Product Review

After a couple of weeks of being slightly disenfranchised with my hair, I made my way north and hit up my beauty supply store that sells some untapped and even other relatively better known natural products. I had seen this in the store a while back, and it caught my eye, but I left it there in exchange for my mist bodifier.

Well! This time, I picked up my glycerin & rose water and even got some sulfate free 'poo from a local manufacturer.

I washed my hair, looking for my curl definition to come back, my curls didn't fall like they did after the previous bentonite treatment, but my hair felt clean, and the crunch that had become my curls was almost no more.

While wet, I squirted some syrum right onto my scalp, and then put some on my hair itself. I then put just a little of my shea butter mix on the hair and made my way to church in a quick make-do... I need my hair done and soon.

Either way! My hair is drying, and it is drying so soft, and not greasy or oily. I am loving the results.

For more info on how to get these products:

NU-GRO Hair Products
7100 West Park Rd
Shreveport, LA 71129
US Customer Service: (800) 626-2260
Corporate Offices: (318) 683-3223
Fax: (318) 671-9032

Neo Soul Redux- Daddy's Old School Suite

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Zoom - Commodores
Will Downing and Rachelle Ferrell- Nothing Has Ever Felt
War  -  City Country City
One More River
Ohio Players- Heaven must be like this
Lee Oskar - Haunted House (1978)
Johnny Guitar Watson - I Wonna Ta Ta You
Intro - Ribbon In the Sky (Ribbon In The Remix)
After the Dance - MARVIN GAYE (1976)
A Word Of Inspiration The Commodores - Jesus Is Love
A Love Of Your Own - Average White Band

Feeling a little loco...... loco for nachos!

Take some el cheapo ingredients, ingredients sabrosos throw in some cilantro, red onion, sweet tomato, and fresh jalepeno, top it off with extra kick and cool, and you got yourself some Loco Nachos!

8 oz of Owens Hot sausage
1/4 lb of ground beef
1 can of Rosarita's refried beans
2 to 4 cups of colby and monterey jack cheese (depending on your cheeseyness desirability)
1/4 yellow onion
fajita seasoning
10 dashes of hickory liquid smoke (presuming you poke a hole in the lid like my mamma and 'nem do)
garlic powder

several sprigs of cilantro
half of jalepeno, unseeded if you so desire a milder flavor
1 medium tomato
a couple thick slices of red onion

Chop your yellow onion, nothing fancy. Cook your meat with the chopped onion on a medium heat. Add the liquid smoke. Let it come to a good simmer to cook. Add the other seasonings. The flavor will be really wonderful and smokey, just like fajitas!!

In the mean time, between time, make the pico de gallo, chop your veggies- red onion, jalepeno, tomato, and cilantro. add some lemon juice or preferably lime juice, just a squirt or so will do. Add a sprinkle of sugar and a pinch of salt. Mix it on up, and let it sit in the fridge.

Mix your beans into the meat. Add it to the chips. Put your cheese. Bake on 350 for 15 minutes to melt the cheese and develop the flavors a little more.

After you take your deliciousness out of the oven, garnish with your pico, your sour cream and extra jalepenos. Enjoy!

TOTALLY NOT YOUR HEART HEALTHY VERSION, BUT SUBSTITUTE THE PORK SAUSAGE WITH CHICKEN SAUSAGE AND THE GROUND BEEF WITH TURKEY. SKIM OR LITE CHEESE AND LITE SOUR CREAM. BAKED TORTILLA CHIPS VERSUS TRADITIONAL.

TRANSITION FEATURE: FELICIA

1. What's your name and where ya from? Felicia (residing in Houston, Texas)

2. So tell us what gets your natural boppin, what are you currently rockin out to? My hair loves water and it seems like most curl defining products bring out my waves, curls, and shine. Eco-Styler gel, Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus, and Jane Carter Solutions.

3. When did you start transitioning and why did you decide to return to your natural hair? I began transitioning in May 2010. It took me a couple of years to decide to go natural. I was a little nervous about it but I wanted to experience my hair in its natural state and I believed it would be healthier.

4. What did your friends, family, co-workers say? I talked about it so much before I even began transitioning that they didn’t have anything to say. Lol I was doing all the talking.

5. Have you found your transition easy or relatively difficult to adjust to? The first few months were a bit difficult because I wasn’t sure how to style my hair but I did a lot of research on products and styles and eventually settled into working with the two textures.

6. Share your motivation or inspiration for your hair. For kicks, tell us where you see your natural hair in 2 years! My motivation is healthy hair. My inspiration comes from watching all the other ladies who are fully natural. It’s a beautiful thing to see. In 2 years I expect to have a full head of natural kinks, coils, and curls.

7. What questions, concerns, issues, or needs do you have in regards to your hair right now? I’m getting closer to my big chop date and I’m pretty tired of wearing my hair in a bun so I’m going to get twists for a couple of months so that I’m not tempted to big chop sooner than I planned.

8. What have been your "live by" natural hair tips and tidbits- whats in your natural hair toolkit right now? Once a week, I cleanse my hair with a no sulfate shampoo, deep condition with a variety of mixed products (I love mixing ingredients), and use a moisturizing leave-in. I wear my hair in a smoothed back bun most of the time as a protective style. And moisturize daily (very crucial). My toolkit consist of satin scarves, detangling combs, and my homemade daily moisturizer.

9. Any stylists you use that do a bombtastic job and want to promote? Their name, and where can we find them? I have not visited a natural hair stylist yet but I do know some wonderful stylists – Tramaine (Sunshine) Webster, Georgette Whaley (Soul Sister), Treshina Johnson (all from Houston, Texas) and Tra’ Neal (San Antonio, TX).

10. And where can we find you? Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Email, Website
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Houston-Girls-with-Curls/116332871753745
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TrenditionalD

Haispiration

  

Style done by Wendy M
4806 Almeda Rd
Houston, TX, 77004
713-526-616

Style done by Treshina
281.768.9161

Stylist Toshia ft. in the picture
see info with Wendy for contact info.

Isis Brantley
214.329.3820
17290 Preston Rd
Dallas, TX 75252

Sunshine at Naturally Born
1 713.384.1642
9000 South West Freeway
Houston, Texas

Happy Valentine's Day

I did my hair today!!!

And anyone who really knows me knows that's a negative on the average day. I typically DO NOT do my own natural hair styles. Like fast breaking tires on a speeding school bus SCREEEEECH

But today I did my own hair! I never thought that I would ever be able to two strand flat twist at all! BUT I DID IT! I made my own curl holding spray (all natural, mostly organic, earth derrived not chemically altered products) and twisted my curls into a cute little style that I hope lasts a little while. Enjoy! It would have taken forever to do a tutorial video on the style because I was washing clothes, making dinner, spending time with the man child, and then watching the grammy's all while trying to do my hair... that video would have been a sporadic hot mess! So instead, here are the pictures!

Uh oh, lessons plans still haven't been done... welp. There is always tomorrow as everyone is celebrating v-day. I'll be celebrating a victory with my new crush: my curls in my own hairstyle! YAY!!!!

First couple of flat twists

Flat twists up close/ i love this picture

Most of the front done

The front/ top is DONE

The back

The look on the side

Cute!!!

The top of my head

another pic i love!

Share your transition story!

Calling all naturalista chicas! @WeRockRoots: has chosen me as a #NaturalHairCommUNITYDays contributor! YAY!

We're making a conscientious effort to collaborate to promote natural beauty and of course dedicate our community to valuing our natural hair.

BE FEATURED! Send me your curly transition pictures with a transition story. Make yourself comfy on a virtual e-sofa, and share like you would if this were an episode of natural hair Oprah! LOL.


Email responsed to anomelodious@gmail.com


1. What's your name and where ya from?

2. So tell us what gets your natural boppin, what are you currently rockin out to?

3. When did you start transitioning and why did you decide to return to your natural hair?

4. What did your friends, family, co-workers say?

5. Have you found your transition easy or relatively difficult to adjust to?

6. Share your motivation or inspiration for your hair. For kicks, tell us where you see your natural hair in 2 years!

7. What questions, concerns, issues, or needs do you have in regards to your hair right now?

8. What have been your "live by" natural hair tips and tidbits- whats in your natural hair toolkit right now?

9. Any stylists you use that do a bombtastic job and want to promote? Their name, and where can we find them?

10. And where can we find you? Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Email, Website

Of course, submit pics of you along your journey!

Thank y'all so much! 

Submissions will be featured starting the week of March 1. Natural Hair Challenges coming soon! You do not want to miss out on this! Share with all of your friends by clicking the tweet and facebook button below!

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Kinky Saturday

Whilst I should be outside enjoying the beautiful sun, I think the week has drained me, and I'm conserving some energy so I can bust a few top scores later tonight on that Michael Jackson Wii. A few hearts will get broken, cause I ain't no punk when it comes to the moves on the machine. LOL!!!

Oh crud, and I haven't eaten today. I haven't eaten really much this week at all, so I guess that would make for a weaker chica.

ANYWAY, let me get to the post. I hate washing my hair, honestly, because it is so thick and because I don't know how to do something super quick. I'd rather not sit 6 hours every Sunday twisting out my hair, and have yet to figure out how to corn row. Right now, I want my curls flat twisted in some slightly thick two strands twists. BUT I finally broke myself down and on Monday I washed my hair with my normal regiment, co-washing, and finally making my bentonite hair mask. That results were amazing!!!! That  left my hair feeling better after washing than it had in years! (Curl Update)

Then I moisturized thanks to my twitter friends @werockroots (LINK), using Rosemary oil and Coconut Oil. I used the Taliah Waajid Mist Bodifier with my clove and olive oil along side some tea tree oil the next day and to my ends used my normal shea butter blend. I had happy hair this week! By Wednesday, I twisted my bangs and had some late night fun with my camera and curls. Friday, I rocked it out in a kind of fro hawk with a bang twist out.

Once again thanks to the trending topic this past Sunday, some real good natural hair convos came about. Since in the morning, I don't have all the luxurious time to sit in the mirror to get a style perfected, I need something I can do on my own in about 10-12 minutes or less. I got a great tutorial from Jamila (LINK)

 and talked with my girl L over at Natural Review By L (LINK) about some quick, post wash get me through the week styles. Then on Houston Girls with Curls FB page (LINK), my girl Fe shared some transition options that work for almost every naturalista.

As it stands now, we made through the week, my curls and I. Moist, and still in love with each other. Now, I have to find a style to get me through this week, and it just dawned on me, Valentine's Day. I got my products, my guides, and girlfriends. LOL. Here we go.

Thanks for keeping up with me this far, suggestions, want to be featured, questions, anything- you can go to the contact me link at the top of the page, also find me on twitter @anomelodious (LINK). Happy Hair everyone!