Curl no-friends (Umberto Giannini Curl Friends Easy Comb Conditioner)

Member Name: Emma_J

Product:	Umberto Giannini Curl Friends Easy Comb Conditioner
Date:	04/04/02 (345 review reads)
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Advantages: cool bottle

Disadvantages: doesn't condition, leaves hair icky

Umberto Giannini Curl friend Easy Comb Conditioner 250ml £4.45

The claim
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So you want beautiful, frizz free, curly hair, with incredible shine and movement?
Curl Friends is a regime that cares for, styles and holds curls and waves for beautiful, catwalk hair. It's easy and what's more, these products are for natural, permed or heat styled hair. This never seen before range gives you the curls you desire.

Try Umberto Giannini Curl friends Easy Comb Super Rich Conditioner for the glossiest frizz free curls & waves.

Where to buy it
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It costs £4.45 from Boots, it's also available in Sainsburys.


The packaging
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This is the best (and most amusing part) of the conditioner. The bottles in Umberto Giannini's range are extremely phallic - tall slim bottles with very large silver caps that resemble bullet ends. When I took this bottle home my boyfriend did ask what on earth I bought back! Also, as this conditioner is pink it adds extra comedy value. I suppose the bottle is supposed to be stylish but it just amuses me.


Instructions
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Shampoo, rinse, towel dry and 'massage' through then rinse off. The amount you use will vary on the condition and length of your hair. Start with a dollop the size of 50p and use more if you need to - I think I use about 4 times this much! I must admit I don't massage through and I always leave my conditioner on for about a minute or so.

The conditioner itself
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It's pearly pink and of a thicker consistency that I'd expect for a regular conditioner so you have to squeeze the bottle to get it out. It has a strong very sweet smell that I can't quite put my finger on - smells too strong for me.

The results
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This is where the product falls down. I have long curly highlighted hair with a tendency for frizz and tangles. Thi
s conditioner often leaves a coating on my hair that makes it feel drier and it doesn't help with the detangling at all. It's better than using no conditioner at all but only just. I wash and condition my hair every day (erring on the side of being overgenerous with a large helping of conditioner) and this is one of the most disappointing conditioners I've used for a while. On the plus side - it does keep the curl in your hair -some conditioners 'weigh' my hair down and I loose the curl without gaining the sleekness of straight hair.
There is, of course, a shampoo too much but I haven't tried it and won't be after my bad experience with this conditioner.

The conclusion
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I won't be buying this again - it's not cheap and it just didn't work for me. The hunt for the perfect conditioner continues..

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