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)"

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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.

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NOTD

OPI PARLEZ VOUS OPI

(TODAY)

COLOR CLUB AGE OF AQUARIUS

(LAST WEEK)

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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 :)

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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!

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