First just a little about my hair. I have had oily hair for the longest time until recently. The last few times I have been to the hairdresser they have suggested a deep conditioning treatment because it has been dry and damaged. It still gets oily after a few days, but I can feel that it is dry and I get a lot of flyaways.
I like the packaging, it pumps easily and it doesn't squirt a whole lot out. It smells nice, like the other products and the smell lingers a little - I can smell it when I swish my hair.
I really liked the shampoo and conditioner, but I wasn't quite so convinced by the serum. The first time I used it I think I overdid it. My hair looked like it was at LEAST second day hair. I was less heavy handed the second time, but I still felt that it left my hair looking a little oily. I wondered if a spray would help me out as it would disperse the product more, rather than me ending up putting too much in one place. Using it before drying it worked much better than attempting to keep down flyaways from dry hair.
I think this might be better on hair that is quite dry and frizzy, mine is just borderline really and the shampoo and conditioner combo seems to keep that in check without needing the serum too, I will stick to my Matrix frizz control if I need it.
I had really high hopes for the L'Oreal ELVIVE Smooth Intense Anti-Frizz Serum but unfortunately it did not quite meet them and I have been left a bit disappointed with the performance of this product! I use serums all the time, albeit usually salon brand, however I had a benchmark that this serum was unable to meet.
The packaging was really lovely, it definitely did not look like a $12.99 bottle from the supermarket. When I read the back of the box that it came in I was really excited to read that it included Argan Oil and would moisturise my hair. Unfortunately I found the serum to be be very greasy and oily in my hands and then I had to be really careful to ensure that it was all rubbed into the ends of my hair so it wouldn't leave it greasy. The first time I used it I used it close to my roots and my hair looked oily.
One of my pet peeves is flyaways and I thought that this serum would really help in reducing the flyaways that I have. Again I didn't think that this product did very well in doing this.
I have read some great reviews about L'Oreal ELVIVE Smooth Intense Anti-Frizz Serum but it just wasn't the product for me unfortunately!