Finding Your Perfect Finish: Creme Gel Elixir vs. Taming Lotion

When it comes to achieving polished, healthy-looking hair, the right styling product can make all the difference! Shibui’s Creme Gel Elixir and Taming Lotion are both designed for all hair types and offer color care and thermal protection, but each serves a very different purpose in the styling routine. Understanding how they differ can help you choose the one that best supports your desired look and hair texture! 

The Creme Gel Elixir is all about building shape, texture, and control without weighing the hair down! Its lightweight creme-gel formula is ideal for creating styles with structure while still keeping movement and softness. Infused with nourishing watermelon seed and rose hip oil, it delivers both nutrition and heat protection, making it a versatile choice for everyday styling. Applied evenly to towel-dried hair, it works beautifully for enhancing natural curls and waves when air-dried or diffused, and it can also be used during a blowout with a round brush to create volume and flexible hold. This makes the Creme Gel Elixir especially appealing for anyone who wants definition, body, and a touch of grip in their finished style! 

The Taming Lotion on the other hand, is designed with smoothness as its primary focus! Its creamy lotion texture targets frizz and flyaways, leaving the hair with a satin, silky finish and noticeable shine. Enriched with coconut oil and pomegranate seed, it provides deep softness while still offering thermal protection, making it an excellent companion for heat styling. Applied generously from roots to ends on clean damp hair and combed through for even distribution, it performs best when blow dried or round-brushed, delivering sleek, controlled results that look polished and refined! This makes the Taming Lotion a go-to choice for smooth blowouts and styles where shine and frizz control are the top priorities! 

While both products protect color and guard against heat, the difference lies in the finish and function they deliver. The Creme Gel Elixir enhances texture, builds structure, and supports volume and definition, making it perfect for styles that need shape and light hold! The Taming Lotion focuses on smoothing and softening, creating a glossy, frizz-free finish ideal for sleek, controlled looks. Choosing between them ultimately comes down to whether your styling goal is texture and movement or smoothness and shine! No matter your styling preference, Shibui makes it easy to achieve hair that feels as good as it looks—healthy, radiant, and perfectly styled! 

With love,

Shibui 🤍