There's been a couple of things that I've wanted to try. Money is the main reason I haven't yet bought and tried these things. Being a college student, the extra money I have is usually put toward things such as lunch :)
I will however, try these things when I have enough money. So what are these things? They are:
1) Henna- I have wanted to try henna for some time now, especially after hearing such great things about it.
2) Deva Curl Conditioner- Curly Nikki fans know what I'm talking about :). I've wanted to see how this product would work on my hair.
3) Curl formers- After watching a couple of YouTube videos, I definitely want to try these curlers.
Well, these are all I can remember for now, but this list is ever growing.
What do you want to try?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
Twist- Out Results
These are the results of the twist-out. If you read my last post, I wasn't expecting any defintion. I got defintion but not the kind I like. It resembled deformed curls.
The back (the area around my ear) which it the softest texture, came out nice, but the rest of it....was just ok. It does feel moisturized though.
I'm going to be extremly busy this weekend, so I'm not going to be able to wash and deep condition tomorrow. I'll go it as soon as possible. In the mean time, I'll be spritzing and twisting, to keep the moisture up.
The back (the area around my ear) which it the softest texture, came out nice, but the rest of it....was just ok. It does feel moisturized though.
I'm going to be extremly busy this weekend, so I'm not going to be able to wash and deep condition tomorrow. I'll go it as soon as possible. In the mean time, I'll be spritzing and twisting, to keep the moisture up.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Updated Winter Routine
My previous winter hair care routine involved washing and styling once a week and rubbing on the Shea Butter when I feel my hair needed it.
After experiencing the intense dryness and breakage, my new routine involves:
Day 1: Wash, deep condition and style.
Day 2: Unravel braid or twist, fluff, apply Shea all over and go. Pull up into a pineapple pony for the night.
Day 3: Spritz with my concoction (Suave conditioner, water and a bit of Olive oil) and re braid or twist.
Day 4: Same as day 2.
Day 5: Same as day 3.
Day 6: Start all over again.
I'm hoping to follow this regimen. It seems like it's a lot of manipulation, but it's actually not, because I will be lightly finger combing, not using a comb.
I probably won't be able to follow this exactly, because there are times when I have to focus on my work. But I'm hoping for the best though.
Right now, I'm sitting here with chunky twist, after I spritzed and finger de- tangled. I'm not sure if I want to add rollers. I might actually aim for a twist out, haven't worn that in a while. I'll try to post some pictures of the results.
I'm not expecting definition, because my spritz had has no hold. I'm expecting big and fluffy. :)
After experiencing the intense dryness and breakage, my new routine involves:
Day 1: Wash, deep condition and style.
Day 2: Unravel braid or twist, fluff, apply Shea all over and go. Pull up into a pineapple pony for the night.
Day 3: Spritz with my concoction (Suave conditioner, water and a bit of Olive oil) and re braid or twist.
Day 4: Same as day 2.
Day 5: Same as day 3.
Day 6: Start all over again.
I'm hoping to follow this regimen. It seems like it's a lot of manipulation, but it's actually not, because I will be lightly finger combing, not using a comb.
I probably won't be able to follow this exactly, because there are times when I have to focus on my work. But I'm hoping for the best though.
Right now, I'm sitting here with chunky twist, after I spritzed and finger de- tangled. I'm not sure if I want to add rollers. I might actually aim for a twist out, haven't worn that in a while. I'll try to post some pictures of the results.
I'm not expecting definition, because my spritz had has no hold. I'm expecting big and fluffy. :)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Curly Fustrations and Winter Hair Tips
Lately, I've been getting very frustrated with my hair. The tangles, knots, dryness and breakage has been driving me up the wall! This winter has been extremely hard on my hair. I don't remember last winter being this bad. I believe that this was because last winter, my hair was much shorter and much easier to deal with.
This winter, my hair is longer and there's more of it to handle. I also know for a fact, that I have been lacking in the moisture department this winter.
As a result of, the lack of moisture my hair has:
1) Been extremely dry
2) Been tangling and knotting up a lot more
3) Been splitting at the ends and those ends are breaking off.
For some reason, I thought I could do the same things I was doing to my hair during the warmer weather. Big Mistake!
In the winter, hair needs more MOISTURE!
During the summer, I would condition and style and that would be it for the next couple of days, maybe even a week later.
I forgot that the winter calls for a different hair routine. One which includes twice as much moisture, than the summer routine.
I believe that in the winter, hair also needs PROTECTION!
I wear my hair out 99.9% of the time. I love big hair and I feel my best when my hair is big and bouncy. I also have yet to find, at this time, any way to keep my hair protected in a style outside of two strand twist and braids.
Early January and early February, I wore two-strand twist. In January I kept the twist in for three weeks and at the end of those weeks, I had a tremendous amount of tangles and shed hair. Which was a huge frustration for me.
For right now, my way of protecting my hair is making sure my ends are sealed with Shea butter before I go out into the cold winter air.
I have also stepped up the moisture, by spritzing my hair with a water and conditioner mixture, during the middle of the week. Tonight, I had the time (not much homework), so I decided to spray the mixture on my hair, de-tangle a bit and braid up each section.
I've noticed that my hair feels a little softer and I'm not seeing little bits of my hair breaking off.
I will keep moisturizing as much as possible to make sure, my hair doesn't dry out anymore.
Bottom line: I Can't Wait For Spring! :)
This winter, my hair is longer and there's more of it to handle. I also know for a fact, that I have been lacking in the moisture department this winter.
As a result of, the lack of moisture my hair has:
1) Been extremely dry
2) Been tangling and knotting up a lot more
3) Been splitting at the ends and those ends are breaking off.
For some reason, I thought I could do the same things I was doing to my hair during the warmer weather. Big Mistake!
In the winter, hair needs more MOISTURE!
During the summer, I would condition and style and that would be it for the next couple of days, maybe even a week later.
I forgot that the winter calls for a different hair routine. One which includes twice as much moisture, than the summer routine.
I believe that in the winter, hair also needs PROTECTION!
I wear my hair out 99.9% of the time. I love big hair and I feel my best when my hair is big and bouncy. I also have yet to find, at this time, any way to keep my hair protected in a style outside of two strand twist and braids.
Early January and early February, I wore two-strand twist. In January I kept the twist in for three weeks and at the end of those weeks, I had a tremendous amount of tangles and shed hair. Which was a huge frustration for me.
For right now, my way of protecting my hair is making sure my ends are sealed with Shea butter before I go out into the cold winter air.
I have also stepped up the moisture, by spritzing my hair with a water and conditioner mixture, during the middle of the week. Tonight, I had the time (not much homework), so I decided to spray the mixture on my hair, de-tangle a bit and braid up each section.
I've noticed that my hair feels a little softer and I'm not seeing little bits of my hair breaking off.
I will keep moisturizing as much as possible to make sure, my hair doesn't dry out anymore.
Bottom line: I Can't Wait For Spring! :)
Friday, February 26, 2010
The Down-side to Shea Butter
If you follow my blog, then you know how much I love She Butter. I think it's a great moisturizer. Last year, I used it for everything. I used it to moisturize my dry hair and to condition my wet hair.
I realized that Shea butter for wet hair, during the winter is not a good idea for me. While you're in your hot shower, it feels great, but once your hair gets in contact with cool air, you will realize that your hair will start to look dull and get stiff. It doesn't look or feel good.
I deep conditioned my hair with melted Shea, and heated it with my handheld dryer for about 15 minutes.
When I went to rinse it out, it felt great (it's always best to rinse Shea butter with warm to hot water). When I came out the shower to add my styler (I used Aussie again) my hair began to look dull and it began to feel stiff. I regretted using the Shea butter. I would have rinsed it out but after spending almost an hour de-tangling, I just wanted to get out of the bathroom.
Depending on how my hair looks tomorrow, I might re-do it, or leave it.
Below I've posted a picture of how my flexi rod curls looked after the NYC rain and snow this week, had it's way with it. It looks a lot like a 2nd or 3rd day wash and go.
I realized that Shea butter for wet hair, during the winter is not a good idea for me. While you're in your hot shower, it feels great, but once your hair gets in contact with cool air, you will realize that your hair will start to look dull and get stiff. It doesn't look or feel good.
I deep conditioned my hair with melted Shea, and heated it with my handheld dryer for about 15 minutes.
When I went to rinse it out, it felt great (it's always best to rinse Shea butter with warm to hot water). When I came out the shower to add my styler (I used Aussie again) my hair began to look dull and it began to feel stiff. I regretted using the Shea butter. I would have rinsed it out but after spending almost an hour de-tangling, I just wanted to get out of the bathroom.
Depending on how my hair looks tomorrow, I might re-do it, or leave it.
Below I've posted a picture of how my flexi rod curls looked after the NYC rain and snow this week, had it's way with it. It looks a lot like a 2nd or 3rd day wash and go.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Flexi Curls, Post Deep Conditioning
Alright, I know I said that I wasn't going to use the Aussie 3 minute miracle as a styler again, but I thought that since it wasn't a good deep conditioner, for my hair, it might be a decent styler.
Well, I'm happy that I decided to give it another chance, because I was pleasantly surprised this morning, when I took my braids and flexi rods out. The first thing I felt when I started separating the curls, was the olive oil that I had added to the Aussie.
Although these are great results, I've had better, especially when you add in the fact that I deep conditioned. Maybe, I should have done exactly what the bottle said, "leave it on for 3 minutes".
The frizziness is because, I let my hair dry in braids, before dampening and adding the products to style.
Regardless, I am once again on a hunt for a good moisturizing a protein deep conditioner.
Well, I'm happy that I decided to give it another chance, because I was pleasantly surprised this morning, when I took my braids and flexi rods out. The first thing I felt when I started separating the curls, was the olive oil that I had added to the Aussie.
Although these are great results, I've had better, especially when you add in the fact that I deep conditioned. Maybe, I should have done exactly what the bottle said, "leave it on for 3 minutes".
The frizziness is because, I let my hair dry in braids, before dampening and adding the products to style.
Regardless, I am once again on a hunt for a good moisturizing a protein deep conditioner.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Tedious Wash Day
Today I decided to wash and deep condition my hair. I had no idea what I was getting into. I don't even remember the last time I thoroughly de-tangled my hair.
I realized that as my hair gets longer, the harder and harder it is to de-tangle. I was actually hoping that my over- night deep conditioning treatment would have eased the de-tangling but it didn't.
Yesterday, I washed with my Dr. Miracle's tingling shampoo and conditioner. It's a really good shampoo if you have dry scalp, like I do. I'll do a review on it soon.
I then applied my deep conditioner: Aussie moist 3 minute miracle mixed with a little Extra Virgin olive oil.
I slept with that in my hair over night and woke up this morning and tried to de-tangle.
The Aussie is'nt a very good deep conditioner, because my hair was almost just as dried out as before I put it in. I was very disappointed.
I decided to use the Aussie as a style since it sucked as a DC, tomorrow I'll see how it turned out. I also used the flexi rods on my ends as well.
The Picture below is of my damp hair with olive oil, after the Deep Conditioning. As you can see it's frizzy and it doesn't look like it's been deep conditioned all night.
I realized that as my hair gets longer, the harder and harder it is to de-tangle. I was actually hoping that my over- night deep conditioning treatment would have eased the de-tangling but it didn't.
Yesterday, I washed with my Dr. Miracle's tingling shampoo and conditioner. It's a really good shampoo if you have dry scalp, like I do. I'll do a review on it soon.
I then applied my deep conditioner: Aussie moist 3 minute miracle mixed with a little Extra Virgin olive oil.
I slept with that in my hair over night and woke up this morning and tried to de-tangle.
The Aussie is'nt a very good deep conditioner, because my hair was almost just as dried out as before I put it in. I was very disappointed.
I decided to use the Aussie as a style since it sucked as a DC, tomorrow I'll see how it turned out. I also used the flexi rods on my ends as well.
The Picture below is of my damp hair with olive oil, after the Deep Conditioning. As you can see it's frizzy and it doesn't look like it's been deep conditioned all night.
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