Crown Affair
3 months ago
Ok I've been meaning to write this review for a while because I work in marketing and I've been watching this brand. I love their branding-- so good, clean, classy. But ofc branding alone does not a good product make. So here's my quick break down so far (3-6 months since buying): HIGH QUALITY TOOLS The Brush No. 003 is the first thing I got from them and wow do I love it. It's a GREAT boar bristle brush and the price is (higher than maybe a random amazon one but) competitive when you look at quality boar bristle brushes on the market i.e. Mason Pearson, Janeke etc. My friend has one too and equally obsesses over how good it is. Next up I got their hair towel and comb and again SO high quality. From the look to the materials to the utility. I would highly recommend and think they would make really beautiful gifts too. MEH FORMULAS Tbh I've only tried their leave-in conditioner and I find both the formula to be meh (not bad but not great) and the scent to be very MEH (read: pretty bad). Ofc scent is SUPER subjective but while the branding suggests almost Corpus Naturals level of scent sophistication... To me this conditioner smells like a random perfume counter at a department store. A little too strong and not like a specific scent of coconut, vanilla, or sweet creaminess (something you might like your hair to smell like) but of just generic "strong perfume". Good news is the scent wears off quickly. I've heard their other formulas are also nothing to write home but who knows. Lastly, the glass bottle this conditioner comes in? Again, the QUALITY of their materials is super duper high. I'm gonna likely keep that glass bottle and refill it with the Ouai leave-in conditioner next time (fraction of the price, love the scent, works better for my very long fine hair imo). Despite everything, I still am curious to try the finishing gel and the dry shampoo powder... Over + out