These Nourishing ELEVEN Hair Products Are Next-Best To A Salon Visit
Francesca is the Beauty Editor at Adore Beauty. With a background in glossy mags and bylines in publications like Marie Claire, ELLE and BODY+SOUL, Francesca has turned her love of beauty into a career. Whether she's decoding buzzy ingredients or road testing lip glosses (so. many. glosses.), her approach to beauty is equal parts glamour and highly-considered.
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There’s nothing quite like waltzing out of a salon appointment. When your hair feels just as weightless, shiny and smooth as it looks. Ah! No. Better. Feeling.
While I won’t pretend any product can replace two hands and a round brush wielded by a salon-trained stylist, some come surprisingly close. ELEVEN Australia house some one of those rare few.
Known for its low-fuss, high-performance formulas the brand sits comfortably at the intersection of simplicity and salon science. We tried four of their bestsellers: Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo, Miracle Hair Mask, Keep My Colour Blonde Toning Spray and Smooth Me Now Thermal Spray, in an attempt to recreate some of that salon magic. Here's how it went.
ELEVEN Australia Deep Clean Clarifying Shampoo.
It's a fact that the best part of a salon visit is the glorious, deep cleanse that happens by the basin. Don't @ me, it's true.
Whilst little else can replace the magic of a glorious hairdresser-meets-masseuse, a foolproof formula that practically does the work for you?! Close second.
It harnesses orange oil and lavender extract to cleanse deeply (but not harshly). There’s a subtle citrus note when you lather - clean but not overpowering. The texture is clear and gel-like (not gloopy) and it rinses out easily without that taut scalp feeling.
After one wash, my roots felt lighter and balanced. I went in with a second cleanse to really remove any and all product build up. And was surprised with just how soft my ends still felt. Usually they'd be crying out for conditioner at this point. But alas - no straw-like texture or tangles here.
If you use styling products regularly, this is a quietly essential step in resetting strand and boosting hair health.
ELEVEN Australia Miracle Hair Mask.
Reading like the All-stars of strand-repair, the ingredient lineup is next-level. It’s designed to do a little of everything; rehydrate, repair and smooth.
Dosed with hydrolyzed wheat protein to strengthen, argan oil to hydrate, aloe vera to soothe and sunflower seed extract for UV protection.
The texture is creamy but not heavy, almost like a whipped lotion. I apply it after shampooing, comb it through from mid-lengths to ends, then leave it on for 5 to 10 minutes while I do the rest of my shower routine. It rinses clean without ANY residue (which is lowkey rare for a mask that moisturises this well).
My hair after one use: softer, shinier and fewer flyaways. After three uses: noticeably stronger and nourished?! My pesky split ends and breakage felt a little less brittle and little more reinforced. I'll be keeping this one in my weekly rotation.
ELEVEN Australia Keep My Colour Blonde Toning Spray.
Okay, so clearly I'm not a blonde and therefore have had to lean on my gorgeous colleague Phoebe to review this one. Here's her thoughts...
“As a fellow blonde/bronde haired girlie, I love a good tone (not just in the gym) so I was so excited to try out the ELEVEN Blonde Toning spray.
After I stopped bleaching my hair almost 4 years ago now, I love any product that helps to get rid of the brassiness that my natural hair obtains.
While I didn’t notice a visible difference on my damp hair immediately after spraying, I couldn’t help but notice the lovely strawberry scent, it was truly delicious.
A multi-use product is a win for me as this worked as a heat protectant as well as a toning spray and hair softener which was great! I styled my hair with a straightener after blow drying and was amazed with how soft, hydrated and protected my hair felt. I mean look at that SHINE.
This product really helped to accentuate my natural blonde highlights and the brassiness went bye bye. I see myself using this consistently in the summer after being in the ocean or pool a lot.
You really get bang for your buck with this product, with its low price point it’s a match made in heaven for my bleached or natural blonde girlies.”— Phoebe Parkinson
ELEVEN Australia Smooth Me Now Thermal Spray.
Ever noticed how, regardless of the hefty heat styling, strands still feel healthy post-salon appointment? Well that's thanks to good-old thermal protection.
And this particular formula? A gold standard. Boasting heat protection up to 220 degrees (aka more than a hot tool would typically use) and UVA / UVB protection, without the sticky film or weird crunch that other protectants leave behind.
It’s infused with hydrolyzed silk protein (for smoothness), green tea extract (for antioxidant protection), and quinoa (yes, quinoa—for moisture retention). The scent is clean and slightly fruity (reads coconutty) but it fades quickly which I personally appreciate.
I mist it over damp hair before blow drying and again on dry strands before using a flat iron or curling wand. The formula is ultra-fine and weightless. Post-styling - my hair feels soft with less frizz (even on humid days) thanks to the moisturising, leave-in component. Use this as the ultimate precursor to your salon-adjacent styling routine.
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