Before & After: The makings of the blonde bombshell

It's been forever since I've done ANYTHING to my hair. My girlfriend & I took a girl's day & colored it (I had about 4 or 5 inches of roots). It was an interesting thing, that color. Lisa had always colored my natural hair. I had not. It was a startup of accidents. I spilled the color, couldnt find my developer, didn't use enough bleach... It became humorous.

But after two boxes of dark & lovely blonde & two applications of kaleidoscope, we were finally done with the color.

Then, came time for the actual hair itself. It took my girlfriend 10 short hours & I love my kinky twists.

Now, my hair is workshop & vacation ready.

To get my color:
Dark & lovely honey blonde & light blonde. Kaleidoscope bleach & ms clairol 20 point developer on the crown.

Bondage- my hair likes that kinky stuff

Product Review: Tangle Teezer

Today I tried my Tangle Teezer for the first time. I love it. I went swimming yesterday and decided to wait for today to wash my hair.

I washed with my Nu-Gro shampoo, sulfate, sodium free, all natural. I followed up with a co-wash with Jason Jojoba condition with Nature's Gate Asian Pear and Red Tea conditioner. After I got out, I just let the towel soak up a little of the excess water, and used the Argon Oil as a leave in again. Did I tell y'all last time, I LOOOOOOOOOVE THE WAY THIS CONDITIONER SMELLS!!!

I took out my Tangle Teezer and just raked through my hair. The curls weren't defined except for in the front of my hairline. As I began to rake through, the pattern of my curls started to come out. The bristles of the brush are flexible and it's a sort of plastic, so there is no metal pulling your hair. The way the bristles are set, my hair was evenly brushed through, leaving an even distribution of the conditioner and moisture. There wasn't much body; I was hoping that it would create a little more bounce in my hair than it did. Despite that, my hair is combed! Nice and curly, and without too much hair left in the brush. I had to make sure to go all the way through the ends of my hair to guarantee that the knots at my ends were combed through or came out.

I will be using this product again, and replacing my super wide tooth comb as a first line of defense in the war against combing my hair.

                                           

Product Review: One 'n Only Argan Oil Moisture Repair Conditioner

If you've been keeping up on FB and Twitter, you'll know I just colored my hair, and of course I went blonde... this time BLONDER. Even before coloring my hair, it was super dry. I hadn't slept on my satin pillow case in several nights, and my hair had rubbed against pillows and sofas, and all of that had sucked every bit of moisture & life out of my hair.

So, after Lisa put the color in and bleached it, I decided to try this Argon oil conditioner Sally's had on sale for .99 cents. Last week when I got my crackle polish it was $2.29. Of course I snatched it up! I checked out the ingredients, and was about to leave it right in the store when I saw alcohol, but I also saw glycerin, and changed my mind.

Here is a listing of the active ingredients.

Water (Aqua, Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Isohexadecane, Isododecane, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Fragrance (Parfum), Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Panthenol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Quaternium-91, Cetrimonium Methosulfate, Benzophenone-4, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butlylcarbamate, Red 33 (CI 17200), Yellow 5 (CI 19140).

I was initially going to purchase two packets, but figured it wouldn't work. I was wrong. I'm going back before the sale and getting more. One packet is good for one application, even on super thick and long hair.

the larger bottle goes for $9.00 at Sally's

Upon first opening the packet, the smell took me away. I was in olfactory heaven! Hallelujah it smelled great!! I was intending on rinsing it out, but really didn't feel the need to. I've kept it in my hair since Monday, and each day my hair is getting softer and softer. So, even though there is alcohol in the product, the glycerin is really an active ingredient (I'm imagining it's the glycerin that's making my hair soft because it does this when I use it by itself).

Prior to the coloring, my curls were off, they weren't coiling or curling like I liked them to anymore and they really had lost a majority of the shape they once had. The coils have definitely reshaped and my hair is wonderful to touch.

Even by leaving this in, my hair is soft, and I can feel the moisture. It does not rub off and leave a greasy residue on my hands. The smell rubs off though, but it's such a great smell, I wish they had a sheet scent to spray my bed with it. Right now, it's like my hair has it's own body fragrance. Day 3, and it's still a fresh scent.

Some conditioners that I have previously used as leave ins would make my hair crunchy. This conditioner does not do that AT ALL. There is no dry spot, no crunch, or anything that would indicate any drying agent at all.

I'm definitely recommending this one. Price, smell, and moisturizing agent. An all around win!

Check out the pictures below of my hair with the conditioner in.

Folicular Motivation

Yes, I made up the word folicular. Check out the pics that inspire my hair journey.

Natural Hair Pandemic Hair Show, July 30, 2011

So, the day is finally here, and I'm here at the Natural Hair Pandemic show at University of Houston, singing Anita Baker's Body and Soul basking in the beauty of all the naturals here.

The vendors are setting up, getting their wares together. Classroom instructors are preparing for their classes later in the morning. Karma Soul, Huetiful steamer, Jane Carter, Sickle Cell Soldier Network, Glamorouz Girlz Boutique, Kenyan Kandy and other awesome accessories, aromatherapy, hair products galore are in the building.


This is going to be a great show! Come thru! Tickets are 10 dollars. There are raffles for accessories, hair products, books, and all kinds of CRAZY COOL STUFF!


There are people from everywhere, and the networking is already going up!

Girls are having fun with each other, playing ring around the rosie, their beautiful curls flying as they spin each other around.

Today, Natural Hair Pandemic has a great show lined up!



Mordecai rocked the stage with his performance, Tiki Glam blazed with her awesome models and amazing fashion statements! Lakeia Bailey introduced us to the Sickle Cell Disease Soldier Network, Inc and spoke on the disease that is affecting the African American community in ways that most people are completely unaware of. Proceeds from the show went towards SCD Soldier Network, Inc. There were raffles going on, and people were putting in to win Shea Moisture gift sets, Karen Body Beautiful gift boxes, Tangle Teezers and more! DeAndre Wright gave us an awesome taste of her new mixtape Writer's Block. Wyze Words did some spoken word that had the crowd going. I sat in on the Mommy and Me class, and learned that the little things that happen to our hair make a huge impact on it. Althea taught us about retaining moisture at night and the dangers of letting our hair rub against the headrest in the car creating breakage.

I got some bad ass earrings from KarmaSoul and an all natural body fragrance from Ms. Poo. I can't wait to get my clutch bag from one of the ladies who makes handbags and other cutsie things like bags and pillows.

I got to meet some chicas I come across on Twitter and Facebook like @CICinspireme and @bnaturalapparel.

It was so great to see everyone who came out!



Thanks you Houston Girls With Curls for these pics!

Thank you JBlueiiphotapgraphy for these pics!!