via The AFR David Mallett at work. |
via The AFR A promotional image for the David Mallett range. |
Behold the sleek, pared back packaging of David Mallet hair and behold also that famous Adore Beauty Tim Tam! |
David Mallett’s hair care range is available in Australia at Adore Beauty and I love it all!!!! Both the products and Adore’s customer service and appreciation.
What I bought:
- David Mallett Shampoo #1 L’Hydratation $59 AUD (250ml)
- David Mallett Conditioner #1 L’ Hydratation $69 AUD (250ml)
- David Mallett Hair Serum DM072 $79 AUD (50ml)
I also received a gift with purchase:
- A travel sized David Mallett Mask #1 L’Hyrdatation ($99 AUD full size)
I can hear you gasping at those prices.
I will add to the shock and outrage by posting a photo comparing the size of the DM shampoo with my latest supermarket shampoo that cost $15 AUD.
The following is a blurb about the range from Adore Beauty’s blog:
What are the four ingredients in David Mallett’s hair care range?
- Keravis, a plant protein that helps to restructure and strengthen
- Unsaturated Macadamia Nut Oil that hydrates and locks in nutrients
- Japanese Nori Red Algae for elasticity, smoothness, and protection against the elements
- Murray River Salt for a boost of calcium and magnesium, essential for hair
What makes David Mallett a unique hair range?
- Concentrated formulas that do not weigh hair down
- Haircare designed with sensitive scalps & allergies in mind
- All products protect hair structure and prevent hair damage
- No unnecessary chemicals – skin-friendly formulations only
via The AFR Inside one of David’s salons. |
What I love about David Mallet’s range is that it works for my hair. At a price but it works. The consistencies are generally thinner than what I would equate with products for drier hair but true to David’s mission statement, this means that my hair isn’t weighed down. There is minimal fragrance to the range which I’m also slowly getting used to.
Shampoo and conditioner #1
As a pair, the shampoo and conditioner work really well together. They are both easy to disperse through the hair and then rinse out. Results weren’t overnight for me but over the first week of use, I did notice my hair look less brittle and feel much softer. It has also been much easier to blow dry.
Hair serum DM072
I was a bit sceptical at first. How could a serum so thin (and unfragranced) possibly work on this jaded woman’s brittle tresses? But again, it did and it still does. I apply it to towel dried hair and then blow dry when I’ve sufficiently motivated myself to plug in my Parlux and switch it on. This can take several hours (the switching on of the Parlux, not the actual ‘blow dry’ which is a five-minute job max) to happen and I’ve stopped using heat protectant spray while trialling the serum.
My blow dried hair with just the DM072 serum actually looks shiny where it ended up looking a bit fried in the balyaged bits when I used my regular styling product. I’ve also noticed that my serumed hair ‘holds’ its shape better and still looks okay two days out.
Mask #1
Not my favourite product in the range, I’m glad I was using a free sample of it. I’m going to keep looking and trying other brands. I just didn’t get that miracle turnaround you can feel the moment you rinse the mask from your hair that I have found with other brands.
Additional notes
My fireplace is predictably worlds away from the quirky chic of the one in David’s Parisian salon.. |
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Have you paid a ridiculous amount for haircare? Was it worth it or did it leave you bitterly disappointed?
Have you had your hair styled / resurrected by David Mallett himself?
PS -humble apologies for all the typos. Duly corrected my spelling of David Mallett’s name. X