Shiseido Tsubaki Shining SET (Shampoo, Conditioner, Treatment 200g)

I have been considering trying an asian shampoo for awhile now and was certainly not disappointed. A little background: I am mixed (korean and white) but have more of a typical asian hair type (very thick straight hair). Most drugstore and salon brands work fine (maybe a little dry and frizzy at the ends) but I've always had a little problem of my scalp breaking out because my skin produces a lot of oil when not moisturized enough. Having heard that camellia (tsubaki) oil works wonders for hair and skin, I decided to try this product. First, the smell of this set is absolutely amazing. They really should make a perfume of this scent, because I'm a little obsessed. It does fade a little quickly on my hair though. As far as the efficacy of the product, the shampoo I felt was not drying at all. I could feel an immediate difference in the feel of my hair (maybe a bit thicker and smoother?) it felt very healthy. This shampoo gave me a nice clean without drying. I got the impression of balance. The conditioner didn't have as much of the slick feeling when washing off that I normally associate with conditioner, but it actually made my hair softer and more noticeably moisturized than other conditioners. The treatment was lovely as well. I left it on for about 5 minutes, and it seemed to make my hair even more soft and moisturized. After my hair dried (I've tried blow drying and air drying) it felt noticeably soft, sleek and healthier. My hair doesn't normally do sleek without any work, but it just laid really nicely. I didn't notice any greasiness, and within a week, my scalp is actually no longer breaking out!Pros:-beautiful addictive smell-large amount-healthy balanced moisture for hair AND scalp-makes hair smooth and sleek w/out weighing it down-made my scalp stop breaking outCons:-scented (for those who don't like that)-bottle is in Japanese (for people who like to read the bottle) but came with a little label w/ingredients and instructions in english-not really a con for the product, but my boyfriend knocked over the shower caddy on accident and the pump for the shampoo shattered ;_;, so I guess try not to drop it.Overall this has become my HG of hair product. Will absolutely buy again.

I have been using Tsubaki since high school. I used the Damage Care line for about two years(or until it ran out) . And it was great. I think it really kept my hair strong and defended against damage throughout those years. However, I think Tsubaki is not a one size fits all. Being a curly haired girl my current routine uses very little shampoo and a lot of deep conditioning. When I started to use this again the results were not as good as before. I think the reason why is when I started using Tsubaki over 3 years ago, my hair was virgin hair and all I had was heat damage so my ends were a little dry but overall my hair was pretty healthy and strong. It worked GREAT for my hair back then and gave me really good shine and moisture. However, I can't use this anyone today because over the last year + I have been dyeing my hair quite a lot, I've bleached it as well. My hair now is more damaged, drier, and needs a different kind of help . Using this shampoo is drying and causes frizz, the conditioner is not that moisturizing either.To sum it up,PROS :- Amazing for asian hair- Amazing for virgin hair- Pretty much will be a godsend to straight hair- Giant bottles will last you forever- Heavy scent is good for people who like their hair to smell good.- This is the cheapest place to buy Tsubaki, hands down.CON :- Curly haired people might get poofy and frizzy- Can't use every time I wash for my hair type.- Strong smell, I really dislike the perfumey smell.- I use up the conditioner way faster than the shampoo, so will run out of cond. and have a full bottle of shampoo left.- Can be expensive if you have to buy this very often.(One set lasts me two years easily).

The one star is not the how the product works, it is how I received the item as not the one from the pictureI don't know how may people ordered this item, but have any of you purchase this item but instead received this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013ARD6NC/ref=pd_sbs_194_3?ie=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B013ARD6NC&pd_rd_r=K1QVS999ZNT5WRPTJ2YC&pd_rd_w=F0wKU&pd_rd_wg=lbKW0&psc=1&refRID=K1QVS999ZNT5WRPTJ2YCI did purchased this item and expect to at least receive the product as pictured, but for some reason the bottles look like the link above. Has anyone experience something similar? Also, I may not be knowledgeable in shiseido products so I am not sure if what i purchased is the same because on the bottles it says "extra moisture" where as on the ones that i supposedly purchased says "shining" and has a floral print on the bottles. When I did go to the link i pasted above, those bottles look exactly the same and i read the description the shampoo and conditioner both say 500 ml and the treatment says 180 ml. Where as the Shiseido Tsubaki Shining SET, both the shampoo and conditioner are 550 ML and the treatment is 200g.I don't know how I feel about this because I paid for this and I am supposed to get exactly what i paid for and I got something else instead and it's not the same as the image. That's why I am disappointed. However, if the product does work, i'll just have to go search for that item instead which is $40 dollars less than this product. I feel like i got ripped off. I paid $70 for this product and waited two weeks for it to arrive only to find out that I got something different that is being sold less than this.I attached pictures to show you that the items i received does not match the picture of the product that I was supposed to receive. I also posted another picture of the items from behind, if you can see the 500 ml (shampoo and conditioner) and 180 ml (treatment)doesn't match the description of the items that are pictured