MIXED CHICKS REVIEW

And it keeps coming back and it keeps coming back.......

No matter how many other products that is tried in it's place old reliable keeps holding 1st place. Sulfates are no good for you... Silicons are no good for your hair. Maybe true for most people but for my hair, 

 for my hair my old reliable Mixed Chicks Product Line is what my hair craves. I tell you this was the fist product line that I tried once I learned the curly girl method and you know that old saying that "if it is not broke don't fix it"??? This was so true for me when it came to my hair and mixed chicks. 

All of the drying that I was experiencing with some of the other products that I was trying just to have something to compare it with, it does not exist. My hair comes to life when it is deep conditioned and then the leave-in is applied. I leave it to air dry and then scrunch the crunch right out. The only time that I have to shampoo is maybe twice a month. I am going to say it's been over 2 1/2 yrs since I first discovered mixed chicks and it was not with great reviews on the hair boards that led me there either. Since I was never one to follow the Joneis this was just one of those normal things for me, go the opposite direction. I ordered, I tried, I fell in love. (LOL) 

So why did I stray?? Well, how can you be sure if you have a mate if you have nothing else to be broken- hearted about?

  My hair is soft, bouncy, shiny and growing. Even when co washing every single day it never failed me. So I just had to come in here and tell you all that just because something is working or not working for someone else and it seem like your sister hair is loving or hating what seems to be rich or not rich. Judge for yourself because you are a individual with your own personality and you owe it to your hair. 

Keep loving your hair and it really will love you back. 

As always thanks for reading, peace and love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DevaCurl AnGel Buzz Buzz buzz

DevaCurl AnGEL

This light hold moisturizing and defining  gel dissolves instantly when applied to wet hair. As it dries, AnGEL forms a moisture-protective cast to enhance curls.

Well enhance my curls it did but I could not get past the drying affect it had on my hair after air-drying. As you know there was a product review on the Deva Curl line earlier this week. At that time AnGel was not included in my purchase. To make the system complete I ordered a trial size bottle to see if it would make a difference on my hair. I know that everyone's hair is different and react differently to each product which is why I will not put this line of products down or throw it under the bus. 

I started out using low poo and condition one early this week as well as their leave in conditioner. I thought that my hair felt great and I was in love. As the days went on I started to notice that my hair was becoming dry. I started to apply a moisturizer to my wet hair first before applying the leave in but once dry it still felt kind of dry. Still I was not going to give up on this line yet, so adding the AnGel which is supposed to be their curl definer to my stash only seemed right. 

The one thing I can say about this company is that their shipping cost is excellent and since they are only located in New York City it is overnight to Philadelphia PA. 

Once I received AnGel in the mail my hair was washed again and I did the 3 step process as was directed on their site. My hair was left to air-dry and turned upside down and curls scrunched towards the scalp and released. What bounced down were beautiful curls and I believed that would continue throughout the day. As I put my hands through my hair I could tell that it was dry feeling as if I had used hairspray but not the hard feeling of hairspray. 

Although this line of products did not work out for my hair does not mean I am advising no one else to try it out. All it means is that I am still on the hunt for a full product line that is compatible to my curls. 

Please love your hair and it will love you back.

As always thanks for reading, peace and love!!!!!!!!!!!

Water Meets Oil

To come up with a way in which I could still wear my curls and not damage my ends the oil had to be brought out again. Everyone knows that I have no problem co washing my hair every single day but I don't want to damage my ends at the same time because I am trying to retain as much length as possible. How else would one get to hip length in just 5 yrs. I am coming up on my 3rd yr of growth from just 1/4" of hair on my head I am now just past arm pit length (APL). In order to meet my goals I will have to pamper my hair as much as possible. So on to this weeks regiment it meant doing something that I really dislike and that means having greasy hair but it is one or the other. Ponytails and buns or curls and if I want to wear the curls out I will have to coat my hair with oil to seal in the moisture. So these are the products I have been using this week. Water and apple cider vinegar mixture

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as a spritz just in a spray bottle from the local dollar store. Then I apply to my hair to get it damp before applying the Jamaican Black Castor Oil to my scalp and massage it in.  On my hair I place the coconut oil and finger it in real good and add the

Shea butter to seal in all that moisture.  Once my hair is really moist I hold my hair upside down to scrunch the curls back in. Since I am doing the oil treatment I no longer plait my hair up at night because my hair would be so straight from all the oil in it but instead I pull it up on the top of my head and put a ponytail holder in and tie it up with my silk scarf. In the morning if I am not co washing I will take the spray bottle with the water and vinegar mixture and spritz my hair. 

Awaiting to be added to the routine is the Dabur Vatika Coconut oil. When it arrives I will see if I want to replace what I am doing now, meaning the regular coconut oil for it. Or maybe I will just alternate. 

So far my ends have been nice and soft and my hair is very shiny. It is all that I have been looking for in my curls. Even though on wash days I still use a curl definer it is no longer needed during the course of the week. Co washing does not wash all of the oil out of my hair which is a good thing because when using the curl definer I don't have to worry about not having enough moisture under it as to not dry out my hair. 

I tell you, loving your hair is the only way to go and it will definitely love you back. 

As always thanks for reading, peace and love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Count of The Day

Well everyone I am back with updates. I know it is not the end of the month but I have such good news that I had to share right away. I know I made a comment on how I made it to 10" which was great the real big news today is that I am counting at 12" today.  

So I am off and running to the finish line........... That would be Hip ya!!!! 

 

I am still applying JBCO on the scalp and hairveda whipped creme ends hydrations on the hair and doing the 3 plaits and pulling them up in the back and plaiting them together and tuck the ends inside and put my bendini clip for style and gel my baby hair in the front and that will be my all day style. The next day I would rinse my hair in the shower just with water and do the same thing every day. I have to say I look cute. I like this so much more than the ponytail. So I guess I am bra strap but not full and I am so scared to apply heat on my hair just to see it fly away in the wind for a day. 

I think one day I will rollerset and then just wrap it until the curls fall out just to see how it hangs. But for now I am more than satisfied with how it looks when it is wet on my back and when I brush it out which I do only when wet. When curly and dry I never ever use a comb and brush.

Always love your hair and it will love you back. 

As always thanks for reading and peace and love!!!!!

HAIRVEDA Hairveda hairveda

Something that your tresses is thirsty for and something that is welling to quench your tresses thirst. You may use this product as a leave-in or just a daily creamy moisturizer.
 Hairveda's WHIPPED CREME ENDS HYDRATION   hydrates and softens with fruit oil and vegetal humectant. It will leave your hair so shiny and soft and will not make your curls sag nor stringy. This product is for your daily regi and it will not let you down.

This is something that has been apart of my daily routine for over 2 years now. What first started as a night treatment to braid my hair at night because I wanted to tuck my curls away, slowly moved to first place as the everything moisturizer. When my hair is wet and I don't want to use one of my hold curl products, Whipped creme ends hydration is what I will grab to apply to my wet hair as a leave-in and my curl definer. Once dry you would take your hands in a scrunch position towards the scalp with your head held over and then return your head upright for fuller curls. When I tell you that it is really loving my curls at that point there is not much left to say.

Of course each product works different on each set of hairs but I can tell you that for me the air drying process is shorter and my hair is much lighter. There are products for different looks when it comes to curl deference and I have not tried them all but I have tried enough to know what look I want on a given day.

I would have to give this a making my way to my hip. Please as usual love your hair and it will love you back.

Thanks for reading, peace and love!!!!!!!

Ingredients Include: Water, Glycerin, Ricinus Communis Oil, Sweet Almond Oil. Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter),Ceteryl Alcohol, Steryl Alcohol, Sunflower Oil, Allantoin, Isopropryl Palmitate, Emulsifying wax, Germall Plus, Light Fragrance. 

Shelf Life: 6 Months

Applications: 20-25 uses

Please purchase at www.hairveda.com

ALL DAY CHASING A COMMENT!!!!

Ok I have been all day long chasing after the comments.  

Stats after stats and config after config and still didn't know what the problem was to fixing the comment section. I think I read myself to death with what the error was. I finally just kick internet explorer to the curb and got google chrome (www.google.com/chrome) When I say that I am so happy to say that I can post a comment on my page......... I now can post comments on hair care girly pages. Yes just say good-bye to internet explorer they have sewn it all up so no one can get in, not even you LOL  

Now onto my hair today. I washed and conditioned it after I got a moment in to do so. And I am loving it. Still using the DevaCurl products and my hair felt thicker and lighter all at the same time. I also applied my
 MOROCCANOIL®INTENSE HYDRATING MASK and when I tell you that my hair is soft this is like the best mask I have ever tried for my hair. This stays in my regi and for $30.00 yeah it stays for a min at least. LOL

So please if you want to leave me comments please do so by using another browser. Take it up with google and microsoft. What can I say.

Please keep loving your hair and it will love you back
As always thanks for reading, peace and love!!!!!!!

Product Review Time

    

I received my shampoo and conditioners today and I could not wait to jump in the shower to use them. I applied the Low-poo like normal and washed it out really good and I have to tell you that my hair was squeeky clean and then proceeded to apply the one condition, smooth it in through out my curls and detangled my hair and clipped it up while I finished up my shower. Once I rinsed it out my hair it was really soft to my surprise.

Once I dried my hair with my micro fiber towel I began to apply the B'leave-in to my hair. When I tell you that my hair is very soft and curly, that is what I mean. This will be my regi for the winter because I don't want to co wash everyday like I was doing in the summer time. Learning to do a week hair do now. So the Jamaican Black Castor Oil will not be used everynight like during the summer or my hair will have to be washed the next day.

So far so good on this product line. I will try to use Kinky Curly next time because I really want to compare the two to see which one stays.

As always thanks for reading, peace and love!!!!!!!!

CURLS ARE POPPIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My daughter has just taken down a weave that she was using as a protective style to give her hair a rest for a min. I am so loving how her hair curls are looking these days. She is starting to get bored and wants to cut it into a bob. I really want her to leave it alone for a little while longer. I mean we have only been working on her hair since Feb of this year and she has gotten all this growth in that time. I can not wait to see what next yr will bring. Well enjoy.

As always thanks for reading, peace and love!!!!!!!!!!!

RAKE AND SHAKE

I tried this method today and I have to tell you I am still amazed by how much body I have to my curls today. I mean they are always bouncy and soft but today it just seem to be something different. Of course I used the products I had here at home. I think I have more stretch too. I was going to use the eco styler gel but instead I used mixed chicks. I may try this product they are showing in the video but I have a lot of other things I need to use up first. I don't think I can buy anything this month lol. I have no space under my sink.

Please take the time to try it and let me know how you like it. I am all about quick and this is very quick. I also think it will work just fine with what ever you have in the house for setting your curls. Once your hair airdries just move your hands over the curls to take all the crunch out of each curl.

As always thanks for reading, peace and love!!!!!!