What They Say: "Illuminate and protect hair color with this weekly high gloss rinse that intensifies color vibrancy while maximizing shine and luminosity.

Translucent formula wraps each hair strand in a protective gloss for unprecedented vibrancy. Cationic conditioning detects hair's neediest areas to deposit shine where hair needs it most. Speed selective processing delivers results in as little as five minutes. Heat and additional time may be used for heightened shine results. Substantive shine solves clients' challenge of maintaining glossiness of hair color from service to service. Halo's exclusive Illuminating Color ProtectionTM technology seals in hair color to prolong its vibrancy and reflects light to reveal a luminous, radiant glow."

Melissa's DeLush Downlow: The promise of high shine like I've never seen before really got me hooked into getting this product. I'm a firm believer in the importance of hair health on your overall look (who isn't?) and anything I can get my hands on to make my hair softer, healthier, and yes - shinier - is completely worth the try. I could hardly wait to try this one, and I have to say - based on the promises, I had extremely high expectations. I even wrapped the rinse in a towel for about 8 minutes per their suggestion for increasing the results.

My only real worry when using this was that it would weigh my hair down. I guess I equated its promises of shine with the possibility of a "slick and greasy" feeling. I'm glad to say that there was no residue at all, and there was NO greasy feeling.

As far as shine goes, I did notice more shine than normal, but not to the degree that I was hoping for...any of the three times I've used it so far. But- my hair texture is a bit coarse to begin with. Perhaps if I'd used a straightening iron to smooth it out the shine would have been much more evident. I mean, I can't expect one product to give me red-carpet shine without a little work! It still imparted a bit more shine than if one were to use an intense conditioning treatment. In my opinion, the product would still be a good one to try if your main concern is shine; however I wouldn't recommend substituting it for products that also improve hair health. Also, consider using the entire line if you really want to try to maximize your shine results.

Retail Price: $19.98 (in salons and Beauty Brands stores)

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