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Davines The Quick Fix Circle vs Davines The Restless Circle

68% function match · 5 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 27%. Davines The Quick Fix Circle and Davines The Restless Circle share 4 ingredients among each other's most prominent.

Based on your consultation

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.

  • The Quick Fix Circle — protein-sensitive hair
  • The Restless Circle — protein-sensitive hair

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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”.

Trait
Davines The Quick Fix Circle — 1.69 oz container Davines

The Quick Fix Circle

  • Mask / treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Davines The Restless Circle — 1.69 oz container Davines

The Restless Circle

  • Mask / treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
$10.99 1.69 oz · $6.50/oz
about $13 1.69 oz · $7.69/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 80% of the 347 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 85% of the 347 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Best for hair types
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
All types Nothing in the formula or the claims narrows this to one pattern. Your hair
Moisture level Differs
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
None found No humectants found — nothing here pulls water into the hair. Your hair
Oils and butters Differs
Low Oils are present, but low enough to be a finishing touch. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Slip / detangling Same
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Weight on hair Differs
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Prominent Fragrance sits in the first eight ingredients — a larger share of the formula. Your hair
Protein Same
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
Silicone / wax buildup Differs
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Low Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
A simple formula
out of 10
A simple formula
Who should choose this
  • 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
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • Very dry or damaged hairit contains fast-drying alcohol
  • Hair that needs proteinthere is none in this list
from the formula stated by the brand reported by reviewers Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
More facts about each one
Type
Mask / treatment
Mask / treatment
Where to buy
Brand website · Salons
Brand website · Salons
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · brand states
Cruelty-free · brand states
Scent
Scented, not described

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

IngredientThe Quick Fix CircleThe Restless Circle
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetyl Alcohol
Softens
#5Supporting
#5Supporting
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
Detangles
#6Supporting
#11Below the 1% line
Cetrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#7Supporting
#7Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#8Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Citrus Aurantium Flower Oil
Fragrance
#29Below the 1% line
#29Below the 1% line
Linalyl Acetate
Fragrance
#32Below the 1% line
#23Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

The Quick Fix Circle

The Restless Circle

Full ingredient list — The Quick Fix Circle (34)
Full ingredient list — The Restless Circle (29)

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.

VerdictsThe Quick Fix CircleThe Restless Circle
Supported
3
2
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
6
4
Potential conflict
0
0

The Quick Fix Circle

  • Multi-tasking quick hair maskStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Regenerating hair mask with immediate actionStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • In just 3 minutes it moisturizes and untangles the hair making it soft, silky and workableSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Perfect for all hair types, when in a hurryStated by brandSee the fit panel instead.
  • Express cosmetic effect in just 3 minutes of applicationStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • High conditioning powerStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Extra hydrationSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Hydrated, soft and shiny hairSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • Helps combingStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

The Restless Circle

  • Invisible mask for those who want to take care of their hair whilst carrying out other activitiesStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • Invisible elasticizing anti-breakage mask for the hair of people always on the goStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • It gives body and elasticity protecting the hair from mechanical breakageSupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • Anti-breakage and volumizing actionSupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • It protects from the mechanical damage caused by elastics and hair clipsStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • It gives elasticity to the hair stressed by an active lifestyleStated 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.

Both praised for moisture.

The Quick Fix Circle

First-time users on badly damaged hair describe the change as bigger than they expected from a single three-minute use.

a first-use reviewer on the brand's UK store who described their hair as very damaged

The three-minute time is the point people test, and reviewers report the hair coming out softer, smoother and more hydrated in that window rather than needing a longer sit.

reviewers on the brand's UK store, including one describing their hair as very damaged

Reviewers who named dry or frizzy hair report it works for them, though most reviews on this page are one-line endorsements with no detail behind them.

three brief reviewers on the brand's UK store citing dry or frizzy hair; the page's review set is short and mostly undetailed

The Restless Circle

The selling point that actually lands is that it disappears into dry, unwashed hair instead of sitting on it as a visible conditioner coat, which is what makes wearing it around all day workable.

a single named editorial reviewer at Into The Gloss — this is one writer's account, not a multi-reviewer pattern; no customer review corpus exists for this product

The fragrance is described as strong and long-lasting — grapefruit still detectable days after the wash — which reads as a plus or a drawback depending on how much scent you want left behind.

a single named editorial reviewer at Into The Gloss; recorded as a scent-persistence observation, not a complaint about the product's performance

Price 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.

$6.50/oz vs $7.69/oz — Davines The Restless Circle costs about 1.2× more per ounce than Davines The Quick Fix Circle.

$0.19/oz median $3.49/oz $24.50/oz $6.50/oz The Quick Fix Circle $7.69/oz The Restless Circle

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 347 masks and treatments with a computable unit price.

Value readThe Quick Fix CircleThe Restless Circle
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.

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.

The Quick Fix Circle vs The Let It Go CircleDavines · 95% function matchThe Restless Circle vs Clear Jelly MaskPaul Mitchell · 87% function matchThe Quick Fix Circle vs Weightless Hydration MaskCeremonia · 95% function matchThe Restless Circle vs Elements Renewing MaskWella Professionals · 85% function matchThe Quick Fix Circle vs The Spotlight CircleDavines · 93% function matchThe Restless Circle vs Hair Rituel Pre-Shampoo Purifying Mask with White ClaySisley Paris · 85% function matchThe Quick Fix Circle vs Rice Water Clay MasqueMielle Organics · 93% function matchThe Restless Circle vs Heaven in Hair Moisturizing Deep ConditionerDevaCurl · 85% function match

The Quick Fix Circle · The Restless 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.
  • 17 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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