Oh Target...

I want to go to Target with a wad of money in my pocket...I really do. Here's a list of the things I'd like to pick up:

1. Herbal Essences Hello Hydration: There's a reason this is first on my list; no matter what other products I try...I see my self coming back to my old faithful! And the 23oz bottle is 5 something at the Target!! That's what I normally pay for that regular, skinny bottle.

2. Miss Jessie's: Ever since I first heard about Miss Jessie's, a feeling of curiosity (product junkie-ism) made me want to try it!!! I think it's because it's a 'product for curly heads' or something. If I had a wad of spending money it wouldnt hurt to try it...although I saw their products for around $30 and $40!

3. Instyler (flat Iron): I've wanted to try this flatiron since I saw the commercial sometime last year! I wear my hair straight about 2-3 times a year. I hate the damage it does to my hair, but I do like the straight look every now and again (Can't protect my hair from everything that's bad for it, for example the sun). This flat Iron sells at Target for about $100.

4. SheaMoisture: I saw the SheaMoisture brand at Target also. I haven't heard much about this product, but what I have heard about it was all positive things. This one product caught my eye: their deep treatment. I forgot the exact name of it, but when I opened it (no, It didn't have the protective paper over it), it was this thick , yellow paste...and it looked as though it would make a good deep treatment. It was about $10, which completely surprised me! I was expecting it to be somewhere in the 20's or 30's, but I'm happy. I think that might be on of the first things I grab! :)

Long-Lasting Softness!

My hair is still soft and fluff from my deep treatment last week! That's about a week!
What's most surprising is the fact that I went to the pool and had a whole lot of chlorine soaked into my hair during the Women's Retreat and Conference that I attended with my church, Zion Apostolic, in Pennsylvania from the 5th-7th.
I don't know if it is some kind of coincidence or what...but I love it!

After my 'swim' in the pool (I can't swim, so it was more like walking on the bottom of the pool and waving my hands around), I co-washed with Herbal Essences Hello Hydration and then did a wash and go pony tail with the same conditioner and sealed in that yummy moisture with EV Olive Oil. After my hair dried (about 24 hours later), it felt verrry soft...beyond belief kinda soft.

Last night, I De-tangled and braided with Suave and although I didn't have definition, I still had that same softness. I really love it; my hair thrives on this kind of moisture; that's what keeps it strong and healthy!

Finally, I Deep Conditioned!

I deep conditioned yesterday with a cheap container of Lustrasilk's Shea Butter Cholesterol. I added a bit of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Herbal Essences Hello Hydration(HEHH) and applied the mix to my hair and then sat with my heating cap for about 45 minutes. After I washed it out it felt soft and silky and moisturized!

Then I shampooed with Dr. miracles tingling Shampoo and conditioner and braided (with HEHH)for a braid and curl, which I wore today...mostly in a pony tail because I couldn't find a way to style it that I liked.

*Sorry for the terrible picture quality. I know it's hard to see but the curls are very shiny and defined.

I completely loved it. It is light and fluffy and it is very soft and extremely bouncy.

Shouldn't Curls Make You Smile?

I am in a hair rut. I no longer 'enjoy' styling my hair. Washing, conditioning, styling all seem like such an annoying and tedious process now. Not that wash day was the hightlight of my week, it's just that since my hair isn't in the best shape it could be (yes, I know it's my fault) whatever I do to it just seems to be for nothing. It sheds and breaks and knots and tangles more than I can handle and just today I realized that it's the same length it's been since the beginning of this year.
I still try to care for my hair, but I don't have time as I used to, to deep condition properly and all the works.
I am wating until I can get a good 'ole trim. I want to remove all my split ends and single-strand knots and keep my hair in a eaisly maintained style (perhaps my new found favorite style, the two-strand twist) until I have time, whenever that is, to give it some 'spa time'.

I am also getting bored with styling my curls. I try to switch it up often with braid-outs, braid and curls, twist-out, twist and curl, two-strand twists and even the occasional straightened. But now, I feel like I need a new set of styles.

~Kerri :)

Knots, Knots, Knots!

Knots have been frustrating me like no other the past few days.
I've been laying in bed for the past couple days (time of the month) and my hair had gotten tangled and dry and making me want to go bald!

I need a trim and this time I'm taking no less than an inch off. I know that my predicament is a result of my own actions...or in this case inaction, but I can only go forward from here.
I'm trying to not straighten for the rest of the year because that only adds to the breakage and dryness issues, but we'll see.

~Kerri :)

Time to Trim and Deep Conditon

My hair is in bad shape. I mean mid-strand splits and knots... and it's really terrible because my hair has been breaking really badly.
I know I can't say 'I don't know why this is happening' because I know exactly why.

1. I haven't been trimming often enough.
2. I haven't been deep conditioning enough.

My hair dries out, splits and that split travels up the strand and eventually breaks.
I bought a cheap bottle of hair mayonnaise which I'm gonna mix with Extra Virgin Olive oil and deep condition for at least an hour with heat.
I want to do this at least once a week and trim or search and destroy when I see my hair needs it.

I Forgot What It's Like To Have Loose Hair...

...OK, so maybe I'm over dramatizing. But, I really did miss my loose hair, after seeing nothing in the mirror but twists for nearly a month.

I'm not completly finshed removing the twists, but I'm about almost half way there and already there is a lot of shed hair!

Hair Plans

As of right now, I won't have anytime to wash my hair until early next week. So, Im going to do some damp de-tangling (with my bright-pink, kiddie electronic de-tangler) tonight and put in some medium-sized braids and wear a braid-out for the next couple of days.

Although I do plan to say goodbye to my summer vacation in twists...I want to wear my hair in some loose/curly styles for the next week or two.

Here is my progress with operation: twists removal.

I've taken out a little more than a quater of the twists. I'm going to be busy all night!

~Kerri :)