Side by side
Davines NOUNOU Mask vs Davines The Renaissance Circle
72% function match · 5 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 75%. Davines NOUNOU Mask and Davines The Renaissance Circle share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.
Which of these fits your hair?
We check your pattern, moisture need, scalp, fragrance tolerance, weight sensitivity and more against each formula — and say which one lines up.
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When each one is the right call
What each formula is built for, from its own ingredient list.
- NOUNOU Mask — maximum slip
- The Renaissance Circle — protein-sensitive hair
Side by side
Every trait, aligned
One row per trait, read from each product’s own ingredient list and record. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a “no”.
Compared at different sizes — 8.45 oz against 1.69 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
- Short shower windowsit works in ten minutes or less
- Protein-sensitive hairthat stiffens when protein is added
- Maximum slipfor hair that tangles the moment it is wet
- Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
- Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
- Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Dry or very humid airwhere heavy humectants work against you
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- curly-method compatible
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-free
- curly-method compatible
Facts as we recorded them. A dash means we have not researched that field for that product — it is not a "no".
The bottom line
The bottom line depends on your hair
Which of these two suits you is a question about your hair, not about them. The consultation answers it — and tells you what your routine needs around it.
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The detail behind the table
Where the readings above come from: the ingredient lists themselves, each brand’s claims checked against them, what owners report, and cost per ounce in context.
Shared and distinct ingredients
Shared and distinct ingredients
Computed from the ingredient lists as printed. "Shared" means both lists carry it; where it sits on each label is stated, because position is what tells you how much.
What both formulas carry
What only one of them carries
The Renaissance Circle
Full ingredient list — NOUNOU Mask (43)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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5
Glyceryl Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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6
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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8
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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9
Inulin
- humectant
- botanical extract
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10
Shea Butter Ethyl Esters
- light ester
- emollient
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11
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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12
Stearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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13
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
- 14 GLYCERYL DIBEHENATE
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15
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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16
Triheptanoin
- light ester
- emollient
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17
Tribehenin
- wax
- emollient
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18
Hydroxyethylcellulose
- gum
- thickener
- film former
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19
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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20
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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21
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- light ester
- emollient
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22
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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23
Glycerin
- humectant
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24
Lupinus Albus Seed Extract
- botanical extract
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25
Glyceryl Behenate
- light ester
- wax
- emollient
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26
Mica
- colourant
- mineral
- opacifier
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27
Ci 77492 / Iron Oxides
- colourant
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28
dilinoleic acid/butanediol copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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29
Alcohol Denat.
- drying alcohol
- solvent
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30
Avena Sativa (Oat) Peptide
- protein
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31
Ci 77891 / Titanium Dioxide
- colourant
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32
1,2-Hexanediol
- preservative
- humectant
- solvent
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33
Caprylyl Glycol
- preservative
- humectant
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34
Ci 77499 / Iron Oxides
- colourant
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35
Ci 77491 / Iron Oxides
- colourant
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36
Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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37
Benzoic Acid
- preservative
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38
Sodium Phytate
- hard-water chelator
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39
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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40
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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41
Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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42
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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43
Geraniol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — The Renaissance Circle (29)
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1
Water
- solvent
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2
Cetearyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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3
Behentrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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4
Glycerin
- humectant
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5
Orbignya Oleifera (Babassu) Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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6
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Glyceryl Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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8
Hydrogenated Farnesene
- emollient
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9
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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10
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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11
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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12
Kaolin
- clay
- powder
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13
Quaternium-87
- conditioning agent
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14
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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15
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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16
Sclerotium Gum
- film former
- gum
- thickener
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17
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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18
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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19
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
- 20 Glycine Soja Oil / Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
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21
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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22
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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23
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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24
Pogostemon Cablin Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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25
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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26
Hexyl Cinnamal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil
- botanical extract
- essential oil
- fragrance
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29
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Claims check
What each brand says, against what each formula shows
Claims are quoted from each brand. We only mark one supported, partly supported, or conflicting when that product’s ingredient list actually speaks to it.
NOUNOU Mask
Deeply nourishing, strengthening fast-acting mask for processed and brittle hair
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Delivers intense hydration and repair for damaged strands
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Up to 4.5x more nourished hair vs. untreated hair (instrumental test, full NOUNOU routine)
Stated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
The Renaissance Circle
gives new life to very damaged hair
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.restores a healthy look to the hair giving it shine, nourishment and softness
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.perfect for people who use hot tools
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.This product does not contain any ingredients of animal origin.
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Vegan friendly
SupportedMatches our researched record.
What owners say
What people report
Recurring themes our researchers wrote in their own words from sourced reviews. We do not store or scrape star ratings, and we never balance one product’s themes against another’s by inventing them.
Both praised for frizz control. Davines The Renaissance Circle draws complaints about the scent.
NOUNOU Mask
Rinses out cleanly with no greasy or silicone-like residue, and a pleasant scent
Verified buyer reviews on hairmnl.com (Judge.me widget)Small amount goes a long way, seen as good value despite premium price
Verified buyer reviews on hairmnl.com (Judge.me widget)Reduces frizz and leaves hair smoother without feeling weighed down or oily
Verified buyer reviews on hairmnl.com (Judge.me widget), 4.92/5 average across 36 reviewsVisibly repairs bleach- and color-damaged hair with consistent 2-3x weekly use, reducing split ends and brittleness
Verified buyer reviews on hairmnl.com (Judge.me widget)The Renaissance Circle
leaves damaged, dry or curly/thick hair noticeably softer and more nourished
reviewers on the brand's own product-page review widget, several naming damaged or curly/thick haircuts down on frizz
reviewer on the brand's own product-page review widgetscent is strong and can linger, taking multiple washes to fade for some users
reviewer on the brand's own product-page review widgetsome found it less smoothing than other Davines masks, or not noticeably better than a regular conditioner
two reviewers on the brand's own product-page review widgetPrice check
Cost per ounce, in context
Cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in. Value labels are computed from that percentile and from how many products that do the same job cost less; they are comparisons, not judgements about a brand.
$3.43/oz vs $7.69/oz — Davines The Renaissance Circle costs about 2.2× more per ounce than Davines NOUNOU Mask.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 347 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.
Computed from cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced, and from how many products that do the same job cost less. It is a comparison, not a judgement about the brand.
Compare with something else
Close formulas to each of these, as their own comparison pages.
NOUNOU Mask · The Renaissance Circle · All masks and treatments in the library
How this page was made
- This page is assembled from the same researched records the individual product pages render: identity, each ingredient list as printed, each brand's own claims, dated price observations, and review themes written in our researchers' own words. Nothing on it is written per comparison.
- We do not rank these against each other. Which of them suits you depends on your hair, and that is what the consultation works out.
- The formula similarity percentage is a stored, precomputed number: position-weighted overlap of the two ingredient lists blended with agreement on the attributes we derive. It measures how alike two formulas are, not how well either works.
- The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
- The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
- 8 sources were consulted across the products on this page.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are observations on the dates shown and change without notice. We do not sell these products and take no placement fees.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
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