Review: AVON Advance Techniques Volume Root-Boosting Tonic

I am missing my AVON Advance Techniques Volume Root-Boosting Tonic so badly it's not even funny.


But a bit of background to my bottle of this product is in order:

A friend of mine, who believes that she needs volume when really she has beautiful hair as it is (strictly my opinion, because she doesn't believe me), purchased this in addition to some AVON products that she uses regularly.  Her hair is naturally wavy, with a medium thickness and in general good condition.  She gave the bottle to me after trying it, because it didn't do anything to her hair -- neither volumized nor flattened.  I, of course, am endlessly complaining about my search for volume, so she decided I needed to try it.

I have never really been tempted to use AVON products, simply because they are usually sold by people you know who are sales representatives of the company.  My mother used to be one for another skincare company, and I always found the concept strange.  I also have an irrational distrust for drugstore or cheaper brands, since bad encounters are quite frequent in my own experience.  Not sure how much this was, the website says $8 but I can't decide if that's USD or CAD -- I had mine for free because my friend didn't want it

But because she is a friend for whom I value the opinion of... I tried it.  Hence this review.


The product comes in a spray bottle that offers a fine to medium mist.  You spray it onto the roots, wherever you need volume (in my case I sprayed a good amount on my entire head), before blow-drying and styling as usual.  It was very easy to use and smelled of floral-fruity freshness (I may blog about my thoughts on "fresh"-smelling in the future...).  I didn't think much of it at the time, but my hair enjoyed the benefits of having a boost in volume that lasted the day at work.  It wasn't dramatic, but it was a notable difference versus lying plastered onto the scalp.  The only downside I may include is that it does leave the roots feeling a bit gritty if you spray too concentrated, but it doesn't look gritty at all, and if you don't touch it you won't even be affected!

Source:  http://shop.avon.com/product.aspx?level2_id=341&pdept_id=432&cat_type=C&pf_id=40316

My hair does not suffer any (detectable) effects of humidity, so for those who do, I'm not sure if that will make a difference in how the product works for you.  I'll update this if I ever get a friend to experiment on.

Overall, it is the better volumizing spray for the roots I have used to date.  I am currently running with a couple of other products, and they make me miss this one all the more!