Sam McKnight’s new haircare range made our morning hair wash a far more luxurious event

Packaged in a sleek, lilac recyclable bottle with gold branding, we opened up the push-down release lid and immediately noticed this shampoo’s stunning scent. Ingredients include velvet flower, honeysuckle and nettle leaf extracts, and we’d describe their combined fragrance as strongly uplifting, fresh, botanical and herbal. Meanwhile, sugar-derived complex aquaxyl is a component to prevent water loss and help scalp health.

This unique blend serves up tempting notes that instantly made our standard morning hair wash feel a far more luxurious event. We could still detect these floral extracts for hours afterwards too. Designed to be a lightweight daily shampoo, the clear gel-like formula felt gentle on our scalp and strands.

We saw a light foam which ensured enough product reached our entire head and hair. Meanwhile, while rubbing the shampoo in, that intoxicating scent continued to wow us. Our tester has fine hair which can easily feel weighed down by products, so we were pleased to see bouncy locks that looked refreshed from root to tip.

Meanwhile, after drying our ‘do we also noticed a smooth shine, and our hair was seriously softened too. Our thoroughly cleansed hair matched a fresh-feeling, hydrated scalp, all ready for any further styling steps.

This conditioner comes in similar lilac-coloured packaging to its light shampoo counterpart, but as a squeezy bottle. Suitable for use as both a leave-in treatment and standard conditioner, the scent matches too, although the inclusion of chamomilla adds a slightly softer element.

We applied the glossy midweight conditioner after washing our hair, and felt the balm-like formula smooth onto strands. Once more, we enjoyed comforting haircare coverage which didn’t feel weighty. However, the conditioner competently detangled our tester’s often dry tresses, and added noticeable nourishment.

We saw this extra smoothing when styling our hair too, as flyaway frizz seemed calmer after use but without any unwanted weight being added to our locks. Similarly, when applied as a leave-in product, we saw all the benefits of a lingering conditioner minus excess residue or heaviness.

The shampoo and conditioner pair are a premium buy at just shy of £30 per piece, but we have seen swishy locks and enjoyed lapping up the decadent scent, which is a treat too.

A splurge pick, this is the priciest product in the haircare collection, but it does have a high-end aesthetic and as you may have noticed, we’re already sold on these scents. Packaged in a robust tub with a twist-off lid, the 200ml size offers a decent amount of product too. We worked the buttery thick treatment through our wet hair, and left the mask on for half an hour. The minimum recommended time is at least five minutes, but we wanted to maximise any potential nourishment.

Lulled into haircare relaxation by the herbal, botanical fragrance, other ingredients also include shea butter, plant keratin, castor oil and sunflower seed oil. Meanwhile, the formula is said to feature strengthening molecules to help repair and protect hair too.

Our tester’s hair is prone to breakage, so we were very impressed to see a smoothing improvement and locks that felt softer and more supple. In keeping with the other products we’ve tried, the ingredients added noticeable conditioning impact minus any unwanted weight.