Anything that promises me shiny locks is an instant sell to me. Having put my hair through copious amounts of bleach, tint etc since I first discovered Shaders and Toners in the 1980's, it does often lack that swishy salon effect. Currently my hair is a golden balayage, darker at the roots with ascending shades of caramel through to light blonde. I usually have to visit my hairdresser every few months to top up the greys however, this time round I've missed my appointment due to my broken ankle.
So I was rather delighted to be sent the new Colour Enhancing Gloss by Lisa Shepherd. It comes in a range of colours from Clear Shine, Cool Brunette Gloss, Warm Brunette, Golden Balayage and White Blonde.
I wasn't sure what to expect - in the past I've had various glossing treatments for press review such as Kerasilk and Olaplex. This was an off the shelf, at home experience to enhance your colour whilst wrapping each individual strand with a formulation to smooth the cuticle, thus eliminating frizz. It's very safe, is vegan friendly and the brand has one 'The Queens Awards for Enterprise'.
As you can see from the photo above, my hair before the treatment is frizzy - I had just brushed it and as you can see it's a rather dull looking blonde.
After shampooing my hair (I used Head and Shoulders to make sure there wasn't any previous build up of serum etc - I want to get the real result), I towel dried and saturated my hair with the orange tinted gel. Due to the formula it's worth noting that it didn't drip everywhere and was easy to apply with the long nozzle bottle. After 20 minutes I simply rinsed off, applied the Conditioning Milk provided, massaged in and rinsed off once more.
I didn't use any serums, just gave my hair a blast of my hair dryer until dry and gave a quick brush through. The conditioner contains Almond, Avocado and Argan oil as well as Shea Butter so is incredibly nourishing, hydrating and full of vitamins to aid hair health.
I've used the same lighting in the first photo (as my before pic) and daylight lighting in the second photo - I do not and will not use filters etc. I could immediately tell the difference, aside from the fact my hair felt in much better condition it actually has blended the colour slightly together. It doesn't give a colour change it simply has exaggerated the blondeness in places. What you can't see from the photo is that it has added a luminosity almost slightly shimmering effect, it's given it a freshen up and my hair looks so much more healthier.
The semi-permanent gloss lasts up to 6 washes, like all colour depositing products you must do a patch test first. You can purchase The Colour Enhancing Gloss here at www.superdrug.com
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