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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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