Great News…All Around!

Hello world! I just want to give everyone a quick update. I’m pregnant and due Feb 6 2010 AND my husband and I both got promoted! The month of June has been a windfall of great news for us. I’ve been dead tired and I haven’t really had time to update the blog with school, work and the added pressure of being tired. I did try a new product (Beyond the Zone’s Noodle Head) and I like it a little. I’m still looking for something else to give me defined yet soft curls. This leaves my hair a little hard and it takes a while to dry. I have not tried Kinky Curly Curling Custard YET! I will one day. Most of the reviews on Youtube liked the product but it seems they mostly went back to using their old products since KCCC was so expensive. Anywho…I’m rambling on…I just wanted to share my news! I’ll update again soon! Keep Rocking the Natural!!

Make a pregnancy ticker

Product Review: Cantu Shea Butter Leave In

I’ve been hearing so much about this product via Youtube or the various message boards that I frequent but had never cared to try it. I found it in Walmart for the low low of $4.89 plus tax. I must admit that this product just might become a staple.

How I used Cantu Shea Butter LIC: First I washed with Organix Coconut Shampoo and Conditioner and followed with a 3 minute hair mayo treatment using Africa’s Best Organics Hair Mayo. After rinsing my hair completely I applied the Cantu Shea Butter LIC, sealed with Castor Oil and braided 2 French Braids. That’s it. After just one application I’ve noticed less breakage and over all stronger hair. I would like to add that I’ve also recently upped my protein so I’m sure that has a lot to do with it as well.

Bottom line: Good product, great price, not so great smell.

Ciao for now!

9 Hour Two Strand Twists

I know I promised to do a hair update a week ago but I have been extremely busy with life.  Today I finally sat down and gave twisting a second try.  Yes, the title is correct.  It took me nine stinking hours to do these twists, mainly because I was watching TV, on LHCF and browsing videos on YouTube.  The very first time I twisted my hair I was 2 months natural and it was…Ok.  Not a look I was ready for as I only had about 4 inches of hair.  My hair is currently 6.25 inches and my twists this time looked much better than before.  

I used raw shea butter to twist  and when it was all done I used aloe mixed with castor oil on my ends.  I twisted on dry hair.  To get the twists to lay where I wanted I also added the Aloe/Castor Oil mixed onto a few twists to shrink them up.  

Here are a few pictures.  I would have uploaded more but there is a space limit on the site now…

Beauty 4 Ashes Site – Now Open

The Beauty4Ashes site has been revamped and has a great new look!
The ADP Super Gro System is on sale from $125 to $99 as well a some of their other great product lines. 

If you are thinking about ordering keep in mind that they are getting ready for Spring harvest.  Below was taken from their site:
“All USA orders placed on or after Sunday, February 22, 2009 through March 4, 2009 will ship AFTER  March 6, 2009 due to Spring Harvest Updates. Please be mindful of this before completing checkout. If you would prefer to place your order after updates, please visit on or after March 4, 2009.”            

Kudos to B4A for a site update that has been well worth the wait. 

Check them out at: www.discoverb4a.com

Happy Shopping.

Quick Note

Hi!
I just wanted to let everyone know that I’d been in tree braids for the past 2 1/2 months. I’ve taken my braids down and will hopefully get to posting an update tomorrow while I’m under the dryer.
Peace!

My Hair Update – Micro Braids

Ok so after going through some stressful times at home, instead of neglecting my hair through all of that I decided to braid it up because two strand twists just weren’t working for me and the current length of my hair (4.25inches). 

Since I colored my hair early into my journey I had to go with a lighter color than my normal 1B, this time a 4 was a better fit.  I used “Jerry Curl” curly braiding hair because that was the tightest curl I could find that would properly conceal the ends of my kinks.  I braided my hair using 100% pure Shea butter mixed with Aloe Vera gel. I plan to keep these in until 7 November 08 and at that point I’ll re-braid my entire head for another three months.

My Regmine in micros consists of
Daily leave in of (Glycerin, V05, water) /Moe Gro Oil Nightly / Rinse weekly

Here’s a pic. Who says braids don’t look good on natural hair divas?

Give me a break braids Aug08 - Nov08

Beauty 4 Ashes Website

Hey Yall,

My my my, has it been a while.  I got a comment on my Beauty 4 Ashes post about the website being down for maintenance for fall updates.  This is true and if you have an impending order with B4A, you can contact customer service via email at: customerservice@discoverb4a.com.  Any new customers should just check the website in within the next few weeks.  Their website still remains: www.discoverb4a.com .

Jojoba Oil

What’s up people.  I came across this really great site on Jojoba oil and just wanted to post the link here.  Very informative and well written.  Enjoy!

http://www.californiagoldjojoba.com/html/news.htm 

May 08 Hair Flash

 

Just wanted to post a hair picture since I haven’t in a while.  Just a random day in May when I thought I was looking cute. 

Okay for real for real….I was cute as hell that day!

I know I’m cute and all, but don’t be stealing my damn pictures for your own dirty lil gains.  I got a fresh bag of whoop-ass…don’t make me open it.

Click Click!

 

Long time…No Posts

What’s good computer world? I’ve been busy as hell or lazy as hell and went MIA for a while. I”m back and there isn’t really much news to share.  I don’t really know where I’m going with this blog at all, may it be fashion, food, fun hell if I know.  What I do know is that at this moment 2 1/2 months natural, I’m geeked up about this hair shit.  Who would have thought hair would make a person so happy?

I’ll admit I was skeptical about this whole shrinkage shit, with your hair looking short and all beat up…but I love it right now. I almost never “pik” out my hair, I just choose to wear it in it’s shrunken state.  I finally got my muffin top back from those scissor happy moments I had at the begining of Month 2 and I’m glad to say that I’m on the grow.

I’m thinking my growth rate is about .25-.50 inches a month.  I’m at 4 inches stretched and my year end goal is collar bone streatched from the nape.  I aint trying to set my goals too high but I know I’ll be content and will focus less on growth once I reach shoulder length unstreatched or in shrunken state.

I know I aint got no damn readers…but if I do I hope yall is on da gro too.