E'Tae's New Product Line + Flat Irons

I've been getting some comments posted about E'Tae's new produce line called Carmelux. The website says that these products help combat humidity. The products are also sulfate-free which is a must for me. You all know that I am intrigued. Please post if you have used the products and are happy with them. I would LOVE to wear my hair straight more often. I definitely won't be purchasing these on a whim as the shampoo is $26.50 and the conditioner and hair gloss are $20.50 each. We are in a recession people! That is almost $70 for everything, not including the shipping costs.

Also, what flat iron keeps your hair straight? I have a CHI but I am not convinced that it is the best. Don't get me wrong, it gets the job done, but I want to know what everyone else is using and lovin'.

Happy One Year BC Anniversary to ME!!!

Exactly a year ago today, I did the BC.  What a difference a year makes!  While I sometimes don't realize it, my hair has really grown a lot since the BC.  Since I have made the committment to go natural, I haven't looked back and I don't regret a thing!  My hair is the healthiest it has ever been, it is thick and is growing like a weed!  Thank you to everyone who has given me advice and supporte through this journey.  I can't wait to see what another year brings.  Hugs!

I'm finally on Twitter!

Yes, yes I know it took me forever to do it, but I am finally tweeting - is that the right terminology? Oh well - follow me!

Miss Jessie's Sale @ NaturallyCurly.Com

Get 20% off at NaturallyCurly.Com through tomorrow (3/06/09) by using JESSIE20 as the promotion code when you check out. Just wanted to share!

The Coil Out - Revisted

So you all know by now that I get bored soooo easily. I have been sick in the house and feeling just yuck, so I decided to wash my hair today. I didn't feel like blow drying or straightening my hair so I opted for a wet style and I tried my hands at a coil out again and I must say it's not too bad. Since my hair shrinks a lot when I let it air dry, my curls won't hang like I want them to, but it's cute. I've included a picture from one of my first coil outs in May 2008. When I do my dry twist outs and now my coil outs, I have been using Curly Buttercreme because I had some sample sizes. Well now I am out, but I think I like using Curly Buttercreme for my styling and the Baby Buttercreme for my daily moisturizer is the way to go. I might have to cough up some dough for some more Miss Jessie's. I keep praying for another sale!

Well my hair has definitely grown and I can't wait to keep documenting it's growth! I am coming up on the one year anniversary of my BC (March 16) - I am too excited!

Alrighty, I'm going back to studying. *hugs*

Update: Here is a picture that my wonderful office mate took of me today. My coil out is really holding up and I am diggin' my color!

I am starting to get the hang of this...

So I think that I have found the three products that I need to get my hair straight and soft! I thought I would give the straightening thing another go, but I knew moisture was the key. So I went to CVS (yes CVS) to find a deep conditioning hair mask and I came across Pantene Pro-V Restoratives Time Renewal Replenishing Mask. I have almost bought this mask before, so I figured that I would give it a go. I washed with one of my Wen cleansers (I used Sweet Almond Mint) and used the Pantene Mask (left on for 5 min, while I was in the shower). My hair felt soooooooo incredibly soft after the Pantene Mask. I am sold on this stuff and I can't wait for it to on sale so I can stock up on it. I towel dried my hair and found an old favorite in my closet - Fantasia Hair Heat Protector Straightening Serum. I used a generous amount of the serum and then below out my hair. I swear my hair hasn't felt this soft ever. I pulled out the Chi and flat ironed my hair and I must say, I did a damn good job. I am debating whether I should wrap my hair or roll it up tonight. I am so happy that I can get my hair straight. I just wish that I figurd this out at the beginning of the winter and not the end!!!

Blown out!

I know I know... I had to "break" my hiatus to share my new 'do with yall.  I blew out my hair on Saturday and hot curled it.  I didn't press or flat iron my hair first, I just simply blew it dry, as straight as possible, and then used my ceramic curling iron and I am really happy with the result. I have been using the heat protectant by Motions, but I don't know if I really like it. I have also tried the Chi heat protectant and I didn't like how my hair felt after using it.  Does anyone have any suggestions for good heat protectants? 

When I touched up my curls on Sunday, I did use some beeswax and I like the soft hold I got.  In order to maintain the culrs, I have been rolling my hair at night (blast from the past - I can't remember the last time I rolled my hair lol), so I won't have to keep putting heat on my hair in the morning.  Sunday night, I used hard pink rollers and the result was so so.  Last night I used the pink spongy rollers with the papers and it came out just right.  Bouncy, curly and big!  Yall know I love BIG hair!  I haven't had a problem keeping it straight other than my ends.  My ends never want to cooperate.  I'm sure after kickboxing tomorrow, my hair will be a mess, but oh well.

I'll post some more pictures tonight, but I will definitely do this again.  I love how my color looks when I use heat on it.  Maybe I won't go ligther this summer after all - I am so torn!

(another) hiatus

*sigh*

I'm sure yall are sick of me and my hiatuses, but unless something dramatic happens with my hair, I am going to be incognito for the next couple of months. I am taking a gmat prep class and I really want to buckle down so I only take the GMATs one more time! Can someone please say "AMEN" to that? So stay beautiful and natural, lovlies. I'll be back soon.

Hugs.

So I got bored...

... a found two reddish color rinses in my closet.  I mixed the two and ended up with an enhanced red head.  I kinda like it (not sure if you can tell from the pictures).  It was a nice temporary change, since it will all wash out in a couple washes.  I also decided to stop being lazy and I dry twisted my hair.  I have gotten pretty good at it and it STILL takes me at least an hour to do *sigh*.  I guess no one told me that natural hair was any quicker, but damn!

I did all of this only after a failed attempt at using the Wet Set Pudding to wear my hair curly.  As usual, my hair was super cute right after the product was in, but as it started to try, my curls started to shrink up more and more and needless to say I looked like a poodle.  I am dreading the hot weather and humidity because my dry twists won't last as long.  Hopefully I'll come up with another 'do before then, otherwise, I will be rockin' some shrunkin puff all summer.  UGH!

I finally washed my hair (it's a damn shame I waited this long)

So I (finally) washed my hair last night and really didn't feel like doing the whole dry twist out thing, so I just washed it using the Tea Tree Wen cleanser and then blew it out and prayed that when I woke up, I could do something with it. I thought I would post a picture of my hair wet (with conditioner in it) because I haven't done that in a while. While I know my hair is growing, since it curls so tight, it doesn't seem like it to me when it is wet. The next set of pictures is my attempt to do something with my hair this morning at 6 a.m. I'll call it a big ol' poof. I'll prolly rock a neater version of this 'do again tomorrow, because I am lazy!