The Beauty Brains Forum Member Judy reviews Prive Herbal Blend Shampoo and Conditioner.

Judy says: I have to confess to being wantonly promiscuous when it comes to shampoo and conditioner. I just can’t stay with any one product for very long before I get bored and want to move on to something…more exciting…more aromatic…or just plain different. Loyalty to any brand is just not my style. I’m always looking for the next newly formulated product that will offer a new thrill…or at least something that will temporarily give me some Great Hair Days!

Because I have color-treated hair I do use shampoo and conditioner that is specially formulated but I have used everything from Suave to Goldwell and have never seen a great difference between products.

The Basics

Once you have water, sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, proteins, and some color and fragrance you’ve got a basic cleansing shampoo. Same thing with daily conditioners…water, cetearyl alcohol, proteins, parabens, color and fragrance are the usual ingredients that help you to moisturize your hair after cleansing and make it easier to style. Depending on your hair type other ingredients are added to work on different hair types’ special needs.

OK…I admit it…despite my constant need for the next big thing in hair care my budget doesn’t allow for any obscenely expensive prestige salon products so I may not be as much of a thrill seeker as I like to think.

However when I was offered the opportunity to try Privé hair products created by French celebrity stylist Laurent Dufourg I cried “mais oui!” With this line of herbal hair products Monsieur Dufourg promises to bring quality products to those of us not fortunate enough to be able to afford his personal service.

Luxurious but too herby

I tried Herbal Blend #6 Reparative Shampoo which is described by Privé as enriched with aloe vera and orchid to deliver softness and shine to chemically damaged hair. I found this to be a luxuriously rich shampoo that lathered well without stripping my hair. However, I didn’t care for the fragrance, which seemed to be to more like kitchen herbs than orchid.

I followed my shampoo with Herbal Blend #14 Reparative Conditioner which has ginseng and rose hips and is said to provide “intense conditioning” for dry or chemically treated hair. Again, the fragrance reminded me of Fines (Italian) Herbs that I use in cooking. This too was nice and rich and did leave my hair feeling pleasantly soft and conditioned when I went to style it.

My products were packaged in a handy Jet Set Travel Kit that consisted of: 1 Reparative Shampoo 2oz. 1 Reparative Conditioner 2oz. 1 Firm Hold Hair Spray55 3oz. 1 Jet Setter Gift Bag and sells on Amazon for $24.

I probably won’t be able to remain faithful to Monsieur Dufourg forever but at the moment I am enjoying the fling and the excitement of being pampered by my own celebrity stylist and his Privé line.

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