More Free hair samples

Guess  what I got in the mail??
My As I Am sample have arrived, that was way quick too cause I just sent in my order on either Wednesday or  Thursday, I forget.
The sad thing is I already washed my hair this morning and twisted for the week so I won't be trying any cleansers but I will be getting my fingers into one of the moisturizers.

My Honey Child

1Alrighty, I have been using My Honey Child since Friday, I have used them in two different ways.  But first here is what I bought

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 Honey Hair Creme (left) $5

Sophia's Coconut Hair Jel (right) $5.50

I purchased the sample sizes in two ounces and you can also get them in 4 oz and larger.  The 2oz is more than enough though for right now.  I have had some 2 oz samples and and used them up in two days.  

Anywho...the HHC has a wonderful smell to it, at church Sunday I kept getting a whiff of it from my hair, feeling good that my hair was smelling good.  I wonder if anyone smelled it too :)  The consistency is a thick  butter but very soft and emulsifies well, my hair sucked it in.  I made sure to apply it to my ends well.

The hair jel had a light coconut smell to it, but Idon't love it as much as the HHC. Sorry that is about all I can say about the jel, my hair is more frizzy than anything so I need something a little more thicker and heavier for hold.

I used both these products in two different ways, the first was in a bantu knot out that was so soft and heavenly.  The only thing was the jel did not have a lot of hold but I still got some clumping, so I ended up using my eco styler gel with the hair creme.  I don't tnink the coconut jel is good for a holding but lays the edges down pretty good, it is very light weight.

My second style was my twists I do for the week.  We have had rain and tornadoes the past few days I needed to twist right away, this is the true test-how will my hair hold up? I used the gel and creme and my results are great for these, the jel is better with the hold and I got some good sheen which my hair seldom gets from the creme.  The jel certainly won't be used for a twist out though.

I can't wait to try some more products because there are definitely boocoos to try, I have some deep conditioners, moisturizers, and other cremes I can't wait to order.

Would I order again:  yes I would, but only the creme.

2So now I am waiting for my Bee Mine order for my baby girl, the Balancing Conditioner and a sample of Deja's Hair Milk.  I loved the conditioner on her hair before but this will be the first time us the hair milk- hope I like it. 

3 My sister has had locs for the past two years and now she is ready to get rid of them :(  She called me last weekend asking about how to take locs out and I told her about the techniques that I have seen.  She decided Friday will be the day that she starts to unlock her hair of course with my help, no cutting for her.  Right now her locs com a tad bit past her shoulders so I can only imagine how longer her hair will be, but I did tell her there will be a lot of shedding from the hair already trapped in the loc.  What she will do with it afterwards I don't have a clue.  Knowing my sis she will changer her mind and keep them in, she is soooo not a hair person at all, I wouldn't be surprised if she cut it off short.  What ever she does I will report back.

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    Whew, what a long Winter vacation.  Finally went back to work on this past Tuesday after spending two weeks home with the fam, now we are sitting here watching the snow come down which means we will probably be home again on tomorrow, sad face.
On a hair note, my hiar is still straight, yep made it another week  but I am admitting that I re-flatironed on last Monday so I could have fresh hair for the first week.  I will go one more week straight but with no added heat, just bunning it, I am keeping it very moisturized with my shea butter oil mixture though.  I also bought some flexirods with is wayyy better than the magnetic rods, I don't know why I hadn't bought them before now.
I also got some new hair products from Bee Mine for my girls hair and I must say I really like so far, but goodness gracious it takes a long time for the products to be delivered, I finally got my sample sizes about 10 days after placing the order. 
What I bought: Botanical Moisturizing Shampoo- smells amazing, I sniff it every time I open the bottle, it    reminds me of my Hazelnut coffee creamer.
                       Avocado Cream Balancing Conditioner-best over on my 5 yr olds hair, after shampooing and then DCing with it, her hair was left so soft.  I ordered some more of that.
                       Bee Loved Hair and Scalp Moisturizer- now this one is tricky, because I did not like the scent, Island Mango, I mixed it with my shea butter oil to tone down the smell some.  Not my favorite scent.
                       Bee Hold Curly Butter-Good product too, I did my daughters hair in a twisted mohawk using this and it was great, can't wait to try on a twist out this spring/summer.
Waiting to arrive: Luscious Balancing Cream Moisturizer
                           Strawberry Kiwi Serum
 I will surely let you know how those work out.

(Last ) Weekend hair and stuff

Last weekend was so busy that I did not get to post what I did to my hair, which was alot.

Getting right to it...

I colored it...

                                                        ...compared to this red, it is gone.

I used Clairol Natural Instincts 21G Caramel Creme and I have to say I was not going to color it just cut the red off, but I know good and well I was not cutting so the next thing was to color and I love how the results turned out.  The dye brand was great my hair was so soft after my deep conditioning session under the dryer (not that it was dry before) and it is still rocking that softness today as I type.  I haven't washed it since, but that will be happening maybe next Tuesday night before Thanksgiving, I am looking  for a good color shampoo, thinking about trying Loreal Sulfate Free shampoo for color treated hair.  

I also bought Shea Moisture Restorative Conditioning Milk, I used it as a leave in a on top of my coconut oil and castor oil mix, man that layer rocks together, my hair loved it (I seriously think that is why my hair is so soft) I used the conditioning milk twice more this week during my nightly retwisting. If you have not found Shea Moisture it is a must try the three products I use so far are great.

Now I must vent:

I am so loving my hair and how it is growing and maturing, I am not concerned with length cause I got it you just can't see it.  I love my hair and all it's glory and love wearing it big and wild and I think it likes to be, during the day it seems to grow a little more until at the end of the day it looks like this...

I love my hair. She may look rough on these pics

but it was so soft with lots of movement. 

She even got a compliment tonight.

Shea Moisture and Quemet Biologics Review

I have fallen in love with Shea Moisture's Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo, I used it for a second tome this weekend and got the same effect, soft curls without that stripped feeling that most shampoo leaves your hair feeling after rinsing. I was able to run my fingers through during and afterward. Amazing!  My best girlfriend gave this to me a few weeks ago after she went back to the creamy crack, yes she did, her husband could not get used to her hair after a year and she relaxed it back...that's another story, just like a man.  Relate, relax, and release!  Anywho, I am so glad she gave it to me, I used it two weeks ago and thought  maybe the results were a coincidence.  Well I used it for a second time on this Saturday and got the same results, wow.  I think I have found my new shampoo.

Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo

Ingredients: Contains de-ionized water, Decyl Glucoside (sugar beets), African Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea butter) (denotes certified organic ingredients), aloe vera leaf juice, Argan Oil, Panthenol (pro-vitamin B-5, rosemary extract, sea kelp extract, vitamin E, Lonicera Caprifolium (honeysuckle) flower and Lonicera Japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) flower extract.

What it does: Hydrates, smoothes, and repairs strands, leaving hair manageably soft.

Other ingredients: Sea kelp-trace minerals detoxify hair follicles of impurities and residue.
                            Argan Oil-restore shine and elasticity.
                            Shea Butter-deeply moisturizes and repairs damage to hair and scalp.

I definitely give this product two thumbs up!!!
Now on to Quemet Biologics Burdock Root Butter Cream
I heart this soooo much it's ridiculous, this left my hair so super soft the past week when wearing my twist out, I hated to wash my hair.  The consistency reminded me of Afroveda Totally Twisted Ginger Almond Butter the only difference is the smell, I'm just not to fond of the smell of the Almond Butter it triggered my allergies something awful.  The Burdock Root barely has a smell and I like that.

Quemet Biologics Burdock Root Butter Cream

Product Description
Our Burdock Root Butter Cream is a light, water based leave-in for fine haired naturals, straight styles and those looking for a light penetrating moisturizer. It conditions and softens while nourishing the scalp. Leaves hair healthy, soft and supple!
Key Ingredients: Contains Pure Mediterranean Olive Oil for softness and emollience, extracts of Burdock Root, Nettle Leaf, Oatstraw and Wheat for their conditioning, scalp nourishing, shine enhancing and hair growth properties. Vegetable glycerin for its humectancy and MSM sulfur for nourishment and healthy hair growth.

Directions: Rub a moderate amount between palms and evenly distribute through wet, damp or dry hair. Leave-in and style. Use alone or in combination with any of the Qhemet Biologics leave-ins.

I give this product two thumbs up cause that's all the thumbs I got, if I had more they would go up too.

Unfortunately, my after almost two weeks my little sample size is completely gone I used the last bit tonight, but you know I will be putting in another order for the big size ASAP!

Hope you enjoyed, until next time, holla.

Chunky twist out

My chunky twist out is a result of needing a hair wash  but no time to give it the spa treatment it deserves so I have been putting in chunky twists since Friday.  Products used: my oil mixture and Burdock Root Butter Cream by Quemet Bioligics.  I just orderd a sample size to try but I think I like it, I haven't tried it on clean hair yet, but if it works great so for I can't wait.  It's getting bigger every day.
I am in love with the results.

amla again

These past few days have been good hair days, I did another Amla treatment on Saturday and my hair loves it.  The recipe is the same as I did here, and I let it sit for about the same amount of time.  Believe me when I say I am not having any hair shed at all or breakage when styling/retwisting my hair, I don't know if it is the Amla, black tea, or both but they are doing their job.  I wanted to do a Henna and Amla mixture but did not feel like going to the store to get it so I just did the other since I already had some.  I think this week I will do the two mixed.  One thing about the Amla though is it does not have the same slip as Henna but it rinses out better.
Sorry no pictures of my hair and the new necklace I made, for some reason my pictures are taking forever and a day to upload.  Later.

Amla Hair Treatment, Shea Moisture Retention Shampoo

I did an Amla treatment on my hair this past Saturday and the results actually turned out great.  I stopped by my local India Mart for Henna and gosh doggit they were out soooo I just said give me the Amla.
As you know I wore my hair straight and tucked into a bun for two weeks my hair was so moisturized that when I washed and DC it was super duper soft and I know it was from all the coconut/shea butter/castor oil mixture that I was using.

First things first, I shampooed with Shea Moistures Moisture Retention Shampoo and that stuff was amazing, it  didn't feel like it stripped my hair like some shampoos do.  I feel like it really "retained" moisture.  I then conditioned with Aussie Moist conditioner cause it is still the bomb and I even let it sit in my hair while I got soapy.  After that it was time to apply the Amla.  Here is the brand I used.

What I did
-whole box of Amla (100g)
-1 cup of warm black tea (2-3 bags)
-about half cup Aussie Moist conditioner
-about three tbs coconut oil
Mix, mix, mix and apply to hair just like Henna and let sit under a shower cap and towel.
I let it set for one and a half hours and rinsed out, I have to admit I liked it better than the Henna.  One good thing about the Amla is that it does not stain like Henna which is good because I was not trying to get any color just the conditioning benefits. My hair was like soft cotton, unlike Henna which leaves the hair dry afterwards and you have to do another DC, I did not have to do anything else after rinsing the Amla my hair was ready to be styled.  I can't wait to do this one again.  Amla also helps to tone down the red in Henna so next time I will be mixing these two together.

Benefits of Amla:
-promotes hair growth
-controls hair fall
-cures scalp infection
-controls premature graying of hair

Aloe Vera Gel

I bought some aloe vera gel today!  You know what I like aloe vera gel, especially for my hair, so today I am going to try an experiment.  I have never gotten two day hair out of a twist/braid out before, OMG, I know, what's up with that?  So I'm about to go whip up a little sumthin sumthin and be back with the results.

Happy 4th and a few updates

So Happy 4th and everything else. Here are a few hairstyle pictures from my weekend including some of my Big Girl, she wore her first twist out, I usually don't let her wear her hair out but she is getting a little older so I thought I would let her get some natural action on Saturday.  My Baby Girl did not want to join the fun, that's just her.  I also modified my Shea Moisture Curl Smoothie, I whipped it with some oils I had and a little gel activator and it came out wonderful.

       My Big Girls Twist Out.

She thought she was too cute!

Me and Big Girl on our way to eat some barbecue

I had a job interview and this is how I wore my hair;

I think it turned out cute.

Shea Moisture Organics video review

This is my review on Shea Moisture Organics Curl Enhancing Smoothie from Target.  No, I did not buy it to enhance my curls, I bought it strictly for moisture.  I really like it.  I usually don't buy instore hair products over $10 but my natural friend girl bought it and liked it-she said it left her hair really soft so I decided to try it.  My twist out has been the best it has ever been...seriously!  Great moisture and softness without ANY crunchiness at all.  Check out the video for more information. Mind you day two hair was achieved using the Shea Moisture and Jessicurl Confident Coils for hold.

Amenta conditioner product review

Amprogel Curle Curl part 2

Hello once again, part 2 of my Ampro Gel Activator review.

This time I added some a little Eco Styler Gel with the Ampro Activator, I deep conditioned real good and while in the shower I raked my mixture through real good with my fingers. Again before doing that I added my Elasta QP Leave in to my hair. This mixture turned out really good. My hair likes these two products, there is no flaking, greasiness, or crunchiness. I am really excited that I found something for my wash n go's, I was getting worried for a minute there...

Anyways check out my videos and pictures.