Its rare that a product comes along and changes my everyday routine. In fact, the hair products that I use everyday, I’ve been using for about 3 years with a repurchase as soon as I run out. I love trying new products, but I haven’t found one in a long time that was worthy of switching up my hair care habits… until now! Beauty product discoveries like Kérastase Elixir Ultime is why I LOVE my Birchbox {check out my Birchbox review}.

Kérastase Elixir Ultime – a maize, argan, camellia, and procaxi blend elixir – gives me something that I’ve always wanted with my hair – movement. I have thick, wavy, over-processed, over-dyed, dry hair and after I straighten my hair, it is a “piece”. It all literally moves as one piece, like a wig. I’ve been using a styling creme on towel dried hair that helps manage frizz, but leaves my hair dull and lifeless.

I have NEVER had beautiful, silky, soft movement until now. Kérastase’s lightweight elixir literally dissolves into my hair and makes it feel “normal” and with a “normal” shine, rather than thick straightened hair that happens to have one of those oily high shine serums sitting on top of it. I avoid the serums because although my hair is dry, my scalp is oily a day after I wash it and I don’t like washing it everyday.

I honestly can’t stop running my hands through my hair. I LOVE the way my hair feels, yet I can’t feel the product at all. Kérastase Elixir Ultime also won the “Elle Approved” award for one of “The World’s Best Beauty Products”. I may be able to grow my hair out now that it has natural movement and shine. I would always chop my hair once it got to my shoulders because I hated the lack of movement.

Review Points

• Price – this product is a little pricey at $54 a bottle; however, you get 125ml and a little bit goes a long way {see E-bates deal below}.
• Formula – comes out of the bottle thicker than a liquid and disappears in the hair, completely weightless. My hair feels lightweight, silky, and for the first time ever, healthy.
• Directions – I add 2 pumps to the ends of towel dried hair, and then it gets worked into the rest of my hair as I brush and blow dry. I also added a dab into the ends of my hair after I straightened it, and then brushed through.
• Smell – this has a very light and clean scent, almost almond scented.

Get Cash Back With Ebates

Ebates is having a Daily Double Deal for 12% cash back {double their everyday 6% cash back savings} on all Kérastase products on Thursday April 19th. This is a one day only deal, so make sure you cash in that day if you’d like to try this product.

Have you ever tried this Elixor or any other products by Kérastase? My sister raves about their shampoo and conditioner.

I paid for this product with my own money and was not compensated for this post. All opinions are 100% my own. For more info, please view my full disclosure policy.

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