Review of Davies Gate Quinoa Shampoo

I am not even sure what hotel I picked Davies Gate Quinoa Shampoo up in, but whenever I am away I always bring back with me the small sample sized shampoo and conditioners that I liked well enough to consider for later purchase. This is how Davies Gate Quinoa Shampoo landed a spot in my suitcase.

The Scent:

To be honest there truly is not much going on in regards to Davies Gate Quinoa Shampoo, when it comes to the scent. In the shower it's scent is also very weak and mellow. If I were to try and peg the muted out fragrance that it gives off though, I would have to say a very, very mild oatmeal type scent. Not sugary, or anything, just plain oats.

Lather:

Like the scent, the lather is also pretty weak, but there is enough even in a small travel sample for you to work with. A handful of the shampoo and you will be able to work up a lather, but keep in mind the lather is not ultra sudsy like standard commercial shampoos you have used.

My Use:

Once working Quinoa through my hair, naturally I began to rinse it shortly afterward. Rinse out is pretty decent for a shampoo. Most shampoos while rinsing out leave my hair feeling striped and starved for hydration. When it comes to Davies Gate Quinoa, there is no dried out feeling. It is as if it shampoos and conditioned at once, because my hair was actually left feeling really moisturized.

Results:

Davies Gate Quin is a winner in my book, as it left my hair soft, moisturized, and relatively frizz free. The shine in my hair was also charged up a few notches, and the difference in my hair was not only felt but seen.

When I first tried this shampoo, with its weak fragrance, and sud-less lather I did not expect it to work well at all. However while letting my hair air dry alone, the results spoke for itself.

I would recommend this shampoo to anyone looking to add some shine, while leaving hair more manageable and soft. A win/win!

Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo

Garnier has always been one of my top picks for hair care products.

Garnier has never really failed me when it comes to giving me excellent results, good looking hair, and affordable hair care products.

A few weeks ago at my local Walmart I came across a sale I could not pass up. I grabbed two items on the shelf that looked like they would be something that I would like to try.

One of those products I picked up was Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo. I bought it simply because I wanted to see if it would add a burst of shine to my hair like they promised.

According to the bottles description, Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo would smooth out my hair, add lightweight shine, clean, and strengthen my hair.

It was a lot of little promises packed into one 25.4 ounce bottle. I also paired up and bought Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Conditioner (which I will review later on).

Packaging:

There really is not much to say about the bottle. Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo comes in a standard neon green plastic stand up bottle, with an easy to use click up cap. However a very cool shiny metallic silver label popped out and caught my eye. It read SHINE BURST. Without the eye catching silver label I would of likely passed it right up.

Scent:

To me nearly all Garnier products have this official Garnier scent that makes the brand recognizable amongst others. Its a clean, yet fruity scent at the same time, with a little spice of citrus that is energizing.

My Use:

In the shower I first saturated my hair with hot water, and then added about a handful of the shampoo to my locks.

As I was scrubbing the shampoo into my hair and scalp I liked how moisturized it made my hair feel (usually my hair feels really dry when I am using shampoo).

I also liked how the lather worked up quickly and easily.

The lovely clean fruity scent also filled the bathroom, and I hoped it would stick around after my shower.

After rinsing I was surprised to feel that Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo did in fact leave my hair moisturized, and knot free. For me after rinsing shampoo out, my hair is usually left feeling dry, parched, and thirsty for moisture, and most of all knotty.

It was notthe case while using Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo.

Overall Results:

My hair was left (obviously) very moisturized, and very soft after drying. I can't say much for shine though. My hair is usually always slightly shiner after showering.

After using Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo though, I can't really say that it added miraculous mirror like shine, because it didn't. My hair was as shiny as it usually is after a shower.

Overall though I enjoyed using it. It left my hair soft, clean, fresh smelling, and knot free and I adore it simply because of that.

Added shine would of been nice too, but for me Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo did a fine job in every other department. I do think that it should be classified as a moisturizing shampoo instead of a shine enhancing shampoo though.


Price:

You can pick up a large bottle for about $4.00. In my opinion it is $4.00 well spent.

Recommendation:

I highly recommend it to those looking for relief for dry hair. It did quite a number on my dried out over-processed hair, so...yeah, I recommend it.

Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Conditioner

Since Garnier first hit shelves I have been a fan. When the bold word NEW stuck out like eye candy on my Walmart shelf, I had to see what their newest additions had to offer.

I love trying new things, and continue to try new things because I like thinking that I am the first to try them. After trying them, I then love sharing my finds online through a review, whether they be good or bad.

Seeing how I already reviewed the shampoo, I wanted to share shampoos sister conditioner, Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Conditioner.

Packaging:


The conditioner comes in the same neon green stand up bottle that the shampoo comes in. As a matter of fact nearly all Garnier hair care products come in the same neon green bottle, making the line very easy to spot at stores.

The Promise:

According to the description on the bottle, it promised the same things that the shampoo promises. Clean hair, strengthening agents, and lightweight shine.

I figured the promise was a decent one, and hopefully it would work magic on my locks. Besides, who doesn't love shiny hair?

Scent:

Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Conditioner smelled just like the shampoo, only it was not as powerful. As a matter of fact it seemed slightly watered down.

It still though had that fresh, clean, fruit and citrus scent that Garnier fans already know and love.

My Use:

After shampooing I added a nice handful of the white colored conditioner to my palm. (I personally need to use a lot, I've got long thick hair)

The conditioner itself was thick, but not too thick. It had standard conditioner texture, but not runny like some Suave conditioners are. I would have liked it to be a bit more creamy though. Usually the more creamy the conditioner, the better. At least for those with thick hair like mine.

Next I basically saturated my hair in the conditioner, and let it sit in for 3 minutes, as directed.
As I ran it through my hair, I could feel how fast it went to work on breaking apart the knots in my hair. This occurrence usually means good things, so I had high hopes while applying the conditioner.

The next step of course is to rinse.

Results:

My hair felt really slick and smooth after rinsing Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Conditioner completely out. My hair was also left feeling moisturized, smooth, and clean.

Dry time though was a different story.

I got my usual amount of puff and frizz, which was expected.

After straightening my hair though, it did have a slightshine, but the shine is the same that I would get after any other shower. Nothing glowing here, nothing bursting either, same ol' same ol'.

My hair was Moisturized; yes. As far as shine goes though my my hair was the same as ever. Nothing major to report in the shine department.

Like the shampoo, Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Conditioner should of been labeled a moisturizing conditioner, and not a shine burst; because truly it didn't really add any more shine then I normally have.

Overall:

Even though Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Conditioner failed to add any high beam glossy shine to my locks, it did leave my hair very soft, manageable, and best of all, knot free.

The best thing about the conditioner though was that it left my hair very moisturized. My hair is usually dry to the touch; especially at the ends. So the conditioner is still a damn good one in my book.

I enjoyed Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Conditioner, and would purchase it again.

Although the conditioner didn't add much shine, I still like it, and would recommend it to those who have dry hair.

Pricing and Availability:

You can pick up a bottle of Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Conditioner at any local store that sells hair care products.

You can also find it online. A large bottle will come to around $4.00 or less. You truly cannot beat that price for what it does.

I could easily compare this low priced conditioner to high end hair products

Garnier Fructis Fortifying Shampoo Sleek and Shine

This past weekend I came across a deal I could not pass up. $3.13 for a new Garnier product that yours truly had yet to try.

Due to the lovely fact that this bottle came with two free trial sized samples, I could not pass it up. Plus...it was new! That word alone calls out to me. "Buy me... Melissa... buy me... me so good... buy me, buy me now".

One of the free trial sized products included was New Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Shampoo Sleek & Shine. Super sweet, seeing how it also came with a larger bottle of sister conditioner, which I will review later.

Scent:

Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Shampoo Sleek & Shine had a much stronger and nicer scent then the sister conditioner does.

It still had that tropical paradise type scent that reminded me of bananas, coconut, and honey. The scent is very easy to fall in love with, seeing how it reminded me of summer time. Best of all though is that the scent will be detectable in your hair after your hair is dry and styled.

Texture:

The shampoo itself was a nice pearly off white color, and had a very thick and creamy consistency.

I knew that with texture this thick, that Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Shampoo Sleek & Shine would provide my hair with a lot of moisture. I had high hopes before even applying it to my locks.

My Use:

Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Shampoo Sleek & Shine worked into a really nice thick and bubbly lather with just a small amount of shampoo needed. I was impressed. Nice texture, tons of lather, and barely needing to use a half a handful!

What I liked most of all was how the shampoo did not leave my locks feeling dry or knotty while I lathered up.

Rinsing Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Shampoo Sleek & Shine out was also equally enjoyable. Usually when I am rinsing shampoo from my hair it leaves it feeling parches, and thirsty for moisture.

Overall:

I liked Garnier Fructis Fortifying Cream Shampoo Sleek & Shine a lot more then I did the sister conditioner. Which is odd, because usually I never really fall in love with shampoo. It's usually the conditioner I love. However I will say that the shampoo worked better than the conditioner!

As far as shine goes though, there was truly nothing added to my hair for me to report, which was sort of disappointing. My hair had the same amount of shine it always has.

Recommended?

Although the shampoo didn't impress me with shine, I still enjoyed it nonetheless.


Thick Hair? Try This One:

Got2B Squeaky Clean, Daily Shampoo

This shampoo is most delicious; like most of the got2b hair styling products; I've always been a fan.

I'm going to cut to the chase on this shampoo.

I find it completely and utterly unnecessary to tell you how to apply shampoo; like some reviews do just to waste space and make things look all professional. Ha!

If you don't know how to apply, or rinse out shampoo, than you wouldn't be reading this in the first place... sorry if I've offended any cavemen.

Anyways, I am a small percentage of women who have HUGE unruly, woolly like hair.

You know the kind, almost need an entire bottle of conditioner to tame the frizzes, the puffy, fluffy, unruly... you name it, this girls got it. The mop on top, the nest... (thank god for straight irons right!?)-because honestly no shampoo is "that good". But this one comes pretty close.

This shampoo combined with its conditioner afterwards makes your hair feel soft and manageable.

The smell is addicting, fresh, clean, and it lasts. It has a mild fruity citrus scent, that .... (shhhh don't tell)... you can smell even if you don't feel like showering the next day. tee-hee!

I don't use this shampoo all that often; in fact using it just once every two weeks seems to keep my hair looking nicer.

Professionals say changing up your shampoo and conditioner weekly is recommended for your hair. You see and feel a difference.

I would recommend using this just once or twice every 2 weeks, and believe me you will see and feel the difference. The bottle may promise the world, but the fact is it only offers what you feel and see after trying it yourself.

It will remove hairspray and hair gel without any problems or knotty kinky feel as you shampoo. Like so many others do. Highly recommended, for any hair type.

John Frieda Beach Blonde Smooth Seas Detangling Conditioner

John, I’m sorry about our past
issues I wanted to apologize, and let you know how much I adore all of your
hair conditioners. They have always done exactly as you promised. This is why I added the Beach Blonde Smooth Seas Detangling Conditioner to my already over sized line of your products.

You wrote on this bottle of 10oz worth of conditioner that this minty cool detangler would unsnarl surf side snags for smooth, and easy combing. Moisture-rich seaweed extracts and sunflower oil would quench sun-dried hair and that soothing aloe calms and conditions.

Sounded pretty neat, so John, I tried it. I assumed the seaweed extracts was why you labeled it with such a unique name. I was ready to put another one of your products to the test.

You tell me that it’s applied just like any ordinary conditioner, (use more or less depending on the length an thickness of your hair.) You first wash your hair with shampoo. –And you recommended washing my hair with your beach blonde smooth seas shampoo; however I find this to be unnecessary John, and also expensive, seeing how the conditioner alone cost about $7.50. Any shampoo will do fine, so really you can stop telling people that. Okay?!

You then tell me to let the conditioner set in my hair for 3 to 4 minutes, and rinse out, easy enough, same as every conditioner really. Do you really have to add that to the bottle? Just kidding!

So I squeezed some out and rubbed it into my hair evenly. The conditioner itself is not green like the bottle; it’s actually white, and very rich and creamy.
I was amazed at how it tingled my scalp the moment I began to rub it throughout my hair. It is sort of similar to brushing your teeth, that minty cool refreshing feeling, only for your head. It was definitely an experience my scalp had never gone through before.
The conditioner also has a nice pleasant mild scent. Sort of like a sea breeze scent mixed with some mint. I could see someone either loving or hating the scent. However you will smell no traces of it after your hair is dried so it’s really not that big of a deal. I like this John, because a lot of your products have this nasty chemically smell. You may want to work on that.

However John, the smooth seas conditioner is really great at cooling you off on a hot summer day, so I will forgive you for your other stinky products. I wish everyone would give your Beach Blond Smooth Seas Detangling Conditioner a try. They really won’t be disappointed.

This is also a great conditioner to use after you’ve been swimming all day at the ocean. Its sort of what it was designed for right John?

I’m going to now move on and tell you how it worked for me.
I was promised snag free hair, and I got just that, after my shower I was able to run a comb through my hair without any problems at all. Thank you!
I was also promised that if I used this, my hair would have less frizz. I was not lied to. I did have fewer frizzes, and not only that but my hair was also extremely smoother. Thank you twice!

I am very happy with my purchase John. With about a month of daily use I was able to see a difference in my hair. The ends weren’t as dry and brittle as they once were. Thank you three times!

However John now that I have finished thanking you, I figured I might as well vent to you a little bit about the prices of your products. I mean they range from $7 plus. They’re a little expensive. So if you want people to buy both the shampoo and conditioner, you may want to consider lowering the prices, or heck, maybe throw in a few coupons into the Sunday newspaper every now and then. I mean really!

Not only that John but also this product only seems to be available at higher end stores. You may want to branch out a little bit and stock Wal-Mart up with these babies more often!

Also John you write on the bottle that it is for blonde's, I have to disagree. My mother who is a brunette also uses this and she loves it as well. You may want to let people know that it doesn’t matter what color hair they have, they too can use this particular conditioner. You may as well just delete the blond out of the name, and call it John Frieda’s Beach Smooth Seas Detangling Conditioner. What do you think?

I guess that seems to be the only issues I have with this product in particular. Other than that it’s excellent, I know I have already said this, but thanks for making such a great product. Just so you know, I’m also going to let all of my friends and family know how great this conditioner is.

I am also going to recommend your high beam glosser to everyone as well.

Philosophy Red Delicious Apple Shampoo, Shower Gel & Bubble Bath

I had been waiting to get hold of something from Philosophy, anything really, and when my cousin got me a huge collection from the line I was excited as heck to try them all out.

My first victim I knew would be Red Delicious Apple. When I first took a sniff test it reminded me immediately of Bath & Body Works Alluring Apple.

I was sort of disappointed when I noted they were so very similar that I wondered if they would work the same, and also thought that they contained the same ingredients. I don’t know who copied whom, but they smell like twins.

The bottle itself is white, and has a picture of a red delicious apple on it. The bottle is actually pretty enough to want to save even after the product is gone. However this wouldn’t fly well with my boyfriend. I’m known for hoarding things.
Anyhow on top is a black easy to use click up cap. The bottle itself contains 16oz of salmon maroon like colored gel.

Red Delicious Apple is a 3 in 1 product. A shampoo, bubble bath, and body wash.

Used as a Bubble Bath:

I have found that I have been successful with 3 in one products when it comes to bubble baths. I squeezed out a decent sized amount; probably equivalent to a handful, into the tub and let the water run.

The bubbles began to develop almost immediately; however once the tub was filled, the bubbles were barely even there anymore, and what I had left only lasted for a few minutes afterwards.

Body Wash:

This is usually my main use for 3 in 1 products. I applied a small dab to my shower pouf and began rubbing it all about. The lather was bubbly and luscious. However the scent was all too obvious. It smelled similar to many apple shower products I had used before, and the scent was not as strong and mouth wateringly realistic like my Alluring Apple is.

After drying up, I couldn’t even detect the scent on me. This was expected though, and really what matters is the ‘in the shower’ experience. For me though, the in the shower experience was nothing to go nuts over. I also didn’t notice any added moisturization. My skin felt the same coming out, as it did going in.

Shampoo:

I was afraid to use this as a shampoo because many 3 in 1 products leave my hair feeling parched afterwards.

Seeing how I didn’t really have much of a choice, it was this or cheap dollar store white rain that my mom left in there. I went with the Philosophy.

I used about a half a handful of product and found that I needed to use more afterwards. It made a thick lather. Don’t get me wrong it was still a great lather, but I have very long hair, so for us thick/long haired chicks, we have to use more.

I was happy that using this as a shampoo made my hair feel a little moisturized. It was nothing huge, but enough to make me realize that it was much better as a shampoo than my Alluring Apple was.

After drying up though, I noticed that my hair still felt dry and parched, but not nearly as bad as other 3 in 1’s have done.
I could not smell it though in my hair though, even letting it towel dry left no traces of the scent.

Pricing:

I usually won’t ask someone how much something costs when they buy it for me as a gift. That’d be pretty rude. However after doing some online hunting I was able to locate this online at the Philosophy site for $16.00 for the 16oz bottle.

Overall:

I liked it, but really I only liked it as a shampoo most of all. It was for me, just an o.k. bath product. I’m glad it was a gift, because I would have been pretty angry if I spent my own money on this one. I probably wouldn’t buy this particular scent/product again. It lacked.
-My review also on Epi