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L'Oreal Professionnel Intense Repair Masque Reviews
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Description

The Intense Repair hair masque is designed to intensely nourish, repair and condition dry hair.  It targets both the hair cuticle and your scalp to maintain a healthy natural balance.

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    4.7/5
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    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 11, 2012

    Thanks for the review opportunity chickadvisor!
    I was completely blown away by the effectiveness of this repair masque. It was a bit overly scented like the shampoo. Its texture was rather thick, but easy to smooth through your hair. It made my hair very soft and smooth (like baby hair if that's not too far off. :D). My hair had absolutely no static, even on the first use. Just to test it, I wore a wool sweater and one of my knit scarves that always makes my hair go crazy, and finished it with a hat. Even after all that, my hair didn't go all crazy like a mad scientist. This was like a miracle product that I'm never going to ever be able to do without now.
    This is probably the best repair masque that I've ever used. It's definitely the most effective, and for a hair masque, this one was slightly cheaper.
    I would definitely recommend this, to everyone. This is a great product. :)

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    3.3/5
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    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 11, 2012

    After trying out this repair masque for my dry and damaged hair, I noticed that it did soften my wavy hair and made it a lot easier and faster for me to straighten my hair with a flat iron.

    Thick texture and nice scent.

    The price is steep for a masque, but it actually does help when your hair is in need of a good repair!

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    Recommended? Fugheddaboutit!
    February 11, 2012

    I tried the L'oreal Professionnel Intense Repair Masque and I have to say I wasn't too impressed with it. Right off the bat I am not a fan of hair treatment products that you have to use outside of the shower. I would rather use the treatment as part of my shower routine not have to get out, dry my hair, apply it and then get back into the shower. Secondly, I felt that the treatment could have used more instructions regarding the masque. Do you need to rewash your hair after? How much of the masque should you put on? How often should you use the masque? After using the masque I don't know if I would use it again, my hair feels slightly greasy and I don't that like it was very effective. Also definitely not worth the price.

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    February 11, 2012

    I have to admit to being skeptical about these "after shampoo" applications (not to mention a little lazy) but my hair is in desperate need of help and I love L'Oreal products so I decided to follow the instructions on both the shampoo and masque.

    Well, I have to say that I was quite surprised to see that there is a difference - especially in the look of my hair, but also in the overall condition of my hair 2 days AFTER using the product. Usually, after 2 days, my hair starts looking blah, but not this time - I could have gone another few days without having to wash my hair and its thanks to the combination of shampoo and masque.

    Although I do tend to wash my hair every few days, I toughed it out because I wanted to experiment a bit and I have to say that the masque kept my hair in wonderful shape for at least 4 days (at which point I caved and washed my hair).

    I could not believe what a different the masque made. Especially since it is extremely easy to apply and takes only a few minutes. I am now a believer :)

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    Recommended? Fugheddaboutit!
    February 10, 2012

    One week of "intense" repair and my opinion is in. Sadly, it's not good.

    I can say that I prefered the masque over the shampoo, but all in all, the Intense Repair Cuti Liss system didn't give me enough bang for the buck.

    To keep my review as straightforward and helpful to you, the reader, I'll break it down like this.

    The hair world has drugstore and salon. Then there's a slew of crap in-between. If L'Oreal didn't slap a salon price on these products I might have been sold, but for their retail value, I'd rather pay a little more and get some Kerastase.

    I think if you're trying to compete in an already over-saturated market, the results have to be visible.

    After a photo and touch analysis of my hair, I can't say that it was remarkably different. The only thing I noticed was that my hair wasn't as static-y. That's something? Isn't it.

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    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 10, 2012

    What I liked:

    - The smell. It has a summery, coconutty smell that appeals to me. It also has an undertone of...mango...maybe that isn't necessary. The coconut smell lingers on the hair, and it's quite pleasant when you toss your hair around.
    - The consistency. It's thick and feels luxurious.
    - It works really well. My hair was soft and shiny.

    What I didn't like:

    - I felt like I had to use a lot, and I have fine/thin hair.
    - I couldn't comb it through without adding some water even though the directions say to apply to towel-dried hair.
    - It weighs the hair down.
    - The packaging. I would prefer a tube, because it's really awkward to use a jar in the shower.

    All in all, I liked using this conditioner. I don't like it enough to replace my normal conditioner, but I will enjoy using up the rest of this jar. I will miss the smell when it's gone.

    Updated On: May 30, 2012

    P.S. I received this product for free as part of the ChickAdvisor Product Review Club.

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    4.7/5
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    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 09, 2012

    Once again, thank you to ChickAdvisor for letting me review this product!

    As with the shampoo, the price is a little steep, but with the results I got from this deep conditioning masque, I would definitely shell out the $30 for it! I'd compare this product to MoroccanOil; it left my hair really smooth, shiny and manageable. I looooved it! It smelled similar to the shampoo and had a really creamy consistency. I didn't need a lot; I tend to think I need a lot of conditioner because I have a good amount of hair and it's near waist-length, and in using MoroccanOil I still felt like I needed a lot. I felt with Loreal's product that I needed less! It was easy to comb through my hair and I think it would last me a great while with weekly deep conditioning treatments.

    I think it might be a little easier if the product was in a tube so I don't get any water in the container, but other than that this is a near-perfect product.

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    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 09, 2012

    I received this product to review from the Chick Advisor Review Club.

    I used this masque after washing with L'Oreal Professionnel Intense Repair Shampoo. I really liked the smell of it. it wasn't too overbearing. The texture was really nice, it is similar to that of a lotion or a thick conditioner. After leaving on for 3 minutes, I rinsed it out and was surprised at how soft and conditioned my hair felt.

    When my hair was completely dried, I noticed that my hair appeared to feel softer and lighter than when I use other conditioners. It was also a lot shinier. My aunt had visited after I used it and couldn't believe how soft and shiny my hair was.

    I was really impressed with this product and would definitely recommend it to others if you have dry hair.

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    3.3/5
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    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 09, 2012

    I really liked this product. It made my hair feel softer and smoother. I have curly hair so the only problem I had with it was it gave me quite a few fly aways. The price seems a little extreme to me when you can buy similar products for around $13-15 instead of $25-30. The product is gentle on your hair. The smell is ok, not too strong, but not what I would call 'nice' either. I don't like the instructions to towel dry your hair and then rinse off, who does that? I would rather have a leave in product or squeeze your hair to remove excess water and then rinse out after using the product. I am glad I got it through the review club because I never would had paid that much for this product. I recommend it, but I won't be buying it.

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    3.7/5
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    Recommended? You Betcha!
    February 09, 2012

    I was the lucky one to gets to try the shampoo and the intense repair masque. I really love the masque. It says that you should towel dry your hair before using it but I don't do that. I use it after my shampoo and it works well. I love the way it feels and my hair feels very soft after.

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