Kevin Murphy Free Hold

I have used this exact product from a salon for the past 4 years or so. Unfortunately it's such a popular item that he sells out almost instantly! I then gave this product online a try hoping it was not a dupe and would work as advertise. Horribly mistaken! Texture: Typically when you grab some of the cream out, it's very smooth and creamy. Easy to spread onto your hands before application. When grabbing some of this product from amazon, when spreading it throughout your hands, you feel little clumps of product that was not mixed in well with the batch. It's easily found in every swipe you take form the product. Hold: There is nothing like the legitimate hold from a reputable salon when you buy the product through them. The hold should be very light, depending on how much you like of the product. With this product, My hair gets weighted VERY quickly. Possibly due to the additional clumps from the dupe/manufacturing process. It just does not feel the same at all. Smell: The original product does have a nice scent to it. Almost like a light perfume to it. A generally clean/musk smell to it. If you happen to forget to put some cologne on yourself, this product gives you a nice little scent :) But this amazon product is very strong smelling, closer to alcohol than I'd like. If it smells that bad, I could only wonder what it's doing to your scalp/hair. (personal) verdict: Please, save your money and try to find this product at a reputable store/salon. The quality is night and day. I've personally bought this product on amazon twice, both had the exact same problem as stated above :/ Pictures: Here is a side by side with the genuine on the left, Amazon on the right. Very minor differences between the two on the outside. (sorry, I don't have any from the product on the inside >.<) Have a great rest of your day! Thanks for reading til the end :D <(^.^)>