Review (5/5): Excellent quality for the money.
My old salon-bought products snapped my last nerve. After binge buying over a dozen different products to replace the stuff I had been buying from my stylist for the past year, I am happy to say I found 2 excellent products. Shiner Gold is quite outstanding, with a medium-strong hold, a nice subtle, rich scent, and wonderful consistency. Start with small amounts and work it into your hair (from the back to forward, for medium-short hair), and add more as you need it. The hold and the excellent texture and sheen it gives my hair outshines everything else I tried. This is very luxurious stuff for the price. It was worth losing money on the competing trash I bought just to fine this (and Lay Rite, my other favorite).