It's here!!!!

My Oyin products are here and they smell AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to use them!

ETA: Ok I tried the Burnt Sugar Pomade on my braids and HOLY HELL, my hair SHINES, SHINES, oh and they SHINE! I LOVE IT, and um...I wanna eat my hair. This stuff smells like pancakes. Now I'm hungry.

Adding to my arsenal....

This weekend I made a trip to my local Indian grocer to pick up some Vatika Oil.

Now what is Vatika Oil?


"Vatika Enriched Coconut Hair Oil
provides natural nourishment to your hair,
giving it body and radiance while taking
care of the critical balance of nutrients.
The new improved natural formulation of
Vatika Hair Oil -- a pure coconut oil enriched
with Lemon, Amla, Henna, Soya Extracts & six
other trusted herbs -- gives your hair & scalp
complete nourishment for that
problem free, healthy hair"

Ingredient breakdown:

"Henna - colorant, hair conditioner & restorative
Amla - hair nourishment, delays graying & hair fall
Harad - protects from UV rays, delays graying
Bahera - maintains hair color
Neem - anti-microbial, fights dandruff & hair fall.
Brahmi - hair vitalizer.
Kapur Kachari - antiseptic.
Lemon Oil - astringent, fights dandruff.
Coconut Oil - promotes hair growth & nourishment.
Cow's Milk - natural nourishment. "


Various uses of Vatika Oil:

"To get really healthy hair oil it a day before washing. The oil provides a protective coating and makes your hair shiny. A good oil massage also helps stimulate blood circulation and promotes hair growth."

" To maintain the oil and moisture balance of your hair, remember to do a conditioning treatment with oil at least thrice a week. "


I decided Sunday night to use it as a pre-poo treatment, and I really like it. The smell is kinda of strong, so if you have a sensitive nose, then this product isn't you. Anyway that night, I rubbed a good amount through my dry hair and slept left it in overnight. Now I didn't noticed any changes in my hair hair texture that morning because my hair is currently in braids so it's hard to tell you know? One thing I like about Vatika Oil is that it penetrates deep into the hair shaft and doesn't leave your hair greasy which is a plus. So this morning I finally washed my hair, and I don't know if it was the Vatika Oil or my poo bar, but my hair was amazingly soft as hell. I could not get over how soft my hair was, it was almost like my hair was invisible, it truly felt like the Vatika Oil added something to my washing experience.

And when I added my Aubrey Organics conditioner with some more Vatika Oil?

My hair felt beyond amazing! This oil is truly amazing, I can't get over how good my hair felt afterwards.

I think I am going to use this oil as a pre-poo, with my conditioner washes and my deep treatments.

This oil is worth it!

Now in other news, I am still waiting on my order from Hairveda and Oyin.
Which sucks! But now that I've fallen in love with Vatika Oil, what the hell am I going to do with the *2* bottles of the Shakakai Cocosta Oil I ordered from HairVeda?

Damn, lol.

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Heehehe

So I broke my "No more hair products rule" and purchased two new products for my hair. I ordered the Burnt Sugar Pomade and the Honey Hemp conditioner for Oyin Handmade. Why did I order those two? To be honest, the summer is almost here, and I really want my hair to SHINE and from all the reviews I've read the BSP gives your hair amazing shine annnnnd its made with castor oil which my hair loves!

Burnt Sugar pomade and ingredients:



"Similar in texture to an old school 'hair grease,' This blend of oils, butters, and veggie waxes acts as a humectant and protectant for hair, increasing shine to a high glossy sheen and locking in moisture. It's packed with essential fatty acids to nourish scalp, and actually sinks into your hair and skin for a long lasting, non-greasy feeling. It's great for braids, imparts shine and moisture to loose hair, brushes nicely into the hairline for a glossy finish, and adds luster to locks!"

I NEED THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is nothing worse than dry looking braids, gross! AND my hair is going to be out for the summer? Oh helllll no, I neeeeed this! I want my braids to shine like diamonds dammit!

Keep reading...

"Contains virgin coconut cream, mango oil, and hempseed oil in a base of nourishing castor oil. Lightly fragranced with a subtly sweet fragrance"

Um whose hair loves castor oil???? MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously now, what's NOT to love? So how am I going to use this?

Well, after I spritz my hair with my homemade spritzer, I am going to take a small amount and slide it through my hair. This method helps lock in moisture which is a major plus!

Now onto my second purchase:

Now do I need another conditioner? NO, I have about four good conditioners that I use, but, a natural girl can nevah have too many conditioners. Besides, I wanted to see what the fuss was about:



"Oyin's Honey Hemp Conditioner: Oh, Honey. It's a natural humectant... nature's gift for glowing, supple hair. Ah, Hemp Oil. With a rich array of Fatty Acids to ensure well-nourished tresses. Oh! Ah! Oyin's Honey-Hemp Conditioner! How could it possibly be improved? Perhaps by adding Silk Protein and Aloe Vera Gel... just to take the succulence over the top. ;o)

A creamy rinse-out conditioner has been an often-requested product at Oyin. We are very proud of the Honey-Hemp Conditioner - a light, penetrating, silky blend enriched with aloe vera gel, hemp oil, honey, and hydrolyzed silk protein, it's got nice detangling slip and serious moisturizing power. It rinses cleanly and also makes a nice pre-shampoo deep conditioning treatment. It can even be used as a creamy, nourishing leave-in!"

What's not to love? I plan on using this as an ingredient in my homemade daily spritzes, I can't wait!

Now the other night, I made a homemade spritz with:

Rosehips
Fenugreek tea
Conditioner
Castor oil

and I hated it! That shit clogged my damn pump bottle. I am sooo going back to my regular conditioner, water, eo's mix. I tried it, hated it, next!


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Yup, I'm loving it...

Another item that I really like from Chagrin Valley is their lip butter. I purchased the Honey Butter lipbutter and the Mocha Java lipbutter, and man o man, those things leave my lips soooo soft and moisturized!

On another note, my cousin has officially named me her "Henna Hairdresser."
LOL, isnt that great? I already ordered 300g of Yemen henna for her. I can't wait to get my hands on it, lol.


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So soft, sooo soft

Man my hair feels like cotton! Today I used my Chagrin Valley sample poo bars and my Karen's BB herbal hair conditioner.

And boy o boy my hair is soft like cotton! Now, I didn't care for the Honey Beer Egg poo bar nor the Babassu & Marsh Mallow poo bar that I tested on my hair today. I swear, the ONLY poo bar that comes close to my beloved Coconut poo bar is the Mud and Clay poo bar.

Now Karen's Body Beautiful herbal conditioner is the friggin truth! Slip like a mutha, smells amazing, and leaves my hair as smooth as a baby bottom!

I love my hair!
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So...

I won't be ordering from mehandiskinart.com anymore, their shipping is ridiculous. I only ordered from them because their prices and shipping are way cheaper than hennaforhair. I ordered my products on Thursday and I have YET to recieve my package as of today.

I will be sticking with Catherine from here on out. I like knowing that I order my henna on Monday and its in my mailbox by Wednesday. If that makes me impatient, then so be it, but I like knowing that my packages are here within 3 days.

I'm hennaing my cousin hair tonight! So we should see how that goes.

Anyway, I've been a badddd girl, but I can't show you how BAD I've been until I have them in my grasp, you will see.

Lets just say that I am going to hide my credit card after today, lol.

I was THAT bad!

Also, today I made my very own lotion! How effin cool is that? I bought shea butter, coco butter, and a hand mixer and I made a kickass lotion that left my skin incredibly soft.

Ingredients:

pure un-refined Shea butter
pure Coco butter
Aloe vera juice
2 vitamin E pills
Two teaspoons of coconut oil

I mix the ingredients with my hand held mixer(its very messy) and placed it in a jar.

This afternoon I took a shower after my workout class and applied the lotion.

Holy hell my skin GLOWED, and after the shea butter and coco butter melted in my skin, my skin was sooooooooo soft, I am going to love this for the summer!

I am going to make some for my sisters, mother, and grandmother.

Toodles!


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I really wanted to like you

I really wanted to love you, I mean look how pretty your bar is? and the smell is AMAZING!But alas, it does NOTHING for my skin, NOTHING. Doesn't lather enough(could be my hard water), but overall, I wasn't overly impressed with it.

Sad to say I am going to have to rate this bar 7 out of 10, would have been 5 but I love the smell.

This is going to go in the bottom of the pile *le sigh*



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Let me count the ways.....

Ohhh so my beloved Coconut Milk shampoo bar has some SERIOUS competition. Chagrin's Mud and Clay poo bar is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! Holy cow it left my hair so soft and my scalp so squeaky clean, I LOVE IT! I am definitely going to have to stock pile the coconut bar and the mud & clay bar as well.




I give this amazing bar 10 out of 10.


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Three for one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hola, so far I'm slowly making my way through my sample Chagrin Valley poo bars and body bars. So I decided to review the bars that stood out the most for me.

One of my favorite bars so far is the *drum roll please*



Goatmilk Oatmeal Soap: I LOVE this soap, I loved it so much that I ordered a full size bar of it. I can not describe how SOFT this made my skin. It is extremely moisturizing and it exfoliates my skin gently. The oatmeal pieces does a great job of getting rid of the flakes and the goatmilk is one of the most finest moisturizing agents out there. I give this amazing bar 10 out of 10.

The next bar that I love is the Lavender & Rosemary soap:

I really like this bar, I don't love it, but I damn sure like it alot! This left my skin really soft and supple, which I like. The smell is not overpowering which is a plus because some Lavender products are really overpowering. I really adore this soap, it almost matches up to the Goatmilk Honey Oatmeal soap, so I give this bar an 8 out of 10.


Now onto shampoo bars:

Coconut Shampoo bar:


This bar has everything, a light scent, lathers up nicely, and it leaves my hair so soft that I don't even need to use conditioner afterwards. If I could marry this poo bar I would. I LOVE this bar so much that I purchased two full size bars. There no way in heck that I am going to allow anyone to use this bar, lol. I love it that much. I give this poo bar 10 out 10, heck I would rate it 11 out of 10 if I could, lol.

Till next time!
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In the spotlight....

"Chagrin Valley Lavender Oatmeal Spice soap"



I really like this body soap. It's very moisturizing and refreshing, and the smell? DIVINE!!!!The only downside is the oatmeal grains. They are extremely harsh on my skin, even after I lather several times. So out of 10, I give this soap a 5. I'll probably give it to my mom.

I will post my review of the Goat Milk and Oatmeal soap tomorrow.

See ya!



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My BABIES!!!!!!!!!!

I received my soaps today!!!

I LOVE Ida's shipping!

I ordered my soaps on Thursday recieved them on Saturday!

God BLESS that woman!

I am going to test my Mud and Clay shampoo bar + Chocolate Almond(as a conditioner)

We will see how that goes.

Here are my beloved shampoo bars.




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Omg

I just finished using my coconut milk shampoo bar from Chagrin's and omg it is sooooooooo moisturizing!!!!

I love it!
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Soft hair, I LOVE my soft hair...

Now I know I've raved about products that made my hair soft, only to make my hair HARD as hell a week later. Well, this is a journey for me, so everything is trail and error as I try find products that my hair like.

So far, my hair likes the KBB Nectar + Qhemet BRBC combo. Now my hair might turn on me and decides it hates this combo, but for now? My hair is behaving and sooooo soft, which is important to me.

Now Qhemet CTDG does NOTHING for my hair suprisingly, and I think Karen's Body Beautiful hair nectar has amazing detangling abilities so much so that I'm going to give away BOTH bottles of the Coco Tea Detangling Ghee, also Qhemet Olive and Honey Hydrating Balm does not work on my hair as well. It's too thick and makes my hair hard. So I might just give both of my products to my little sister.

Now as for castor oil, I can't see myself going back to coconut oil. My hair, better yet, my ends loves castor oil. It's extremely moisturizing and it gives my deep conditioner an extra KICK.

Tonight I undid a braid and my hair was so soft from root to tip, which is something I'm not used to. My hair would always feel soft but my ends would feel so brittle and dry. It helped that I baggied my ends last night, but nonetheless I am loving how my hair feels this moment!








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Love

Chagrin Valley Goat Milk Oatmeal and Honey bar soap, oh my heavens, I LOVE IT

My skin feels fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Oh to be sooo soft....

I think I may have found my favorite deep treatment combo...

Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Replinishing pak + a capful of castor oil+ a teaspoon of honey = L.O.V.E

My hair has never been so soft and easy to detangle. One thing I always noticed with using Blackstrap molasses with my conditioner, was the cracking sound I heard when the combed my ends. It felt like the blackstrap molasses made my coils harder to detangled, so maybe my hair is not a big fan of protein?


So I think I might have to shelve blackstrap molasses for now, but castor oil?

I LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Soft, soft, soft hair! I've DT my hair in the past, but never had hair as soft as this.

A definite keeper!



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I.Can't.help.myself

*le sigh*



So as you know I adore Giovanni 50:50 shampoo, but, it strips my hair because its a clarifying shampoo.



Now as much as I like it, I don't love it. So I'm on the look out for something with more oomph, something that makes my hair extra soft.



And I think I found it!



First off, I really need to stay out of np.com commercial products threads, its getting me in so much trouble lmao, anyway, just out of curiosity I checked out the Chagrin valley shampoo bars by Ida thread and what do you know, it was a "We love Ida shampoo bars!!!!" rave.



Well, I just had to see what everyone was talking about, so I hopped over to Ida's homemade soaps website and my heavens there were so many things to choose from! I mean she has shampoo bars, body soap bars, lotion bars, bath melts, dog shampoo, lip balms, the works, and its all homemade!



I can tell you right now, I was like a girl in a soccer stadium full of hot Italian men, I was in love. I ordered sample bars of almost all her stuff. What makes this great is that her sample bars cost under 3 dollars and from all the reviews they last a really long time. I already have a wish list of all the soaps that I can't wait to get my hands on as soon as they are available.



I am particualry itching to try her coconut milk shampoo bar, something tells me I am going to LOVE it.

Here are my list of samples that I ordered:

SHAMPOO BARS

Coconut Milk Shampoo
EXTRA Honey Beer & Egg
Rosemary Mint
Summer Sunshine Shampoo
Rosemary Lavender Aloe
Herb Garden Shampoo
Mud & Clay Shampoo Sample
Babassu and Marsh Mallow
Olive Babassu Shampoo
Nettle Shampoo
Cafe Moreno Shampoo Bar

SOAPS

Avocado Shea Soap
Chocolate Almond Soap
Goat Milk Oatmeal Honey Soap
Herbal Mist Soap
Honey Beer Soap
Java Spice Soap
Lavender Oatmeal Spice
Lavender Rosemary Soap


and here's my wishlist:

Carrot Milk & Honey Shampoo Bar
Lavender & Spice Shampoo Bar
Castile & Calendula Baby Soap
Chamomile & Calendula Soap
Chocolate Orange Twist Soap
Cornmeal & Honey Scrubby Soap
Honey Butter Soap
Honey Beer Soap
Lemon Lavender Soap
Loofah Herb Garden Soap
Olive & Shea Soap
Peppermint Twist Soap
Rhassoul Clay & Yogurt Complexion Soap




Will post results as soon as I get my hands on them!

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Back!

Well I just finished visiting Karen's Body Beautiful. Thank the heavens for my strong will because I would have def left with the hair butter and cream. Karen was great! She put a bunch of products in my hair and my hair felt sooooo soft.

But alas, her hair butter and cream are made with shea butter which just sits on my hair, so I didn't buy those products.

I did however, exchange the hair milk for the hair nectar in Honey Oatmeal and boy does it smell goooood.

I'm a fan for sure!

When I start working again, I will definitely pick up the shea butter cream, the body splash, body oil, and their soap bars!
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All I want is mositure

First thing I did this morning was undo the twist and braid that held the Karen Body Beautiful products.



Ok onto my review:



KBB hair nectar+ Qhemet BRBC + coconut seal= love



First off, when I applied the Hair Nectar to my dry hair, my hair was instantly soft and fluffy, with no greasy residue. The best part was that my ends were extremely soft and moisturized. In the past, trying to find the right products that made my dry, extremely coily ends soft was difficult. Like I said, Qhemet BRBC is a god send, but my ends had to be saturated just so I can get my wide tooth comb through it, even after I detangled my hair in the shower. With this product not only it made my hair soft, my ends were easy to detangle and I didn't even need to use a comb! This product has AMAZING slip! Now I understand what people meant by finding a product with great slip. Now using this under Qhem's BRBC is great, this makes for an amazing combo. Hair Nectar is an amazing detangling product, it makes my hair soft and combine with Qhem's BRBC is extremely moisturizing, which is a win win for me!



Now onto KBB Hair Milk + Qhem's BRBC+ coconut oil to seal= greatness.



Now the hair milk is a slightly heavier product than the hair nectar. The nectar is more for those whose hair weighs down easily while the hair milk is for those whose hair is more thicker and can handle a lot of oils. Now back to my review, the hair milk worked just as well as the hair nectar, but it did leave some residue, not a lot but some. This product worked just as well as Hair Nectar but since its a much heavier product and the weather is getting nicer, I might just return this to get another bottle of the Hair Nectar. But for those whose hair can handle suck up a lot product, this just may be the product for you.



All in all, I had a wonderful experience using Karen Body beautiful and I will be making another purchase!

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OMG

I think I have fallen in love.

I didn't think it was possible.

I think my hair loved it from first pump and the smell is DIVINE!!!!!!!!!

What is the new product sent to Earth from the heavens above?????

Karen Body Beautiful Hair Nectar and KBB Hair Milk in Chamomille Sage.

I am STUNNED

A little back story: browsing np.com commercial hair products section, where everyone was raving over Oyin, Qhemet, and Anita Grant hair products, people were always bringing up the wonders of Karen Body Beautiful products. So I decided to check check out her website and my heavens there was so much to chose from! I wanted them ALLL. But because there was so much to chose from, I got overwhelmed and left her web site without purchasing anything.

Fastfoward to a few weeks later and I'm searching the KBB thread once again, I notice people were raving about KBB's hair nectar and milk, and how it's great to use as a leave in conditioner and leaves your hair super soft.

Now I love me some Qhem BRBC, but it wasn't leaving my hair as soft as I would like, so a girl was definitely keeping her options open.

Anyhoots, so after doing a ton of research and reading what people were saying about the hair milk and nectar, I decided to try it out.

But!

I didn't want to order anything online, but little did I know there was a store in Brooklyn!

Fastfoward to last weekend and guess what I saw as I'm driving through Brooklyn????

Karen Body Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I was AMPED!

So today after much debating, I decided to go to visit the store and holy mackerel it was such a pleasant experience.

So I purchased the Hair Milk and Hair Nectar in Chamomille Sage(smells divine!), as there are a slew of scents to chose from. Anyway, I took out one of my newly washed and moisturize twist, re shampooed and applied the hair nectar to one section of my hair....

HOLY BATMAN SOFTNESS

My hair has never, ever, been this soft or fluffy EVER, especially after using a clarifying shampoo. My hair was soooooo soft AND it wasn't greasy at all!

To test, I decided to braid one section of my hair using the hair nectar as a leave in, my BRBC as the moisturizer, and seal with coconut oil. I can't keep my hands out of my hair!!!!! The detangling powers of the product is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did I mentioned the smell is divine??????

So on another section of my hair, I decided to twist using the Hair milk as the leave in, BRBC as the moisturizer and coconut oil to seal.

I will post results tomorrow!



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