The first thing I love about this shampoo is the smell. I really was surprised at the smell as I was expecting it to smell of chemicals or be fragrance free, but I've honestly never smelt a shampoo like this one. It's a strawberry smell, but an obviously fake strawberry smell. The things which always spring to mind when I use this are strawberry flavoured Chewitts or those strawberry Millions sweets you can get.
I was completely surprised at how my hair looked after using this for the first time, I honestly felt as if I'd just walked out of a salon as I NEVER get the results from normal shampoo's that I do with this one. My hair had noticeably more bounce to it and the shine, it looks so fab! It's just all about the shine though, my hair has more volume to it and it has a really nice lift. I must state now though, this shampoo doesn't work miracles, you still need to blow dry hair to get the extra bounce and volume. As I wash my hair daily, my semi permanent colour always starts fading considerably within 3 weeks, and personally I haven't noticed a change using this shampoo. My hair still had a nice red tint to it, which is actually better than usual, but I did somehow expect my colour to still be going strong 3 weeks later, I was probably expecting too much!
The conditioner is something which I wasn't really expecting too much from, I tend to use small amounts of conditioner as they often make my hair heavy and limp. This was not the case with this conditioner though because, as promised, it is quite a light weight conditioner! It's actually thick, and the strawberry scent is there again however it does smell fainter and slightly different somehow to the shampoo.
This conditioner really helps my hair to stop feeling so 'fly-away' and it makes the ends of my hair feel soft and thick. It helps add shine to my hair and used in conjunction with the shampoo, I gain amazing results.
I really strongly recommend the superstar shampoo and conditioner, and whether you are buying them as a set or separately, I would say that they both work together very well. Each day I am impressed with the volume and shine my hair has, and I never notice this with any other shampoo or conditioner.