Quite diggin my beautiful curls



Last night I pre-pooed with Amla Oil (which I'm not loving, too hard to rinse out without shampoo), then I exfoliated with brown sugar, conditioner (Aubrey's Organics), and Almond Oil (this is my current cheaper replacement for Jojoba Oil).  Then I conditioned with Dove Daily Moisture conditioner, and put Beautiful Curls leave-in, let air dry a bit, then braided into 4 braids, put oil and Shay Shay's Butter on the ends (this is whipped Shea butter form a friend).  I have to say I loved the way it came out, I still had some curl, but didn't have to go to bed with my soaked hair out.  I also today, re-braided my hair for about 1hr. while I worked out and sweated, so I'm quite pleased with how it held up, and I LOVE these feathers. 

 Hello there my lovely ladies (and gents if there are any reading),

I, being the recovering product junky that I am, have discovered a new product.  So I was unhappy with how dry my hair was on my off days when I do a wash and go, so that put me on a quest to find a new leave-in.  I wanted to use Alaffia, which I've used in the past and liked.  However, once I got to the store (Rosewood Supermarket for Columbians) I found that the store no longer sells these hair products.  So, I got Beautiful Curls (which is made by the same company) instead.  Oh my goodness, I am loving this stuff.  I bought the Curl Nurturing Shea Butter Leave in and Detangler-Ingredients:  Calendula Extract (aqueous), Neem leaf extract (aqueous), Shea Butter, Virgin Coconut Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Emulsigying Wax, Panthenol, Potassium Sorbate, Magnesium Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Coconut Oil, Vanilla Flower Extract, Mango Fruit Extract, Citric Acid.

Pros

• moisturizes my hair
• leaves my hair soft
• product is lightweight
• does not leave that build-up feel
• smells yummy
• is good for wash and go and for twists/twist-outs
• natural
• produced by a good company (Alaffia)
• only requires a small amount
• works on wet and dry hair (this is a biggie for me, I have been desparately looking for something that I can use for both wet and dry hair)

Cons

• the price is a bit high for my liking (~$12/12oz bottle)
• doesn't give as much shine as I'd like (I mix it with a bit of Almond Oil and this has been doing the trick for me)

So, as you can clearly see, the pros far outweigh the cons.  This is a product that I completely intend to buy.  I will probably use this only for wash and go, and continue to use Shea Moisture for my twists/twist-outs.  I am mega excited about this, now that it's warming up outside I will for sure be returning to my old faithful wash and gos :-)  That's all I have for now, tootles.

Peace, love and happiness