Side by side
Davines SU Hair Mask vs Davines The Spotlight Circle
95% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 80%. Davines SU Hair Mask and Davines The Spotlight 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.
- SU Hair Mask — protein-sensitive hair
- The Spotlight 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 — 5.07 oz against 1.69 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.
- 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
- 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
- Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
- Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
- Stretching wash dayswaxes stay until a detergent wash removes them
- Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
More facts about each one
- sulfate-free
- silicone-free
- protein-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
Full ingredient list — SU Hair Mask (28)
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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
Cetrimonium Chloride
- conditioning agent
- cleanser
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6
Behenyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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7
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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8
Ethyl Olivate
- light ester
- emollient
- Below about this point, order stops being meaningful — these are typically used at 1% or less.
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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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11
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax
- wax
- film former
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12
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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13
Triheptanoin
- light ester
- emollient
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14
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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15
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil
- oil
- emollient
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16
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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17
Sodium Gluconate
- hard-water chelator
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18
Sodium Benzoate
- preservative
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19
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
- light ester
- emollient
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20
Butylene Glycol
- humectant
- solvent
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21
Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- hard-water chelator
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22
dilinoleic acid/butanediol copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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23
Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Extract
- botanical extract
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24
Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer
- film former
- polymer
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25
Hexamethylindanopyran
- fragrance
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26
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Hydroxycitronellal
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
Full ingredient list — The Spotlight Circle (31)
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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
Cetyl Alcohol
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
- thickener
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6
Hydrogenated Farnesene
- emollient
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7
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
- conditioning agent
- emulsifier
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8
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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9
Fragrance
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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10
Glyceryl Stearate
- emulsifier
- emollient
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11
Quaternium-87
- conditioning agent
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12
Panthenol
- humectant
- conditioning agent
- vitamin
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13
Benzyl Alcohol
- preservative
- solvent
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14
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- emollient
- light ester
- oil
- wax
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15
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
- oil
- emollient
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16
Mica
- colourant
- mineral
- opacifier
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17
Disodium EDTA
- hard-water chelator
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18
Sclerotium Gum
- film former
- gum
- thickener
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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
Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)
- colourant
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22
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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23
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
- oil
- emollient
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24
Linalool
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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25
Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- fragrance
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26
Linalyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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27
Limonene
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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28
Citronellol
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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29
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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30
Geranyl Acetate
- fragrance
- named fragrance allergen
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31
Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate
- fragrance
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.
SU Hair Mask
Aftersun nourishing replenishing fast hair mask for sun-exposed hair
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Deeply conditions and revitalizes dry, stressed strands after sun exposure
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.Restores softness, strength and manageability
SupportedEasier detangling, less breakage.
The Spotlight Circle
Mask for extra shine
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Extra shine-giving treatment for all hair types
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.It gives the hair a boost of shine and enhances colour and cut without weighing the hair down
SupportedReflects light for visible shine.Perfect for all hair types, in particular for dull looking ones
Stated by brandSee the fit panel instead.Shine-giving and smoothing action
SupportedSmoother strands, less frizz.High conditioning power
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.It moisturizes without weighing down
SupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.Helps combing
Stated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
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.
Davines The Spotlight Circle draws complaints about weight.
SU Hair Mask
Perfect aggregate rating on a smaller review base: 5 out of 5 stars across 2 Influenster reviews
Aggregate Influenster.com star rating, disclosed as aggregate from a small review baseStrong aggregate customer satisfaction: 4.7 out of 5 stars across 21 Amazon reviews, Amazon's Choice badge
Aggregate Amazon.com star rating, disclosed as aggregate (individual review text not accessible)Salon senior colorist reports a real client whose colored hair went brassy and straw-like after a week of river/sun exposure regained calmer tone and soft ends by her next visit using this mask after each sun/water exposure; salon stocks it because stylists use and trust it themselves, calling it close to essential for colored hair through an outdoor summer, while noting it maintains rather than rebuilds severely damaged hair
Named professional (senior colorist Brooke Hansen) blog review, Solvi Salon (Boise)The Spotlight Circle
The no-weight claim holds up for the people most likely to catch it failing — fine, thin and baby-fine reviewers report softness and body rather than the flatness they expected from a mask.
several of 31+ reviewers on the brand's US store who described their hair as fine, thin, limp or baby-fineShine is the effect people actually get and the one they name first — reviewers describe dull, dry hair looking lit up again after a single use.
the dominant pattern across 31+ reviewers on the brand's US storeThe fragrance is repeatedly mentioned as a reason to like it, with reviewers saying other people comment on how their hair smells.
several of 31+ reviewers on the brand's US storeCurly and colour-treated reviewers report curls staying defined rather than being flattened, and say colour looks more vibrant afterwards.
multiple reviewers on the brand's US store who named curly, 3a/3b/3c, highlighted or colour-treated hair, several of them stylist-recommendedA small minority get the opposite result and report hair going flat and lifeless within a day of using it.
a lone dissenting reviewer among 31+ on the brand's US store; recorded because it is the only negative performance report on the pagePrice 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.
$5.34/oz vs $7.69/oz — Davines The Spotlight Circle costs about 1.4× more per ounce than Davines SU Hair Mask.
Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 341 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.
SU Hair Mask · The Spotlight 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.
- 9 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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