Nexxus

This is one of the best conditioners I have ever tried! It smells really nice and leaves my hair so smooth. My hair actually feels hydrated and well conditioned each time I use it. I blowdry/flat iron/color my hair so it needs a mix of moisture and protein. This conditioner does exactly that for me. I just finished my first bottle and I am about to open another. I am very happy with it.

This is by far the best hairspray at the drugstore, in my opinion. It’s a lightweight formula, yet somehow manages to slick and hold down the baby hairs around my face without feeling greasy, sticky, crunchy, or wet. I have fine hair but I find it almost impossible to go overboard with this spray even if I apply it liberally (which is usually what ends up happening since I get obsessive over making sure those annoying flyaways are controlled).

So that’s the good news. The bad news is that it seriously smells like bug spray mixed with moth balls. Why, Nexxus? Why would you do that? So close to perfection, and you made it smell rank. However, I’m still giving it a perfect rating because I have yet to find anything better at the drugstore. $12 for the full size, $3 for the travel size.

This is definitely one of the better dry shampoos I’ve tried, although it’s not perfect. It’s around $12 for 5 oz and I’ve found the bottle to last a long time. It sprays out in a fine, even mist and doesn’t leave too much white residue (although there’s some). My hair ends up looking and feeling quite matte, and I can definitely tell there’s product in my hair. So not exactly a squeaky clean feeling but that’s not what a dry shampoo is for. Also, as others have mentioned, this dry shampoo actually smells good (unlike some of the others I’ve tried). I’ve repurchased this several times and I’m not sure if I’ve found anything better at the drugstore.

I'm always trying to find a great detangling conditioner that performs well in Ontario's dry winter weather. I bought a bottle of this for about $18 at my local Shoppers (so it wasn't exactly cheap) and regret it. For whatever reason, this conditioner makes my hair feel more dry and tangly. I have lots of very long, fine hair and I can't use this if I want to detangle my hair. I kept trying to make this work through a whole bottle of it, but I'd always have to use a followup conditioner from another brand to make my hair feel normal. I think that cheaper Suave conditioners work better than Nexxus. This doesn't add any slip or softness to my hair, and it has a generic, perfumey, sharp, floral-ish smell to it. I don't get the hype over this one.

This new formulation is different than the old one. It is filled with silicone and makes the hair very slippery and heavy, especially if you’ve had a keratin treatment or very fine hair. I suppose this would be great for poofy, very curly-dry hair. It doesn’t really meet my needs.