Of all the hair care range available under L’Oreal Professionnel umbrella, Série Expert is a complete haircare system with exclusive home care regimens and in-salon treatments, features innovative molecular precision technology. The advanced technology behind this range allows formulas to target specific parts of the hair to help deliver long-lasting results. With a range for every hair type, Série Expert provides the nourishing protection needed to achieve beautiful, healthy looking hair.

The product range under Série Expert is divided into quite a number of different range targeted to different need and requirement. Today I’m going to talk about the Liss Unlimited Range, which is a range especially to smooth rebellious hair

I have fine long straight hair. I bet you already know that ;). I like how my hair is at the moment…naturally straight that are not too straight as if I’ve gone to a rebonding process, fine and not coarse, shoulder length that are not too long. However, my hair could be slightly “off the track” because I didn’t undergo any rebonding. In L’Oreal term…that is called rebellious hair. Rebellious hair is those hair that are frizzy, that are totally flying over other hair as if there’s static. Try looking over a mirror. You can easily spot these rebellious hair on the surface of your hair length :D. I have it. Many people have it. It’s not a big deal but if I can tame it down…why not eh?

Liss Unlimited Smoothing Shampoo (RM50/250ml)

L’Oréal Professionnel Liss Unlimited Shampoo is the solution for user that are looking for a super smooth, luscious locks that are bursting with vitality and lustre. As the name suggest, this is the shampoo for frizzy and rebellious hair.

Just so you might want to know, this product replaces Liss Extreme Shampoo

The shampoo itself is quite thick and creamy. A little goes a long way. You can easily go wrong with the amount of shampoo used. My best advice is to use a little as below and add more when needed, depending on the hair thickness and length.

I cannot stress enough on pouring the shampoo on your palm and lather well before massaging onto your hair. The shampoo lathers up well but not overly foamy due to it’s thickness. The scent on the other hand is to die for. It smells so good!

Remember when I said you can easily go wrong with the amount of shampoo used? Well, it happened to me. I used too much on my first day and my hair ended up greasy and heavy. I reduced the amount and the same happens. For me this shampoo is quite tricky as I don’t have much hair on the top of my head. All my hair is concentrated from the mid section downwards. After a good 2 weeks of using this, I find that the shampoo is simply just too rich for my hair type and scalp. My hair weights down so badly that my fringe is so greasy and it’s a pain to manage. The rest of my hair length love this. Because of the formula to tame rebellious hair, my scalp is overly moisturized that it’s itchy most of the time. Now I’ve ended up with dandruff. It’s not a biggie because dandruff is easier to get rid off.

I think this shampoo suits those that have really really dry hair. I have no doubt that this can tame rebellious hair cause it really does what it claimed to be based on what it does for my hair haha!

Liss Unlimited Shampoo is formulated with Oil Incell technology. A technology which cleverly mimics the hair’s lost ceramides. When this technology is combined with the addition of highly nourishing argan and olive oils , you get a shampoo that leaves hair smoothed, conditioned and gleaming with health.

Here is the ingredient list.

Liss Unlimited is really a complete haircare system that will help replenish and smooth even rebellious hair for a more manageable, frizz-free result. Therefore there is three types of different treatment for the home use. I’ll start with the rinse-off type

Liss Unlimited Smoothing Masque (RM67/200ml)

I find that it is quite odd that there is no conditioner in this range. Then I realized it is because of the treatment products that acts as a conditioner. Therefore there is no need to a conditioner

Smoothing Masque is a great alternative to substitute to conditioner. It intensely nourish, repair and smooth  frizzy, unmanageable hair. This pampering treat is said to works in minutes, leaving you with super smooth, luscious locks.

The masque have this grape scent to it. But that’s not the uniqueness of the product. What’s unique is the fine shimmer particle in the masque itself. I like that it is not too dry in texture but the texture is just nice, almost like a conditioner except that it is more solid.

I’ve tried with and without using this masque. Although Smoothing Shampoo itself do gave me that softness and moisture but it’s a total different story when I incorporated in this Smoothing Masque. The masque changes the overall texture of my hair length. It doesn’t weights down my hair, not oily or sticky after rinsing but just pure softness and smooth hair. Maybe because I don’t apply this on the scalp so it doesn’t add unnecessary weight on my hair. No wonder this masque is treated as a conditioner!

Here is a good example of my hair length with just Liss Unlimited Smoothing Shampoo and Smoothing Masque. As you can see the shampoo gave me flat and greasy hair on the top of my head. The rest of my hair love this combination

L’Oréal Professionnel Liss Unlimited Masque uses its key technology, Polymer AR, to wrap the hair fibre with a special anti-humidity shield, keeping it smooth and glossy while stopping frizz in its tracks. Below is the ingredient list.

Liss Unlimited Smoothing Cream (RM60/150ml)

This new leave-in product is the first smoothing cream for a glossy finish and perfectly smooth with anti-frizz effect. Smoothing Cream is an innovative finishing for more brightness, smoothness and softness for the hair. It is enriched with Pro Keratin and Kukui seed evening primrose oils.

This leave-in cream is most probably my favorite product after Smoothing Masque. The texture is lighter than the masque but eventhough so it’s not very light either. It is still very creamy and thick. Just like the masque, I find shimmer bits in it. The only different is that the shimmer is more finer.

It is recommended to apply this cream onto damp or towel dry hair and then blow dry. For the first few usage I was so lazy to blow dry my hair. My hair doesn’t turn greasy at all but I think the result will be even better if I were to blow dry my hair :). If you are like me…lazy with blow drying hair every day, you can still use this leave-in cream. Just use moderate amount will do.

Below is the ingredient list.

Liss Unlimited Shine Perfecting Blow-Dry Oil (RM60/125ml)

Last but not least, another favorite product of mine is this Liss Unlimited Shine Perfecting Blow-Dry Oil. You know how much of a fan I am with anything related to oil regardless for face, for body or for hair. It is a featherweight conditioning evening primrose oil that works on the most difficult frizz-prone hair, leaving a perfectly polished finish, even taming those rebellious hair.

Of all hair oil I ever used, this one is particularly more watery. One pump is too much for the whole head including length therefore I take my sweet time with dispensing lesser amount. If you ask me, half pump is still quite a lot even for my hair length. What I usually do is to slowly push the pump down dispensing drop by drop.

Surprisingly the scent of this product is not too overpowering. It is almost scentless on my nose. Texture wise is quite okay. Not too thick and oily. It doesn’t leave any oil residue behind as this oil dries down completely.

Below is the ingredient list.

Here is my tame hair after applying Liss Unlimited Shine Perfecting Blow-Dry Oil. Usually I only apply this right before I leave my house. Basically this product gave me a piece of mind for the rest of the day knowing my hair will be smooth and tame.

Initially I was quite confuse with all three treatment. So I thought of sharing with you how I use it. Are you confuse with the three treatment product as well? Let’s make things simple. You can use either one, for example if you use the Smoothing Masque (that acts like conditioner) and you think that’s enough for you. Just let it be. All you need to remember is to use either the Smoothing Masque (wash off) or Smoothing Cream (leave-in) after shampooing your hair. If you think your hair is frizzy the next morning after you wake up, just apply some Shine Perfecting Blow-Dry Oil to tame those tresses. It’s what I usually do

Do comment below if you need any further explanation. I’d be gladly to help

Disclaimer: Product was sent to me for review consideration. This doesn’t affect my judgement in the review in any way.

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Mythic Oil was created based on the inspiration from Eastern tradition. Many of us didn’t know that oil are nutritive and with protective properties. Actually oil has been widely used in many aspects in the beauty revolution for example one of it is in beauty product since ancient history. From ancient Egypt to Chinese, Japanese and Indian civilizations, many women have turned to precious oils for beauty rituals as well as medicinal and aromatherapy purposes. Women nowadays discovered the secret of precious oil and implement it into daily regime. That include me

L’Oréal Professionnel begins a journey towards the Far East in order to find further inspiration in its beauty traditions, based on the magic of oils. The first stop inthe search for these precious beauty ingredients is the city of Bizantium, historical bridge between the Western and Eastern cultures.

The main 2 ingredient in Mythic Oil Haircare range is Argan Oil and Cotton Seed Oil.

Argan Oil
Nourishing Argan Oil from the magical argantree. The oil has been traditionally used for centuries by the women of Morocco, and has been a guarded beauty-secret by European women for years. Light compared to other oils, and easily absorbed by hair, skin and nails, it is extremely rich in Vitamin E and essential fatty acids, which are vital for healthy, glowing hair and skin.

Cotton Seed Oil
Cotton Seed Oil, extracted by cold pressing from the seeds of Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) plant, the cottonseed oil has been known throughout centuries and civilizations, for its nourishing properties. Use of cottonseed oil was already documented in the early Hindu remedies books due to its nourishing powers.

Some of you might remember my Mythic Oil review not so long ago right? Besides the iconic Mythic Oil treatment series, L’Oréal Professionnel also releases a new range of haircare products that are infused with my favorite beauty oils to nourish and enhance the hair.

First up is the Mythic Oil Nourishing Shampoo and Nourishing Conditioner for all hair types.

L’Oréal Professionnel Mythic Oil Nourishing Shampoo 

What I like about this shampoo is that it is suitable for all hair types. It contains a blend of Argan Oil that are with nourishing and taming properties and Cotton Seed Oil that are known for its exceptional nourishing properties.

The shampoo is gel-clear, light on hand but creates a reasonable amount of foam for the whole head. Depending on your hair thickness and length, you might only need 2 pumps for medium length. For me I normally pump 3 full pumps onto my wet palm, lather with both hands before applying onto my already damped hair. This shampoo is just great. I’m not saying that for the sake of saying it. I have oily scalp by the noon and dry hair from middle head downwards. After I used this shampoo my scalp doesn’t oil-up that much easily and my lengthy hair is oh-so-soft the whole day. My hair is straight so I don’t feel the “weight down” issue. In fact my hair is flowy and lighter.

Does it clean well and throughly? Yes it does it’s job perfectly. My scalp is cleaner and squeakily clean from all the oil build-up during the day BUT it’s not drying. Some shampoo clean throughly and because of that it dries up the hair making it coarse. With this, I never experience all that. Just clean, soft, flowy and shiny hair.

If you are familiar with Mythic Oil Nourishing Oil scent and liking it, most probably you’d like the scent of the shampoo too. It’s exactly the same! I’m a big fan of Mythic Oil Nourishing Oil so I have no problem with the iconic scent.

L’Oréal Professionnel Mythic Oil Nourishing Conditioner

Many years ago I hate using Conditioner after shampooing my hair. My hair was oily and conditioner makes it more oilier and it weight down my hair. It was awful. Nowadays that I’m very much into beauty I’m more hardworking and open minded about hair conditioner.

This Mythic Oil Nourishing Conditioner is the best complement to Mythic Oil Nourishing Shampoo. It contains the same Argan Oil and Cotton Seed Oil benefits and goodness.

The conditioner comes in a cream texture and color but feels light on palm too. Unlike other conditioner this one is not greasy and heavy at all. The amount to use is also depending on your hair’s length and thickness. As for me I’d need 2 full pump for the whole head. What I do is to squeeze all excess water from my hair, pump the conditioner onto my palm, spread evenly with both hands and massages onto the hair from center of the head down to the end of the tips. I don’t and never apply conditioner onto my scalp. Afterall I have oily scalp especially the next day when I’m out and about.

Although I uses 3 full pumps of shampoo but I find that 2 full pumps of conditioner is enough for my hair. The conditioner is light enough for my hair condition but is definitely hydrating. After I rinse it off I don’t feel the heavy traces on my hair at all. It feels like as if I didn’t do anything on it. In another word…this conditioner doesn’t put stress on my hair. Which is great.

Just like the shampoo, the scent is absolutely the same with Mythic Oil Nourishing Oil. I like the scent concept as everything just sync together. Some other shampoo and conditioner in the market had different scent from each other which I find quite confusing.

While the shampoo already gives me soft and flowy hair, this conditioner gave me extra nourishing and softness to it without weighing my hair down. A must-have duo!

Both Mythic Oil Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner comes with a wide top dense pump. The neck is short so I get a just nice amount of product being dispense out. The longer neckline the more product will be pump out. This duo pump design is just nice.

Daily and Weekly Treatment – Mythic Oil Nourishing Oil Couture Edition by Dilek Hanif and Nourishing Masque.

L’Oréal Professionnel Mythic Oil Nourishing Oil Couture Edition by Dilek Hanif

Did you know that in just 1 year after Mythic Oil was launched and introduced to women across all countries worldwide back in 2011, it has quickly become such a huge success in terms of worldwide sold units, press appearances and adored by stylists and celebrities worldwide?

The original version of Mythic Oil which is suitable for all hair types was launched as the very first of it’s blend. It is made with the combination of avocado oil and grapeseed oil therefore all you need is just a few drops of this nourishing oil. As a result hair is transformed to become more shiny and supple. That claim is not just simply saying. I can be a live witness because that is exactly what I experienced after using Nourishing Oil. You can refer back to my review at this link http://www.street-love.net/2013/01/review-jumping-into-the-bandwagon-of-loreal-professional-mythic-oil-nourishing-oil.html

The one I have here is also Nourishing Oil but the different is this is Couture Edition by Dilek Hanif.

This couture edition comes with a beautiful gold emblem which was tied on the bottle top’s neck. The bottle design is all the same except for the label. Instead of the usual clear label, this edition comes with a black with gold wording label.

The oil dispense out clear but slightly runny. It is not heavy at all and I personally think this oil resembles a bit like dry oil except that it’s not as dry as dry oil :). Why I say so? Because Mythic Oil is not oily and as soon as you smooth it all over the hair…the oil disappears in almost immediately. If you didn’t experience the same as I did, that means you are using too much oil. For my hair I’d need 2 full pump on damp hair or 1 full pump on dry hair condition. Previously when I had wavy hair I’d need 2 full pump on dry hair condition. Now that my hair is back to straight, I wouldn’t want to risk having an oil slick with me the whole day right?

Some user said that they lost the “magic” as soon as they stopped using. Some said that they had even more frizzier hair. Some even said the oil sits on top of the hair. Well, I’m happy to say this again that I never experience all that. On my hair it’s wonderful. The oil disappear after massaging onto my hair and doesn’t leave any greasy trace. Not even when I touch it. My view and thought are still the same after my previous review

The scent is amazing. I was pretty hooked to the Mythic Oil scent since the first time I used it a few months ago.

L’Oréal Professionnel understands that women have different hair types along with varying needs. Just so all women all over the world with different hair types will be able to enjoy the wonderful results of Mythic Oil, L’Oréal Professionnel introduces three other customized precious blends of Mythic Oil catering to all haircare needs. Here is a simple chart on how to choose your Mythic Oil.

L’Oréal Professionnel Mythic Oil Nourishing Masque

For a weekly pampering treatment I’d choose Mythic Oil Nourishing Masque for it’s unique texture and benefits. Plus I think it’s the best complement to the shampoo, conditioner and nourishing oil from the same range. The uniqueness of this masque is that it allows you to “mix & match” for a tailored care. One way is to mix with a few drops of Mythic Oil for an intensely nourishing ritual. For a repairing and strengthening effect, mix the masque with Mythic Oil Milk for hair to feel instantly restored. It contains the same blend of Argan Oil and Cotton Seed Oil that instantly provide deep nutrition, repair, discipline and glow so that hair feels re-born, day after day.

If we have rescue mask for face, of course there are one for the hair! The masque is creamy and thick but yet still feels light on my hair. This masque is meant to be used once a week as a treatment but you can go up to 2 times a week. Totally up to you. So far I have not done the “mix & match” usage because I think that after conditioning…my hair only need a normal masque on.

Hair masque is different for conditioner. This masque requires you to leave it on for at least 3 minutes. Now, you might be thinking what are you suppose to do during that 3 minutes right? Here’s what I practice. Instead of taking bath first I take care of my hair first when it comes to weekly pampering like this. After massaging and leaving the masque on I’ll then continue the bath. By the time I finish body shampooing and rinsing, it was about time to rinse off the masque. Not a bad tips eh?

There’s a different using a masque and NOT using a masque. On long run the hair is well nourished and protected from future harm. I did see an improvement with my hair. Overall my hair is more healthier, glowing and easier to manage.

Now, I know all the talking must be complemented with a Before and After picture right? I am so proud and happy to show you my state of hair now after using Mythic Oil haircare range. The result is almost immediately. All these result are obtained from home treatment! There’s no salon visits (I’m lazy that way) and there’s no other haircare used besides Mythic Oil range.

Behold and be surprised!
Note: My hair is never black black. It has always been slightly brown

I’m quite pleased and happy with my hair now. Yes it’s more shinier, it’s glowing, looking healthier, softer and easier to manage. Are you intrigued enough to try this range? I’m going to change my haircare to Mythic Oil range after I finishes the current bottle

Disclaimer: Product was sent to me for review consideration. This doesn’t affect my judgement in the review in any way.

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I finally got my hands on the iconic L’Oreal Professional Mythic Oil (Nourishing Oil) which is suitable for all hair types!

After reading and reading all the good reviews about Mythic Oil I was desperate to get one. With RM100 Zalora cash voucher on hand I browse through Zalora Malaysia site and dang! they only have oil for colored hair and milk which I heard will wear the hair down. So I keep my eyes peeled on Zalora site until a few weeks later my friend told me they FINALLY listed one bottle, that’s right just ONE bottle of L’Oreal Professional Mythic Oil (Nourishing Oil). I rushed home and purchased it right away.

My L’Oreal Professional Mythic Oil (Nourishing Oil) arrived just 3 days later and I was so excited that I used it on the same day

According to L’Oreal, this nourishing oil is suitable to be used on all hair types. What I read from various review blogs is that the oil is light and not the heavy oily type. It is made from a blend of avocado oil and grape seed oil. Both are good ingredients by the way.

What L’Oreal claim is that your hair will be instantly more supple, tamed and glossy. It also gave the hair a lightweight feel and finishing. Hmmm, interesting. The oil will instantly absorbed in too meaning the oil doesn’t sit on the hair for long.

Here is the list of ingredients for those that are interested. Oh did you see that? L’Oreal Professional Mythic Oil is made in Spain!

Let’s go through the bottle shall we? I LOVE the golden yellow color of the bottle. Anything goldish like this will get my attention. The bottle itself is quite sturdy with a dense pump attached to it. I like the simple Moroccan motive print on the side to spice the overall bottle design simplicity up.

The oil itself squirts out clear and runny just like baby oil. When I was with my wavy hair I need at least 2 pumps each application. Sometimes I add another 1 pump after that just to make sure all the oil gets to my hair. Now that I’m back to my straight hair a pump of this is more than enough to tame the ends.

I managed to take some photos of Before and After juuusssttt before I left to see my hair stylist to straighten my hair.

You know how I need to apply lots of styling products after every shampoo right? If I top up with L’Oreal Professional Mythic Oil (Nourishing Oil), I get a nicer, tamer, shinier hair. But sometimes I get too lazy to do so much for the hair I just use this oil alone. I woke up with loose curl that looked slightly dry with no signs of L’Oreal Professional Mythic Oil (Nourishing Oil) used previously which is quite normal as this absorbed in right away leaving no oily trace on the hair surface. What I didn’t like about using this L’Oreal Professional Mythic Oil (Nourishing Oil) alone on permed hair is that it tamed the hair ends too much that my curl are almost straighten up. It looked more manageable no doubt. I would only recommend this to be used on top of other styling product to give a boost and lift. If you have perm hair like mine you might get a “tamed” hair like my After picture if you used it alone.

Like I said earlier I went for hair straightening (not rebonding) with relaxer cream and treated with L’Oreal Professional Steam Pod. Yeap! Now I’m back to my straight hair. The only different is that my hair parting is changed to the right. When I was with straight hair before I went for a digital perm back in March 2012 my hair parting is on the left.

Straight hair are more easier to managed but it can get frizzy at times. I would normally use a pump of L’Oreal Professional Mythic Oil (Nourishing Oil) just before I left my house. It gave my shiny hair even more glossy look and pretty much makes my hair so much easier to manage throughout the whole day. Seriously I think this is more suitable for straight hair! Just look at my happy face! LOL!!!

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored review. I bought the product on my own.

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Growing up I’ve always been told that I have beautiful, straight, shiny hair. I kept my hair straight and long since young as it’s easier to manage. One question I’ve been asked frequently is what do I use on my hair. My answer had always been the same ” nothing, just shampoo”. Yeap shampoo. I don’t even use conditioner on my hair as I’m too lazy.

As I grew up I started implementing hair conditioner. Hey it’s never too late to start ;). Then hair masque, hair oil and hair moisturizer. I’m always proud and feel blessed with good hair but all that happy thoughts were crushed when I went to perm my hair during my younger days. No no, it’s not the perm that destroy my hair. It’s the hair stylist.

Can you imagine my hair stylist told me I have the most unhealthy hair. I was like “Huh? If this hair *grabbing my hair as I speak* is unhealthy what is healthy hair?”. I’ve seen girls with the most frizzy, dry and a head full with split ends and I don’t even have all those. You know what she answered me? She said cause my hair have static. Duh! First of all hair static is very common. Now let’s understand a bit what is hair static before we moved on to the review shall we.

What is static electricity?
Hair is made up of atoms, which in turn are made up of electrons, protons and neutrons. If the atom has the same amount of protons and electrons, it is neutral. When electrons move from one atom to another, though, the atom can become positively charged, causing static.

What causes hair static?
Is you just washed and dried your hair using a hair dryer, your hair may have static when you brush it. Dry hair usually attracts positive electric charges causing your strands to literally repel each other and “fly away.”

How to deal with hair static?
Don’t brush or comb your hair more than necessary. Go for wooden comb rather than plastic. Implement hair products such as leave-in conditioners. This will fight static cling and help your hair lay down thus eliminating hair static. Moisturizing hair often such as conditioning will eliminate both dryness and static.

So. My hair is NOT unhealthy after all.
Anyway I picked up a box of Ellips Hair Vitamin Hair Treatment for fun after seeing the TVC. I like it so much that I went back to pick up another 2 boxes. This time I pick up Ellips Hair Vitamin Hair Treatment and Smooth & Shiny.

If you have doubt on this hair vitamin you can opted for the single blisters to try first. Ellips Hair Vitamin 2 Blisters @ 6 Capsules is retailing for RM8.16.

What’s the different between both hair vitamin? Hair Treatment vitamins are the combination of Jojoba Oil, UV Protection, Pro Vitamin B5 and Vitamin A, C, E which helps to treat damaged hair structure and reduce split end caused by hair blow-drying, curling, coloring, perming and rebonding. As a result hair looks healthier, manageable and shiny. Smooth & Shiny vitamins on the other hand are the combination of Aloe Vera Oil, UV Protection, Pro Vitamin B5 and Vitamin A, E which is to moisturize, to provide nutrition and to make your hair smooth, manageable and shiny.

Ellips called this pack “blister”. So this one blister contains 6 capsules. I’m using one capsule for half of my head so each usage I’d need two capsules. It depends on how long or thick your hair is so use accordingly ya. I apply this hair vitamin twice a week and sometimes once a week if I forgotten.

Both vitamin smells the same. Considering it’s “vitamin”, I thought it’ll smell horrible but in fact it smells really good.

I don’t really know if feeding vitamin to hair works or it doesn’t. One thing I can tell ‘ya is my hair love this. Each time I apply this I get a smoother and lighter hair the next day. Oh oh and hair static is gone! If we can take vitamin for our body why not feed vitamin to our hair too. After all no harm doing and thank goodness it’s not that expensive too.

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored review. I bought the product on my own.

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