So yesterday, I tried a new product line - Curls Unleashed. So far so good. My hair is still moisturized after sleeping last night.



Products used:

Tea Tree Oil and Water to detangle (my new favorite detangling combo)

Curls Unleashed-

Lavish in Lather Shampoo

No Restrictions Moisturizing Conditioner

No Boundries Leave-in Conditioner

Take Command Curl Defining Creme



However, my hair style would've come out better had I stuck with the game plan.… Continue

Although Summer is officially here, it’s not too late to get your end of spring cleaning on. It starts innocently enough: a product sample here, a shampoo packet there, an extra bottle or two of conditioner. Then, one day, your completely bowled over by the sheer flood of samples sitting in your hair stash. You’ve been to too many meetups within the year…

Continue

Hey Ladies! Check out my blog post on how to create your own silk pillowcase!

http://www.lillian-mae.com/diynatural/diy-silk-pillowcase/

Using two thrifted silk scarves, I created a silk pillowcase. Total Cost of $8. Amazon lists their silk pillowcase for $47.

Happy Growing Ladies!

Hey CurlFriends!

Here's how I recycle an old Braid-N-Curl! 

Hope it Inspires you! :)

The Challenge is over :(

January 2, 2012, starting stats and goals:

As of March 31, 2012, here is a list of my current stats:

1. Ending Point: 22 months into a 2 year transition. Total length of hair between 9-12 inches
2. Crown Length: 8…

Continue

It’s week 9 of the challenge and I’m still on travel so I’m still rocking my bun…I love it though!It’s full and big and easy; certainly not a style I have to sleep pretty to maintain. Tomorrow I plan to re-moisturize, seal and braid up my hair.  I am really excited about the end of the challenge. Normally, I wear my…

Continue

This week, I continued to wear my hair in the "Crown & Glory" style  

We are two months into the challenge. Up to this point, I have:

• Consistently worn protective styles
• Used one of two freebies to wear my hair in a non-protective style
• Retained length 
• Discovered my fine hair can not tolerate elastic headbands that…

Continue

This week was interesting, to say the least. I have been on travel all week and will continue to be through next week. In anticipation of this, my plan was to start my wash routine (pre-poo) on Saturday night. Unfortunatly, things didn’t work out that way.



Read More Here:…

Continue

http://www.lillian-mae.com/transitioning-guide/p-y-e-week-4-want-a-successful-transition-make-your-hair-a-priority-pt-1/
I am traveling on business so please forgive the late post. Will post the full post tonight!
Hope everyone's first month of the challenge went well!

 

So I was reading todays article on the Hottest Topics of 2011 and some of them made me laugh, others made me style and one even made me cringe. (I wish the video hadn't been removed so I could have seen with my own eyes.) But the article on 5 Topics Naturals Should Move on From invoked a need to comment.…

Continue