October 2017: Hits & Misses

[YvetteWithJoy]

Hit: Aveda Smooth Infusion Intense Smoothing Masque. This worked in less than 5 minutes!!! Hair was clumped and amazingly soft. Detangling was a breeze. The tube makes it very sanitary (though hard to tell how much product remains).

Miss: Comes in 5 oz., and the price.

Miss: Aveda Be Curly Curl Controller. The online agent said it would be perfect for my hair. It's so not. The Aveda stylist I just met with says she lied out of ignorance, probably.

Hit: I can drive to another Aveda location and return it.

 

[Lucky me]

Hit: lottabody curl milk. I try to be consciously of ingredients. But I'll make an exception for this. I love it for my rod sets followed by a styler

Miss: inashi aloe hibiscus leave in. I don't get the hype. It's too light for me

Miss: inashi twist butter. It's too light as well for a sealant

 

[beautyaddict1913]

Hit:
Henna!!! Omg remember I was telling y’all how I needed to cut more hair...well what bad ends? Because you can’t even see them. My hair looks so full and so healthy. Henna gave me that instant gratification that I needed.

All I need to do now to get my hair back to the top of her game is get back to steaming and get a new shower filter and I’m back in business. I’m also going to buy some oils that I used at the beginning of my hair journey. I remember how much I loved rice bran oil. I loved safflower oil too because it was super easy to find everywhere locally and inexpensive.

 

[beautyaddict1913]

Miss: The Mane Choice Egyptian Collection Leave In and Twisting gel
These smelled amazing but I was not amazed. The leave in didn't have that much slip. So back to Sally's they go. I've been in the natural game long enough to have zero patience, it better give me a good first impression or it's going back to the store .

That part!!!!!

 

[Aggie]

Hit:
Henna!!! Omg remember I was telling y’all how I needed to cut more hair...well what bad ends? Because you can’t even see them. My hair looks so full and so healthy. Henna gave me that instant gratification that I needed.

All I need to do now to get my hair back to the top of her game is get back to steaming and get a new shower filter and I’m back in business. I’m also going to buy some oils that I used at the beginning of my hair journey. I remember how much I loved rice bran oil. I loved safflower oil too because it was super easy to find everywhere locally and inexpensive.

I love those two oils myself, Rice bran and safflower.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

CONTINUED ALWAYS & FOREVER HIT OF HITS:
Cathy Howse Ultra Black Hair Deep Conditioner

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@IronButterfly
Used "The Tool" Today!

Used it will PM Sup.er Skinny. Went well.

Remembered what you said about not overdoing it with product. Will use it a few more times.

I'm pleased bevause I always have lots of tangling. So it really helped with that.

Thanks again to you and @YvetteWithJoy for mentioning this tool.

 

[Lissa0821]

Hit: African Pride Braidwood Spray and Olive Miracle cream. Both are light weight and seems to work well with my box braids. Both smell similar and really good.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Hit:
Cantu ACV Rinse

Just having it is a reminder to care for my scalp. No parabens or silicone.

SUPER affordable.

Perfect container for the task. Widely available.

Great cooling tingle, and contains some really good ingredients.

 

[NaturallyATLPCH]

Maaaaaajor Hit: APB Creamy Oil
Perfect consistency. Nice soft, defined twist out (even though I don't care for definition, I'm all about big, frizzy hair).
I will be getting more of these for BF if I don't cave before then . I've had this one for a while, glad I got around to trying it.
As long as I use these whipped concoctions (Jakeala's Shea Amla Hemp Castor Parfait and APB's Creamy oil) I don't need a leave in.

 

[Aggie]

Like @beautyaddict1913 said - BIG HIT:

Henna - I am back to using henna on my hair more frequently and my hair is thanking me for it. The strength and shine is amazing plus my hair has very very little shedding now. I need to add it into all my deep conditioning treatments moving forward.

Hmm, I wonder what would happen if I add it to some clay treatment

 

[GGsKin]

Like @beautyaddict1913 said - BIG HIT:

Henna - I am back to using henna on my hair more frequently and my hair is thanking me for it. The strength and shine is amazing plus my hair has very very little shedding now. I need to add it into all my deep conditioning treatments moving forward.

Hmm, I wonder what would happen if I add it to some clay treatment

Interesting thought @Aggie I love both these things but I've never thought to mix the two because of how they work, yet I put SAA in my clay. If you try it, I'd like to know your results.

 

[Shay72]

@flyygirlll2
Imagine the bottom of a Charcoal BBQ Pit after the Fire burns out.

I hollered

 

[Aggie]

Interesting thought @Aggie I love both these things but I've never thought to mix the two because of how they work, yet I put SAA in my clay. If you try it, I'd like to know your results.

I know right. I will update when I do try it.

 

[curlyhersheygirl]

New initial Hit
Cantu dry cowash. This is their version of a dry shampoo. I sprayed this along the length of my Havana twists to remove excess oils and it did just that. There was no white residue and it did leave a light sheen. the products from this ACV line are performing as described which I'm very happy about.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Hit: Aveda Smooth Infusion Intense Smoothing Masque. This worked in less than 5 minutes!!! Hair was clumped and amazingly soft. Detangling was a breeze. The tube makes it very sanitary (though hard to tell how much product remains).

Miss: Comes in 5 oz., and the price.

Miss: Aveda Be Curly Curl Controller. The online agent said it would be perfect for my hair. It's so not. The Aveda stylist I just met with says she lied out of ignorance, probably.

Hit: I can drive to another Aveda location and return it.

I'm starting to wonder if it was the Aveda Smooth Infusion Intense Smoothing Masque alone that had my coils so soft and smooth and . . . or the fact that I used it after having prepoo'd overnight with the CurlyProverbz oil.

 

[halee_J]

New Hit: Alma powder. It really does have a conditioning effect on the hair takes the ‘edge’ off henna imo. Plus it darkens the henna stain nicely. Next I’ll be making amla infused oil

Continued mentionable hit: Slippery elm.

Y’all. I really, really like this stuff. It is an amazing natural conditioner. Now, its no macadamia mask...BUT added to my homemade concotions I'm getting close. Very close and the slip it gives is out of this world. I added a generous amt to my banana based Dc and when I was applying and rinsing it honestly felt like a commerical conditioner. Perfect after henna.

Ive also made a very concentrated tea to use as a leave in.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

New Hit: Alma powder. It really does have a conditioning effect on the hair takes the ‘edge’ off henna imo. Plus it darkens the henna stain nicely. Next I’ll be making amla infused oil

Continued mentionable hit: Slippery elm.

Y’all. I really, really like this stuff. It is an amazing natural conditioner. Now, its no macadamia mask...BUT added to my homemade concotions I'm getting close. Very close and the slip it gives is out of this world. I added a generous amt to my banana based Dc and when I was applying and rinsing it honestly felt like a commerical conditioner. Perfect after henna.

Ive also made a very concentrated tea to use as a leave in.

TFS!

So glad to hear that about the amla and its conditioning and darkening effects.

I'm planning to use organic banana baby food as the base for my CurlyProverbz DIY mask . . . and I purchased slippery elm as well!!! Seeing your post makes me feel affirmed! Let me go see if I can find where you've been discussing your concoctions . . .

 

[Aggie]

New Hit: Alma powder. It really does have a conditioning effect on the hair takes the ‘edge’ off henna imo. Plus it darkens the henna stain nicely. Next I’ll be making amla infused oil

Continued mentionable hit: Slippery elm.

Y’all. I really, really like this stuff. It is an amazing natural conditioner. Now, its no macadamia mask...BUT added to my homemade concotions I'm getting close. Very close and the slip it gives is out of this world. I added a generous amt to my banana based Dc and when I was applying and rinsing it honestly felt like a commerical conditioner. Perfect after henna.

Ive also made a very concentrated tea to use as a leave in.

@halee_J

Okay spill woman, how did you make this concentrated tea with Slippery Elm. I have both the powder and the leaves in my stash. Inquiring mind wanna know now!

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

@halee_J

Okay spill woman, how did you make this concentrated tea with Slippery Elm. I have both the powder and the leaves in my stash. Inquiring mind wanna know now!

at the "now!"

 

[halee_J]

@YvetteWithJoy I think i mentioned the basic recipe here but its basically 2 very ripe bananas, around 2tbs honey, oils 2 tbs ( I like evoo and/or palm butter), a little water to get stuff moving and suflower lecithin to hold the emulsion (about 2 tsp) and of course the elm at least 2 heaping tsp to 1 tbs depends on how liquidy the mix comes out. Then I let it sit for a few mins to thicken up.

These measurements are approx. lol Im one those annoying “I-just-eyeball-stuff” people. I add seaweed “tea” sometimes (basically take some dried seaweed and boil the steep o/n) and yesterday I used almond milk instead of water

@Aggie the tea is literally put it a good bit in a relatively small amt of water and let it steep, then strain. I aslo mix it with some flax gel to get my rollersets hold. Im still in the experimental phase with this but I like it so far.

 

[halee_J]

at the "now!"

I lolled at this too!

 

[Aggie]

@YvetteWithJoy I think i mentioned the basic recipe here but its basically 2 very ripe bananas, around 2tbs honey, oils 2 tbs ( I like evoo and/or palm butter), a little water to get stuff moving and suflower lecithin to hold the emulsion (about 2 tsp) and of course the elm at least 2 heaping tsp to 1 tbs depends on how liquidy the mix comes out. Then I let it sit for a few mins to thicken up.

These measurements are approx. lol Im one those annoying “I-just-eyeball-stuff” people. I add seaweed “tea” sometimes (basically take some dried seaweed and boil the steep o/n) and yesterday I used almond milk instead of water

@Aggie the tea is literally put it a good bit in a relatively small amt of water and let it steep, then strain. I aslo mix it with some flax gel to get my rollersets hold. Im still in the experimental phase with this but I like it so far.

Thanks boo

 

[Lucky me]

Hit: won the edenbodyworks citrus fusion hair butter and refresher. Off their facebook page

Hit: greaseless moisture. Wish I could purchase more but I don't like the owner's attitude right now

Hit: inashi gentle mint shampoo

Hit: twisted with hq 5 day moisture THAN the greaseless moisture

Miss: 5 day moisture. Mine was so stiff. It's a ***** to apply

 

[Aggie]

@YvetteWithJoy

@YvetteWithJoy I think i mentioned the basic recipe here but its basically 2 very ripe bananas, around 2tbs honey, oils 2 tbs ( I like evoo and/or palm butter), a little water to get stuff moving and suflower lecithin to hold the emulsion (about 2 tsp) and of course the elm at least 2 heaping tsp to 1 tbs depends on how liquidy the mix comes out. Then I let it sit for a few mins to thicken up.

Thanks for the link @halee_J

 

[Aggie]

[QUOTE="Lucky me, post: 24287731, member: 456779"]Hit: won the edenbodyworks citrus fusion hair butter and refresher. Off their facebook page

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Congrats on your winnings @Lucky me

 

[Lucky me]

[QUOTE="Lucky me, post: 24287731, member: 456779"]Hit: won the edenbodyworks citrus fusion hair butter and refresher. Off their facebook page

Congrats on your winnings @Lucky me[/QUOTE]
Thanks

 

[beautyaddict1913]

Hit:
Elucence shampoo. That shampoo is bae! It cleanses and leaves my hair soft without taking away my elasticity! I’m sad that I neglected to try it sooner

Miss:
Getting a custom wig. Okay first of all I gave the hairstylist six bundles and I don’t think she used them all but I’m no expert to be blaming folks so I will fault myself for that...secondly I dropped the wig off to be corrected on Saturday and it’s still not ready today. I’m over here looking like Queen Latifah’s stunt double from Set It Off, with these cornrows going around my head. I was able to work from home today but tomorrow I have to get on the good foot. I hope it’s ready by morning.

 

[GGsKin]

Hit:
Elucence shampoo. That shampoo is bae! It cleanses and leaves my hair soft without taking away my elasticity! I’m sad that I neglected to try it sooner

Miss:
Getting a custom wig. Okay first of all I gave the hairstylist six bundles and I don’t think she used them all but I’m no expert to be blaming folks so I will fault myself for that...secondly I dropped the wig off to be corrected on Saturday and it’s still not ready today. I’m over here looking like Queen Latifah’s stunt double from Set It Off, with these cornrows going around my head. I was able to work from home today but tomorrow I have to get on the good foot. I hope it’s ready by morning.

I'm sorry that you are having this issue at the minute but the bolded made me chuckle.

 

[ms.blue]

HIT:
Aphogee 2 step (first step). My hair has been going through a lot and I realized that I haven't done a true heavy protein treatment in over a year. The crown of my hair really seem to benefit from the treatment the most.