Starting with Nupur and Ending with Nupur

Well from last month to this month I would have to say that I am still in love with Nupur Henna package. I never thought I would get the color that I am getting only because of all of the herbs that are added. There is a great feeling in my hair. The only problem that I see may happen is me loosing a lot of my curl. The front of my hair is already in a wave. I see more growth when I rinse out the henna, my hair is hanging on down my back.

I am sitting here looking at Hoarding: Buried Alive... man all I can say is that I was holding my hair hoping nothing would get in my hair lol. Man these are people that service us every day.

My hair is very shiny and the color is define. Love is the word I want to use in describing my hair at this time.

 This so my goal LOL. Still working on getting to this point which is why it is very important for my henna treatments to be on point. 

                                                        Hair Hair, 

love it , love it , love it. I pamper it and make sure that it is not pulling on anything nor the baby is not yanking my hair out which we use to think was so cute.. Not so cute now. "Stinka butt let Jaddah hair go baby", this is what I say now lol. He wanted to know why. 

 I tell you never ever stop loving your hair. So never stop hoping for the chance of growing or having healthy hair. I can only tell you how I am getting where I am going. So where I am so far it arm pit length or beyond that. The goal for this year end was to make it to bra strap, a little shy of that I am still pushing on. While writing this I have just finish massaging my scalp with Jamaican Black Castor Oil and next applied KimmayTube leave in recipe now will put it up in a bun until tomorrow to do a co wash.  

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

All Aboard On The Natural Bandwagon Ya Hoo!!

You ever notice how every thing always start with family and friends? Every since my family notice what I have been doing with my mother's hair they have all been coming to me for natural hair advice. Loving what I do of course I jump to the chance. Having made several of my family members jump on board to the natural train has put me in mentor training.

This was not all my idea. This is how much hair was cut after I got my cousin hair even. She will have to get use to living without her weaves but her curls were popping. 

So what was I trying to say? I am really loving the fact that my family and friends are starting to see something in me that they like. 

So after the cutting of my cousin's hair off I trimmed up my auntie and twist and bantu knot her hair so that she could do a twist out when she was ready. 

I think that your family and friends are the first to support you when you start a new business or start a new life change. That is very important to have that support when others are trying to tell you that you are wrong or don't know what you are talking about. I am having so much fun with my family and their hair. I can not wait to see them grow on their head and grow with their minds. My grandson has even jump aboard the natural train of curls. 

Believe me when I tell you, love your hair and it will love you back...

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

WOW The Hands Wont Work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What am I to do??? No wash n go's??? No curls???  Are You Kidding Me?? This is my signature!!!!


So Thursday I had a eye test that had to be done, while sitting waiting my turn to register my hand started shaking out of control. Can you see my face, like really can you see the look on my face....... Ya! So my so loved curly hair has to be put on hold until I can get the use of my hands, plus while I recover I am laying around in the bed so I am covering my hair in my sleeping cap so I do not damage my hair. I had my daughter put my precious curls into twist to make sure that they are protected while my body is going through it's thing.

Well I couldn't let you leave here with out showing you some of my goody stash. People are really dear to me and I just had to show the very very  lovely gift I got this week.

 Everyone knows that I am THE Mixed Chicks QUEEN. I mean it just need to be well known. So anyway, When I open the box I was jumping up and down because of what I seen. The paddle brush was something I was thinking of adding to my collection it was between that and the t-shirt. I want everything they sell. LOL  I know I am set for the summer now. Because before this I received another box not too long ago with more Mixed Chicks products. Here take a look into my cabinets of goodies lol.

This is some of what my cabinet looks like, believe me there is more but not related to what we are talking about right now. 

I am hoping that I will not be down for long. but I will be keeping you all posted. 

True test is loving your hair and it will love you back. 

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

What Now???

I had planned to have this published before the turn of the new year but my grandsons had other plans. So now this is my kick off for the first of the year. Pretty much everything is the same with co washing everyday and using mixed chicks for my curls and by doing this on a regular basis my curls have been tamed every well. They have more bounce with that Shirley Temple looking curl that I am just loving.

 Yes smaller than what Shirley Temple herself use to wear, look LOL. You got to love it, you know it looks great. 

Inspired by one of my youtubers that I follow Elleraquel, who's hair I love so much so that she has me looking for a great hair stylist that can cut her butt off so that I can get those killer layers Elleraquel has. That is so next on my list. Well anyway, inspired by her video entitled Hair Styling Product Application, this video help me to seal the deal on my application of my styling products. I was lacking something but didn't know what and since taking on her application rules my hair is a #10 everyday.

I have to give it an all  to that show and tell. She is also a sweet young lady. And even though we use different products it works just the same for me. So yeah for this new year coming I see no reason for changing my products nor change wearing a wash n go every single day!!!. That goes back to what MaghonyCurls said "do what works for you". 

So I never get tired of saying this and I will keep on saying it until it is no longer working for me. All of you that have not tried it yet please give it a try before you put it down and yes I am talking about Mixed Chicks system. 

 I don't shampoo as much so this size bottle last me a long time but the deep conditioner and leave in I purchase the larger sizes because it is money smart for me. Because my hair is thin it last me for some months. I do have a couple other products that I through in the mix. Like for co washing I use 

Tresemme Flawless Curls to kick off the start of my co washing routine and end it with the mixed chicks deep conditioner. Then 

John Freda Frizz Ease Dream Curls I spray in my hands and apply to my dripping wet hair and brush it in sometimes with my deman brush. Ending that step with Mixed Chicks Leave In smoothing it out to my ends and making sure that evenly applied. I then scrunch my hair in a upward motion to lock in the curls. 

I will then leave to air-dry, once air-dried I squirt in my hands

        

Kendra Silkening Gloss or 

Mix Chicks Hair Silk, which ever one I have on hand. This is applied to my very dry hair to smooth over the curls to loosen up the crunch feeling that the leave in can give your hair. Once you smooth over your curls they bounce back with shine, soft, full curls. Over time your curls become so tamed that you will fall in love with them as I have and never ever want to let them go. I don't like day old curls so I repeat this process every day unless I have to go out the house and therefore I will be in a ponytail under my head covering. 

I really am a witness to loving your hair and it will love you back. 

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

SO So FUNNY!!

I think it is so funny how just last month I was thinking how just bite me in the butt cannot stand protective styling and there is no way that I can hide my hair to get to waist length by a year or two years time. I love my curls too much for all that hiding. HAHA. I have been in so much pain and been laying around in the bed all of December that it has become very easy to protective style my hair. Ponytails and oils have been my best friend and only style for this month and at this rate I don't see me moving from this depression anytime soon. I wonder what my fate for next month will be and I would love to see how much retention my hair ends up with by the time the winter is over since they tell me this is gold. "I'm so excited!!! and I just can't hide it, I'ma bout to lose control and I think I like it." LOL

Yeah, so this one right here is new to my collections of hair oils. I used to use this oil years and I mean years ago for a lot of years but it was the one with mineral oil added to it. It still has that very same loud smell I remember and I think it will work just as fine as always. I may not be able to use it as much because it would make my hair get too straight and it is one of those oils that will clog my pores much faster than say castor oil or coconut oil which is why I have been able to use them with my curly styles with no problems. But during my down time I will try using this Amla oil again just while I am wearing the ponytail and sleeping cap most of the time. 

Nupur came in the mail and of course I could not wait to do the treatment on my hair. Drum roll PLEASE!!! I love it, I love it, I love it... It was like the greatest thing. I know I have to wait some time to see how my hair reacts to the herbs but so far so good. It also gave me a orangesh red color but I am ok with that. Really I thought it was going to be darker like brown because of everything that was mixed in there with the henna, so it was a good surprise.

So yeah, even though my curls are taken a break right now it still is not getting us down. So hold your hair up head, they have not beat us yet. We will take the pain blues, winter blues in stride. 

You know my saying!!!  Love your hair and it will love you back ladies!!

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

My Hair Has The Winter BLUES!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I am just getting home from the hospital where I had a 4 day stay. Just like in September I had some numbness in my mouth and also this time my throat felt like it was closing up on me. Well I am home now and they are looking into what they think is going on but during my stay my hair oh my hair, it was missing it's products. I didn't bring anything with me because I thought I would be going home the next day. The only thing I could do was take my wet hands to run it through my hair and detangle with my fingers. I would try to do that every day so that it would stay moist. I could not wait to get back home so that I could co wash my hair and do my wash n go. I oiled my hair with vatika and did my scalp with jamican black castor oil. now all this week I have not been doing anything but sleeping most of the week now my hair is in a bun. I can tell you this when I wash my hair I feel my hair down my back again in the shower. It must mean that my hair is growing back since I had to do such a big trim the beginning of November. It felt so short after that and I thought it would take so long to get it back but what a difference a month and a half makes.

Ok moving on, we are now in the dead of the winter and when I thought there would be nothing that could take me away from my old favorite wash n go how about the lazy dayz have kicked in and the only thing I want to do is hang around in the bed and sleep on and off and I sure am  not doing that with my hair out. So in the sleeping cap it goes and it stays. Like I said I make sure that I detangle with my hands and moisturize it every night and even tonight I put shea butter on the ends.

On to something new, next henna day I will be trying this new mixture well maybe not new to all but new to me. Here are the ingredients:

Product Description

The newest blend of henna by Godrej - Nupur Henna with 9 Herbs!

Godrej Nupur brings to you the best quality of Rajasthani Mehendi with nine carefully chosen natural herbs valued for their hair care benefits. The ingredients are added in perfect proportions to give your hair the fabulous shiny & silky feel that you desire every single day.

In addition to 100% pure Rajasthani Henna, 9 Herbs are blended in:

Shikakai - Leaves hair clean & shining
Aloe Vera - Moisturises hair & makes it silky
Methi (Fenugreek) - Conditions, nourishes and revitalizes hair
Bhringraj - Makes hair luxuriant
Amla - Darkens hair colour, adds shine & luster
Neem - Fights scalp infection and prevents dandruff
Hibiscus - Rejuvenates hair, making it silky and shiny
Jatamansi - Prevents graying of hair
Brahmi - Promotes hair growth

This mix of herbs plus henna is an excellent combination for anyone looking for both conditioning and added strength!!

How to Use: Soak Nupur Henna powder in water for 2-3 hours. You may add curd/oil for extra softness. Apply paste from root to tip of the hair. Leave for 3-4 hours. Rinse thoroughly with water.

 I am dying to use this product on my mother's hair as well. From what I have read about this herbal mix it has everything that we have been using in our hair one by one and I was just thinking about mixing somethings together so that I could shorten the steps. Never knew it was already done for me and that my fellow hair forum ladies have been using it all this time. They all love it so I thought what the heck I need to give this a try. The only thing is I don't know what it will be like as far as color is concerned. So I will have something to tell you about in about a week or so, can't wait to tell!!! ha ha

Do remember ladies to love your hair and it will love you back. 

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

LAZY LAZY LAZY DAYZ

Well this past week I was not feeling good so my hair was just in a wet bun everyday. OMG!!! when I had a terrible migraine about a week ago, it still didn't stop me from doing my wash n go's. It is so funny that now when I am like this close to my worst pain ever in my back the wash n gos's didn't go they went..... With the migraine I held my head up with my hands to make sure I did not crush my curls until it was dry. LOL... 

Hey!!! Do you think when I finally look up from my total rest my hair will be to my waist? LOL!!!! Just a thought... 

 My trustie tools are Dabur Vatika Oil, I use from the roots to the ends and 

The Jamaican Black Castor Oil  to massage on my scalp but you can also use it for sealing your ends with, it certainly is thick enough for that job so lets not forget about  

 Shea Butter which will do trick also. Throwing a little Argan oil in the mix on the length of the hair and as a massage oil.

This down time is allowing me to baby, baby my ends. My pain is so bad right now, I really do not care that I am wearing a bun every single day which you know I cannot stand. All I do is just rinse my hair with water in the shower and oil it again then put the bun right back in. I also love my new sleeping cap and it is working so well in place of what I was using before which I wore the heck out of. So once the bun is tied up and under I just put the sleeping cap on and don't have to worry about how my hair is being snatched or not snatched off my head from the friction of the cotton fabric on the pillow but can worry more on getting comfortable in the bed.

I am a true believer that you have to protect your hair especially when you have those down out lazy dayz, can't get out the bed dayz. Silk or satin will do the job just fine especially before that day comes you are unable to move and really your hair is the last thing on your mind. But because the night before you made sure you tied your hair up correctly with the correct fabric no worries. If you get in the habit of taking care and hiding your hair at night it could be a good habit that save's you from losing your hair at night. Of course after doing this for dayz in a row my hair will become straight which I don't care about but I will still co wash some of those dayz I'm being lazy only because I will end up with too much build up on my scalp. My scalp is sensitive to oil or grease and always had to wash 2 or 3 times a week for fresh fly hair.

Remember ladies Love your hair and it will love you back.

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