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Friday, November 29, 2013

BLACK FRIDAY SALE : Curls With Care

Go get your products will the sale last ladies.
OFFER END NOVEMBER 30TH AT 11:59pm Est.
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New Blog and Curly Centric Meet-Up!

Hey! Long time no post but not to fear we are still here! So you might have seen some changes on the blog. We decided to do a makeover, which includes a new name and blog address. We also wanted to start doing videos again...yes videos we do have a youtube channel but never update it... but that will be fixed! So spread the word to the other two readers of this blog thanks!

Ok, this is for all you Jamaican curlies out there, Curly Centric is having another meet-up! We are so excited because Design Essential are sponsoring the event and you know what that means.....FREE PRODUCTS!

We love using gifs ^^

Now that is NOT why we go to these events...... we go for the knowledge and networking.....but mostly for the free samples *balling on a budget*

Check out their boasy flyer:

So all you lovely curlies come to the UWI Mona's Visitors Lodge on the 21st of September. Entry is only $500 dollars, and you can RSVP by emailing them at: curlycentricjamaica@gmail.com

Please come out and Support! See you there!!

How do you like the changes to the blog?

COSMOTOPIA 2013

Hey peoples! I FINALLY got internet so I can stop mooching off the neighbours!!! so I went to COSMOTOPIA about two weeks ago sans Ari, but still got some great stuff!

COSMOTOPIA is an annual beauty expo here in Jamaica. Ari and I went to our first expo in 2011 and got some great stuff.

The first booth I stopped at was of course Kumea's Hair Perspective To check out her AWESOME products! I got her Hair Smoothie and went straight home to do my hair. The first time I used the Hair Smoothie I borrowed some from my sister to finish my twists and I ended up using the whole jar!

Hair Smoothie

Kumea and I. Leave it to me to wear the same shirt!!

Twist out using Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In and Eco Styler Custard ( reviews coming soon).

Ok so I started off with the twist out. I noticed that I had some flaking in my hair after the second day. I'm not so sure if it was the combination of the two products or what.

Can you see them?

I washed, detangled, sprayed some aloe vera juice and separated my hair into big twists.

I use Naptural85's twist out method to achieve my styles.

I am very heavy handed when it comes to product but I was surprised when I barely scratched the surface of the jar! What you see there is how little it took to do half of my hair.

Can you say thoroughly impressed?

The finished twists

The twist-out. Hair was soft and not "heavy" with product. Usually my hair is a magnet for dust and debris after a few hours but never had that with the smoothie.

I gathered the hair into a ponytail and tied it down with my silk scarf and bonnet and went to bed.

Next day hair

It shrunk a little but I am not complaining!

Overall, I LOVE this product and will continue to use it for my twits outs. I will have to give the heavy butters a break because I do like my hair to be debris free most of the time. I will definitely have to stock up on this product! Kumea keep on doing your thing girl!

So until the next review,

Peace.

...............OMG...............

...............KIMMAYTUBE FINALLY CAME OUT WITH HER PRODUCT LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The line includes a:

Detangler - Don't Be So Clingy ,as step one. ($13)
Step two is -Wash Me Gently Hair and Scalp Cleanser ($13)
step three is -Conditional Love Conditioner ($13)
and step four -Love Me and Leave-in, Leave-In Conditioner ($14)

Now naturally they are all pH balanced so they help the hair follicles lay flat and are very conditioning. They also prevent breakage helps with shine and does not strip the hair of natural oils. No More Mixing ourselves! WE LOVE YOU FOR THIS KIM LOVE! WOOOOOT! here are the vids we found so far:

When we saw this we were like:

And:

We need, we want....NOW.

But, alas, we are all braided up right now so THE DAY we pull out these braids....you know what we gonna do meng!

Will any of you try her line?

So, until then, we shall do our happy dance. Peace.

Eco Styler Clear Vs. Eco Styler Olive Oil ~ Product Review

Sooooooo. Its been a looooooooooong time since I've been on the blog. My apologizes peeps. Life can get pretty hectic and the blog took a backseat for a while, but now I'm back and will be updating when I can.

SO! on to the review!

Eco Styler Clear

I used this Eco Styler for wash and go's (which did a number on my hair, but that's another post) I loved the hold it gave me but was not a fan of how my hair felt after it dried.

Product Review: Organic Root Stimulator Jojoba Oil

Ok, so I've been using this product for a week now, and I have to say... I like it.

Pros: It makes my hair soft. It was relatively inexpensive. It made my hair easy to comb through especially when I apply it to wet hair.

Cons: . The jojoba oil is way down in the ingredients list, when the label makes it seem like its the first and only ingredient. It leaves a slight greasy feel.

Ingredients: Petrolatum, Soybean Oil Glycine Soja, Lanolin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Coconut Oil Cocos Nucifera, Jojoba Oil Simmondsia Chinensis, Castor Oil Ricinus Communis, C18-36 Acid, Cetyl Esters, Cetyl Alcohol, Cyclomethicone,

Verdict: I have never had a hair oil that ,eaves my hair so soft! WILL defo's be keeping this one!

Co Washing

I co washed for the first time last week. I have read about it a lot on numerous blogs and decided to try it, not giving it much hope, and I have to say, I don't think that I will be using shampoo for a while. I instantly fell in love with co washing. It was so easy to do! Washing my hair with shampoo and conditioner took me around 3-4 hours to do. yep that long! Now, when I co wash, it took me about 1 hour 50 mins. to do. I co washed with White Rain Freesia Spirit Conditioner, but before I did that, I moisturized my scalp with some warm olive oil and a few drops of lavender oil because my scalp was a little dry. I part my hair in four, and I Bantu Knotted the ends.

My scalp with the olive oil and lavender oil

I left it on there for about 30 mins, then I washed all I could with water (cold) first (I don't use hot water to wash my hair) I added the conditioner and washed gently.

My hair with the conditioner, can you see how much natural hair I have? Me neither...

I gently massaged my scalp, and let the conditioner run down my hair to clean it. I used to was my entire hair by bundling it on top of itself, but that just caused sooooo many knots and tangles.....

dark times....... dark times...... I rinsed that out and reapplied some more conditioner and I repeated the washing, but this time I lightly "crunched" the ends to help get the rest of the oil out. I left the conditioner in for about 40 mins and I rinsed it out.

My hair in sections, with the conditioner, see my natural hair now??

After I blow dried my hair, BIG mistake! It came out all puffy and trashy at the ends, a sign that I really need a trim! I tamed my hair with some carrot oil, coconut oil and my Bergamot oil mixed together.