October 2016: Hits & Misses

[YvetteWithJoy]

Hit: Copying my stylist's techniques for today's wash and go.

Hit: Finally placing every product I have (3 years worth of buying) in one place and beginning to organize them (keepers, donations, still trialing, etc.)

Miss: The smell of most Shea Moisture products. It was HARD donating any products -- except for the poor-smelling ones, most of which were Shea Moisture products.

ETA:
Hit: Finding 15 products off the rip to donate. Some because of smell. Some because they don't work for my hair. Some because I have something similar that works better. I need to try again and be a little stricter in terms of finding more to donate.

 

[rileypak]

The body edition
Newest Hits
Cure Exfoliation Towel
APB Moisturizing Body.Wash
APB Lotus Flower Feminine Wash

Continued Hit
Sarenzo Coconut Milk Moisturizer

 

[Saludable84]

Retired Hit:
SM purification mask. I had one last jar. I will miss having this in my stash but as my hair gets longer, I can only get 1 use per jar and since Shea Moisture busy breaking down walls , there won't be any BOGO free sales anytime soon for me to restock. Hoping that the Soultanicals detox mask performs similarly.

Breaking walls and recipes. Nothing will ever be like the original gray gritty one that smelled like bananas and was spectacular. I went to Marshall's a few days ago and saw it there, that's straight conditioner. That's not purifying anything.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Nothing will ever be like the original gray gritty one that smelled like bananas and was spectacular.

@Saludable84

 

[IDareT'sHair]

On The Fence:
MyHoneyChild's Type4 Hair Crème (will experiment with this jar) Will use it on my ends.

 

[MilkChocolateOne]

On The Fence:
MyHoneyChild's Type4 Hair Crème (will experiment with this jar) Will use it on my ends.

I love this on dry hair. Sometimes on damp (85-90% dry) hair. I don't care for it on wet hair. It works well on my stretched styles and buns. I also like it on my nape, edges, and ends. I also use it on dry hair while installing braid extensions. My hair is always soft and pliable after I remove my box braids.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I love this on dry hair. Sometimes on damp (85-90% dry) hair. I don't care for it on wet hair. It works well on my stretched styles and buns. I also like it on my nape, edges, and ends. I also use it on dry hair while installing braid extensions. My hair is always soft and pliable after I remove my box braids.

@MilkChocolateOne
Thanks for your review.

I was some-what confused by the Heavy Consistency? I will try to finish up this jar using a variety of ways.

I just 'swapped' the b/up I had with another poster.

 

[AgeinATL]

Breaking walls and recipes. Nothing will ever be like the original gray gritty one that smelled like bananas and was spectacular. I went to Marshall's a few days ago and saw it there, that's straight conditioner. That's not purifying anything.

When I saw the new crap, I was pissed. And then for SM to try and tell us that it hadn't changed?!? You tried it Shea Moisture. They got one more time to pull that mess again.

 

[MilkChocolateOne]

@MilkChocolateOne
Thanks for your review.

I was some-what confused by the Heavy Consistency? I will try to finish up this jar using a variety of ways.

I just 'swapped' the b/up I had with another poster.

I use it sparingly. A jar lasts an entire year.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I use it sparingly. A jar lasts an entire year.

@MilkChocolateOne
I can believe it.

 

[KinksAndInk]

Miss: my twists unraveling no matter how tight I twist or what I twist with. This is so annoying.

 

[Aggie]

Hits: Plain old Apple cider vinegar I did a rinse this morning and it significantly helped correct my mushy over conditioned hair! I just wish it wasn't so stinky lol

Miss: Naturellegrow Sweet Plantain leave in conditioner. I wanted to like this product so badly because I'm in love with her brand but this just caused my hair to become frizzy and gross it would probably be nice for someone with low porosity hair.

I have this but I haven't used it yet. I have used the Hibiscus and Honey leave-in and love that one a lot. I may pull that one out next to use to see how my hair likes that one. I do love her DCs quite a bit as well.

 

[Aggie]

On The Fence:

Bel Nouvo Avocado and Shea Hair Milk - this is just okay for me so I won't be adding it to my repurchase list. It felt good going on but it does not keep my hair soft for very long. I need something that will hold moisture in my hair for longer than 3-4 hours and the Terrene Fusions Mango Shea Cocoa Hair Lotion is doing great and much better at achieving that goal.

 

[flyygirlll2]

On The Fence:

Bel Nouvo Avocado and Shea Hair Milk - this is just okay for me so I won't be adding it to my repurchase list. It felt good going on but it does not keep my hiar soft for very long. I need something that will hold moisture in my hair for longer than 3-4 hours and the Terrene Fusions Mango Shea Cocoa Hair Lotion is doing great and much better at achieving that goal.

This was a miss for me as well. It didn't really mouisturise my hair. I eventually ended up giving it away.

 

[Saludable84]

When I saw the new crap, I was pissed. And then for SM to try and tell us that it hadn't changed?!? You tried it Shea Moisture. They got one more time to pull that mess again.

I wish I didn't run through my jars now

 

[gorgeoushair]

SheaMoisture still sell the purification masque online.

 

[Nightingale]

Miss: Missing my usual Friday wash day and having to do it Sunday, today.
Miss: Drinking at a neighbors house after washing, but not styling my hair. (It was an adult birthday party dangit!)
Miss: Styling my hair while drunk.
Miss: Asking Hubby to help.
Miss: My toddler running around me, grabbing everything he found interesting (my styler, water bottle, towel, etc)


What usually takes two hours took four. Meanwhile Hubby peeked in the bathroom and whined about not having my attention. He attempted to detangle and retwist one twist before giving up then went back to whining.


Hit: My neighbor giving me a gallon of the daiquiri to bring home.
Hit: Me continuing to drink while styling.
Hit: I'm going to sleep so good tonight.
Hit: I'm still drinking as I type this post. Amen.

 

[CodeRed]

Miss: Missing my usual Friday wash day and having to do it Sunday, today.
Miss: Drinking at a neighbors house after washing, but not styling my hair. (It was an adult birthday party dangit!)
Miss: Styling my hair while drunk.
Miss: Asking Hubby to help.
Miss: My toddler running around me, grabbing everything he found interesting (my styler, water bottle, towel, etc)


What usually takes two hours took four. Meanwhile Hubby peeked in the bathroom and whined about not having my attention. He attempted to detangle and retwist one twist before giving up then went back to whining.


Hit: My neighbor giving me a gallon of the daiquiri to bring home.
Hit: Me continuing to drink while styling.
Hit: I'm going to sleep so good tonight.
Hit: I'm still drinking as I type this post. Amen.

Sounds like a good Sunday to me.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@Nightingale
Cute Story - Thanks for Sharing

 

[curlyhersheygirl]

I'm so mad I bought a 16oz she sent two 8oz bottles so I might pass the unopened bottle off to my cousin or something. And that's how I feel about her line too lol so I might stick with only buying her deep conditioners.

Her spritzers come in handy when I want my hair to smell good going out or when I'm in braids, but that's about it.

@mostamaziing That LI was HG at my house until this spring. For some reason it made our hair soft but dull and that never happened before. We used up the last 16oz bottle we had opened and I'll be sending the other 2 bottles in my stash to my nieces in Trinidad. When it first debuted I purchased 6 16oz bottles after the one I initially purchased.

 

[curlyhersheygirl]

On The Fence:

Bel Nouvo Avocado and Shea Hair Milk - this is just okay for me so I won't be adding it to my repurchase list. It felt good going on but it does not keep my hiar soft for very long. I need something that will hold moisture in my hair for longer than 3-4 hours and the Terrene Fusions Mango Shea Cocoa Hair Lotion is doing great and much better at achieving that goal.

@Aggie
This is a seasonal product at my house. It works best in warmer weather for us. During the colder months it just sits on our hair.

 

[Saludable84]

Miss: my twists unraveling no matter how tight I twist or what I twist with. This is so annoying.

You try Bantu knotting them. Or is it not that intention

SheaMoisture still sell the purification masque online.

The original or the new one? The problem is they changed the formula and expected no one to notice

 

[Saludable84]

@Nightingale

Sounds like good "hits" to me. Especially since I can currently relate to that ENTIRE scenario.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

You try Bantu knotting them. Or is it not that intention



The original or the new one? The problem is they changed the formula and expected no one to notice

http://www.sheamoisture.com/African-Black-Soap-Purification-Masque-_p_1247.html - old

http://www.sheamoisture.com/African-Black-Soap-Dandruff-Control-Hair-Masque_p_1565.html - new

 

[Saludable84]

http://www.sheamoisture.com/African-Black-Soap-Purification-Masque-_p_1247.html - old

http://www.sheamoisture.com/African-Black-Soap-Dandruff-Control-Hair-Masque_p_1565.html - new

Then they are lying because ain't no way for like 2 years, it was grey and gritty weird looking and now it's white and smooth. It doesn't even work the same anymore

 

[Saludable84]

@shawnyblazes

Why we always bumping this vendors thread.

Their stuff is no longer handmade so there shouldn't really be consistency issues unless it's the Shea butter making slight color differences.

 

[KinksAndInk]

@Saludable84 I'm wearing wigs so bantu knots won't work. I need to learn to cornrow.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@shawnyblazes

Why we always bumping this vendors thread.

Their stuff is no longer handmade so there shouldn't really be consistency issues unless it's the Shea butter making slight color differences.

which vendors thread? @Saludable84

 

[Saludable84]

which vendors thread? @Saludable84

I haven't eaten yet. Whichever one we vent too

 

[Saludable84]

Hit:
DS wash day. APB Cleansing Cream and MHC Coconut and Papaya Hair Conditioner.

Curls. Straight. Poppin!