XMONDO

 Supernova Blonde Toning Shampoo

Most Helpful Positive Review

Great Product, Needs Polishing (TL;DR at end)

Overall, I am very happy with the Supernova Blonde Toning shampoo, however, I am not fully blonde and only have partial-saturation balayage highlights. The product leaves my hair feeling clean but not overly stripped like many shampoos out there. I am confident that you could use this daily with no ...issues, however, I personally use two dime-sized amounts once a week (per Brad's instruction on his YouTube). Instructions for use are noticeably absent from the back of the bottle, which I would like to see on all XMONDO products in the future just so I know I'm doing the right thing, but for now, Brad's separate instructions for how to use any shampoo work just fine. The scent, as with all XMONDO products, was amazing and lingered on my hair just enough to cover up the natural oil smell of your hair, but the scent wasn't overly powerful at all, and I think anyone who is particularly sensitive to fragrance will be just fine. The product is a little watery compared to most shampoos I have used, and I would like to see future versions be a little thicker as I notice I tend to lose a bit to my shower floor since it is runny. This is a minor concern, and it's not like the shampoo is the consistency of water or anything, it could just stand to be a little thicker. Next: the clear absence of surfactants (for reference, these are the chemical compounds that make a product lather in your hair, for example, shampoos usually have quite a bit of these in them, and conditioners have none or almost none.) Brad has stated before that he uses surfactants in his shampoos but not as much as other companies since they are unnecessary to the function of the product. I believe this is true for every shampoo from XMONDO except for this one. In general, you really only need to shampoo your scalp and roots, and the rest of your hair will get washed as you rinse out the shampoo. However, since this is a color-care product, even distribution throughout the scalp, mids, and ends is necessary so you can cool-tone all of your hair instead of just your scalp. As a result, I wish this shampoo had enough surfactants so that I could successfully lather all of my hair with the product in much less time than it currently takes. My final note is on the packaging. This (to my knowledge) is the only XMONDO shampoo that comes in a pump bottle (like lotion) rather than a squeeze bottle (like conditioner). I love the idea of a pump bottle, it makes it so much easier to dispense the product, however, this is clearly a low-quality pump. Rather than be completely sealed, the pump is open to the inside of the bottle, which allows product to slowly come out over time onto the pump, it won't leak everywhere though, and I haven't lost any product as a result, it's more of an aesthetics and neatness thing. If you travel with this shampoo or have to put it in a bag, definitely put it in a Ziploc bag too. You cant twist the pump to turn it off like on most pump bottles, which isn't super necessary but I would like to see nicer pumps on the packaging next time around. I found this out after having some of the product leak in my suitcase, but I can't really complain about having my luggage smell like XMONDO as the scent is amazing. Regarding the products ability to tone hair: It does amazing things for my hair. Keep in mind I have balayage highlights and not fully blonde hair, but for me at least, it has extended the life of my color far beyond how long I thought it would last, and has prevented it from becoming brassy for months now. Even though I wrote a harsh review, it's only because XMONDO produces great products at a high price point, so I have high standards. Overall, I am very happy with the product and can easily understand all of these issues being written off considering this is the first version of this product and it was just released recently.TL;DRGreat product, needs work, definitely buy it, better than other toning shampoos, only use up to one pump once a week or you will be paying a fortune, use alongside a conditioner (there is a specific conditioner for this shampoo, but I use it with XMONDO's repairing conditioner.)Pro's: great scent, good toning, leaves hair feeling amazingly smooth and healthyCon's: not the greatest packaging, product is a little too thin, product needs more surfactants so it lathers moreDespite the cons, definitely still buy