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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Tis the Season



To be jolly, Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!




I just lurrrve this time of year. Nothing beats cozying up by the fireplace with my boo, sipping punch de creme or ginger bear, and getting together with my fam. *Long sigh*, 2 more weeks and I'm heading home! I can't wait to see my family, cook, eat, and shop (not that I need to do any more of the latter). Seriously though, how can I go to the States and not stock up? I may need and extra suitcase to haul all this stuff back.




*looks for "wish list" steno pad*




Sephora



  1. New foundation because Mac SFF is not the business on my skin




  2. Perfume


Walgreens


  1. Shea moisture stuff


Beauty supply



  1. Duck bill clips (I cannot mess with butterfly clips y'all, they tear my hair out.)




  2. Rollers and roller clips?




  3. Eco Styler Gel




  4. Silk/Satin bonnet and scarf


Target


Leaving space blank becaus I know I'll think of something :)
I'm going to do my BEST to avoid mac even though I need a new ruby woo, and some MSF natural.


Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Hair Recipes






I thought I would start logging what I used in my hair on a given day and posting a picture of what it looks like. This will serve as a log for me of how my hair responds to different products, and different product combinations. Here is today's recipe.


Appetizer- Suave Coconut Conditioner co-wash.

First Course- CJ Smoothing Lotion

Main course- DM Dream Curling Cream

Dessert- CJ Curls In A Bottle


My hair has shine, bounce, and a soft hold.

Friday, November 25, 2011

Black Friday Haul Coming Soon.....

11/25/2011.

I . WENT. IN.



Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The Sales Are Here!!!!


Okay all you natchal hair, natural product junkies, our holiday is here! Forget the turkey and stuffing...it's all about BLACK FRIDAY (after you give thanks of course)! Here are the deals and sales I know about so far.



BUTTERS N BARS

Sale Date: Nov 28 (Cyber Monday)

Sale Details: 20% OFF of EVERYTHING (no coupon needed) — Plus free goodies with the purchase of select items (i.e. -with purchase of Nourishing Herbal Hair Masque customer will get FREE heat cap)





Save 20%

Starting Friday, November 25, 2011(12:01am EST) through Saturday, November 26, 2011(11:59pm EST) we are offering 20% off orders subtotaling $50 or more (excluding sample sets and pre-made sets/kits). Just use the code 'BF2011' at checkout. Also, for those days we are keeping our flat shipping rates and free shipping offer on orders of $100 or more! Be sure to visit Curljunkie.com on Friday to shop or for more details. Offer Expires: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 11:59pm, EST. Sorry, No back-orders. First come, first serve!


Oyin Handmade

Online Sales

On November 25-28, take 20% off your entire order! All domestic orders of $60 or more get FREE SHIPPING using code: thankyou2011. (All prices on the website will reflect the discounted price.)

Sale starts at midnight EST, November 25 and ends at Midnight EST, November 29. That’s right, you have FOUR days to take advantage of our Black Friday sale!

In-Store Sales

Our flagship store will be open on Black Friday 3-8pm and Saturday 12-7pm. Take 10% off all purchases on both days!





Donna Marie

Sale Date: Nov 25 – Nov 28 Sale Details: 20% OFF of EVERYTHING using coupon code DMBLACKFRIDAY2011






Karen’s Body Beautiful


Sale Date: Nov 25
Sale Details: 30% OFF of EVERYTHING on $25 or more










Saturday, October 22, 2011

Big News From Oyin


Got this email from @Oyinhandmade (I'm most excited about the sugarberry pomade):


"We wanted you to be the first to know that Oyin Handmade is soon to debut a brand new look! We’ve converted our older, taller bottles to new, comfy, easy-to-grip round bottles. The bottles are shorter, but actually hold more! We didn’t believe it either!

We’ve also given the bottles a new outfit – you’ll have the Mixtress and her family in your very own home! The new labels are water resistant, ultra long-lasting and are packed with dorkiness! Check out our commercial above, you’ll get to see the big changes!But wait, that’s not all! We’re introducing new sizes!!

Afraid you’ll miss the classic Oyin look? The bottles that you know and love will be available on oyinhandmade.com until they sell out. Hurry!ps – we know some of you beautifuls have been clamoring for a return of Sugar Berry Pomade! As you can see, we’ve been quite busy behind the scenes with other things (and there’s more to come, smile!) but we have plans to bring this popular product back during our Black Friday sale. More details as they develop!
Everything will be available on oyinhandmade.com this Monday, October 24! Want a sneak peek? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook, we’ll be posting pictures all weekend! :o)"





Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Totally Twisted

I confess, I have been hair lazy!


These past two weeks I have been in twists which I've clipped up into some kind of up-dooey-thing-a-magigy. I was FULLY planing on rocking it again this week (freshly done of course) but my boo gave my hair the side-eye, stating "It looks fuzzy, did you forget your head thing last night". Serious fricking(Trinidadian moment) steups!! Twist out tomorrow, promise.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

NOTD

OPI PARLEZ VOUS OPI
(TODAY)





COLOR CLUB AGE OF AQUARIUS
(LAST WEEK)




Monday, October 3, 2011

Down girl..

Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's alright not to have everything right this minute. You see, I get all hot an bothered everytime there is a new natural hair product rave....and it's come back to bite me in the @ss a few times. Some lessons learned:


1. The Tangle Teazer was all over the net as the natural hair detangling magic device, so you know I HAD to have it. And, when I want something I want it right then. So, I let my fingers do the walking right on over to amazon and ordered one (I love getting packages, but hate waiting).

*Side note* Those of you who can run out to your local beauty supply/walmart etc. to pick up products are so lucky.

Anyway, after about a month of using the darn thing I realized that I was experiencing a large amount of breakage. Then I started hearing a lot of other naturals complaining of the same thing. I now use the TT to brush my yorkie's hair :/


2. There is a new hair product company *cough* naturalista cosmetics *cough* that had a new "humidity fighting" leavin that was "the bomb". Again my fingers went walking, this time to etsy and I orderen not 1, but 2 jars (I mean go big, right?). Long story short, my hair hated it, the cs sucked major nads, the jar looked half used, I only got 1 jar, and I ended up getting a refund. *Sigh*


All that to say sometimes I've got to remember to pace myself. I'm never going to stop trying/buying stuff (I am a product junkie after all), but sometimes I think I'm looking forward to the "high" of getting a package more than the actual product. So, I RE-E-EE-EEE-EAL-Y want to buy some Wen ginger pumkin and 613 cleansing condition from QVC, but I will abstain.......for now anyway :)

Saturday, October 1, 2011

In Review: Donna Marie Dream Curling Cream

Hola People!

I finally got a chance to upload my pics and do an official review.



Price - $18 for 16oz

Ingredients-
Water, Aloe vera juice infused with Rosemary, hibiscus, and horsetail, vegetable glycerin, Sweet Almond oil, Shea Butter, Macadamia Butter, Cupuacu Butter, silk amino acids, sorbitol, polysorbate 60, sodium carbomer, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, caprlyl glycol, fragrance.

***Notice the vegetable glycerin, I checked the dewpoint before using this. It was 58 so I was good.

Description-
Our new medium hold curl enhancing and styling creme. Removes frizz. Stretches and elongates your curls. Give your Twists and Twist-outs SUPREME definition, shine and hold. ABSOLUTELY no crunch, flakes, or hard hair! Enriched with organic, fair trade certified Cupuacu Butter, Macadamia Butter and Aloe Vera offering maximum moisture and softness to curls, twists, twists-outs, braid-outs, puffs and other natural hair styles. For a curl definer with more hold, try our Miracurl Curling Gelly


Smell- freaking good! I know coconut is not listed as an ingredient, but to me it smells like coconut and honey.

Texture- somewhere between pudding/gelly/cream.





Application- Very smooth, this cream has pretty good slip. It didn't absorb into my hair right away, but my strands are low porosity so that's not unusual.

I found that when my hair was wet it hung down a lot and looked kind of stringy. I was a little worried that it would dry like that.

However, as my hair dried it seemed to be clumping nicely and I experienced the shrinkage that I usually do. The shine factor was also very high, and my hair didn't feel sticky or weighted down at all.


Once my hair was dry it was very light, fluffy, moisturized, and shiny. The cream gives just enough hold so that my coils stayed intact, but weren't crunchy. I did use a leave in underneath but I don't feel like I need to. One thing I will say, If you're looking for 4 day hair you'll probably need something with more hold. I was successful with 2nd and 3rd day hair.




Overall I am really loving this stuff, and I already plan to purchase at least one more jar. At less than 2 dollars per ounce it's a good deal for a natural haircare product. I'm excited to see what it will do for a twistout!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Donna Marie Dream Curling Cream...Initial Thoughts




Wow, what a week! I've been meaning to put this up since Sunday....

I ordered Donna Marie DCC in my aveyou haul and applied it last Saturday. The consistency is somewhere between cream/pudding/gelly. I mean it looks like a cream/pudding but kind of wiggles like a gelly?


Smell- delicious...like coconut (to me anyway), and something else sweet. Ooh, you know what? It smells like when I mixed suave coconut conditioner, honey, and safflower oil. Like I said, delicious.


Application-smooth. I used Curl Junkie beauticurls (argan) leave in though, and I don't know if that affected application. I plan on skipping a leave in next time (waiting for the dew to drop a bit), because my hair felt very moisturized.

I have some more to add about this but I'll leave that for when I upload the pics.




My Hair Today- Komaza Care Califia styling pudding.
















Friday, September 23, 2011

Wash Day


So it's Friday, and for me (if I'm not going out) that means it's time to wash. While I don't hate wash day it's definitely not my favorite day either (heavy shedder). Choosing the wrong shampoo or conditioner can take my day from tedious to torture. This week I will be using my CON shampoo, CJ curl rehab deep treatment, and CJ beauticurls argan oil as my rinse out conditioner. This is my third week doing the black tea rinse and I've been using it at different points in my wash to see if that makes a difference. If all goes well I should have clean, moisturized, shiny hair with minimal shedding....a natural's dream ♥

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Olfactory Ecstasy

I ordered some Hair Dew from Oyin a while ago and decided to try their Burnt Sugar Pomade and Honey Hemp Conditioner samples. Now, I don't know if they sprinkle a little bit of crack in their stuff or what, but I am ADDICTED. The burnt sugar pomade smells like brown sugar and caramel came together and had a baby. The mister has been using it on his hair, while I've snuck some to test on my edges and use as body butter. Rave reviews all around! I didn't really know what I would do with only 2 oz. of conditioner since I usually use at least half a 16 oz. bottle to detangle. Get this, I used that teeny-tiny bottle to detangle my whole head, and even have a smidge left at the bottom. On top of that is smells fruity and delicious. I will definitely be purchasing both items on Black Friday. In the meantime I placed an order for my mother's birthday, (love her). I'll get her some Honey Hemp next order.



She'll be getting:



  • Burnt Sugar Pomade


  • Hairdew


  • Whipped Shea


  • Juices Sample pack

I can't wait to hear how she likes everything.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

AVEYOU.COM HAUL and REVIEW

I have a review and haul from aveyou.com. First of all let me say these people are wonderful! They teamed up with groupon, kgbdeals, and savemore to offer 50-54% off of their gift certificates. I couldn't pass up a deal like that, so let's just say I have a few more certificates to use on aveyou.com. I'm waiting for Black Friday to see if I can stretch my dollar even further. #winning



The site is not as user friendly as I have would liked because they have so much inventory that it's easier to just search for what you want than look through the pages and pages of stuff. I knew what I wanted though so my experience was smooth. I placed my order orders on the 14th and received my stuff on the 19th. I was also able to track my packages the entire way right on their website under my order history which is a plus. Everything came very well packaged and nothing was damaged, or leaked. Overall I give them an "A" for service, and I would order from them again, discount or not. I ordered mostly curl junkie stuff because I've been wanting to try it and it's hella expensive. I will be posting reviews soon!
























Sunday, September 18, 2011

Hey!

Hey people!

Just wanted to give a quick (I hope) explanation of why I started this blog, and what it will be about.

I big chopped at the end of February 2010 and since then I've had a lot of trial and error with styling my hair, and with trying new products. I'm starting this blog to document my journey and as sort of a diary to catalog which products I like, and which I don't. I will be reviewing the items that I use, and posting random pics of styles that I try, and styles that I want to try. Oh, and don't be surprised if there are random nail-polish and makeup posts...I like that too :)

I just got a huge Aveyou.com haul so reviews are soon to follow! Until then here are some pics of my coils.








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