Tsubaki vs Lux

Now, I'm going to do a comparison between two Japanese shampoos that I've had for a while. The first one I owned was the Lux shimmering black shampoo, and afterwards I got the highly popular Tsubaki shampoo.

Tsubaki


Of course when I saw it on sale, I had to try Japan's most well known Shampoo. Was it so popular because of the commercials? The Brand Shiseido? Or the fact that it actually worked well? But from what I've heard, it's quite over rated, though it smells very nice. So I bought the whole set, but I never got to use the treatment, since I sold it. Apparently Tsubaki is supposed to moisturize your hair with camellia oil which is supposed to work very well. I heard that a lot of people have really oily hair the day after they use the shampoo, so I wasn't sure what would happen to me. Well, I used it, and honestly, I didnt find it AMAZING or anything lol. Nor did I find the smell AMAZING either. The smell, just didn't really appeal to me that much. As for the shampoo and conditioner, it felt heavy on my hair, and my hair is REALLY difficult to create a shine on, so as for the shine factor, not so good. Though my hair didnt get oily the next day or anything, but I'd say the shampoo is just too heavy for my tastes.


Lux


Lux is supposedly made by a company called "unilever" which I never heard of before. Compared to Shiseido, many people would choose the popular one over the one that they dont really know of. But I saw this shampoo at my supermarket so I decided to give it a try. I remember someone saying that Lux pales in comparison to Tsubaki, but I'd have to say the opposite. The shampoo itself is really interesting to look it. It's a really dark gray-black color and contains little sparkles in it! I fell in love the moment I saw it. It didnt really smell good though, it DID have a smell, just a weird one that's hard to describe. But the conditioner looked like a normal one, but it actually smelled good, maybe better than the Tsubaki. It resulted in shiny blacker hair. That's right, it made my hair blacker. When I saw it, I thought I was imagining it, but when I went out with my friends, one of them asked me if I dyed my hair black. I said no, and then realized it was my shampoo! I loved it, but now its all gone. Though the shampoo smell doesnt really make it any nicer, but overall, I think I did like it

So in conclusion for me, Lux wins. In most people's cases, it would be Tsubaki, as it is more expensive and such. But I think it really depends on the state of your hair and what you're looking for, whether if you want shinier hair, moisturized hair, or anything at all. They both help with damaged hair quite well, so having them both doesnt make too much of a difference.