First Impression & Review: Optimum Amla Legend Rejuvinating Ritual

Have you ever seen a shampoo do this?

The Smell: This shampoo smells like heaven. There's this sweet, soft smell that's reminiscent of the V05 Shea Cashmere Shampoo and Conditioner. It's very Yummy (but can err on the side of perfumy)!

Consistency/Texture?: This stuff comes out of the bottle like liquid sugar, so be careful as strands of it can get on other stuff. It's not sticky like most shampoos. It's soft and creamy but a thin creamy. A little goes a long way with this product and a pea size amount can lather your entire head. As a matter of fact, the suds alone can lather your entire head.

The Aftermath: I was able to detangle my hair with this shampoo (both comb and finger) but had to make sure that it was very wet (otherwise, the shampoo will just dry up). My hair was clean but soft. It wasn't quite stripped but did have a squeaky clean feeling. A bit of warning, do not leave this product in your hair for over 5 minutes. Not that you should do this with shampoo but the second time I used it, I was not able to rinse my hair immediately so it was in my hair for about 7 minutes. Afterward, my hair felt really stripped and dry.

The Conditioner to the rescue though.

The Smell: Same as the shampoo. I was immediately in love with the smell.

Consistency/Texture?: This conditioner is a bit thick but not as thick as a Deep Conditioner. It has a smooth consistency to it which made it go in my hair and as soon as it when into my hair it melted away like butter. As far as slip, it doesn't have a huge amount of slip but does have some. Most of your detangling will either have to be with the Shampoo or the leave-in conditioner.

The Aftermath: My hair was so incredibly soft when I had this conditioner in my hair. I left it on for about 5 minutes and when I rinsed, my hair was still incredibly soft. As a matter of fact, the first go around my hair was too soft (if that's even a thing) and weightless. I had to follow up with a henna gloss just to get some texture/weight back into it. My hair was still soft afterward.

The second time I used it, I had to do errands immediately after rinsing out. So I sealed with some oil, placed my hair in a puff and left. Several hours later (no more than 3), I came back to my hair and it was still as soft as it was as if I still had the conditioner in my hair or had just rinsed out. A plus for me.

The Leave-in should compliment... shouldn't it?

The smell: Carries the same smell as the shampoo and conditioner. However, once it's in your hair, it dissipates after awhile and you can no longer smell the sweet goodness.

Consistency/Texture: It is creamy. A little thinner than the rinse out conditioner. Like the Shampoo, A little goes a long way. Does provide a decent amount of slip if you're applying it to damp/wet enough hair.

The Aftermath: This is a coating product. You can definitely feel it on your hair once it's here. It does have  good amount of slip to it but it doesn't do much as a leave-in. I might repurpose this to a detangler/pre-poo.

Finishing it off with oil.

What can I say about the oil? It's an oil. The smell is similar to the rest of the line. I used the oil to seal my hair both times. It did give my hair some shine and it didn't dry my hair out (sometimes this can happen with oil). I will continue to use it to see what it does to my hair.