Hey Ladies!

Here are my April Favorites!!




1. Burt's Bees Lemon Cuticle Butter

This cuticle butter is the best! I've been using it for my last few personal manicures. It is great it absorbs so quickly and its small and easy to carry around. I will be doing a review on it in a few days. I apply it twice a day when I can remember, day and night. It's an HG (holy grail) product for me.


2. Blended Cuties Down & Out Styles

This hair styling cream is the exact same formula as the Blendedy Beauty Happy Nappy Styles, I purchased this one because it was on sale on NaturallyCurly.com's website, while Happy Nappy Styles was not. The cream looks like the color and consistency of Duncan Hines Yellow Cake batter. It smells good to me, it isn't an overwhelming scent at all and I don't believe you'll smell it on your hair later. I used it to do a half coil. This means I didn't do full on coils, I used smaller sections of hair. People seemed to love this half coil I did. This cream may end up being a staple. I will try it a few more times and if it is versatile enough.


3. Kinky Curly Curling Custard

So this curling custard gave me the most defined curls I've ever had, even when my hair is wet it isn't this defined and curled. This custard is the bomb and I plan on trying Kinky Curly Knot Today under it to get a softer hold and curl. I love this stuff!!


4. Paul Mitchell: The Conditioner

This conditioner is the greatest. I love the slip it provides on my hair. I use it in my twists along with Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding and Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream. It has a great feel on my hair and along with those other products, it provides amazing shine and moisture to my hair.


5. Nail Tek Foundation II

This foundation does wonders in filling ridges and in making a smoother surface for nail polish to be applied over. It would seem many people agree, I've seen loads of Youtube Vids with this as a favorite or being used.


6. Seche Vite Top Coat

This is the best, fastest drying top coat. One thing to be careful of is the fact that the top will dry quickly, but that doesn't mean the undercoats are dry. You can still do minor things, but try not to bump it around too much. After roughly 10-15 minutes it will be 'safe for wear.'


7. Alba Botanica: Coconut Cream/ Alba Botanica: Passion Fruit

This lip balm is amazing. It is all organic and it works wonders on moisturizing your lips. I have both formulas, they both smell great. Its not too waxy or too oily. I've been using it for months! I love it.


8. Bio Oil

This oil is great it has actually visibly lightened this horrible scar I have on my forehead from curling my bangs back during last summer when I still used my heat styling tools. I didn't even use it for too many days, I forgot after a few but I've noticed to lightening.


9. New York Sport Club Membership :)

Yeah... a little off from my other favorites, but it is one of my favorites! I love this gym its the bomb! I just got my membership a few days ago actually, but I love it already.


10. My New Phone Cover!! :)

Can I just say... CUTTTTEEEE!!!!! Its so colorful and pretty and girly. I love it its super, uber cute! Just look at it! :)

I purchased Essie's nail polish in the colors Mod Squad and Pansy. They are both pinks that look great with my skin tone. I painted my toes and nails with the Pansy color last week. It has lasted pretty long and I am satisfied with the life of the paint. I would definitely repurchase a color from Essie. They are pricey, but I managed to get them for free because I had a gift card.

If you are a woman of color with a caramel/ milk chocolate complexion, these colors will look fabulous on you, especially for spring!

When I get home today I will swatch the colors on my nails.


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Balances Moisture – Moisturizing conditioners and Hawaiian Awapuhi help balance moisture and prevent dryness
Improves Texture – Wheat-derived conditioners smooth the surface and reduce static
Excellent for Hair and Skin – This unique water-based formula is excellent for both skin and hair.

What it actually does...
I used this leave in conditioner to do my twist out along with some other products [Frederic Fekkai Glossing Cream and Trader Joe's Aloe Vera Gel]. I just have to say that I LOVE this leave in conditioner. If you are looking to have soft hair that feels happy and has a slight natural healthy shine to it- this is for you.

When I was using the product I could feel exactly when there was enough in my hair, a very little bit goes a long way. for each twist I used about a 1/3 of a dime size. This stuff is great. Some people don't like it because of the cones and I'd have to say if you're CG (curly girl) or strictly no cones, then don't use this product.

Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Ceteth 2, Cetrimonium Bromide, Bisamino PEG/PPG-41/3 Aminoethyl PG-Propyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone Bisamino Hydroxypropyl Copolyol/Algae/Aloe Barbadensis/Chamomile, Hedychium Coronarium Extract (White Ginger), PEG 12 Dimethicone, Algae (Seaweed) Extract, Aloe (Aloe Barbadensis) Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis (Roman Chamomile) Flower Extract, Lawsonia Inermis Extract (Henna), Simmondsia Chinensis Extract (Jojoba), Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract/PEG 12 Dimethicone (Rosemary), Wheat Germ Amidopropyl Ethyldimonium Ethosulfate, Citric Acid, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090) (CI 42090), DMDM Hydrantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance (Parfum) (Parfum), Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hexylcinnamal, Limonene


Results...
I actually thought my twist out was going to look horrible but it turned out quite cute and I have gotten second day hair out if it with absolutely NO manipulation not even a shower letting the steam get to it. I'm hoping to stretch 4 or more days out of it. Hopefully I'll have my Juices & Berries spray by Oyin in the mail by then so I can try it out on the style as a refresher.

Price...
The price I paid was $12.00 for a 10.14oz bottle. If you purchase it online, you can get it for cheaper at certain places. The 33oz is between $22.00 and $25.00. It is a little pricey compared to the more inexpensive leave in conditioners and such, but its about the same price as Giovanni's Leave in Conditioner which I don't like nearly as much as this one. I definitely think if I mixed the two together I'd love the combo.


Rating...
All in all I'd rate this product as a 8 on a scale of 10 and if I can get more days out of it, it'll be a 9.


So... this will become a staple product for me. I will use it on twists or braids, I am not sure if I will use it on wash and go's yet. Give it a try, purchase a sample size if you see one and try it out for cheap.


thanx you guys!

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Naturales!!!!

Can I just say this product is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!! When I first put it in my hair if felt so nice and smooth and just glorious. Now, I'm not sure if this had anything to do with the Apple Cider Vinegar rinse I did the day before. I do believe though, that it had nothing to do with the ACV. My hair felt like pure SILK!!!!
I did not use shampoo in my hair when I used the Giovanni SASC, I had done an ACV rinse the day before, so it was unnecessary, this was simply a co-wash. I applied it to my hair after fully saturating my hair with water and rubbed it into my hair in sections. I concentrated on my roots and then I detangled it with a wide tooth comb. I let it stay in my hair for roughly 3 minutes then rinsed it out.

After I put the Giovanni Smooth As Silk Conditioner in I used Organix Coconut Milk Conditioner as a leave in conditioner.

This stuff is like heaven... its like the clouds that line heaven are your hair.It retails for roughly $7-9. I bought it at a BOGO sale so it was half off.

Ulta sells it as well as Rite Aide and Pathmark.

Here are the ingredients:

Ingredients

Aqua (Purified Water), Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis) Oil*, Nettle (Urtica Dioica) Oil*, Thyme (Thymus Vulgaris) Oil*, Birch Leaf (Butela Alba) Oil*, Chamomile (Anthemis Nobilis Flower) Oil*, Clary (Salvia Sclarea)*, Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia)*, Coltsfoot Leaf (Tussilago Fargara)*, Yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) Oil*, Mallow (Malya Sylvestris)*, Horsetail (Equisetum Arvense) Oil*, Soybean Protein (Glycine Soja)*, Cetyl Alcohol (Plant Derived), Stearalkonium Chloride, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Trace Minerals, Citric Acid (Corn), Sodium Hydromethylglycinate, Grapefruit Seed (Citrus Derived).
*Certified Organic

Did you SEEE the ingredients! Some of them are amazing and edible! The shampoo is rumored to be just as amazing, as well the shampoo has vegetable protein in it so if your hair or skin has isues with protein, then maybe you shouldn't use this product.

Here is a video I went and found just so people have a video to reference for a hair washing process with Giovanni SAS until I have one up myself. This video is done by the lovely Kimmaytube. Subscribe!! :)


xoxo

Naturale Radiance