I have tried the John Frieda original serum and it didn't suit my hair as it made my medium thick hair very oily and greasy looking. I tried applying it in different ways but to no avail........the original formula just didn't suite me. I went to the store to buy their shampoo and came back with this instead and I have to say this really helped me a lot during the hot & humid + rainy days that Mumbai witnessed these past so many months. My hair had become unruly & uncontrollably frizzy and no matter what I tried to do, nothing really helped me.
Even when I bought this I was a bit skeptical as the original one had not suited my hair and now my hair is even more fragile and this product has mixed reviews all over the net. At first I was not happy when I used this and I thought why god...why me.....I knew this stuff doesn't work on my hair and then why did I go and waste my money!!!! But I was doing something wrong and to achieve the perfect frizz free look one has to adhere very strictly to the directions given and read on to find out about it!
Directions to use:-(READ THIS CAREFULLY)
Do you see that? Use on "WET" or Towel dried hair!!! Thankfully at that time I had the outer cover of this product with me and when I went through that it was clearly written there to put it on "SOAKING WET HAIR". YUP! you heard me right to get that perfect frizz free hair one has to put this after shampooing & conditioning, take the excess water out of the hair (while in the shower itself) and take a very small pump of this and put on to the hair starting from mid length and do avoid the roots. I then wrap my hair in a towel and wait for around 5-10 mins (I get on with putting body lotion etc in the mean time) and then take the towel off & let my hair air dry or blow dry...depending whether am gonna go out or not!
Pros:- Available in big beauty stores across the country
Gives incredible smoothness & shine to hair
The hair is free from frizz & remains that way till the next wash
A very small amount is enough to coat the entire hair
The 50 ml bottle will last for a long-long-long time(I used this practically every other day for months together and the thing doesn't have a dent in it!!!)
This formula is suitable for fine hair too if used on "soaking wet" hair
Cons:-
The direction to use it!!! "soaking" wet hair? Its quite a job but I did find the formula easy to slide on to the hair when it is soaked wet!
The price! I think this was around 600 rs
Overall am happy with this product. It really helped my hair during those humid monsoon days and gave it a sleek look. I definitely give this a thumbs up if one can look over the "soaking wet hair" application method.
19 comments:
Nice review Anju, doesnt the serum make the hair flat and oily? great products you find for yourself and thanks for sharing with us :))
Nice!!! Even I like John Frieda stuff a lot...have a ton of them :) their root awakening line esp. is amazing :)
@BD:-this one thankfully doesn't make my hair oily or limp but I use only a very small amt and only according to the directions.Plz make sure tat u dont apply this product anywhere near root
@Appu:-I dont know abt the root awakening stuff. thanks for telling........will check it out :)
I am yet to try anything from this line & I am getting tempted by this :)
I always <3 ur take on hair products.Should we use all hair serums on wet hair(like Livon for ex)??
Hi Anju, I got this product. Despite the price it's so good for my hair...
@tanveer:-hey do try their line it has some amazing reviews
@d&c:-I know! john frieda has some fab products with em.glad to know tat it works for u :)
I used to love this before but then I found it stopped working. A lot of his products do that. Then I started using Herbal Essences for curly/frizzy hair and they have never stopped working, they give me a nice shine and take the frizz away.
hey!!! i too have read some mixed reviews about it but now u have reviewed it may be i can think of laying my hands on it:)
How u doing and how is studies?
ANything that makes hair oily except oils scares me to death... thanks for the review,
@DGDM:-I hope it continues to work for me as i am not yet prepared to give up tat product yet as I haven't even finished a quarter of it!!!
@anamika:-ya it is a great buy if u r prepared with the soaking wet hair bit and yup am studying much better now.not spending too much time on the blog lol
@SA:-tats funny! this wont make ur hair oily if u use it in the rt way :)
You have some really nice hair products Anju. How do you store them?
And when are your exams?
@poohkie:-thanksssssss.am a hair products junkie :D I store them in a plastic container now.ya I have exams coming up in december :(
All the best :)
i am a die hard john freida fan:)
esp their frizz free shampoos
Hey..Thanks a lot for informing on the usage and the review..Been wanting to buy this for pretty long time..Can anyone tell me where exactly i could buy John Freida products in Bangalore?
@sony:-hi, i have no idea where u can get this in blore. but am sure it will be available in big "general" beauty stores. most of the shops like that in mumbai has john frieda products with 'em :)
I was so confused about which one to buy...your review really helped..thanx :)
I was so confused about which one to buy, this review really helped, thanx :)
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