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It just so happened that on special offer was the John Frieda Sheer Blonde range. I had always been put off this product by the awful mock pop video used to advertise it but a three for two offer is not to be sneezed at and I bought myself some shampoo, conditioner and hair spay.
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Advantages: Does exactly what it says on the tin, well it would if it was in a tin Disadvantages: Smells manky, crap bottle, bloody expensive
...on special offer was the John Frieda Sheer Blonde range. I had always been put off this product by the awful mock pop video used to advertise it but a three for two offer is not to be sneezed at and I bought myself some shampoo, conditioner and hair spay.
There are two varieties, one for Platinum blonde and one for Honey to caramel blond. I think that my mop fall into the caramel blond category.
The sheer blond range ... ...and what can I say: John Frieda is a genius. My hair glowed. Maybe it was the sun streaming through the bathroom window but there were actually strands of gold thread running through my hair. It was still at dark as it always was but with all the natural highlights brought out. As the day pass the highlights subsided and the effect was less impressive but still my hair was nicely conditioned and not weighted down the way it is when I use other conditioners. ... more
As a child my hair was so blonde it was transparent and so thin most people thought I was bald until I was three. Still, I grew darker as I grew older, but instead of developing the mahogany brown with natural blond high-lights the rest of my family have I inherited the lank, greasy chip pan blonde from my Dad.
I rely on foreign holidays to sun bleach my hair to stop me looking like an extra from Eastenders, but this year I'm to poor to go away (ahhhhhh). With growing despair on the darkening of my hair I find myself in boots on Saturday looking at bottles of sun-in. I quickly regain my senses you’ll be glad to hear and go of in search of something more suitable.
It just so happened that on special offer was the John Frieda Sheer Blonde range. I had always been put off this product by the awful mock pop video used to advertise it but a three for two offer is not to be sneezed at and I bought myself some shampoo, conditioner and hair spay.
There are two varieties, one for Platinum blonde and one for Honey to caramel blond. I think that my mop fall into the caramel blond category.
The sheer blond range is supposedly formulated to rid blond hair of the chemical and mineral build up of water, product and the environment which gives it that dull, brassy and sometimes ever-so slightly green look. It promises to transform straw like hair to shimmering silk.
I am more than a little sceptical, my hair is in quite good condition and has never been colour treated (expect for a few colour mousses) I was under the impression that this product was aimed more at bottle blonde with brittle damaged hair, but the bottle says it is for natural blondes too. I’ll try nearly anything once and decided to give it a go.
Today in talking about the conditioner.
It comes in a soft plastic bottle, a bit like a gel tube, and it’s not the easiest of product to dispense. You don’t need very much to get the desired effect, yet its hard to stop the stuff coming out when your in the shower this slippy hands. Style seems to have won over substance as far as the bottle is concerned.
It looks like baileys (which I love) unfortunately it doesn’t smell like Baileys. Smell is an all important factor in most hair products now days, hair has to smell nice as well as look nice. This product smells like the cheap nasty shampoo my mum use to buy for us in Kwik Save when I was little. You know the stuff that was about 50p for two litres and doubled as bubble bath and washing up liquid.
I smoothed it through my hair after shampooing, it doesn’t tell you to leave it in but I did anyway while I got on with washing my bits, and then I rinsed it out. I felt as if it took ages to rinse out because it could hardly feel the difference between the slippy feeling of hair with conditioner in it and the silky feeling of my hair afterwards. I eventually got neck aches and just stopped rinsing.
I left my hair to dry naturally, as I always do, and popped into to inspect the results afterwards, and what can I say: John Frieda is a genius. My hair glowed. Maybe it was the sun streaming through the bathroom window but there were actually strands of gold thread running through my hair. It was still at dark as it always was but with all the natural highlights brought out. As the day pass the highlights subsided and the effect was less impressive but still my hair was nicely conditioned and not weighted down the way it is when I use other conditioners.
The conditioner is around £4.99, which is incredibly expensive and I would never buy it unless it was on some sort of special offer, no matter how good it is. I have never seen it in any discount shops either.
The bottle doesn’t say if the product is tested on animals.
Weather it does the same job on bleached hair, or hair that is in poor condition I honestly don’t know but I was well impressed with the results despite the poor bottle design and cheap smell.
Advantages: maximises highlights, shines Disadvantages: bad smell
...found something even better – John Frieda Sheer Blonde Shampoo & Conditioner!
This moisturising infusing shampoo has added highlight activators that after using, really bring out the true colours of your hair. After recently getting my hair highlighted with even more blonde put through it, this shampoo & conditioner really helps show them in their truest colour. The product is formulated for dry, distressed Honey to Caramel blondes and contains ... ...“burnt-out” blonde hair. It removes darkened colour to create a lighter, brighter and shinier effect. With natural caramel, honey and wheatgerm extracts, this product can be used for natural, colour-treated or highlighted blonde hair. Application
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Shampoo: Apply sheer blonde moisture infusing shampoo to wet hair and gently massage. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat if necessary. Avoid getting shampoo into eyes. If this occurs, rinse well with ...
Gareth113 14.12.2003
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...now!
I've used the John Frieda 'Sheer Blonde' range of shampoo and conditioner for a while, more out of habit than anything - they are neither fabulously good or fabulously bad so I stuck with them, better the devil you know and all that. The range comes on 3 for 2 in Boots quite often and normally I buy 2 bottles of shampoo and a conditioner but I was felling adventurous so I which is how I ended up with a little silver tin of gunk!!
John Frieda ... ...day.
John Frieda ‘Spotlight’ retails at £4.99, but it does last for ages. It is also regularly on offer in both Boots and Superdrug. You can also buy it in supermarkets.
It’s well worth a try whatever your hair type. Go on, have your moment in the Spotlight… ...
lwperkins 25.01.2003 (29.04.2003)
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I started using Sheer Blonde when I saw the adverts which many of you probably remember: 'I love you, I love you, I love you, love you, love you - yes I do!'
It was also recommended to me by my hair dresser. He told me not to use the conventional shampoos and conditioners, such as Herbal Essences and Pantene... apparently they are bad for your highlights, they dry out your hair and they leave traces of plastic. Sheer Blonde can be used by people ... ...highlighted hair. I'm sure it can also be used by brunettes and redheads who want to lighten their hair slightly.
However, Sheer Blonde transformed my hair... I came out of the shower with it sleek and shiny and I had no knots left. Having thick hair, I usually struggle with combing my hair afterwards. I also followed my hairdresser's tips about washing hair to gain the optimum results. Firstly, wash your hair with shampoo, twice if you find you ...
nottgrrrl 18.12.2003
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...this op sounds like a John Frieda advert, but I promise I am being honest!! You can buy small travel sized bottles from superdrug (I’m not sure how much they cost though) if you just want to try it. If you are not blonde, I have been told it is still a very good conditioner. It is expensive but the end result is worth it. (Plus if we all buy it, they could stop broadcasting those adverts with the singing twins!!!!)
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LOUISA ... ...although I have been back from Portugal for almost a month the reason I haven’t been on Ciao is because my 5 year old cousin balanced her Ribena on top of my screen, and promptly knocked it over. Therefore I have had not had a VCU for the last 3 weeks! ...
girlstar 02.09.2002
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...this product. John Frieda have a range for blonde hair people like my self be it natural/coloured or bleached. It’s called sheer blonde and they do it for two types of blonde hair, platinum to champagne blonde and honey to caramel blonde. The range includes the following; ~Highlight enhancer shampoo
~Highlight enhancer conditioner
~Hair mousse
~Hair wax
~Hair serum
The products are designed to activate new or old natural or processed highlights ... ...product contains pro-vitamin B5 and sunflower seed oil, which supposedly helps to repair damage done by chemicals and heat.
I use the shampoo and conditioner and it has really softened and calmed my hair I have no split ends and can now put a comb through it when wet. I use the conditioner every other day and leave it on for a couple of minutes to get the full effect and it leaves my hair silky smooth.
The down side to this product is the price, ...
sarahpervin 03.03.2001
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