Garnier whole blends legendary olive replenishing shampoo reviews

Garnier whole blends legendary olive replenishing shampoo reviews

The product: Garnier Whole Blends Legendary Olive Silicone-Free Replenishing Shampoo, Replenishing Conditioner, and Transforming Leave-in Conditioner

It can be tough to stick to a silicone-free skincare regimen, but it’s even harder to go totally silicone-free in your haircare. The really good stuff (like my fave Matrix Biolage R.A.W. line) can run you a pretty penny – which is why I’m always on the lookout for good silicone-free products from the drugstore, like the Garnier Whole Blends Legendary Olive range.

Don’t let the Whole Blends name fool you, though: this line isn’t all-natural. The olive oil products are the only Whole Blend products that are silicone-free, including the other shampoos.

Garnier whole blends legendary olive replenishing shampoo reviews

Garnier Whole Blends Legendary Olive Shampoo & Conditioner

The Whole Blends Legendary Olive collection is formulated with virgin olive oil and olive leaf extract. It’s silicone-free and designed to deeply hydrate dry, sensitized hair, and it’s made to be great for fine hair like my own.

For drugstore products, I think that these are great. They leave my hair really smooth and nourished, if a bit flatter than I’d like. The shampoo suds up easily, and the conditioner is easy to rinse out. The basic bottles are easy to hold, too – I actually reach for these over my Kérastase when I’m tired, because while they aren’t quite as nice on my hair, at least they don’t have twist-off lids.

(I hate twist-off lids. Why would you do this to us? Do you want us to get shower water in our products??)

The Whole Blends price point is just right, too: each bottle is $5.99 CAD for 370 ml (pictured here) or $8.99 CAD for 650 ml.

Garnier whole blends legendary olive replenishing shampoo reviews

Garnier Whole Blends Legendary Olive Leave-In Conditioner

As much as I liked the Legendary Olive shampoo and conditioner, the leave-in falls kind of flat for me. It’s generously portioned ($8.99 CAD for 300 ml), but it just … Doesn’t really serve a purpose.

Like, okay. The shampoo and conditioner are great, but they leave my hair SO smooth and flat. Adding in the leave-in conditioner makes no difference for my hair – I actually find I like my hair a lot more if I follow up with a mousse or texture spray through the roots instead of another smoothing product.

If you have a lot of frizz, the Whole Blends leave-in conditioner might be more helpful for you, but on the whole? I say skip it – the conditioner is plenty hydrating.

Garnier whole blends legendary olive replenishing shampoo reviews

The Garnier Whole Blends verdict?

I love finding good products at a great price point, and these definitely make the cut. The silicone-free Garnier Whole Blends Legendary Olive line is easy to find and easy to use, and while there’s nothing stunning about them, I don’t always need my hair products to be stunning. Sometimes they just gotta get the job done, you know?

Availability: $5.99 CAD & up at drugstores and mass-market retailers across Canada, or at Amazon.ca with free shipping over $35!

Does Garnier whole blends have silicone?

Garnier Whole Blends Refreshing Coconut Water and Aloe Vera Extracts Weightlessly Hydrating Shampoo for Normal Hair, Paraben and Silicone Free, 28 fl. oz.

Is Garnier whole blends good for colored hair?

Whole Blends has carefully crafted a potent, yet gentle remedy that enhances shine and protects color. Our regimen for color-treated hair preserves color and helps to keep it vibrant for up to 8 weeks.

Is Garnier whole blends hypoallergenic?

Hypoallergenic. Doesn't sting the eyes, it eliminates tangles in an instant The result: hair is soft, tangle-free and shiny. Plus, it's easier to style and it smells like apricots!

When did Garnier whole blends come out?

Inspired by Ultra Doux (Garnier's first range of ultra-gentle, plant-based shampoos released in Europe in 1982), Garnier launches Whole Blends in the U.S. in 2016.