# Pro Longer or Vitamino Color? Choosing a L’Oréal hair mask
Two L’Oréal Professionnel masks, two different priorities: the look of long ends or the care of colored hair. A clear guide to choosing between them.
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Author: MASSO Editors
Format: Guide
Published: 2026-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2026-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
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Archive photograph: the L’Oréal Professionnel name and 250 ml size are visible, but the range is cropped. Neither comparison product is a confirmed match. Pool background recolored with AI assistance. Image provenance: edited.
## At a glance
- Pro Longer: A mask aimed at long hair with thinning-looking ends.
- Vitamino Color: A rinse-out mask designed for colored hair.
- This comparison: Based on product information, not a side-by-side personal test.
A pink jar is easy to remember. Its full product name is more useful when it is time to replace it. With L’Oréal Professionnel, **Pro Longer and Vitamino Color answer different haircare questions**: the first focuses on the appearance of long ends; the second is designed for colored hair.
Our open-jar photograph shows the brand and 250 ml size, but crops out the range. It is the starting point for this comparison, not proof that either formula below is the one pictured.
[Compare the shopping options](#shopping).
## Start with the result you want
| Your main priority | The range to examine | What to check on the listing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Long hair with ends that look thin | Pro Longer | The rinse-out mask, rather than the shampoo or leave-in cream |
| Care for colored hair | Vitamino Color | The exact range name; Vitamino Color Spectrum is a separate listing |
L’Oréal presents **Pro Longer** as a treatment for long hair with thinning-looking ends, using its Filler A100 and amino-acid technology. The promise concerns the hair’s appearance and condition; “longer” in the name is not a reason to expect a mask to grow new hair. [L’Oréal’s Pro Longer description](#sources).
The brand’s French **Vitamino Color** page describes a resveratrol-containing mask for colored hair. That makes color care the more relevant starting point when comparing it with Pro Longer. [L’Oréal’s Vitamino Color description](#sources).
## A mask should fit the time you have
For Pro Longer, the official US instructions specify clean, wet hair, application through mid-lengths and ends, and a three-to-five-minute pause before rinsing. The French Vitamino Color directions describe approximately one minute on towel-dried lengths and ends. Follow the directions on the edition you actually buy; regional pages and reformulations can differ.
That is a practical distinction for an ordinary shower. Choose a treatment whose instructions you will comfortably follow, rather than buying the most elaborate routine by default.
## Choose the formula, then the seller
The shopping options here are Pro Longer Mask, 250 ml and Vitamino Color Mask, 250 ml at LOOKFANTASTIC UK. They are separately verified listings, not identifications of our cropped archive jar. Check the total delivered cost and the destination market before ordering.
We have no owner-supplied wear notes or comparative scores for these masks. For an actual account of how two routines felt over time, read [our Kérastase Genesis Homme and ARGELAN review](/journal/kerastase-genesis-homme-argelan-review/): two people, a month with Kérastase, then several weeks with ARGELAN.
[L’Oréal Professionnel — Serie Expert Pro Longer Mask, 250 ml](https://go.shopmy.us/p-86146718) (affiliate link)
Comparison option at LOOKFANTASTIC UK; not a confirmed identification of the photographed jar. Check the current formula and delivery region.
[L’Oréal Professionnel — Serie Expert Vitamino Color Mask, 250 ml](https://go.shopmy.us/p-86147147) (affiliate link)
Comparison option at LOOKFANTASTIC UK. This listing is Vitamino Color, not Vitamino Color Spectrum; neither is confirmed as the jar in the archive photograph.
## Sources
- L’Oréal Professionnel US: Pro Longer Hair Thickening Mask: `https://us.lorealprofessionnel.com/all-products/hair-care/pro-longer-hair-thickening-mask`
- L’Oréal Partner Shop France: Vitamino Color Masque, 250 ml: `https://fr.lorealpartnershop.com/fr/vitamino-color-masque/FR3474636976058.html`
- LOOKFANTASTIC UK: Pro Longer Mask, 250 ml: `https://www.lookfantastic.com/p/l-oreal-professionnel-serie-expert-pro-longer-mask-250ml/12504612/`
- LOOKFANTASTIC UK: Vitamino Color Mask, 250 ml: `https://www.lookfantastic.com/p/l-oreal-professionnel-serie-expert-vitamino-color-mask-250ml/12265836/`