer in the shower when I have to wash it so not only am I cheap, I'm kind of lazy too. ;) For the sake of this trial, and because I wanted to get a really good impression of this product, I washed my hair every second day.

(I've copied this from my shampoo review, just so both reviews work in together)

*My first impressions* The packaging is fine, it stands up steadily in the shower and the actual bottle looks nice. The conditioner wasn't as thick as I was expecting, it's not runny but still quite a thin consistency. I use a wide toothed comb in the shower so I can get an even application and to do all my hair, I found I had to use twice as much conditioner as I usually would. I leave my conditioner on for a few minutes so it can soak in and do what it needs to do. My hair felt great after rinsing it out. Sometimes I have real issues combing through my wet hair but I found it so easy after this product. I did notice a lot of hair fall out the first time I used this, but now that I've been going for three weeks, the hair fall out is heaps less.

*My hair now* This really has done everything it said it would. My hair looks better and feels amazing.

Would I use this again? So yes! The only downside I really found, was that you do have to use a lot of conditioner so the bottles won't last too long. Using it for 3 weeks every second day has nearly used up the bottle for me.

I really like this product. It smells nice without smelling all fake flowery and it makes my ends feel less damaged which is a small miracle. It's also not too gloopy which means the coverage is good and doesn't take too much so it lasts pretty well. I'm a fan.