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Garnier Fructis Curl Shaping Spray Gel

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Highly Rated For Hair Types: 3b

Curl definition and shine, without frizz - Boosts wavy, permed or naturally curly hair Hold Level: Strong ...

Approximate price: $4.00
Availablity: Drugstore, Online

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Curl definition and shine, without frizz - Boosts wavy, permed or naturally curly hair Hold Level: Strong

Product Attributes: definition, frizz control, anti-humectant
Water, PVP, DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PEG-192 Apricot Kernel Glycerides, PEG-70 Mango Glycerides, Aminomethyl Propanol, Polyacrylate-3, Propylene Glycol, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Extract, Fragrance

Ingredient Attributes: silicone free, sulfate free, paraben free, protein free, glycerin free
  • HairObsessed
  • Type 2a
Curl Rating: 4
Dec 15, 2012
I really like this spray gel. It's by far the best one I've ever tried--it even gives my hair crunch and a medium amount of hold. I can't rake product through my hair, so using spray gel allows me to more evenly distribute the gel. Most of the time, I use it over a leave-in.
  • legallyfabulous
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 5
Nov 17, 2012
This is def. a staple in my hair routine.... It is absolutely amazing for a drugstore product. It defines my curls and doesn't make them crunchy at all. I use it in coordination with a leave-in-conditioner and blow-dry with a diffuser. Not to mention, the heavenly smell. It's so funny how different hair responds so differently to products b/c I noticed the previous reviewer said she replaced this spray with Garnier's curl cream. I hated the curl cream SOOO much!! I have 3a/3b hair
  • korshka
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 3
Aug 02, 2012
This used to be a go-to gel. I have since replaced it with Fructis curl creme. While it did the job in helping my moose keep the frizz inline, it added a stiffness and sometimes flakiness that didn't want.
  • Risa700
  • Type 2a
Curl Rating: 1
Jun 04, 2012
This personally did not do what it said it would do. After applying my hair didn't feel crunchy instead it felt dirty and went limp not the best gel.Instead I prefer IC's clear gel.
  • buffy2611
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 1
Feb 29, 2012
This product is great for my 5 yr old daughters hair, as for mine I need a lot of product for the length of my hair, and the spray pump clogs up too fast. I ended up with a frizzy mess of hair. Not the product for me
  • naturalcurls14
  • Type 4a
Curl Rating: 1
Nov 13, 2011
This stuff is disgusting! It leaves a disgusting film of your hair total waste of money plus it's sticky and makes your hair hard a crunchy
  • bbritney9413
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 5
Sep 10, 2011
love it!
  • pedaheh
  • Type 2b
Curl Rating: 3
Aug 14, 2011
This has an O.K. hold for me. I usually prefer more hold. This can kinda sorta fill the role of hairspray sometimes. For example, you can use it to spray and updo in place. All and all, it is nothing special.
  • littleirishcurly
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 2
Aug 09, 2011
Pros-It keeps away frizz all day, and you don't need a lot for it to work Cons- It doesn't really give great hold, but like I said earlier, it keeps that frizz away
  • misskurly
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 3
Aug 07, 2011
Its ok...just not by itself. My 3a curls can get sticky and crispy, but if i need extra strong hold its good :)
  • adriana836
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 3
May 30, 2011
Its okay. If i get lazy or if im too busy to wash my hair, this sort of helps. My my hair is hard and stringy and... yuck. But in my time of need, it works pretty well
  • gingysmith
  • Type 2c
Curl Rating: 3
Jun 22, 2010
I don't use this as my go-to curling product, but it works really well for second-day hair. I spray it in dry hair and scrunch before bed, and when I wake up I have pretty, crunch-free coils!
  • TeachDeafies
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 3
Mar 02, 2010
It kept my curl definition better, but it left my curls a little more stringy and looser than with another product I had used that had 'cones in it. I also can feel the gel in my hair if I do a condish rinse the next day and do not use the gel.
  • CurlieTop
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 3
Jan 18, 2010
This product isn't very good by itself. It makes hair slightly crunchy and sticky (and it looks that way too); it also does little for frizz. However, I've learned that it is marvelous to use sparingly after you've smoothed and shaped your curls with another product. I was using Redken Crystal Curls and had some lazy clumps that just weren't curling... until I sprayed this Garnier stuff on my hair, and boom - suddenly I had shiny, amazing looking ringlets all around. For this reason I will continue buying it. In the end, for the price, it is decent.
  • elisamgonz
  • Type 2a
Curl Rating: 5
Jan 16, 2010
I use this product for bedhead hair. My curls spring back to life and off I go!
  • O2BCurly
  • Type 3c
Curl Rating: 3
Oct 10, 2009
I use to use this all the time while I was transitioning and I worked well. But, I don't like it as much since I did my big chop.
  • hillabeean
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 2
Jul 28, 2009
Not my favorite, for sure. My hair needs quite a bit of taming & this doesn't quite do the trick. It's perfectly fine if I don't mind wisps of frizz flying about for the day-
  • BNatural
  • Type 4a
Curl Rating: 1
Jun 21, 2009
Still have a quarter of the bottle in my bathroom cause this dried up my hair, left it hard and crunchy!! Will never use again!!
  • Irish_carrottop
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 4
Jun 09, 2009
WOO!!!! L-O-V-E this stuff. It defines my curls, makes them really springy, and is easy to apply. I put it all over my hair before I plop, and then I spray it in certain areas before I root clip. LOVE it. And it's really cheap.
  • kr3am.0f.tha.kr0p
  • Type 3c
Curl Rating: 1
Apr 05, 2009
dont use this but do try the curl shaping spray with the yellow or the green hold not the red tho
  • lazy loops
  • Type 2b
Curl Rating: 1
Nov 03, 2008
This gel dried out my hair & made it a crispy stringy mess.
  • anonymous
Curl Rating: 5
Jul 08, 2008
Great product, great price. I use this in dripping wet hair, plop. then spraya bit more all over, and I love it. great hold, curl formation... and you just can't beat the price for the quality!
  • anonymous
Curl Rating: 5
Jun 07, 2008
I don't use this as a spray gel, I take the lid off and apply it with my hands as a regular gel. I really like it! It provides great hold, shine, and frizz reduction. I alternate with DevaCurl AnGell and this is a pretty darn good substitution.
  • browneyedgirl11
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 2
Jul 05, 2007
it works for touch ups but i don't recoment it from scratch as it makes the hair dry and stringy...but styling for an updo it works
  • Morena
  • Type 3c
Curl Rating: 2
Apr 22, 2007
This gel is okay. Although it does define and shape curls well, it doesn't have enough hold for my 3C's throughout the entire day. I have to spray a lot just to ensure that I'll have enough frizz control for an entire day. Probably won't be purchasing this product again.
  • echokitten
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 4
Feb 10, 2007
Pretty good hold for the money. Found this at Target for less than $3.oo. I had pretty good results with this good clumping hold. For my 3b it was a lighter hold and I used it over a leave in. Works really well to hold root volume while diffusing upside down. Well it did for me anyway...and it smells pretty good too as does all GF prods. I gave only it a 3 because you still need a leave in with it for clumping.
  • Curlygirl74
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 5
Jan 06, 2007
I guess every person's hair is different, because this product has been an excellent find for me! I used some this morning, mixed with the Garnier Fructis Brilliantine Creme Gel and my curls are perfect little ringlets right now (I love it when the "girls" behave themselves!). This is especially funny because these two products cost me a grand total of $6, and I just returned $37.50 worth of Aveda Be Curly products that didn't work nearly as well on my hair as these two bargain finds. Perfect curl formation, nice hold - not stickly or clumpy at all.
  • Insomnicole
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 5
Nov 07, 2006
I don't like this on wet hair, but on dry hair it's my HG. It's salvaged second-day and even third-day hair for me -- a few spritzes and scrunches and my curls are revived and ready for another day. And it's cheap enough to have both at work and at home.
  • ladydi
  • Type 2a
Curl Rating: 4
Sep 12, 2006
I use this on dry second day hair to revive my curls. I just have to watch out for the pyramid effect.
  • racergrrl
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 2
Sep 03, 2006
Can't say much for this gel. It doesn't spray well, so you have to spray it in your hands. It gave me some definition, but my curls were very dry and crunchy. I threw it away.
  • internetchick
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 5
Aug 30, 2006
This is a very good gel. I found I had to spray it into my hands and then apply it. Good all day hold even in humidity.
  • laurabeth
  • Type 2b
  • Official Reviewer
Curl Rating: 2
Jul 27, 2006
This product made my curls thinner and stringier than I like. I also didn't like the waxy touch and heavy weight, even when I used very little. The spray didn't disperse very well so I had to spray it in my hand and apply like regular gel to avoid getting too much in, but even that technique left me with waxy-feeling, thin curls. The hold barely lasted a few hours before the weight of the product weighed down my curls, too.
  • keepitmovin
  • Type 3c
Curl Rating: 1
May 06, 2006
Three words...dry, hard, crunchy!
  • GabbyC
  • Type 3c
Curl Rating: 2
Jul 11, 2005
WEW! This product definately gives my curls definition, along with crunchy, hard, motionless curls. It was a bit drying to my hair also. Maybe if used lightly and with caution it would work better.
  • StangMandy
  • Type 3b
Curl Rating: 2
May 01, 2005
Spray gel just does not seem to cut it for my hair. In order to control the frizz, it requires so much that it makes it stiff and dry feeling.
  • blondey
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 1
Jan 30, 2005
I used this product all summer and it majorly dried my hair out!! It also makes crunchy curls! I would NOT recommand it.
  • miacurl
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 1
Oct 01, 2004
Made my hair sticky and stringy. In the trash it went :(
  • maratl2
  • Type 3a
Curl Rating: 1
Jul 18, 2004
This stuff did nothing but make my 3a hair sticky, greasy, and more frizzy. Other Garnier products are much better.
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Our Rating System explained…
Curl Rating: 5 5 Curls: Results were consistently dreamy. Worth repurchasing in large sizes.
Curl Rating: 4 4 Curls: Results were better than most. Would repurchase, just not in bulk.
Curl Rating: 3 3 Curls: Some redeeming qualiities but inconsistent or an incomplete solution. Repurchasing hesitancy.
Curl Rating: 2 2 Curls: Had at least one positive trait, but the negative outweighted the positive(s) without question.
Curl Rating: 1 1 Curl: If I were stuck on a desert island, and this product was the only one available, I'd make my own stuff on the island.