December Influentster JollyVoxBox

I GOT A GIFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I signed up for an influenster membership once I saw someone else receive free products from this company, and y'all should know I LOVE FREE! So when I was told I will be receiving the Jolly VoxBox for December I was ecstatic.

 "It's the most wonderful time of the year.. Filled with treasure to keep you smiling from ear to ear, the Jolly VoxBox is finally here!" The JollyVoxBox was the first gift under my Christmas tree. 

Inside the box was the goodies I received:

Puffs Ultra Soft & Strong To Go Tissue Pack- This couldn't have come at a better time. I'm getting over a cold and made the mistake of using tissue I got from a fast food place (big mistake-but i know i'm not the only one who did this). These tissues are one of their "non-lotion" kind but nonetheless they are soft and gentle of my red raw nose.

NYC New York Color HD Color Trio Shadow- $2.99 I'm one of the few women who do not wear make-up. On a rare blue moon I'll use some foundation and that's it. However, this palette comes with three neutral shades (highlight, all-over color, and crease). 

Rimmel London NEW Show Off Lip Lacquer- $5.49-$5.99 This lip lacquer is in the shade stargazer which is like a champagne color with gold flecks in it. Its creamy and I like it. Between this lip gloss and the eye shadow I may actually wear makeup more often.

Skinny Cow Candy- $3.99/box I LOVE chocolate. This low calorie snack lets me enjoy chocolate and caramel without guilt. Yummmmm!

Ducklings Mini Rolls- $2-$3 This roll of tape has a 'splatter-paint' pattern that is just too cute. This will make my sub-par gift wrapping look a whole lot better one the eyes and too the kids. 

Testing out these products were fun and I enjoyed them. Thank you Influenster, Happy Holidays!

L'oreal Evercurl Review And Protective Style

Okay I have to make record of this because I never want to make the mistake of not liking these products. forget and buy them over again. C'mon I know I'm not the only one who experienced this. So here is my review of L'oreal Evercurl.

OK......
The  L'oreal Evercurl Shampoo was decent actually. It doesn't strip my hair and make it feel like matted straw but it does not have that clean tingle that I love with the U R Curly shampoo. So its is decent but i won't purchase another.

The  L'oreal Evercurl Conditioner was horrible. There just isn't a better way to describe it. It had very little slip, my hair didn't feel soft, and I ended up using 1/4 of the bottle in one session. I definitely won't purchase another one of these.

The  L'oreal Evercurl Leave-in was decent as well. After rinsing out the conditioner, I t-shirt-dried my hair for 5 min. When I applied the leave-in my hair was noticeably softer. Detangled with comb and a tangle teezer which was decent but nothing special. I wish it had more slip and the bottle was bigger.

All in all these products I would not recommend or repurchase and they will be overlooked the next time im in the drugstore.

So lately I have been working my behind off and have been neglecting my hair. After the L'oreal disappointment I decided to twist my hair for the week ahead. It took three hours and Im not sure why because my twists weren't that small. I used the Eden BodyWorks Pudding Souffle which I am loving because of the price (like $10) and the way it has kept my hair soft in 20 degree weather for days. To get this style I took the front pieces of my twists, crossed them in the back and pinned them down. Taking the rest of my twists in the back i fold them up to the center of the back where my twists previously cross and pin them down. Its simple and I love the way it looks.

Leave comments below if you would like me to do more of these "styles". Take care Curlies!

Product Junkie Withdrawals

Hello Beautiful Curlies!

I am writing this post because I want a record of what I, not only emotionally but physically too, am going through. Black Friday was last month and I didn't get a single thing. Don't get me wrong I had a list with almost 20 products on my phone but realized that I haven't used up what I had. And it I am on a no-buy till march.
 So while everyone is getting there black Friday discounted products and making videos I noticed I physically have been running my hands through my hair constantly. This is serious y'all! Is it possible to be addicted to buying hair products? Not necessarily using them, because in all honesty some of them ain't worth it, but just buying them. For example, I am a big fan of CurlyGirlJess on YouTube, and yes I know we don't have the same curl pattern but i don't care, and she did a haul that included kizuribeauty products. Their products are AFFORDABLE!!!! The first thing I thought of was this might be a replacement for Shea moisture because i don't know if anyone else is noticing this but Shea moisture is upping their prices and in some products (the style milk) decreasing product sizes. I really wanted to try their products and they are now having a sale for 20% off(ending today of course i find out about it the last day of the sale). If anyone is interested let me know if you heard or used and liked their products. Take care Curlies!

I GOT A GIFT!!!

Welcome back beautiful curlies!

Let me tell you how I know the Lord loves me! I had a tiring day at work yesterday (and even missed scandal which never happened before.) However, when I got home this is what was waiting for me--->

This was a gift from ALLURE!!!!!! It didn't come with a note or anything which is weird BUT i think its from the Naturallycurly.com giveaway that I won earlier this year. Why is this just getting to me? I have no idea but trust me I'm extremely grateful and excited to try these out!

This is what I received:

• Solano 3300 Xtralite 1800 Watt Professional Dryer $159
• Moroccanoil Curl Defining Cream $30
• Kerastase Elixir Kultime Versatile Beautifying Oil $56
• Carols Daughter Macadamia Heat Setting Foam $18
• John Frida Frizz-Ease Sheer Solution $10
• Bumble and Bumble Curl Conscious Defining Creme $26
• Fekkai Advanced Essential Shea Shampoo and Conditioner $50 ($25 each)
• Living Proof nourishing Styling Cream $26
• Ibiza Hair G3 Brush $38 

These goodies are not exactly products that I've heard a lot of especially from YT vloggers with my type 4 texture so YOU KNOW I'M EXCITED!!! I wouldn't have picked these products out for myself so I'm glad these were gifted to me. The total is $413 if my math is correct lol. Whoo hoooo!!!!! 

So expect some reviews coming soon for these bad boys, I'm really interested in that bumble and bumble. Let me know which do you want a review for by commenting below. Take care curlies!

Shea Moisture Darcy Botanical Soultanicals Product Review

Hey beautiful curlies!

I recently feel in love with my curls...again! I, like many other naturals, I got frustrated with my lack of curls. Everyone repeats the same theory that type 4 hair does not have a curl pattern. If I hear that one more time imma lose it. Its a lie! How can your hair be curly and have no curl pattern? I'll admit type 4 hair does not clump its curls easily but it still has a curl pattern. Anyway I had a failed braidout turn magnificent braid out the other day but my hair was really dirty so I had to wash it, don't ya hate that?

Anyway I washed with Shea Moisture Curl and Shine Shampoo. I noticed some bottles of this is a white and creamy but mine is alot darker idk why. Here's what I did:

• Detangle hair with Herbal Essence Honey I'm Strong Conditioner & water. Braid hair.
• Shampoo twice, once w/ braids focusing on scalp & second with hair unbraided to make sure to clean strands.
• Apply Darcy's Botanical Pumpkin Seed Conditioner w/ hair in 4 sections. Left it on overnight.
• Apply Soultanicals Murula-muru moisture guru and braid hair.

To me every shampoo is pretty much the same. I never had a shampoo that I loved and I dilute every shampoo I use. 

The Darcy's Botanical Conditioner is hands down the thickest conditioner I ever came across. The bottle is pretty full and I still had to muscle the bottle to squeeze some of it out. I love the smell (pumpkin) but it has no slip at all. It does provide moisture but wow no slip is a big offense to me. 

I already have a full review of Soultanicals but ill mention that I like the Muru guru. It has a banana smell, some slip and seals in the moisture. All in all I like this butter/cream.

I thought I'd keep this review short and sweet. Let me know if you guys want a more in depth reviews or short reviews. Take care beautiful curlies!

TIGI Bedhead Product Review

Hey Beautiful Curlies!
Okay so I've been trying my best NOT to buy any more products but it is getting hard out here! Black Friday is coming up, youtube videos are still giving me the "new product itches" and I haven't quite been able to go to any store without strolling through the hair products isle. IF YOU ARE IN THIS SITUATION STOP! Instead of shopping the stores, shop your product stash! Naturals have the most embarrassingly large amounts of hair products I have ever seen! When I was relaxed I had maybe 4 products. Now that I'm natural I have maybe 40 products? So I have to shop my products, some I truly haven't even tried yet.

Earlier this week I tried Bedhead TIGI Ego Boost Leave-in and On the Rebound Curl Cream.

I will always be honest with you guys. These two products SUCK! I used them both on freshly cowashed hair. I used the Ego Boost, which is runny serum (imo) that has absolutely no slip (huge downfall) and did not provide moisture. Mind you this Leave-in is $16.50! The On the Rebound Curl Cream is okay. It does have a great smell and because it is a thick cream it goes on smoothly. However, when it dried I had flakes all over and some spots the product did not absorb and left dried cream spots in my hair. This retails for $18! I immediately rewashed my hair it was so bad.

I would NOT recommend these products AT ALL! For my 4abc hair this was a big no no. I might try to work these products (maybe use less or with different products) to see if they can atleast do a decent job at moisturizing and defining my curls. Leave a comment below if you have tried these products of have questions. Take care Beautiful Curlies!

The Combo

Hey Beautiful! I missed you so much. Not much has really happened to my hair since the last blog. I straightened my hair and no it didn't come out the way I wanted =( but that's okay (a lie was told. I really wanted it to be bone straight hence the four hours of labor that went into doing it.) Anyway that's another post. Right now ill just do some more product reviews because I like keeping track and viewing other reviews.

Today will be on a combo that I recently discovered is like magic in my 4abc hair. Curl Junkie Curl Rehab and Samy Fat Curls Curl Enhancing Crème.

There is a lot of bad reviews for the Fat curls line. I'm not going against any one else's reviews on that. If you use the line together and think your hair will be anything other than dry and a mess your crazy, especially for us with type 4 fantastic coils that don't play! HOWEVER, I got the line for free and I don't waste products so I gave this a try on its own.

After I shampoo, I use the Curl Junkie Curl Rehab. This stuff is sooooo amazing but sooooo expensive. I got this on a curlmart sale 20% off so it came out to be $16 for 8oz. ($2/oz.) Still pricey in my opinion but I'm glad I took the leap because this stuff has really good slip. I would only buy it on sale because I'm cheap, even thinking about buying the bigger size to lower the cost since I keep repurchasing it. So I leave this on for hours under a plastic cap and a T-shirt. Rinsed that out and put the Curl Enhancing Crème on. I was so shocked how much it helped to detangle my hair. It was really good like really good no really it was gooooooooooood. It had slip, smells nice, moisturizes, has a little hold and has a pump top. It retails for $9-$10 for 5oz. ($2/oz.) the same per ounce price as the CJCR which is why I wouldn't say it is cheap.

These two together made my braid-out soft, moisturized with medium definition. If you have these two try it out, or if you have the FCCEC DO NOT THROW IT AWAY. Use it by itself and see if it works for you.

Oh and I tried the Fat Curls Curl Creating Mousse too on two strand twists to make them last longer and I liked it. It is sticky but that goes away once it dries. Same smell as the others in the line. If you put something moisturizing underneath it works just fine and gave my twists a lot of hold.

That's it. Let me know if you want more reviews or your thoughts on these products. Take care, beautiful.