Loving life and my hair!

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted anything. I knew this might be a problem for me because I'm such a creature of habit and not in the habit on even turning on the PC most nights. Never-the-less, here I am, trying to think of what to say.

Well for starters, I love my friends. Since I'm introverted, having a friendship with me requires quite a bit of understanding. Lots of times I don't call like I should or even answer my phone. But my friends are patient and understanding. It's great when people just get you. I also have wonderful, intellectual, and mutually-beneficial conversations. It's not all one-way...another AWESOME feeling!

On to the hair! I feel so good about the way I'm treating my hair and it must like it to because it's responding so well! My hair is so soft and moisturized. I'm even starting to see the shine I want soooo badly! Lately, I've been getting 2-3 days out of one "styling" which I never thought I'd be able to achieve. I attribute that mostly to Mixed Chicks. While my hair is very soft, there seems to be something in the product that helps my curls stay defined no matter how crazy I sleep (and I do sleep crazy!!!). I'll post a pic soon!

Until next time...

Mixed Chicks Leave In Conditioner

On one very frizzy hair day, I was encouraged by a co-worker to try Mixed Chicks! I think she took one look at my hair and decided I needed some guidance...lol. I had seen some great reviews along with some less than stellar reviews but my quest for defined, shiny, and frizz-free hair wouldn't let me go without trying Mixed Chicks much longer. So I "bit the bullet" and gave up the $20 I vowed not to spend on more hair products.

I was so anxious to try it that I immediately ran home. I rinsed a portion of my hair, applied a little Totally Twisted and added the Mixed Chicks Leave In. Since my hair is so thick and frizzy, I learned to never trust just one product so I left some of the TT in my hair. The picture above is the wet section of hair I used to test the product.

Once dried I was impressed! Although completely shrunken, my hair wasn't frizzy and had sheen. I fell in love. I'll be experimenting more and posting more pics but for now, I like just adding Mixed Chicks over a little conditioner. Works beautifully!

I'll have to give an overview of my first experience deep conditioning with Organic Root Stimulator Hair Mayonnaise. But tomorrow morning, I must try Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition 3 Minute Undo...I've heard this stuff is great for moisturizing and making curls pop!

Until next time....

Beautiful Day! Not a bad hair day either...

So I woke up this morning thinking, it was going to be a rough day. I was soooo sleepy and had to literally drag myself out of bed. I'm glad I did. I had quite productive day and left work feeling good, overall. It was one of those days when you feel really proud of yourself and the work you've done. You feel accomplished!

My hair has been an adventure lately...of my own choosing, of course. I've tried numerous different products and "application" methods. This morning, I co-washed with RenPure Organics (in the red bottle) and then applied the last bit of Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-in. To supplement, I added Paul Mitchell The Conditioner in sections. My hair is quite thick and curly (wavy when wet) and usually dries big and frizzy. Today, with this combo, it's still pretty big but the curls are better defined. If I could only get the shine I crave, I'd be even happier. Here's a pic or two.

Eventful Day

Despite having to wake up before 7am this morning (something I vow never to do on Saturdays), it's been a great day. My daughter completed her 2nd 5K today and did well even though she was quite nervous (I'm not sure why). Then we came home so I could complete my "ritual-like" Saturday house cleaning and chill for a little while. As usual, it took us way to long to get back out of the house so we didn't eat until 4:30...check out Pita Delight in High Point if you like Greek style food.

After stuffing our faces, we did a little shopping and took a leisurely stroll around downtown Kernersville before heading back home for the evening. We were both supposed to watch Princes & the Frog but only one of us made it through the entire movie without falling asleep--me, of course...lol!

As a side note and to sum up, I'm having a weird hair day. My hair is beautiful and has well defined curls in the back but is a poofy mess in the front/ top. What's going on?!?! I'll experiment more tomorrow and see if I can make it ALL behave!

Until next time...