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Davines The Renaissance Circle vs Moroccanoil Color Depositing Mask

95% function match · 9 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 70%. Davines The Renaissance Circle and Moroccanoil Color Depositing Mask share 3 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 Renaissance Circle — protein-sensitive hair
  • Color Depositing Mask — 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”.

Trait
Davines The Renaissance Circle — 1.69 oz container Davines

The Renaissance Circle

  • Mask / treatment
  • Masstige
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Moroccanoil Color Depositing Mask — container, alternate view Moroccanoil

Color Depositing Mask

  • Mask / treatment
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Silicone-free
Price, size & price per ounce
about $13 1.69 oz · $7.69/oz
$30 6.8 oz · $4.71/oz

Compared at different sizes — 6.8 oz against 1.69 oz. Per-ounce prices favour the larger bottle.

Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Masstige tier · costs more than 85% of the 347 masks and treatments we’ve priced
Upper-mid price for a treatment $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 63% 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 Same
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. Your hair
Moderate Oils sit high in the list — a softening, coating formula. 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 Same
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Medium Middle of the range — noticeable on fine hair, light on coarse hair. Your hair
Fragrance
Present Fragrance is listed; it sits below the working ingredients. 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 Same
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
None Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Low Your hair
Low Your hair
Formula completeness
out of 10
Covers the core
out of 10
Covers the core
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
  • Dry, thirsty hairhumectants and emollients both sit up front
  • Curly-method routinesno sulfates and no water-insoluble silicones
Why you might skip it
  • 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
  • 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
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 / treatmentcream
Mask / treatment
Where to buy
Brand website · Grocery / mass
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
  • sulfate-free
  • silicone-free
  • protein-free
  • curly-method compatible
Vegan
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · label states
Cruelty-free · PETA-listed
Scent
Scented, not described
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 Renaissance CircleColor Depositing Mask
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Cetearyl Alcohol
Softens
#2Leading
#2Leading
Behentrimonium Chloride
Detangles
#3Leading
#3Leading
Glycerin
Moisturizes
#4Supporting
#4Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#11Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

Full ingredient list — The Renaissance Circle (29)
Full ingredient list — Color Depositing Mask (8)

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 Renaissance CircleColor Depositing Mask
Supported
2
0
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
1
Potential conflict
0
0

The Renaissance Circle

  • gives new life to very damaged hairStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • restores a healthy look to the hair giving it shine, nourishment and softnessSupportedHelps hair feel hydrated.
  • perfect for people who use hot toolsStated 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 friendlySupportedMatches our researched record.

Color Depositing Mask

  • Deposits colour while conditioningStated 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 Renaissance Circle draws complaints about the scent.

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 hair

cuts down on frizz

reviewer on the brand's own product-page review widget

scent is strong and can linger, taking multiple washes to fade for some users

reviewer on the brand's own product-page review widget

some 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 widget

Color Depositing Mask

Reviewers repeatedly say the colour deposit is subtle and washes out gradually over a week

Several reviewers report it conditions well enough to skip a separate mask that day

A recurring complaint is that the pigment stains towels and shower grout if left too long

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.

$4.71/oz vs $7.69/oz — Davines The Renaissance Circle costs about 1.6× more per ounce than Moroccanoil Color Depositing Mask.

$0.19/oz median $3.49/oz $24.50/oz $7.69/oz The Renaissance Circle $4.71/oz Color Depositing Mask

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 Renaissance CircleColor Depositing Mask
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Upper-mid price for a treatmentSits in the middle of the range for masks and treatments per ounce.

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 Renaissance Circle · Color Depositing Mask · 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.
  • 6 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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