Garnier Fructis Hydra Recharge Review

I've always had a hard time finding the perfect shampoo and conditioner for my hair type, because it's fine/thin and dry/damaged.  Volumizing formulas never offer enough conditioning, yet dry/damaged ones are usually too heavy and weigh my hair down.  
I've been seeing Garnier's Hydra Recharge line in the drugstores, but last week, I finally picked one up and read the label to see what it was all about.  Turns out, it's for dry hair, but promises to add weightless moisture.  I've seen products that have promised this before, but I was intrigued enough to buy the shampoo, conditioner, and leave in conditioner, especially since CVS had them on sale 3/$10. 

The Hydra Recharge Shampoo has tiny blue beads suspended in the product that contain goji berry and passion fruit to hydrate the hair without weighing it down.  The first thing I noticed about the shampoo is how thick it is.  I ended up rubbing it between my hands first before applying it to my hair to break up some of the beads.  The rest dissolved as I shampooed.  Despite the thickness of the product, it rinsed out of my hair completely, without leaving the feeling of residue.  

The Hydra Recharge Conditioner also contains goji berry, passion fruit and kiwi and is meant to deeply hydrate without adding weight. It was a medium thickness- not as thick as the ones I use for dry/damaged hair, yet not as runny as volumizing formulas.  I was able to coat my hair from root to tip and let it soak in for a few minutes.  When I rinsed, my hair felt silky and smooth, but at the same time, I didn't feel like my hair had a coating on it.

I debated whether to use the Hydra Recharge Moisture Whip leave-in conditioner after using the rinse out conditioner, because I was worried about too much moisture.  But in the end, I figured it would be the ultimate test to see if I could pile on the products and still have weightless hair.  I used one pump, which was plenty for my shoulder length hair.  It starts as a foam and turns into a serum when  you rub your hands together.  

I was pleasantly surprised at this line, because not only did it hydrate my hair enough, but my hair had more volume than any thickening product has given me to date- no greasiness or weight.  I even had more volume than I would get using a mousse or volumizing spray and I didn't use any styling products whatsoever!

 I was more impressed with how thick and full my hair looked than anything else, so it's weird that the product description doesn't play that up more, but instead they choose to focus on the moisture aspect.

So if you're looking for something to give your hair volume, I would highly recommend this, even though it's not a "volumizing" product, it has the added bonus of giving fine hair quite an amazing boost while giving dry hair much needed moisture.  I can't wait to try the deep conditioner next!

Have you tried this line yet?  I'd love to see if anyone has had the same great experience I did!