Girly Crap

Skin:

So i took pics of my face..its been about 1.5 months of using retin-a and finacea. I dont see a big difference…yet. Im bad at this but i remembered my lactic acid peel so i dug it out and used. I have added entries into my calender for every thursday so i can remember to use it. I have it on my face right now so i will leave it on for 5 mins today, 6 mins next thursday and then 7 mins after that. I have some random break outs and im still bad wit touching my face and picking. gross i know.

So this is what my schedule will be like:

Sunday: Retin-a

Monday: Finacea

Tuesday: Finacea

Wednesday: Retin-a

Thursday: Lactic acid 40%

Friday: Finacea

Saturday: Finacea

I will skip one of these days every once in a while just to give my skin some rest.

Hair:

So I’m at the 1 month post relaxer point. the past few months, i have been relaxing at this point gasp. Well the main problem has been my edges so i have found what to do. Instead of relaxing, i will try to stretch 6 weeks. I honestly dont know the exact date i relaxed but i think it was either end of september or early october. Im going to say Oct. 1. If i make it past 6 weeks, ill shoot for 8 weeks and on and on like that. Maximum time i plan to stretch is 10 weeks. Today, i laid my edges with a little water and castor oil then i brushed and tied with a scarf.

 Also, i tried to cut layers in my hair. I "think" i did. I know im supposed to wash and blow dry before but i didnt. I had my hair in cornrows so i just took it down and cut. I had been contemplating doing the layers for a while but i dont have the time and i reall dont trust any stylists with scissors and my hair. I asked around real quick and found this video on youtube

 It was really helpful and easy and she’s gorgeous so i subscribed to her videos. This is what i cut off:

 I also did my bangs like she did but not so drastic. All the hair is from the top section, the back section, the bangs and then i grabbed some hair from the front left and front right sides and also cut that upwards. I do not know what my hair looks like because i did not wash it. I am being lazy and i know im playing with fire but i dont care. If doesnt come out right, at least i got the much needed trim! LOL

So i flatironed after a loong time. I use my regular products….kiehls heat protectant cream and the silk groom serum. I didnt do anything dramatic and it was back up in a ponytail the next day. 

My ends obviously needs to be trimmed and i need to shape it. I dont know who to trust with cutting it that also charges a good price.

I relaxed yesterday. I had only a tiny amount in my silk elements jar so i got lost trying to find the Sallys in Kennesaw. I did find it and it was 5.49!! I bought my last jar for 3.99. Anyhoo, i applied bag balm on my ends and hair, applied with my hands and no glove, left it on for a few minutes(dont know how many. wasnt counting). I rinsed it out then shampooed twice with elasta qp neutralizing shampoo. i then followed with kenra clarifying shampoo. I rinsed out and applied porosity control. Left on for a few minutes and it melted out the tangles. I didnt rinse out the porosity control before applying giovanni tea tree shampoo. rinsed out then applied kenra mc. put on shower cap and left on for a few minutes.

After i got out of the shower, i applied kiehls leave in and went to class with wet hair. LOL

I have been shopping for makeup lately. I acquired some more MAC eyeshadows and there is one that is my favorite. I dont know the name but i will find out and post it. I bought the MUFE HD foundation in 177. I picked it because i have yellow undertones. Well i wore it 2 days ago and i didnt like the way it looked. I exchanged it for the 175 which has redder tones but it works for me. Then i splurged and bought LORAC brow powder in dark brown. I have never used a brow powder and dont know wtf to do with it. 

I now live in the dorms at University place. Im older than my roomies but i dont care. We have to walk to class which is cool. I ordered a GPS with bluetooth(garmin nuvi 360) and hope this one doesnt get stolen. Its small so i will just throw it in my purse. I plan to buy a mount that is detacheable so thieves wont know i have a GPS and break into my car.

BTW, i believe my hair is now fully APL and i have some strands that are grazing my bra strap. Im waiting for tomorrow when i see the boy so he can take pics. lol

My hair is out of control….especially the new growth. I just over a month post relaxer and im trying my best to stretch it. This wash, i Co washed, mixed PM the detangler and PC, brushed with denman brush and rinsed out. Then i applied Kenra MC. Towel dried, added the liquid leave in mix, kiehls leave in then sealed with castor oil. Will add MT to scalp later.

I plan to use the PM and PC to detangle every wash and i hope it works.

I used the lactic acid again today. I left it on for 4 minutes. Felt a sting at first but it abated after a few secs. I washed and toned with my ACV mix.

CO-washed my hair. I over moisturized before so it was kinda greasy. I co washed, did an ACV rinse (1 bowl of water with 3 caps of acv), applied capilo sole & cinnamon conditioner then topped with kenra MC.

I was too lazy to apply leave in so i took a nap. I noticed that my hair was very lightweight and not too tangled when i woke up. It was still damp so i applied my half vitapro/half water mix then added castor oil on ends.

Im experimenting with my own liquid leave in:

I mixed added a dime sized amount of kiehls and same amount of redken anti snap(or whatever its called) to the vitapro/water mix so we’ll see how that goes.

So today i exactly one month after my last relaxer. I have not flat ironed since then. I took this pic on the day of my relaxer….im getting to full APL..

I CO wash every 2 days
Have shampoo’ed only once.
have done one protein treatment with joico(today)
I dont believe i have clarified yet.
still use rebuilder daily
I bought John frieda clear glaze and used it 1 week ago
I purchased porosity control and have been using either alone or with kenra mc
I have been airdrying with hair in ponytail and i have started baggying
Its been about 3 years since i last baggied but i wanted to give it a try. I had a few split ends so i dusted the splits but i wasnt satisfied so i trimmed. Just made blunt cuts and evened it out a little. Had to cut off more than an inch in some tiny sections but i dont notice a big difference in my length. Those parts looks dead and scraggly so i had to let them go.
My hair is 90% dry so i dug out my denman D3 and brushed out the shed hair. I brushed a few more times and when i pull on my ends, no hair gets on my hands.

What i do(washing)
CO wash with V05 kiwi and lime
follow with kenra mc
follow with PC
Towel dry
Apply rebuilder on scalp
Apply diluted giovanni vitapro
Kiehls leave in
Seal with castor oil


For daily moisturizing:
Apply rebuilder
Apply seyani hair butter
tie shower cap on ends and go to bed!!
I have not used elasta qp moisturizer in weeks!! I wasnt too eager to use the seyani as a daily moisturizer cos i read somewhere that
butters and oils only seal moisture but its working.

Now my skin:
UGH. The right side of my face is NASTY and the left side is smooth and perfect. Not breaking out a whole lot lately but i got back on Nature’s cure. Im trying to keep my hands off my face. Maxipeel is not working…well kinda. The surrounding area of the dark spot is lighter but not the spot itself
I went back to using Avene Diacneal. I will use it daily and finish the tube I wash my face with the acne.org cleanser, tone with my ACV/lemon juice/water misture, wait an hour then apply diacneal.

I still have my MUAC 40% Lactic acid peel sample. I will start using it once a week till it’s finished then will upgrade tp 55% if i still need it. Did 2 mins tonight and will do 3 next time.

I received my MT rebuilder in the mail today….i mixed half and half of castor oil and lenzi’s request then added to the rebuilder so i have 2/3 or the rebuilder and the rest is the oil. I will apply on my scalp daily and use as a rinse out conditioner then follow with kenra mc because it has protein in it. I hope it works for me….and oops….i slipped with the no-flat ironing till no touch up rule. I had a meet up so i needed my hair to look good…I used the Giovanni tea tree triple treat shampoo and i love it so im getting rid of my Nioxin silk reflective shampoo…i have about 5 new, never used bottles.

Ok, i think my last relaxer was around Valentine’s day….the new growth is now unmanageable…Im going to stop blowdrying and flatironing till the next relaxer because i have been overdoing it for the past month. My last 4 relaxers have been with silk elements regular lye and ill stick with it. Here are the products in my rotation

Shampoo: Nioxin and kenra for clariying
Moisturizing Conditioners: V05 for CO washing, Kenra MC for rinse out and DC, Paul Mitchell the detangler, Capilo Sole and Cinnamon conditioner, Biolage Ultra hydrating balm
Protein conditioners: Motions silk protein
Protein treatments: Nexxus emergencee, Joico K-Pak reconstructor
Heat protectants: Kiehls straightening heat protectant creme, Giovanni vita pro leave in, kiehls silk groom serum
Daily moisturizers: Elasta QP oil recovery, Jane Carter Nourish & Shine(this is for laying down my edges. i mix with recovery, brush and tie a scarf), Dudleys PCA
Leave in conditioners: Kiehls leave in, Bumble and bumble leave in(rinse out) conditioner, Redken anti-snap leave in, Ashas silk rose elixir, Giovanni vitapro, Dudley’s PCA
Oils and butters: castor oil, lenzi’s request(liquid), camellia oil, Nadia for Seyani Hair Butter, Nadia For Eve Avocado Oil, Nadia For Deshani Scalp Elixir.

Now these are my staples that i rotate but i still have some products like nexxus heat protexx, silicon mix and some products im not using..or some that im trying to get rid of.

Now that its getting warm, i will use this oppurtunity to get to full APL…i hit APL months ago but my ends were jacked up so i trimmed viciously. The Chi flat iron destroyed my hair even though i used it like 5 times ever. It doesnt have heat control and even when i turned if on and off, my ends would be full of splits a day after flat ironing. I sold it on craigslist for $66 and bought a FHI for $70 on folica.com.
I have used it more than 10 times in a month with no split ends and believe me i have been searching. I also made sure i got the right heat protectants. What i usually do is to apply kielhs leave in, kiehls heat protectant cream, spray with giovanni vita pro if i feel like it, blowdry, apply Ashas, blowdry some more then section hair into 4 sections. I then apply a pump of kiehls silk groom serum on each section then i pass the iron ONCE on the sectioned sections. I set the temp of the iron to 350 degrees. 

This was on easter:



Anyhoo, so now, i will:

co-wash a few times a week
shampoo once a month
clarify every 2 months
protein when i feel like i need it


Nightly routine:
ashas silk rose
elasta qp recovery
seyani hair butter
for edges, mix recovery with jane carter nourish and tie scarf.

My next relaxer will be May 31…..I can do this

Things slowed down a lot at work until someone quit last week so now we have to pick her shift! It snowed yesterday I didnt take pics because i was worried about getting home safely. Im taking 16 hours of classes and that includes Statistics, Accounting and History classes so im kinda reaching my limit. I hadnt bought make up in a while so i bought 2 MAC glitters from the Originals collection. The transparent teal and antique gold. I was going to buy parrot eyeshadow but it was sold out so i will wait for the manager of the counter to see if she has any at home. I might end up buying 2 from her since its so popular.

I have been trying to buy at least one piece of clothing every week so my wardrobe has increased a little bit. I did get rid of about 20 pairs of jeans a month ago!

My hair has been giving me problems. I know i caused it….with all the 
flat ironing with my chi that doesnt have a temp control and relaxing 
every month *cringes*. So i guess its pay back time. I was so mad 
last night and decided to chop off the dead ends. Last trim was 
before i got braids last year so this time, i cut off the ends with 
no worries about retaining length. It feels better now and 
no breakage so far. I will probably do an emergencee treatment 
and which reminds me, i need to stock up on joice k-pak and V05
conditioners for CO—washing (yep, still doing that).

My skin also went psycho on me. Like today, i had 3 huge zits on
my chin and it was sooo painful. I slathered on Aztec healing clay,
left for an hour, dug up Paula’s choice 2% BHA liquid and applied on
the whole chin area then applied clearasil 10% BP. No mo pain!! I
have been using Ambi even and clear moisturizer with sunscreen
but i dont think its doing anything so i did some more research and
will be trying Kinerase. After reading reviews on productville, i got
a sample of the clear skin moisture light from work. Ill use it for a
week and get the bottle if i like the results. My lancome teint idole
ultra is nearly finished. That is the first time i have ever hit bottom
on a foundation and i will definitely buy another one.

I think its time to re-vamp my skin regimen

Morning:
Wash with purpose cleanser
Tone with witch hazel
Apply Paula’s choise 2% BHA
Apply moisturizer mixed with shiseido spf 33 lotion


Evening:
Wash with purpose
Tone
Apply whatever treatment im in the mood for. either BP, maxi peel or jan marini gel.

Im still using nature’s cure pills btw.

I have not bought shoes in a LONG time because i was waiting for the transition. I have found what i want though:


And a pair of black patent burberry flats from last year.

So i think airdrying after every wash for about 3 years is making my hair knot together and tangle. My ends are horrible and i see split ends everywhere. Ive been dusting and trimming the past few days. I thought about it and i think it might be the air drying. So i washed on friday and airdried and my hair was a mess. I had clarified so it was uber dry. Today, i decided to flat iron. I CO washed, left Kenra MC on for like 2 minutes, rinsed out and detangled. I then added Kiehls leave in, Kiehls, heat protectant straightening cream and elasta qp recovery. I blow dried on low for a few minutes while combing with both my K-cutter and Shower comb.
I like the kiehls. My hair was soft but it did not have the shine i wanted. I applied gasps Redken heat glide on my ends. I used one pump and i will admit to using a few more tiny drops on certain dry areas especially my ends. I dont need the hair to be swanging so i dont mind if the heat glide weighs it down. I passed my Chi through each section ONCE and i made big sections. I made sure to pass quickly through the ends. Im going to see what the state of my hair will be tomorrow and the next few days.

I plan to do this every month after clarifying. We’ll see how this works.


It took only about 45 minutes btw.

So i know my ends have been in dire need of a trim. I was playing with it this morning and i saw a bunch of split ends. I dusted the front part and trimmed off about an inch from the back since i cant see the splits in the back. I feel so much better now. I ordered Kiehls from the Nordstrom at Perimeter. I had bought the 8oz leave in and heat protectant cream from Saks but i returned it so i could use my discount.

I went to get fitted at Intimacy and my band size is still the same but my cup size has shrunk!! Yay. It is no longer the unthinkable letters it once was.

Im now officially broke and cannot wait to get paid so i can get my Chloes and go thrift store shopping! Oh, and fix my blinkers. ugh.

The anniversary sale started on friday and Omg, it was effing crazy. Im off today Thank God! and im just chilling. I woke up early, chatted with a few online peeps and took a looong nap. There’s not really anything worth buying thats on sale. The only
 thing i might buy are these 
shoes:


Because I have a handbag in that same color. it comes in fuschia and cobalt and they’re really pretty. We’ll see. 

I went to Ulta for the first time today and it was amazing. Im going to start going very often. Luckily, they carry Kenra products.  I think the trade secrets at my mall is closed. whatever. I prefer it to sephora because its just so crowded in sephora and its inside a mall therefore, i have to wade through crowds of people. ugh.


Went to do some shopping for my face I have this huge, painful zit and my skin is going crazy. Well, not really, im the one obsessed with it at the moment. Unfortunately, DDF daily matte didnt work for me. Neither did a sample of MD something that theu gave me at sephora. So i shelled out some money and bought Shiseido spf 33 lotion. Im still in shock…and i hope i dont jinx this. My face is a chicken grease fest. No matter what i tried. And you know ive tried everything! Ive used it for 3 days and….....my face is totally matte like ALL day. I dont need to grab kleenex and blotting paper and there was a time when i felt myself sweatin and i looked in the mirror expecting to see the oilies and i was shocked! TOTALLY MATTE. Ive found my HG moisturizer/sunscreen/mattifier. I tried the cream and it is also a matte finish so i might have to get it when it gets colder!

Now, i have another journey. Shiseido is very water proof so i cant wash it off with soap and water. Im using MAC cleanse off oil and i was surprised at how it totally washed off the sunscreen. My bottle of neutrogena alcohol free toner is finished. Im now looking for a new toner. I bought boots No 7 a few minutes ago and i got home to read reviews and they were bad so im going to return it to target tomorrow and see if i can pick something up. I love my skin but i really hope finding a new toner wont prove to be as expensive as all other things ive been trying to find.

Umm what else,.....im now using bumble and bumble leave in/rinse off conditioner as a leave in. I love Kiehls but it gave me the frizzies. I bought a few tubes of fermodyl 619 and i apply before applying the leave in. I have given up on rollersetting for now. Too much trouble and i love airdrying. Ive stopped making my hair into a ponytail while its wet cos people said it might break it so i just roll it and pin it up. I look like crap on hair wash days but thats what headbands and hats are for!

I need a new laptop and im going to get an ibook! Ive been using my brother’s spare laptop for the past 3 weeks. its nice and fast but its heavy Im going to sell my IBM or just let it sit there. i dont care.

So i tried it last week. I bought different types of pins and it was a sloppy mess. I used my new gold n hot dryer and it actually came out nice. i was surprised. My mixture consisted of mostly water, few drops of H2H sunshine moisturizer or whatever its called, fermodyl 619 and leave in (bumble and bumble). I tried it again today with a different kind of pin. I used the 
big bobby pins this time and it held better. I didnt use my bonnet
dryer this time…just airdried. I just took out the rollers and my
hair is shiny and bouncy.

Next time, i will add a few drops of serum and hopefully it was be shinier!! I just need to practice so i can be neat with it and become faster.

Also, i learned the hard way not to comb with small tooth combs. I used my K-cutter and i lost less hair.

Well, my bottle of Kiehl’s leave in conditioner is nearly finished (or i like to think it is). It is quite moisturizing but seriously, there’s no difference between it and maybe using Kenra MC as a leave in. Same consistency, very moisturizing but not detangling enough for me. No i dont comb my hair when im not in the shower rinsing out a conditioner but i end ud getting tangles from not combing. Im going to try one last product…...Bumble and bumble leave in (rinse out) and if that doesnt work, im going back to Nioxin smoothing reflectives silk elixir.

I just typed a whole freaking post with pics and stuff and i lost it!! Anyway, well, i guess its time for an update. I havent been up to anything lately. I bought a few things though. I got these shoes yesterday


I was going to get these Betsey Johnsons



But they are just not me. They will end up sitting in my closet looking pretty. I can wear the Faryl Robins about anywhere and for anything. They are more my style.
I got these ones for work and like everyday wear:



I love the concealed paltform and check out the color of the heel. gorgeous.

So umm i did a lot of shopping today…here are the things i got:
^{IW…a long synthetic one}
Jan marini bioglycolic skin lightening complex
^{DDF matte spf 15}
A yellow top
^{Accessories: cocktail ring, silver, yellow, orange and green belts!!}
Yellow handbag! I finally found one. It looks like its 300 bucks but i got it for wayyy less from Marshall’s
^{Nacidit Avocado rinse}
Silicon mix leave in
^{Toque Emergencia Intensive Treatment}
Capilo sole and cinnamon conditioner because the one ive had since last year is nearly gone.
^Miss Keys 10 en 1

Well, thats pretty much it till maybe 2 months time! Im so satisfied right now, i could belch!

So i had ordered a full size of the Qhemet olive oil detangler. But i used the sidr tree butter for the 
third time and im still surprised and amazed at the shine and softness. 
So i sold the olive oil detangler, gave away the amla heavy cream 
and used the money to purchase the full size of the sidr butter. 
Im so happy to have found a good heavy moisturizer. This is exactly what i need for when i have a lot of
 newgrowth. Im waiting for the Endall from H2H so i can compare
 the 2. The endall is cheaper and it would be awesome if it was
 just as good! Im still searching for my ultimate lightweight moisturizer. 
Im hoping the H2H spritz is the one!

I want to order Silicon mix leave in. That will be the last leave in to try. If it doesnt work out, I will have to go back to Nioxin silk elixir leave in because that is the best so far and hopefully, it will help make my hair fuller in conjunction with the shampoo

So yesterday, i had planned to detangle with my hair in braids but i didnt do it cos i was scared. Anyway, last night, i sectioned my hair, applied Qhemet sidr tree butter and then castor oil on each section and braided it up. Applied BT on scalp, tied a scarf and went to bed. Woke up the next day, undid the scarf and i did NOT want to wash my hair. It was so soft and shiny! It was the shine that got to me. I played with it for a few minutes before grudgingly getting in the shower. lol
I CO washed with the purple V05 conditioner(no prepoo this time), mixed silicon mix, kenra MC and motions silk protein, let on while doing other stuff then rinsed out. Detangled and got out. I then mixed Kiehls leave in with qhemet olive oil detangler….combed through again.(big mistake) I dont know what has been wrong with me lately, ive been combing my hair with leave in after i get out of the shower. I need to stop that horrible habit. Yeah so my hair came out in clumps. Im so effing stupid.
Hair is now dry, i applied sidr tree butter and castor oil and braided up again and tied my scarf and i should be good to go. I want to see how long i can go without washing.
I will also stop braiding my hair at night because that is too much manipulation. Im running out of my sidr butter
 sample and need to get the bigger size asap.

Its time to break out the hard core detanglers and moisturizers and pre pooing and all the extras I might need. OMG. I was continuing with my routine until the detangling incidence. I was curious and checked my hair calendar (yes i have one) and realised Im one month post. I undid my bun, dipped my fingers in my hair and yep, the new growth is quite a lot. So this is what I’ll start doing:
+Less manipulation =
Washing every 5 days
Detangling with braids(tried this once, didnt work, will try again. my hair is really fragile when wet so im kinda scared)
+Moisturize in sections i.e. part hair into 4 sections and moisturize each section
+Tie scarf or wear hair net
+No combing hence the scarf
+lay edges down with Qhemet sidr tree butter
+detangle in shower with silicon mix or biolage ultra hydrating
+STRETCH FOR 3 MONTHS OR MORE. I could only do 2 last time
+Use BT on scalp

Thats pretty much it for now.

So i think I hadnt washed my hair in like 5 days. I also didnt comb it of course. I was scared to anyway because it was breaking like mad. So i prepooed with a mixture of Motions silk protein that i found under my cabinet, Alter ego garlic treatment and Capilo sole cinnamon. Left in for 1hr, rinsed out, hair was soft and stuff. Then i mixed Kenra MC and Silicon mix and it felt good, I kept rinsing and started detangling under the shower stream and all of a sudden it became hard. I wanted to die SO i kept on detangling anyway and it was falling out in clumps. Then i saw my Biolage ultra hydrating balm, picked it up,
 added a bit to one part of my hair and i could feel the instant
 detangling. I them combed again and no more hair!! Im not sure why
 that freaky stuff happened. That is so not cool!

Umm no. I had tried this when i was natural last year and I didnt like it. I was asking about the sidr tree butter when a few people suggested this one. I used it yesterday because my hair felt dry and it ended up being greasy and dryer. So i just washed and applied the sidr tree butter anyway.

I was finally able to get V05 conditioners. I guess walmart or target doesnt sell them anymore? I found them at my Kroger.

The half yearly sale started at work yesterday. We opened at 8. No spectacular mark downs. Oh well. Im off today but I might go upstairs to Brass Plum tomorrow to see if there’s any nice accessories on sale.

Oh i got these shoes


I also dropped by specktra a few days ago and learned that MAC released 3 new collections. I dropped by the counter at work and bought 1Tendertone lip balm in Purring. Its orange and It would compliment my look if i was wearing an orangeish blush like NARS crazed which i swapped eons ago. Now i miss it! I also got an eyeshadow from the tendertones collection. Its called Firespot and its also orange. I wanted something different from all the blues, purples and greens in my collection.

I hadnt washed in 4 days and my hair was sooo dry. I think It was also because of the porosity control conditioner. I had been applying the olive oil detangler and It wasnt helping so i went ahead and got the sidr tree butter. As I was applying it, it was just sitting on my hair and I was so disapointed I was going to go post of the forums ranting about it. So i tied a scarf on my head, went to bed and…I woke up the next day and my hair was sooooo soft and moisturized. I was surprised. lol. Im getting some newgrowth so Ill be using the butter till my next relaxer.

So nothing interesting has been happening lately. Ive been busy stalking this guy that comes everyday to get his shoe shined. He’s 6’7, slim and blue black. He is gorgeous. When he walks into the shoe department i just start going crazy. He’s obviously African and im not sure what country. Im sure we’ll find out too because some other girls have been checking him out and im sure one of them will go up and talk to him. As far as we know, he works at Saks.

So i flat ironed for Toks’ birthday BBQ. For the first time, i mixed 
Chi silk infusion with kiehls. Next time 
i’ll mix kenra straightening with the Chi and another time Kenra 
and Kiehls. I need to find what will work 
for me and i want to eradicate the step where i have to spray 
Fantasia IC. I think its just product 
overload since the Chi itself is a heat protectant. 

So i LOVE clarifying. I did this evening and it was just heavenly.
i wish i could do it with every wash. Oh well…

I really cant wait to receive the soft bonnet dryer i ordered. Hopefully,
rollersetting will help me until the next touch up.

So i applied Mizani H20 This morning when i woke up and my hair was all over the place on my bed. And they were long strands!! I nearly cried.

I got home later and started preparing…

-I sectioned into 3
-Applied porosity control on ends
-Applied relaxer and smoothed for 10 minutes and left it alone for 5 minutes
-I rinsed then used elasta QP neutralizing shampoo. I lathered 3 times and then i applied nioxin reflectives moisturizing shampoo. I let that sit in my hair for a few seconds before rinsing out
-I then applied nexxus emergencee and placed a shower cap on my head. I tied a towel on my head and left it on for 30 minutes
-Rinsed out emergencee and applied kenra MC and had on for 5 minutes with shower cap
-Rinsed out and applied the leave in thingy in the box

NOTE:
-The relaxer did NOT burn. Unlike ORS, It would start burning within 3 minutes or less after starting application
-I did lose hair but thats becuase I hadnt combed my hair in 5 days
-My hair has not shown progress so dont ask to see pics

Im pleased with the overall results. I normally blowdry after relaxing but i need to give the hair a break

SO i used my pink chi for the 1st time yesterday. I washed and conditioned normally, applied chi silk infusion, blow dried with a round brush to straighten the roots a little and then i seprated into 3 sections, sprayed fantasia IC on each section and flat ironed. My hair was swinging and stuff. It felt great to wear my hair down for 1 day. In back in a ponytail now i cant risk getting it snagged and beat with the cold weather.

i think 150? im not sure. ive never paid for mine.

so i gave my hair a much needed trim. some parts up to an inch and others, just a light dusting. i hadnt trimmed since maybe mid last year and i had lots of split ends from my stylist using that flat iron and the braids i got. i feel better now


I didnt have the time to do the lactic acid peel on sunday so i did it today.

So i used ALL new products today except my leave-in conditioner and moisturizer. My reviews:
Silicon Mix – WOW. I left it in my hair for about 3 minutes and detangled and there was no hair on the comb. It has a strong perfumey smell that lingers for a while but im still impressed.

Alter ego garlic treatment – I used as a prepoo. When i applied, my hair was hard and it just sat on it. I massaged into my scalp and hair then i wore a shower cap and tied a towel. I lef tit on for 30 minutes and my hair was definitely soft when i rinsed. Im not sure if im supposed to see a difference with the shedding now or after a few uses. But i will continue to use it. I might mix with my cinnamon conditioner for the next use. I havent used the cinnamon con in a while and i need to use it before i forget about it!

Nioxin Smoothing Protectives Moisturizing Cleanser – i like. This is replacing Burts bees baby bees shampoo bar. I had been using the shampoo bar for a year but i needed a break and my bar went missing. My stylist uses the conditioner for me and i like it so i decided to try the shampoo. I do have scanty hair so i guess that’s a plus!

Im able to stay on track and prevent slacking from my regimen by using a hair calendar. I got it from the microsoft website in the templates section.

So i tried the monistat gel on friday. When applying foundation, it didnt glide on like it did with
smashbox. It didnt break me out though. Im going to use my smashbox one more time and then try the monistat for the last time before i make the final decision.

So im a chicken. i gave away the dove sheer spray to a friend. I sat down and looked at the silicones again and an alarm was going off in my head. My hair does NOT like em and i stay away from them.
Dont want to jeopardize my progresss. sigh….I hope another brand will create a product like that without cones.

I believe the last time i washed was saturday…or was it sunday? Anyhoo, im using nexxus emergencee at this moment. Since i dont have a bonnet dryer and even when i had one, i never used it, i just wore a shower cap and tied a towel on my head. Might leave it in for a few hours. I went to walmart to buy a V05 conditioner and they didnt have any…same with the one at morrow!! I had to 
get suave clarifying conditioner and i dont like it!! I have 2 huge bottles of 
tresemme conditioner so i guess i might as well use ’em up! I dont think i 
like that dove moisturiser. I like that its liquid and very 
light but frankly, that thing is not doing anything to my hair. I need something
more hard core I rinsed out the emergencee after about 45 minutes. Instructions were to wash and then condition but i didnt wash it out. I just rinsed very well,
 applied kenra MC and left it in for a few mins before rinsing out. Followed with
 kiehl’s leave in wixed with ashas elixir, applied elasta qp recovery 
and sealed my ends with castor oil. 

Next time, i will clarify so the treatment can penetrate better. So as from now on,
i will be clarifying and using emergencee once a month on the same day.

Im going to look at my regimen and see if i need to tweak anything. Well, i need to since im new to emergencee.

Well, here’s the comparison:


Granted my hair in the first pic was straightened and the 2nd one wasnt, i was expecting to see OBVIOUS growth difference. UGH

Here’s some shiny ones just for shiny sake…..this one looks like those stupid flip up wigs. euwwww:



What? I had on BP treatment on my face!!


Do you see any bald spots? i dont. I guess it was just shed hair that was falling out. I really thot i was going bald. Yep, i’ve been up taking hair pics. I feel asleep earlier tonight and woke up feeling restless.

Here’s a token pic:


I just bought Nioxin smoothing protectives moisturizing shampoo to use as my gentle shampoo since i cant find my baby bees bar. So umm yeah i know i’ve been buying stuff lately and i guess i will blame it upon being stressed out over certain things. Shopping is definitely good therapy ....well, not really

Hmm…so now that I’m out of the braids, i need to establish my regimen:

Wash with conditioner every 23 days
-Wash with shampoo once a week
-Wash with Kenra clarifying shampoo once a month
-deep condition on day i shampoo once a week
-Baggy ends with castor oil everyday
-Moisturise daily elasta qp recovery
-Relax every 3 months
-Prepoo with alter ego garlic treatment on days i CO wash
-Prepoo with amla oil on days that i shampoo
-No trimming unless necessary and dusting split ends occassionaly