I think it depends on the quality of the line of products. For instance, for me, Mane n' Tail works great but also Nexxus and Kenra. I'm in college so I try to steer clear of products too expensive. And some expensive things just like inexpensive things are almost the same in quality whether good or bad. But I've recently been looking more into natural products and purchased Aubrey Organics from the Vitamin Shoppe. Price-wise, it was about $16 with tax included for a nice size bottle of shampoo and conditioner. It works fantanstic and every ingredient is recognizable.

I don't use Suave at all because it just didn't work for my hair but V05 did a nice job.

Not necessarily, for example I bought some nexus shampoo & conditioner which costed about $25 each. After using the products I was like duh, b/c it was not worth the money I spent for it. I returned them back to cvs & got my money refunded. I will be sticking with my motions products, which does wonders for my 4a/b type hair.

Carmel_AKA

I don't think more expensive products are better at all!  I have never used or bought a high priced "salon" product for my hair.   My hair has thrived so well on the sensibly priced, over the counter hair products that I just can't do it.  And I don't need to!  The way I go through shampoos and conditioners I would be dead broke paying 15 and 20 bucks a bottle for stuff.  Especially the way I slather on Conditioners

I don't think its so much the products and price as it is the techniques and methods you use to care for your hair.  I've seen people who use high priced products, nothing but the "best" of what the hair care world has to offer right now, and you wouldn't know it b/c their hair isn't growing any longer or healthier.  And really at the end of the day, who can really tell who has washed with Suave or CON and who has spent alot more washing with Nexxus or Nioxin?