TRULY IN LOVE!

So after a couple of days of frustration with my hair (and horrible acne breakout) I am once again back on the right track. I realized the reason why I was having so much frustration (and horrible acne breakout.....yeah it was bad) was because I was not consuming enough H2O!! It's funny because the moment I stopped drinking so much water ( I was trippin) my hair let me have it! It didn't cooperate with me one bit!!! I am a true believer that your hair can't cause a bad hair day, it's YOU!!

Once I decided to give my body some water (lots and lots of it) my hair was back it action. Last night I deep conditioned it with Aussie 3 Minute Miracle (left it on for 2 hours) and rinsed. I then applied Kinky Curly Knot Today Leave-In (yeah I know I was only going to stick with Giovanni, but I bought the product, so I have to finish it) and then applied Kinky Curly Custard and twisted my hair. I let it dry over night and when I took it out this morning (with coconut oil on my hands) it look GREAT!!!! I was actually shocked! I think the combination of more water and using Aussie's (have you smelled this stuff.......awesome), my hair reacted differently to the Kinky Curly product line. I am very pleased!

I must say that I am completely in love with this curly fro on my head. It amazes me everyday that I had the courage to see what my hair really looked like. I knew I might like it, but I didn't know how much I would love it. In my friends words "Your hair will be your pet." She was right........my hair is my pet and I love her so! ;-)

Frustration!

So I have learned to stop buying so many products. I have used several and they have been an epic fail!!!!! My hair did not respond well (the first few days it did) to the Curl Enhancer Smoothie. My hair feels icky and the dryness is unreal! To be fair, it could be because of the cold weather, so I will try it again in the warmer months.

I have lived for twist outs! I think my hair responds better when I twist it while dry. My curls seem to really pop and I can really see the growth. With that being said, I think it's time for me to go to a barber for a shape to my hair. My twist outs would be more fierce with a style. I do the fro-hawk, but I am starting to get really bored with it. I think I may get the sides tapered down a bit and go from there. Who knows.......all I know is that I am stuck in a hair rut..........probably because I play with my hair to much! LOL!!!! I think I will leave it be for the rest of the month, go back to using my basic products and see where I am in my journey.

What a great weekend!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine was relaxing and filled with shopping! My hair adventures were really interesting. I did the Henna on Wednesday night and it didn't look much different leaving it in for 7 hours rather than 3. I will say that every time I got into the sun, you could see the color (reddish) a lot more. I did a twist out(my go to hairstyle) and unfortunately, I didn't let it try all the way through and my hair looked a mess (to me at least). Friday night I did a dry twist out I hate that my camera didn't catch the true fierceness of the twist out. I must say I will be twisting my hair every night!! I experimented with a product called Shea Moisturizer Curl Enhancer Smoothie (Target $9.99) to define my curls when I do my twist and I must say that it did fairly well on my hair! The ingredients include Neem Oil, Coconut Oil, and Silk Protein. My hair felt soft and I really liked out the curls popped. With that said......I am off to search the Cyber Monday deals! ;-)

Gobble Gobble

I am excited and tired thinking about Thanksgiving. I am excited to be off of work and chill with the hubby and friends but I am also tired because we are cooking tonight and I am going to Henna my hair! YIKES!!!!!!!! I think I can get it all accomplished without going crazy.......maybe. So the plan is to go home, take a quick nap (yeah right), put the Henna in and while it's cooking on my head I will then start to cook my Thanksgiving meal. I am anxious to put the Henna on tonight because this will be my second attempt and this time I will have it on for about 7 hours vs. 3 hours! I promise to post pictures!!! Anyway, hope you all have an awesome Turkey Day and don't get too stuffed! ;-)

1 Month Nappiversary!!!

It has been 1 month since my big chop!!!!!! I am super excited for this amazing milestone! My journey so far.......I have to admit.......there were days when I looked at myself and thought "what in the HELL were you thinking!!" Those days were bad! Luckily it was only a couple of days (my aunt flow was visiting) so it was no big deal. ;-)  This whole experience so far has been amazing, nerve racking, confusing, and utterly expensive (I am a major PJ = Product Junkie). I have bought every conditioner known to man!!! LOL!! It's fun though, seeing how your hair reacts to different products. I need to learn to stick with one and I have to say that this whole month, I always go back to Giovanni Direct Leave-In! I actually found a combination that worked for me while doing my twist outs. I co-wash my hair with Hello Hydration conditioner, mix the Giovanni in with 100% pure Shea Butter, coconut oil, peppermint oil, vegetable glycerin, and Castor oil. I massage the concoction through my hair, brush my hair with a Denman brush and twist! The results are amazing and my hair is 100% moisturized!! I LOVE IT. With that said, check out the day that I big chopped and today!

Big Chop 10/23/10











1 month anniversary 11/23/10



Where have I been???

I can't believe it has been several days since my last blog post! Yikes!! I was putting together an AWESOME baby shower and I got seriously sidetracked! Sorry about that. So my hair has been going through some changes these past couple of days. I am experiencing massive shirkage and it is quite annoying! My hair shrivels up so badly with Wash n Go's!! UGH!! So I have decided that twist outs are my best friend. The only thing is, it takes me 1-2 hours to twist my hair! My hair is at the short stage, so it will be a little while before I can actually just throw 6-8 twists in my hair and keep it moving.

I was supposed to post pictures of my henna treatment and I totally forgot! My iPhone got jacked up and needless to say I lost all of my "after henna" photos! I loved it though. I will be doing henna 2 times a month so we will see how my hair behaves. Chat with you all soon!

Do You Henna Your Hair?



Many of you know Henna as an art that is used to tattoo. What some of you may not know is that Henna also has great benefits for your hair!! This powered substance mixed with green tea and a little honey can make your hair soft, shiny, and even give you a hint of color. It will not lift your hair color (even though if you use it constantly, it just might) but it will make healthier. I did my first Henna treatment last night and let me tell you, my hair has never been this healthy looking since I cut off my hair 2 weeks and 5 days ago (yes, I am counting)!!! Check out my fellow curly, Curly Nikki for the step by step tutorial! Pictures will be posted soon!

http://www.curlynikki.com/2008/12/henna-pictorial.html