Night Time Ritual

What do you use at night? Every night i have been using the nourish and shine by Jane Carter before I go to sleep and then I sleep on a satin pillow case. Satin pillow cases help prevent breakage but it doesnt prevent it all by itself, you have to moisturize your hair before you go to sleep just like if you wear contacts you have to take your contacts out at night. Give me your thoughts on what you should do with your hair at night? My hair is so short so I dont necessarily put a scarf on but i will once it gets longer.

What's Hair Status (Has My Hair Grown)

Thought I would show everyone a picture of my hair now. I started this blog the day after I did the BC in April 19. It's now June 20. Check me out

Deva Curl No Poo Shampoo Updated Review

No Poo Shampoo does not lather! What I have realized is that it holds the moisture and I love it however what it doesn't seem to do is to cleanse my hair of all the products I put in it so when I decide to try more than just Deva Curl products on my hair I think I will do a one wash with Kinky Curly Go Clean shampoo just to rid my hair of all the excess oils and products that I have tried. Other than that I am really feeling this Deva Curl line...going out to buy the bigger bottles this week!



Peace love and hair

Mel B

Weekend Product Update

Hey There!

Hope you enjoyed your weekend!!! So I tried two different things this weekend to see how I like it. The first was I tried the Deva Curl One Conditoner as a leave in and LOVED IT....it really does lock in the moisture. If you have thick coarse hair like me use it as a leave in conditioner.

The second thing I tried was the Miss Jessie Baby Buttercreme. I was told to try not to wash my hair everyday but I know I needed something to keep that moisture and my fresh curly look so I decided to give Miss Jessie's a try. Sunday morning I got up and put some in the palm of my hand and pulled it through from root to end and hair was moisturized and looked fresh. Seems like its pretty good for those second day curls.

In a different post I will follow up on the Deva Curl No Poo Shampoo....stay tuned!

Peace, love, and hair

Mel B

Family of Brands: Deva Curl

Ladies Ladies Ladies,

I thought I had found the cure with Kinky Curly, but I think Deva Curl maybe it. One of my co-worker's daughter said she had to break down and buy some $18 Deva Curl One Condition because it was the only conditioner that left her hair feeling soft and according to her mom she has some thick coarse hair. So I said wellllll maybe I should give it a shot. I went to Ulta and found some Deva Curl One Conditioner. I am big on using a family of brands because I think products do work well together when used properly. So I decided I would try it and I bought the trial size of the entire family and a microfiber Deva Curl towel all for $34. This morning I used the non lather shampoo (some people dont care for shampoos that dont lather because it doesnt give them the sense that their hair is clean) and followed up with the one conditioner (however I did rinse the conditioner out and put a little more in as a leave in) and I used the microfiber towel to dry my hair (i normally dont used a towel because they all cotton ones are so rough on your hair and the friction can cause damage) then placed a small amount of the gel and shine on my hair. My hair feels so soft and moisturized and its dry and not still dripping wet because i didnt dry it with a towel....I can say I do love this stuff. Their website is down but you can look at the reviews on naturallycurly.com, amazon.com, drugstore.com. You will also find the ingredients there as well (it wont let me copy and paste).

Question of the Day: Do you believe in using a family of products or do you mix and match?

Peace, Love, and Hair

Mel B

Review of Mixed Silk by Sally Beauty Company

So one of our merchandisers recommended the Leave in Conditioner by Mixed Silk by Sally for me to try on my hair and then follow up with some of my favorite polisher. Lately my hair had been feeling like an oriental rug and it was fustrating me. So I went to Sally and of course they were having a sale on it and you can purchase the deep conditioner and you get the leave in for free, so I said what the heck, I can get all three for the price of two. This morning I wet my hair in the shower and applied the leave in conditioner and then I applied the Sally polisher. So far my hair feels very soft and I am liking it. I will let you know by the end of the day whether I will use it again. The ingredients for the leave in conditioner are:

WATER ,AMODIMETHICONE ,WHEAT AMINO ACIDS ,STEARALKONIUM CHLORIDE ,GLYCERIN ,CETEARYL ALCOHOL ,POLYSORBATE 60 ,METHYL GLUCETH-20 ,GUAR HYDROXYPROPYLTRIMONIUM CHLORIDE ,ETHYLHEXYL METHOXYCINNAMATE ,HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE ,SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL ,CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS (SAFFLOWER) SEED OI ,OENOTHERA BIENNIS (EVENING PRIMROSE) OIL ,SILK AMINO ACIDS ,HYDROLYZED COLLAGEN ,DMDM HYDANTOIN ,METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE ,METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE ,YELLOW 5 ,YELLOW 6 ,FRAGRANCE ,ALPHA ISOMETHYL IONONE ,BENZYL BENZOATE ,BENZYL SALICYLATE ,CITRONELLOL ,HEXYL CINNAMAL ,LIMONENE ,LINALOOL

Now it has been said that you should avoid alchohol however speaking with our educator on staff at my job (Charlette High) she said that you need to pay attention to where it is on the list of ingredients and that not all alcohol is bad. Cetearyl alcohol is not necessarily bad because it is derived from fat and so it acts as a thickening agent to make the product not so soupy.

Peace, Love, and Hair

Mel B

Daily Regimine? Deep Conditioner?! Still Trying to Figure it Out!

I am finally back from China and my bachelorette festivities in Miami with the girls. Right before I went to China I decided that I would wash my hair on a daily basis for the next couple of weeks to see how my hair responded to that treatment. It has def grown and I like this routine. So here has been my daily regimine for the past 3 weeks.

1. Shampoo with Kinky Curly Shampoo

2. Condition with Curls professional line conditioner (rinse out)

3. Add the Kinky Curly Knot Today leave in conditioner

4. Curls gel'se lec to hold my curls

5. Curly Q's Red Velvet Cupcake Cream Moisturizer

Well when I got to Miami, the weather was drastically different and my hair felt like an oriental rug and I decided to experiment with some different products because as you all know Memphis weather is drastically different in April than it is from June- Early September. It is humid and extremely hot and I will probably need a new regimine for the summer. So yesterday I decided when I got back from Miami that I really needed to do a deep conditioning treatment. So I went swimming and decided to try Carol's Daughter Tui Shampoo and Smoothie and leave the smoothie on for 20-25 minutes and then add some black vanilla leave in conditioner. I woke up this morning and my hair felt like an oriental rug......can I say ROUGH! I needed to wash my hair again (which is not so bad since I have short hair)!!! However my sister said my cute little niece has the same issue of dryness that i have and she told me to try Silken Child Moisturizing creme. I tried it and I will let you know by the end of the day what my hair feels like. Right now my edges feel a little rough :(......Help!! I need moisture so bad!!!! I have posted a picture of the new items I tried and you can see the other items in an earlier post