It seems like Sunsilk is always on sale at Countdown everytime I go to pick up new Shampoo and Conditioner. This time was no exception and I picked up the Brilliant Shine ones this time. I feel like eventually I'm going to review the whole Sunsilk line!
The packaging of these is quite nice. I really like the bright pink packaging. The bottle curves in in the middle so makes it nice and easy to hold when you are in the shower. The conditioner bottle has the lid at the bottom and it is nice and flat so rests nicely on the shower caddy.
This smells similar to the shampoo in that it is fruity and floral, nice, but I'm happy when my hair doesn't smell like this for long after my shower. I find that it is quite a liquidy conditioner so it goes through my hair easily. When I washed it out of my hair my hair was really smooth and felt great. I think it really does make my hair look shinier and it doesn't weigh it down at all.
I have used this in conjunction with the shampoo and I really do think it made my hair quite shiny and I think it is my favourite of the Sunsilk range so far.
I picked up a bottle of this conditioner when the one I was using was leaving my hair nourished, but dull. Since then, the Sunsilk Addictive Brilliant Shine Conditioner has started to become a must-have product for me. I do supplement it with hair masks and oils but then again I'm rough on my hair, with dyes, heat treatments and daily washes, and so extra TLC will always be necessary.
This conditioner comes packaged in the typical Sunsilk modern concepts design, in a dark raspberry pink colour.
The conditioner itself is white, creamy and mid consistency. In a perfect world, I'd rather it were thicker, but it's cheap enough that you can use a decent handful and work it through.
The conditioner has a pleasant scent - sweet with a touch of something that smells berry-like to me. It doesn't overpower my shower gels etc but seems to tie in nicely with the scents I prefer.
My hair - even when I only use this after my conditioner (I use Sorbet Damage Control) is left soft and silky, after which it cooperates well with my heat stylers. This is a lightweight conditioner, but my hair (which is fine and can be flyaway when over conditioned) responds really well to it. This keeps the colour damage in check, and results in my hair looking and feeling really nice. It's FAR superior to many more expensive salon etc conditioners I have tried, and it's super cheap.
I haven't tried it in conjunction with the shampoo as I'm happy with my shampoo at the moment, but I would definitely consider using the set based on the great reaction my hair has to the conditioner.
Oh - and do I get the addictive, brilliant shine claimed by the title? Yep! I'm happy, anyway.
Tips: Try it! Dirt cheap, and works for me.... why not give it a go?