L'Oreal • Vive Pro Color Vive for Highlighted Hair • Conditioner

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*TOP REVIEWER* Kristenhonto on 3/16/2009 12:48:00 PM more reviews by Kristenhonto

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Olive, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

[I'd like to begin by saying that this review is for the shampoo as well.] After over a year of waiting, I finally got my hair highlighted, and I am now a proud blonde :). Anyway, my worst nightmare of course is my hair turning "brassy", which of course ocurred within the first couple of weeks considering that I unfortunately have well water. My stylist told me to find that purple shampoo and use it every couple of washes. I found out very quickly that its very expensive, for me at least. I tried the L'Oreal Vive Pro collection for 3 reasons: 1. L'Oreal products have yet to fail me, 2. It said on the back it removes brassiness, and 3. It was on sale. After just one wash with it, my hair was brighter, lighter, smoother, and smelled AWESOME. I will definetely be using this product for quite sometime.

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tgkinley on 8/1/2008 5:05:00 PM more reviews by tgkinley

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Red   Eyes: Green    

I actually like this product for every other/3rd day use. It makes my hair very soft and conditions the highlighted, tangly hair very well. Bonus: it has some UV protection in it. No - this won't give you tons of volume, but it still has nice swish and bounce, and some shine. For the price, I view this as a nice, cheap way to feel like I'm sort of "reparing" my hair (quotes because I don't think you can really undue damage) between my less frequent treatments like Kerastase. I use it with Aveda madder root to get a bit of color and alternate days with Ojon Hydrating poo/conditioner.

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RetroBunny on 11/28/2007 11:31:00 PM more reviews by RetroBunny

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool   Hair: Other, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Green    

Meh.

It's sad when you can only comment on a product with the word (or sound) of a discontent: meh.

Really. There's not much to say. For a line of products targeted towards highlighted hair, they do not condition much. I even replaced the regular conditioner with the weekly intensive one, to make a difference.

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bumble on 10/15/2007 1:23:00 AM more reviews by bumble

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

Probably the worst shampoo I've ever used. I couldn't get it to lather, no matter how many times I tried and despite my attempt to get my hair as wet as possible. I don't know, maybe after it lathered it would do wonders for my hair, but since I never got to that stage I'll never know...

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avapearl on 9/16/2007 7:34:00 PM more reviews by avapearl

Age: 25-29   Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

I usually like the color vive products, but not this one. I bought the shampoo and conditioner. After using, I noticed they were making my hair brassy and yellow. Used it a few more times with the same bad results, then tossed it. Did not work well on my blonde color treated hair.

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*TOP REVIEWER* diana6 on 9/8/2007 11:13:00 PM more reviews by diana6

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Green    

I can't say it preserved my color very well, but then again it WAS summer and I was outside a lot, so that probably helped it fade. However - it made my hair very shiny and soft, although not as much as the NutriGloss. I much prefer the scent of this over NutriGloss, though. It just smells clean and fresh, not as perfume-y. No real complaints with this, except maybe the color-preserving, but does any conditioner really do that? The price is excellent as well.
*For reference, I have very fine hair (but a lot of it), shoulder-length, hilighted blond for the past 10 years on and off, dyed light brown for the past six months.

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iheartproducts on 6/1/2007 7:21:00 PM more reviews by iheartproducts

Age: 19-24   Skin: Sensitive, Olive   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Brown    

this left my hair very greasy and dirtier than it started, even after washing two days in a row! gross...

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Ereee on 5/11/2007 9:24:00 AM more reviews by Ereee

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

HORRIBLE!!! I washed my hair with this and when I dried it, I noticed a sticky, greasy-looking film on my hair. First, I thought I didn't rinse properly so i went back in the shower. Washed and dried my hair again. Same thing! I repeated this five or six times and finally washed it out with another brand. Called the company to complain and they sent me coupons for new bottles. Of course, I had to send back the bottles I had purchased (at my own expense) first. The new bottles did the very same thing so it isn't a faulty lot, as I originally suspected. The shampoo is just terrible. I will NEVER buy L'Oréal shampoo again, which is too bad because I was always a loyal customer - until now.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Helen on 2/17/2007 11:28:00 AM more reviews by Helen

Age: Unknown   Skin: Other   Hair: Other   Eyes: Other    

I have shoulder length highlighted fine hair and this works great--I bought this on a whim, and even though I use high end conditioners, I found myself repurchasing this one--definitely a great drugstore find.

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*TOP REVIEWER* LiisUsa on 1/27/2007 10:12:00 PM more reviews by LiisUsa

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool   Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

Wow, this is terrible. L'Oreal's original Vive Highlight was my HG, but this has been reformulated and it is awful. It didn't detangle, and protect my hair like the former did. My hair was left dry and damaged.

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princessxx on 1/6/2007 10:11:00 PM more reviews by princessxx

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Brown    

Made my thick hair hang lifeless. I couldn't get the ends under nothing..it just hung. It also caused alot of buildup and within a day my hair was a greasy mess.

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*TOP REVIEWER* birdmadgirl on 9/8/2006 1:06:00 AM more reviews by birdmadgirl

Age: 30-35   Skin: Oily, Fair, Cool   Hair: Red, Wavy   Eyes: Blue    

This didn't work for me at all. It did manage to accomplish the impossible, however. It made my long, thick, sort of coarse hair completely limp. That was a first.

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clover4433 on 8/13/2006 11:30:00 AM more reviews by clover4433

Age: 30-35   Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Straight, Coarse   Eyes: Hazel    

It seems that L'Oreal has discontinued the Vive Hi-light boosting conditioner (and shampoo) and replaced it with this garbage. It did nothing for my highlights like the old Vive did, it's not as thick, and it did nothing to condition my hair. Plus they raised the price. Garbage. I'm very upset by this change because the old Vive was my HG and it actually WORKED! Why do companies feel they have to "improve" their products, only to make them worse. Don't waste your money on this and don't be fooled that it is some new line of product created by the masterminds at L'Oreal, because it isn't. Now I have to hunt to find a new HG conditioner that did everything my old one did. Shame on you, L'Oreal!

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*TOP REVIEWER* Ilse333 on 8/8/2006 11:41:00 PM more reviews by Ilse333

Age: Unknown   Skin: Combination   Hair: Other   Eyes: Green    

My hair is long, fine, thick and highlighted, in good condition but definitely weaker on the ends - your typical highlighted long mane. I bought this on a whim and was quite literally wow'ed by it. It's left my hair feeling soft, rich and very manageable while still light and full of body, not greasy or dull at all; and it did make my blonde highlights gleam and look less brassy. This is definitely a drugstore winner for me.

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