Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo: Review

About a week ago I stocked up on one of my favorite hair care products. Garnier. For one, they have never really failed me when it came to giving me excellent results, and secondly the shelves at my local Walmart were strewn with brand spanking new hair products from Garnier. I grabbed two that looked like they would be something that I would like.

Today up on the chopping block is 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 promised.

According to the bottle, 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).

First to the bottle:
 
There really is not much to say about the bottle. Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo came 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...which allowed this bottle to be more recognizable then the others.

Scent:
 
To me nearly all Garnier products have this official Garnier scent. Its clean, yet fruity at the same time, with a little spice of citrus.

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. Scrubbing the shampoo into my hair and scalp I liked how moisturized it made my hair feel (usually shampoo can be very drying). 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 note 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. It surely was not the case while using Garnier Fructis Shine Burst Fortifying Shampoo.

It gets two big thumbs up in the moisturizing department.

Results:
 
My hair was left (obviously) 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.

Overall though I enjoyed using it. It left my hair soft, clean, fresh smelling, and knot free. 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 though.

Other than that I have no complaints.

You can pick up a large bottle for about $4.00. In my opinion it is $4.00 well spent. I highly recommend it to those looking for relief for dry hair.