Review title is Finally, a worthwhile 2 in 1! [SEP] I bought this in preparation for dying my hair blue for my 30th birthday. (Who wants to grow old if you have to grow up, amiright?) Using this beforehand, my hair felt soft, bouncy, and lustrous. At the appointment, the stylist talked me into getting some Paul Mitchell Color Protect shampoo and conditioner which was a total waste of money in my opinion and I have since abandoned it for this again. My hair isn't quite as nice as it was before all the processing I did, but I expected that. This shampoo however has outperformed the Paul Mitchell stuff by far in terms of protecting my color from wash-out/fade-out, making my hair feel touchably soft, and not weighing it down. My hair does start to look a little more oily on day 2 than it did before using this, but it's a minor difference, and nothing a little dry shampoo can't fix.