High Bun Tutorial

Hair Update

Braidout Tutorial (Re-Uploaded)

Silk Dreams Vanilla Silk Moisture Dream Review (+playlist)

September Texlax Update

Flat Iron Results Front View

I relaxed my hair a week ago but didn't straighten my hair until last night. I shampooed with Tressemme Platinum Strength Shampoo then Deep Conditioned with the ORS HAIRepair Nourishing Conditioner. I then applied My Giovanni Direct Leave-In and Tressemme Heat Tamer before blow drying. I then used the Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine Flat Iron Spray before straightening.

Blow Dry Results

Flat Iron Results

Review: Jamaican Mango & Lime Black Castor Oil

Co-Wash Day/ Twist-Out Success

So if you know me I wear my hair mostly in braid outs and buns. I couldn't do a flat twist to save my life lol. Something inspired me to attempt a twist out and it came out great. Here's what I did.

1. Co-Washed my hair with tresseme naturals conditioner
2. Wrapped hair in turbie twist for 30 mins
3. Air dried my hair to 50% 
4. Applied my Paul Mitchell The Conditioner Leave-In and my Garnier Fructis Anti-Frizz Serum
5. Split hair into 6 sections and applied Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie and Eco Styler Gel
6. Flat twist each section then braided the ends to make two pig tails.

Product Review: Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Mask

Prices: $4.00 for 1 oz, $16.00 for 3.3 oz, $36.00 for 8.5 oz

Purchased at: CVS Pharmacy (2 of the 1 oz)

Promises: A combination of macadamia oil and argan oil along with tea tree oil, chamomile oil, aloe and algae extracts rejuvenate and rebuild the hair.

Directions: Liberally comb through clean, wet hair and allow up to 7 minutes of penetration before rinsing. No heat necessary. Deep Repair Masque is an intense treatment. Use no more than twice a week.

Ingredients: Aqua/Water/Eau, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Cetyl Palmitate, Behentrimonium Chloride, Parfum/Fragrance, Amodimethicone, Trideceth-12, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Sodium PCA, Dimethicone, Centrimonium Chloride, Triethanolamine, Citric Acid, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Chlorphenesin, Sorbic Acid,Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal. Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citronellol, Limonene, Yellow 6 (Cl15985), Yellow 5 (Cl19140), Cl14720)

My Assessment: I purchased two packets of the 1 oz because I had a feeling one wouldn't be enough. I was correct lol. I used both packets on my head. Even though it says leave it on for 7 minutes I left it on for an hour while I took a nap. Before rinsing I used my Goody TangleFix to detangle. It just glided through my hair.  When I rinsed it out it left my hair sooooo soft.  I felt like I didn't even need to apply my leave ins.

Overall I think i'm in love lol. I love the way my hair felt and its still soft today as i'm writing this review. The smell is fantastic as well. My problem is the price. It's not a product I would purchase regularly because I am a broke college student but I believe I will pick up the full size as a little Birthday gift for myself . I definitely recommend you try this product out.

Optimum Amla Legend Relaxer Review/ Demo + Texlax Update #3

Front View

Texlax Texture

Air dried Texture

The Back View

Products You Need to Start a Hair Journey

Review: Goody TangleFix

Price:  $7.98 from Walmart 


Purchased From: Walmart but can also be found at target.


Promises: Get through tough tangles anytime, anywhere. Detangle with ease, and minimize breakage. Great for natural hair. For straight, wavy, curly, and coily hair. Great for distributing conditioner.


Features: 3 bristle lengths for deep detangling. Lightweight for less fatigue. Easy grip sides for better control. Dual size design  for small or medium hands.


The Process: So of course i'm not going to detangle my hair while its dry lol. I cowashed my hair and deep conditioned my hair and kept it in four sections. I let my hair air dry for 20 minutes then applied my Paul Mitchell Leave-in and split each of the four sections into 3 more sections and detangled from the ends to my roots. Then I braided each section.

Final Thoughts: I absolutely love this thing. I was experiencing a bit of matting and tangling which is why I decided to get it. It was so gentle on my hair and got every single tangled shed hair and knot out of my hair. I would definitely recommend this product though I wouldn't recommend using it on dry hair lol. If you are interested in the tangle teaser check out this review by a blogger who goes by Age in ATL by clicking here

As you can see in this picture I have a lot of texture going on in my head. This is after I detangled and braided my hair.

This is the amount of hair lost while detangling. Keep in mind I haven't detangled in 3 days so this is 3 days worth of shed hairs.

The Struggle of a Product Junkie Tag

Curly Afro

Interested in how I got my hair like this? Keep reading

I Pre-pooed with Shea moisture masque for a few hours, Shampooed with Organix Coconut Milk Shampoo, and the Deep Conditioned overnight with the ORS Hair Repair Nourishing Conditioner

The morning after I rinsed out the conditioner and let my hair dry some in my turbie twist.

I then Applied my Paul Mitchel The Conditioner Leave-in and detangled my hair

I then did a total of 20 braids. 8 in the back and 12 in the front. I applied Curl enhancing smothie, Coconut oil and ecostyler gel to each section before braiding. I added either a perm rod or flexi rod to the end of each braid and let it air dry over night.

Once it dried I applied my Organix Morocan Argan Oil Serum and unravelled each braid and separated and fluffed my hair making sure there were no visible parts. Finally I used my afro pick to fluff and add volume.

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My Hair Journey So Far

So I decided my first blog would be like a timeline of my hair journey so far. So the summer before    my senior year of high school I decided to get highlights and a haircut (bad idea). It was pretty at first

but my hair was completely damaged which prompted me to do research on how to get healthier hair. This is my hair at the beginning of my hair journey July 27th 2011 completely thin and damaged

I joined two sights called K-I-S-S and Hairlista  after watching a youtuber by the name of UluvMegs and learned so much. In the next picture you can see my hair looking healthier. I made it to APL (Arm Pit Length)

I experienced my first set back in May 2012 after doing my first and only glue in my hair was greasy and there was breakage

I began to baby my hair and try to get it back to its health. This next pic was taken two months after while in Jamaica

So fast forward to the beginning of my freshman year of college. I made grazing BSL(Bra Strap Length)

I participated in a no cutting challenge and did a personal no heat challenge as well which lasted 6 months with one heat pass in between. Here is my first heat pass. I made it to BSL but my ends were not so good.

Here is my hair at the end of the challenge in March I made it to MBL(Mid Back Length) but again with the ends .

So more recently I decided to cut a few inches off my hair and I am now back to Grazing BSL in some parts and barely BSL in others. I will continue to slowly trim and even out my hair.

I wouldn't quite call this time a set back because my hair was in need of a trim and my motto is health before length. Happy Hair Growing =)