Oh yeah.

Kinky twist free...

Amazed at how much my hair has grown....
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It's on...

It's that time...the time too unleash my hair from its constraints.... What you see there my friends, if you look close enough is my hair hidden beneath my braids. I started taking down my twists Tuesday night in hopes to have all of it out by Friday(girls night out @DINO'S BBQ!!!!). So far, I have about 6 rows left and I hope to have them all out tonight.

In the process of taking out the extensions, I ran into the dreaded...dirt clumps. On a whim, I applied Qhem's BRBC on the clump and to my absolute DELIGHTED surprised...the clump disappeared with MINIMAL hair loss!

HOLY MOLY!!!!

Last night while taking down some more extensions, I ran into more dirt clumps, and this time I applied Qhem's MTCD and holy smokes, the clumps disappeared!

This is GREAT news! For so long I've battled dry clumps when taking down extensions and now I have something that not only helps, but leaves my hair moisturize in the process.

Awesome!

Black Friday Haul!!!!!

From left to right: Darcy's Botanicals Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Oil, Curly Cream Gel(FREEE), Avocado&wild plum twisting cream-glycerin free, Qhemet's Biologics(top) Moringa Tree Conditioning Ghee, Burdock Rock Butter Cream and Olive and Honey Hydrating Balm.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM YAAASSSSSSS!!!!!

So many combinations:

Moringa Tree Conditioning Ghee(as a leave in) under Avocado butter, BRBC, or Darcy's AWPTC.

Or

Qhem's BRBC under Avocado Butter or Darcy's AWPTC

Just oh man! I can't wait!!!!!!!

I'm also debating whether to try his Coconut pomade with a substitution for beeswax...

decisions, decisions....

Black Friday....I came, I saw, I conquer....

*wipes brow*

Yesterday, I woke up like a woman on a mission. I wasn't going to be STOPPED.
I logged on at 2am in time for Darcy's Botanicals Black Friday Sale.

*deep breaths*

Not only was I able to purchase her glycerin-free avocado&wild plum twisting cream, the coconut and hibiscus oil, but because she wanted to testers for her new cream gel, I got that for free with my purchase!!!!!!!!!

Mmmmmm I love free stuff.

Anyway, when I got to work, I cracked my knuckles in preparation for Qhemet's Biologics Black Friday sale where I picked up not only my beloved BRBC and OHHB, but her new Moringa Tree Conditioning Ghee as well.

HOT DAMN.

But oh no, I wasn't done!!!!

My little sister is home from school, and I was shocked to see how much of her hair had broken off, so I made my way to Karen's Body Beautiful after work, to get her the Super Silky and Hair Butter for %30 off!

*twirls*

Oh man, can I tell you that I'm plotting on KBB after-Christmas sale? I got my eye on her body butters...ALL OF THEM.

Yesterday had to be the best Black Friday ever.

I feel complete.

Obsession...

Inspired by this post by Scrangie

Nicole by OPI Nicole...Spotted!! layered over Sinful colors See You Soon.

Absolutely breathtaking.

This and that....

Random Stuff:

1.) My hair HATES protein. It was evident by how much hair I lost when I did my last protein treatment a few months ago.
2.) I re-braided my hair and was amazed at how many single strand knots I had.
3.) Rhassoul clay is my friend.
4.) Kinky twists are so convenient
5.) I've decided that I'm going to commit to wearing cornrows and twists instead of the braided/twists...my hair I've realized, loses its ever loving mind if I wear a style for more than a month
6.) I got my shopping list ready for Qhem's Black Friday Sale
7.) Avocado butter works wonders for my hair and skin....not a flake in sight
8.) Qhem's Black Friday sale...nuff said
9.) I can't wait to order the Magic Rake Seamless comb...YASSSSSS
10.) ZOYA BOGO!!!! I had almost 53 dollars worth of nail polishes on hold....I was being cheap and didn't want to spend the money because I *knew* Zoya was going to have some kind of promotion..and BOY DID THEY EVER! *twirls* I ordered all the polishes I wanted for 28 bucks!

Till I post again!

New do!!!!!

Can't tell me nothing.....*twirls*
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The search is over...

I think my search for a HG deep treatment is over. After trying so many deep treatments(Hairveda, Aubrey's Organics, Mozeke) and coming up empty, I think I've found the one.

I got this recipe from a post on Curlynikki.com

Homemade Rhassoul Hair Mask

- 1/4 to 1/3 cup of Rhassoul Clay
- Hot water
Optional add-ins make the mixture smoother and more slippery
- 1-2 tbs. of your favorite (I like grapeseed or EVOO)
- Plain Greek-style yogurt (2-4 oz)
- Honey (couple of tsp.)
- small container of banana baby food

How funny is that I had Rhassoul clay in my possession and never thought to use it as a deep conditioner?????? I followed the directions and put the paste in my hair for about 3 hours while I cleaned my room and Coco's cage.

When I rinsed the paste from my hair, I was simply AMAZED at how easy it was to run my fingers through the thickest part of my hair. It was like the tangles and knots disappeared!

My hair felt AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! It was soft, moist, easy to detangle and I didn't lose much hair in the process.

I can't get over how great my hair felt afterwards....I've fallen in love!!!!!!

Helllooooo....

This is what my hair looks like today....total HOTNESS!
I'm amazed and awed at how much my hair has grown.... :)

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Now THIS...

Is you take a boring manicure from 0 to 60...glitter!!!!
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NOTD

Confetti "Moonstruck"

Don't know how I feel about this color.

Meh.
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Ok now...eowwwww!

No explanation necessary.

Lady sings the blues...

I LOVE being natural and I don't ever see myself going back to the creamy crack.

But..

I'm not going to lie and say that I love my hair right now AT this moment. I'm counting down to when my cousin can put some extensions in it!

Don't judge me...

This is hat season and my hair is not cutting it in this weather. So I plan on putting my hair into hibernation earlier than planned...like next week or this week if I'm lucky!
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As the World Turns...

Now that summer is gone and the nights get cooler, the question begs to ask...what in the world am I going to do with my hair?

Normally, I would wear kinky twist extensions to help battle the changing weather. However, since I've realized that wearing kinky twists has made me extremely lazy when it came to taking care of my hair, I'm hesitant.

But.

I have to be realistic, the cold air sucks the life out of my hair, and kinky twists saves me time and money.

So I've decided to put kinky twists in my hair in November- May.

I hope I'm more diligent with my hair upkeep(IE washing).

I think I'm going to look into Mozeke Avocado Cleaning Cream and Qhem's Cleansing shampoo.

Until next time!

Damage!!!!!

This morning I was a woman on a mission.

I had to HAVE Revlon "Slipper." I walked all of Downtown Brooklyn and I found it!
I also picked up two new Sally Hansen's fall line as well!

I feel good!

From left to right: Confetti "Masquerade Ball', Revlon "Slipper", Sally Hansen "Purple Gala", Sally Hansen "Mystic Lilac"


Ohhh I can't WAIT to wear Mystic Lilac and Purple Gala.

I also purchased Revlon Galaxy(blue glitter), but the bottle was broken so I have to return it.

The power of...shrinkage...

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

This is what my hair looked like once my cousin was finished braided it.

Words could not describe how much I LOVED it....

Until...

Water..in the form of sweat and my daily spritz....

Which only means one thing...SHRINKAGE!!!!

Now it looks like....

This:

and this:

Which is a-ok with me.

I've realized that when my ends are not tucked as in the style you see above, I develop more single strand knots and my ends get more ragged.

So back to my trusty pinned up do!

sidebar: maybe I should do a comparison shot of the back of my hair...maybe next time

More!

*dies*
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Orly Royal Navy..

Good googly moggly.

*drools*

It was sooooooo worth the wait...
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Why...hello there.

My hair has come a looonng way. Last year, if I wore a bantu knot out, I would spend so much time in the mirror fluffing my hair(using a rat tail comb and my fingers), making sure there was no gaps in my hair.

Fastforward to a year later, and this morning however, it was so much easier! All I had to do was undo the knots, fluff my hair with my fingers and I was done in under 5 minutes.

My hair has grown by leaps and bounds...

I am loving my journey!
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My Orly haul...

*passes out*

Glitter overload...

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NOTD...

Ulta Envy...

I reallly like this color!

I really need to do a hair review, yes?

Blah, I have no energy to do so :(

Sorry.
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Why I'll always love Zoya...

Zoya Deidra.

:)
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Because I'm a lost cause...

Hola!

I still need post about my disastrous results with Mozeke products, but in the meantime, here's my most recent nail polish haul.

I know the olive cream on the right is Klean Color, Fashionista. Unfortunately, the name of the metallic green polish escapes me at the moment....oops!

Toodles!
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Interview hair and nails...

Wow what a whirlwind of activity. It all started on Monday being the WORST Monday ever, because when it rained it POURED.

But alas, I did an overnight pre-poo treatment with vatika oil and went to bed. Well the next morning I got a call from my recruiter stating that she had a position that she was recruiting for and she thought it would be perfect for me.

And after they view my resume, they wanted to see me THAT very day.

So my wash day got pushed back to wash evening, and since I didn't want to flat twist my hair because it was oily, I left my hair in two twisted buns..

And I love it!!!! This is my favorite summer style! Its easy and it looks so cute!

Well, I went to interview with my hair in buns and slicked some aloe vera gel on my edges to hold them down and wore a cute black headband...and I got the job!

And luckily I decided to wear Essie Demure Vixen from their Summer 2010 collection because it's the perfect interview color!

Woot!

I also have some products that I must review because I've fallen head over heels with Mozeke products.

Details to come soon!
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Pretty stuff....

I went on a buying spree yesterday, purchasing cute headbands from Forever 21 and H&M.

I'm happy as a clam!
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Is this thing on???

This morning, not even an hour ago...

I had a recovering product junkie....breakdown.

The reason?

I'm RUNNING LOW ON AVOCADO BUTTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*screams*

OH GOD WHAT TO USE?!?!?!?!?! DO I GOT BACK TO QHEM'S????? OMG THE MONEY??!?!?!?!?!?!!? BUT I WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SHIPPING SINCE I CAN PICK UP QHEM'S FROM THE STORE?!?!?!?!??! OMG WHAT TO USE?!>!>!>!>!>>! HELLLPPP FUCKKKKKKK!!!!!!

*deep, calming breaths*

No need to freak out, I'll just order two jars of avocado butter and call it a day.

But what about a leave-in?

I'm thisclose to finishing Anita's Grant Cafe Latte leave-in, but I need something else for my hair since I refuse to order internationally again.

Do I try Karen's Super Silky?

Do I try Mozeke Coconut Hair Kokum leave in?

or try to find a cheaper alternative....but what?

Decisions, decisions.....

Houston, we have a problem...

Zoya(I have my eye on their Wicked Fall 201o collection...*drools*)

Sally Hansen, Maybelline, Revlon, Milani, Rimmel, Illamasqua, Essie and others...

Color Club, China Glaze, Orly, OPI, and Diamond Cosmetics...

This is my current nail polish collection. Today I had to purchase another drawer to hold all my polishes and I realized with the upcoming fall releases....

I need to buy more.

Here it goes....NOTD & Hair pics

Today's NOTD is Sally Hansen Sea and Be Seen layer over 2 coats of American Apparel Peacock...this baby is a STUNNER.

and here are photos of my hair this past Friday....it GREW!

my cousin in the process of braiding my hair....

In other news....my 2yr nappaniversary is right around the corner and I can't wait!

I'm back!

I'm back and ready to roll!

Hair pics to come soon!

and reviews!

I'm in love...

With Aubrey Organics GPB protein conditioner!

How amazing is this product? It smells divine, makes my hair feel stronger and my curls POP!

Woot!

Freedom!!!!!

At long last my hair is free! I'm amazed at how long and thick my hair has gotten. If you noticed, my hair isn't as scalpy as it used to be, it looks more filled in.

*happy jig*

Wild!!!!!!!

Minimum Scalpage...woot!

Birthday NOTD!

My choice for my birthday mani is Wet n Wild Night Prowl.

How GORGEOUS is this color? OMG!

My first choice was China Glaze 2030 but my heavens, the application was TERRIBLE.

So I decided on Night Prowl and boy it did not disappoint!

It's black with deep purple glitter. This was opaque with 3 coats and it came alive with a shiny topcoat!!!

*le sigh*

NOTD and I need a new topcoat!

This week Nail of Today is China Glaze Solar Power. I received this color at Nails Night Out in January and this is the first time I'm actually wearing this color. This was 3 coats and quite frankly, I hated this color on me. It gave me traffic lights hand, no bueno.

Another issue I'm having is my polish chipping after a DAY of wear. I think I'm going to purchase China Glaze topcoat to test out, results to come soon!

Here's China Glaze Solar Power:

Since I experienced chipping after the first day of wear, I did my nails over, this time using OPI All That Razz Berry. I really like this color, a bit boring, but wearable nonetheless. The formula was a bit thin so I did 2 coats, I could have went with 3.

OPI All That Razz Berry: