Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

As a Gen-X skeptic, I pretty much approach claims made by beauty products with a grain of salt or less even....very rarely does a product come along that lives up to the hype, much less exceeds it. This stuff did just that, I mean seriously...I cannot believe the difference after even just one use. I am now turning a skeptical eye toward the negative reviews on here, as they cannot possibly be reviewing this same item. As a 47yr old woman who has been having my hair colored (at home and professionally) for over 20 yrs, and who is also experiencing the wonderful side effects of menopause, my hair (which has always been thick and healthy considering the abuse I heaped upon it) had turned on me. It was dry, brittle, and after a series of home bleach treatments when I incorrectly believed going silver was something I could do myself (I did it, but the cost was severe). I was suffering massive breakage, and no matter what I used, my hair was just done. Completely fried and on the verge of total annihilation, and it was my last hail Mary attempt to save it when buying this item. I had seen the videos and testimonials, and was totally skeptical that anything was going to undo the damage I had wrought, and the only way back for me was to cut off all my hair and start again....man, am I glad I decided to shell out the $30 bucks and give this a try. After the first treatment (yes, I am dead serious, one single use) my hair felt like it used to, before I started bleaching it to within an inch of its life a year ago....before mother nature drained all the liveliness, and body and thickness from my hair, even incredibly, it looked better than before I ever permed my hair into a sky in high nightmare in the late 80's...yup...it is the fountain of youth for your hair. Mine now looks and feels as good as it did over 20 yrs ago. Thick. Shiny. Soft. Bouncy. Gorgeous. My hair is GORGEOUS AGAIN. I have now done my third treatment, and there is still enough left in the bottle for one more. So, you get more bang for your buck than you think, with this size. I didn't use anything other than Olaplex 3, and then my normal purple shampoo (L'Oreal vive) and then Olaplex 5 instead of my purple conditioner. I only used the 5 on treatment days. All other days I am washing and conditioning with my drugstore hair products. The photos tell the story better than I could. The first two are the silver which I just colored over two weeks ago to a softer/warmer blonde for the winter. (Put a little olaplex in my hair color bottle too for good measure) but the difference is way more than just the color. The shine and softness literally shine through the photo. My hair looks better than it did 20 plus years ago. Thank you Olaplex. Thank you so much I was in tears after the first use, and I am just so grateful.