September 2017: Hits & Misses

[curlyhersheygirl]

Hey divas
List what's working and what's not this month.

 

[curlyhersheygirl]

Misses:
Wen Bamboo Green Tea Restorative cleansing conditioner
Wen Spring Cherry Blossom cleansing conditioner
Wen Fig hydrating hair mask
Wen Bamboo Green Tea hair mask

All of this products were lack luster. The cleansing conditioners did a reasonable job and the masks provided minimal moisture. This line was very unimpressive for me and I don't get the hype at all.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Misses:
All of this products were lack luster. The cleansing conditioners did a reasonable job and the masks provided minimal moisture. This line was very unimpressive for me and I don't get the hype at all.

@curlyhersheygirl

Okay. Well Ms. Curly, tell us how you Really Feel.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

CONTINUED HITS (in no particular order):
ED JBCO
HBCO
Strong Roots Pimento
Hairveda Cocasta
Hairveda Avosoya
Cream & Coco's Assortment of Oils

 

[curlyhersheygirl]

@curlyhersheygirl

Okay. Well Ms. Curly, tell us how you Really Feel.

@IDareT'sHair
Sis you know I keep it real. That line was a total no.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Sis you know I keep it real. That line was a total no.

@curlyhersheygirl
Agreed.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

It's has been two weeks and I am still loving this BlueMagic grease y'all. It keeps my hair really smooth and tangle free. I detangled and it was super easy. Shed hairs slide right out. I skipped wash day today because my hair still looks clean, sleek, moist and shiny. A Big Hit.

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

Hit

Sulfate shampoo

I've been using chagrin valley shampoo bars for yrs but a few months ago started noticing my hair not behaving how it use to when styled. So I started being on the lookout for a good sulfate shampoo because build up was the only thing I could think of that would cause my hair to act the way it was.

Since using sulfates again my hair is doing awesome. It's so much softer bouncier and easy to do than it was. Sulfates are def just what I needed. There was a point when I needed the gentle washing of the chagrin valley shampoo bars but now it needs a good sulfate again.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Continued Hit

• Goody Ouchless small updo barrettes to keep hair sectioned throughout wash day and to secure the ends of my chunky twists while DCing;
• Soultanicals Soulvedic Strands Poo Bar:

I can do first-stage detangling with it (e.g., elongating, de-webbing). Also, among other lovely things, it contains:

Brahmi (gotu kola), Amla (Indian gooseberry), Ashwagandha (withania somnifera), Turmeric (curcuma longa), Bringraj (eclipta alba), Gokshura (tribulus terrestris), Bala (sida cordifolia), Neem (azadirachta indica), Purnarnava (boerhavia diffusa), and Shatawari (asparagus racemosa) . . .

It remedied my itchy scalp today. My strands felt good after rinse-out.

I'm moving it from staple to holy grail status.​

Misses Turned Hits

• Deep conditioning on completely dry hair
• Shea Moisture's manuka honey mask
• Soultanicals Power to the Prepoo oil

 

[IDareT'sHair]

MEH Turned HIT:
Bekura's Lait Illipe Body Milks (was kinda 'meh' about these when I first got them, but with regular use I lurve them now)

CONTINUED HITS:
Claudie's Pre-Sham.poo Treatment
J.Monique Naturals Peppermint, Cherry Bark & Tea Pre-Poo

ALWAYS & FOREVER HIT:
Hairveda Sitrinillah

 

[Saludable84]

Miss:
Not heavy sealing. Moisture can last for about 3 months without deep conditioning but heavy sealing played a big part. My hair isn't dry, but it could feel better.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Miss:
Not heavy sealing. Moisture can last for about 3 months without deep conditioning but heavy sealing played a big part. My hair isn't dry, but it could feel better.

@Saludable84
Are you going to start back? And what are you going to use?

 

[Saludable84]

@Saludable84
Are you going to start back? And what are you going to use?

I started back last week. I really like the CRN Ajani. I'm trying to use that up as I didn't realize I have 4 MHC Sophia Hair Grease in my stash amount other stuff.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I started back last week. I really like the CRN Ajani. I'm trying to use that up as I didn't realize I have 4 MHC Sophia Hair Grease in my stash amount other stuff.

@Saludable84
Once you put me on to Heavy Sealing I never looked back! *thank you*
Ajani is goodt. x4 Sophia's

Just picked up a b/up from Hattache.

 

[Saludable84]

@Saludable84
Once you put me on to Heavy Sealing I never looked back! *thank you*
Ajani is goodt. x4 Sophia's

Just picked up a b/up from Hattache.

You know hard it was for me to ignore that Hattaché sale?

Ajani is just such a small container. After I finish, I'll just repurchase for my ends.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Ajani is just such a small container. After I finish, I'll just repurchase for my ends.

@Saludable84
It is. But it's soooo goodt.

 

[Aggie]

HIT:

Henna glosses - my hair is acting a lot better and it seem to be growing faster - it could all be in my head, but my hair feels so good right now.

 

[NaturallyATLPCH]

Miss: APB Ultra Conditioning Souffle
I used this after my cassia treatment. I thought it would perform better because my hair needed the moisture. Even with oil, it was still just meh. It's weird because it gets a lot of love on this board and I want to like it.

 

[Aggie]

Miss: APB Ultra Conditioning Souffle
I used this after my cassia treatment. I thought it would perform better because my hair needed the moisture. Even with oil, it was still just meh. It's weird because it gets a lot of love on this board and I want to like it.

@NaturallyATLPCH

I used this DC after a henna treatment before and hated it's performance then as well. I don't think it has enough slip for a post henna treatment so I don't use it anymore. Aussie Moist Conditioner had more slip to me. I'll just save it for a regular DC day - definitely not after a henna treatment anymore .

 

[NaturallyATLPCH]

@NaturallyATLPCH

I used this DC after a henna treatment before and hated it's performance then as well. I don't think it has enough slip for a post henna treatment so I don't use it anymore. Aussie Moist Conditioner had more slip to me. I'll just save it for a regular DC day - definitely not after a henna treatment anymore .

I got you. It doesn't even work well as a regular DC for me. I've tried it with heat, without heat, with oil, without...it is still subpar for me.
I'm just going to use it up as a gloss or something.

 

[Aggie]

I got you. It doesn't even work well as a regular DC for me. I've tried it with heat, without heat, with oil, without...it is still subpar for me.
I'm just going to use it up as a gloss or something.

Oh dear. The gloss is a good idea. I do feel that the other DCs are better on my hair as well. I won't be repurchasing this one for sure anymore. It worked well with that first jar I bought, but since then, just meh, in my opinion. The slip from it is gone.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@Aggie @NaturallyATLPCH
Very interesting from both of you regarding UCS. I love that DC'er. I thought errrbody lurved this one.

I know a while back there was a "battle" in U1B1 Pumpkin Mask vs UCS.

I love them both. I don't use many of her DC'ers but I did buy multiples of these two. I cannot wait to get my 16oz Jar of Not Easily Broken to add to my APB Stash.

I also want to try the Keratin one at some point.

 

[Aggie]

@Aggie @NaturallyATLPCH
Very interesting from both of you regarding UCS. I love that DC'er. I thought errrbody lurved this one.

I know a while back there was a "battle" in U1B1 Pumpkin Mask vs UCS.

I love them both. I don't use many of her DC'ers but I did buy multiples of these two. I cannot wait to get my 16oz Jar of Not Easily Broken to add to my APB Stash.

I also want to try the Keratin one at some point.

I bragged about the bolded a lot in the APB thread and I used it this morning and it did not disappoint. I still love this one for sure.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@Aggie @NaturallyATLPCH
Yep. Between you and NATLPCH, I felt it was my solemn duty as a PJ to buy this!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

NEW HIT:
Kindred Butters Hair Lotions - Performance, Moisture, Slip

MISS:
Kindred Butters Hair Lotion being in a Bottle. Better suited for a Jar. (at this point)

 

[NaturallyATLPCH]

I bragged about the bolded a lot in the APB thread and I used it this morning and it did not disappoint. I still love this one for sure.

Yes the Not Easily Broken is my boo thang.
I still have the Honey Molasses and the Red Raspberry and Mint ones to try.

 

[NaturallyATLPCH]

@IDareT'sHair the APB Pumpkin one was also meh as well for me.

 

[Aggie]

Yes the Not Easily Broken is my boo thang.
I still have the Honey Molasses and the Red Raspberry and Mint ones to try.

Yasssss. That Raspberry Mint is the bomb.com. I have a couple of those 16oz jars in my stash .

 

[IDareT'sHair]

CONTINUED HIT:
Curl Junkie Smoothing Lotion

 

[IronButterfly]

Major HIT: Playing hardball with NC and getting the $25 UFD gel for $12.50 (includes shipping!).