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Davines This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse vs L'Oreal Paris Elvive Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair

90% function match · 8 of the 10 functions we compared match Formula overlap 56%. Davines This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse and L'Oreal Paris Elvive Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair 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.

  • This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse — protein-sensitive hair
  • Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair — curl definition

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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 This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse — 8.45 oz container Davines

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

  • Styler
  • Salon
  • Sulfate-free
  • Protein-free
L'Oreal Paris Elvive Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair — 6.7 oz container L'Oreal Paris Elvive

Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair

  • Styler
  • Drugstore
Price, size & price per ounce
$33–37 8.45 oz · $4.38/oz
$7.97 6.7 oz · $1.19/oz
Value / price positioning
Same job for less elsewhere $$$$$ Salon tier · costs more than 78% of the 139 mousses we’ve priced
Lower cost than most mousses $$$$$ Drugstore tier · costs less than 84% of the 139 mousses 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
Moderate Humectants in the working part of the formula. Your hair
High Humectants near the top — water-binding is a headline mechanism here. Your hair
Hold system Same
High Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
High Synthetic hold polymers — the firmest of the hold systems. Your hair
Slip / detangling Differs
High Conditioning agents sit high in the list — this is a detangling formula. Your hair
Moderate Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list. Your hair
Weight on hair
Light Water-first and light: unlikely to flatten fine hair. Your hair
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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
None No protein or amino acids in the list. Your hair
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Silicone / wax buildup Same
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
High Water-insoluble silicones or waxes: a detergent wash is what removes them. Your hair
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate Your hair
Moderate Your hair
Cast risk Same
Likely Film formers without much softening them — expect a cast to scrunch out. Your hair
Likely Film formers without much softening them — expect a cast to scrunch out. Your hair
Oil absorption Same
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
None No absorbent powders or starches. Your hair
Oils and butters Same
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
None No oils or butters in the list. Your hair
Fast-drying alcohol
None No fast-drying alcohol in the list. Your hair
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Formula completeness
out of 10
Complete for its job
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
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Fine hairthat flattens under most products
  • Curl definitionfilm formers hold a clump together
  • Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers
Why you might skip it
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
  • Anyone who dislikes a castthe film formers here can set firm
  • Scents bother youthis product carries a scent
  • Sulfate-free routinesit uses a sulfate detergent
  • Curly-method routinesthese silicones need a detergent to remove
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
Styleraerosol
Stylerfoam
Where to buy
Brand website · Sephora
Grocery / mass · Brand website
Free of
  • sulfate-free
  • protein-free
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Vegan
—
Vegan · label states
Cruelty-free
Cruelty-free · brand states
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Scent
Scented, not described
Scented, not described
Finish
natural
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How often
as needed
as needed

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

IngredientThis Is A Volume Boosting MousseElvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair
Water
Neutral
#1Leading
#1Leading
Isobutane
Neutral
#2Leading
#2Leading
Propane
Neutral
#5Supporting
#5Supporting
Fragrance
Fragrance
#7Below the 1% line
#8Below the 1% line
Amodimethicone
Buildup
#13Below the 1% line
#14Below the 1% line
Limonene
Fragrance
#21Below the 1% line
#30Below the 1% line
Phenoxyethanol
Stabilizes
#15Below the 1% line
#6Below the 1% line
Ethylhexylglycerin
Softens
#19Below the 1% line
#13Below the 1% line

What only one of them carries

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair

Full ingredient list — This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse (21)
Full ingredient list — Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair (38)

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.

VerdictsThis Is A Volume Boosting MousseElvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair
Supported
2
1
Partly supported
0
0
Stated by brand
3
4
Potential conflict
0
1

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

  • airy volumeSupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • creamy snow-like textureStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • light natural-looking bodySupportedLeaves room for lift.
  • foam-based stylerStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • for any hair typeStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.

Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair

  • 2x Volume LiftStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • Extra Strong HoldSupportedStructure that lasts the day.
  • Up to 72 hours of no weigh-downStated by brandCan’t be confirmed from label.
  • 100% Vegan and Paraben-FreeStated by brandOnly the brand’s testing shows this.
  • No crunchPotential conflictExpect a cast you have to scrunch out.
  • Lifts flat, limp hairStated 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 volume. Davines This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse draws complaints about the price; L'Oreal Paris Elvive Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair draws complaints about weight and residue or cast.

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse

A reviewer with long, fine hair says diffusing with the mousse defines loose curls in a natural-looking way.

long, fine hair using a diffuser

A fine-haired user says the mousse gives their hair fullness while keeping it soft.

fine hair

Another fine, soft-haired user reports that it made their hair softer and flatter rather than giving enough lift for the price.

fine, soft hair

One customer praises the lightweight, non-sticky feel but another reports a broken nozzle despite liking the mousse when it dispensed.

straight or flyaway hair; aerosol packaging experience

Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair

gives noticeable volume and lift to fine, flat hair without stickiness

reviewers with fine or flat hair on the brand's own product page

scent is called out favorably in nearly every review read

general reviewers

applying more than a small amount leaves hair crunchy and hard to brush through

a 3-star reviewer describing overuse

a couple of reviewers felt no real volume difference and saw it fall flat within hours

a 3-star reviewer

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.

$1.19/oz vs $4.38/oz — Davines This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse costs about 3.7× more per ounce than L'Oreal Paris Elvive Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair.

$0.39/oz median $2.63/oz $15.88/oz $4.38/oz This Is A Volume Boosting $1.19/oz Elvive Collagen Peptide +

Every mark sits on one distribution because these are compared against the same set: 139 mousses with a computable unit price.

Value readThis Is A Volume Boosting MousseElvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair
Label
Same job for less elsewhereYou are paying above the range for a formula close to several lower-priced options.
Lower cost than most moussesCosts less per ounce than most mousses we have researched.

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.

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse vs Setter MousseMatrix · 96% function matchElvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair vs High Amplify Foam Volumizer Full Bodifying MousseMatrix · 99% function matchThis Is A Volume Boosting Mousse vs TRESemmé Bouncy Curls Defining MousseTRESemmé · 93% function matchElvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair vs Frizz Ease Dream Curls Daily Styling SprayJohn Frieda · 95% function matchThis Is A Volume Boosting Mousse vs Hair MousseSACHAJUAN · 93% function matchElvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair vs L'Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle BOOST IT Volume Inject MousseL'Oréal Paris · 90% function matchThis Is A Volume Boosting Mousse vs This is a Curl Moisturizing MousseDavines · 93% function matchElvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair vs Foxy Curls Curly Hair Mousse For Strong HoldBed Head · 90% function match

This Is A Volume Boosting Mousse · Elvive Collagen Peptide + Lifter Big Lift Volumizing Mousse for Thin, Flat Hair · All mousses 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.
  • 5 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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