I read the previous review but ordered this anyway. It is indeed not the real thing. The packaging and shampoo are not the same as the bottle I previously bought at a salon. The shampoo is diluted and bubbly - like when you mix water with the end of a soap bottle to extend your supply. The packaging has slightly different wording on the front, and the languages on the back are Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, and Swedish (instead of the standard English, French, and Spanish.)I am fine with buying knock-offs of certain things I like when I go to the dollar store - but not when I'm paying almost $30 for fancy shampoo!