Clinique Dramatic Moisture Intensive Conditioner

...am a huge fan of Clinique products but had never tried their hair products as I felt I had to end my obssession with their products some how.

However on a recent shopping trip to my Clinique counter I discovered that their promotion was still on and there was until one product I needed so I decided to try something new. For those of you who don't know Clinique have the most amazing promotions every couple of months. You buy any two ...
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Clinique recommend that you only use this product up to twice a week as it is a deep nourishing conditioner so can leave your hair too moisturised if used daily - i.e. it will look like you have hair moouse all thoughout your hair - not attractive!

I decided to use this conditioner as a replacement to my normal 3 minute Aussie repair treatment weekly treatment.

I washed my hair as normal, ... more

I am a huge fan of Clinique products but had never tried their hair products as I felt I had to end my obssession with their products some how.

However on a recent shopping trip to my Clinique counter I discovered that their promotion was still on and there was until one product I needed so I decided to try something new. For those of you who don't know Clinique have the most amazing promotions every couple of months. You buy any two products and you get a wide selection of freebies for you to try, some of them, such as lipsticks and mascaras can even be full size so it is great value for money.

Anyway I have had practically a life time battle with my straw like hair. As a teenage I regularly bleached, dyed, permed and even set fire to my hair once! Since the birth of my child my hair has got into an even worse state, it is dry, frizzy and very oily and is still regularly fallen out. Basically my hair is a complete nightmare and as I am soon to get married I am trying to repair all the damge I have done to my hair. As soon as I get married I am cutting it all off but until then I need it be be as healthy as possible.

Clinique recommend that you only use this product up to twice a week as it is a deep nourishing conditioner so can leave your hair too moisturised if used daily - i.e. it will look like you have hair moouse all thoughout your hair - not attractive!

I decided to use this conditioner as a replacement to my normal 3 minute Aussie repair treatment weekly treatment.

I washed my hair as normal, am currently on medicated shampoo due to hair loss since the birth of my child. I spoke to the Clinique adviser in length about whether this product would suit me and was reassured that it was ok for my hair type. The product claims to "leave hair moisturised, restoring shine and flexibility".

I was quite excited about trying this product as I have always had very good results from Clinique products so was keen to see the results from this conditioner. The bottle is fairly easy to hold and is very squeezable which is ideal as the conditioner is very thick so you need to put a little pressure on the bottle to get it out. The packaging is the usual sleek Clinique minimalist design. There products always look as expensive as they are.

You only need to use a small amount of this conditioner as it is so rich that a little goes a very long way. After squeezing the excess water from my hair I massaged about a table spoon worth into my hait coating it from root to tip. The smell was really refreshing and somewhat uplifting. The only way I can think to describe it is to think of scented lavender candles. It is not over powering but mild and relaxing.

I was surprised how little I needed to use compared to my normal Aussie 3 minute treatment I had previously used. After coating my hair in the conditioner I lay back in the bath and let it do its job for five minutes. You can leave on for up to ten minutes but the Clinique Advisor recommended five minutes to me for the best results. So after my five minutes my head felt really moistured and not tingling which surpised me as I expected to feel the goodness working.

I only have a bath so it can take a while to rinse treatments out of my hair but I found this very easy to rinse out. So easy in fact that with no tingling feeling and with it so easy to rinse out I was quickly losing faith in my conditioner. I usually spend about five minutes rinsing my hair out but this took about one minute and my hair really did feel clean and soft. Rinsing my hair under the water I really did feel like a mermaid as my hair felt so soft, smooth and tangle free.

After coming out of the bath I towel dried my hair then dried it with my hair dryer. I know it is better to let it dry naturaly but my flat is cold and I tend to have baths before bed so I always need a helping hand drying it. It took no longer or shorted time to dry it but was easy as my hair was completely tangle free.

After drying my hair I could see the difference immediately. My hair looked shiny and healthy. Even my frizzy fringe was smooth. My hair really did look healthy and full of life without looking weightless and dull. I was really impressed not only with the results but with the quantity you need to use.

I have used this conditioner since just before christmas and I am still on the same bottle. I have noticed the all round health of my hair to be in much better condition. Even the number of split ends I get has gone down. I think I have got at least another month out of it so it has been really good value for money at £8. I could have bought a product half that price the results would not have been noticeable and I would have needed to use a lot more so I really do think this product offers me better all round value for money.

If you have dry or damged hair I could not recommend a better product to use as a weekly treatment. My hair is less frizzy, easy to style and brush, it is easy to use and very easy to rinse out, it is like having a slon treatment for a raction of the price. I think it has cost me just shy of 50p per treatment so well worth it.

Thanks for reading Em XX 

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