April 2007 Hits and Misses!!!

[HoneyDew]

Please say it ain't so Honey Dew!!! I just purchased about $27.00 worth of these online last week. Got them in the mail on Monday, but haven't used them yet. I purchased them because, my Hype Satin Rollers were starting to get raggedy.

Sad to say, but this company needs to get better satin on these rollers. Almost every night I am using scissors to clip off strings. Hope you get a better batch.

Other than that, I love the rollers. They are perfect for keeping my ends bumped overnight.

 

[Divine Inspiration]

Hits:
African Pride Blends Soy Replenisher
Vatika oil
Shikaika

Misses:
None yet

Revisited:
Botanoil

I second the rave on Good Days hair pins...that's all I use.

 

[Nice & Wavy]

Hits: Nacadit Avocado Rinse
Nacadit Wheatgerm Rinse

Misses: none yet

Revisited: EQ Mango Butter.....love this stuff!
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[Nice & Wavy]

Hits:
-Airdrying! FINALLY got my technique down pact.
-Olive oil on WET HAIR. Works horrible on dry hair.
-Tresemme Vit E Shampoo...love it!

Misses:
-Co washes I think I had too much buildup
-Cheap Coconut oil-Lou Ana

Girl, I love your siggy....now that's too cute!

 

[Divine Inspiration]

Hits: Nacadit Avocado Rinse

I ordered some of this last week. I can't wait for it to come. I'm ready for some nice detangling action.

 

[Nice & Wavy]

I ordered some of this last week. I can't wait for it to come. I'm ready for some nice detangling action.

This stuff is really good in the hair...I love it!

 

[cocopuff]

HITMiss Flior's Color SHowers semi permanent rinse in Negra! THis stuff worked great, smelled nice and gave me exceptional shine and softness! THe best semi perm color I've ever used www.roundbrushhair.com.

I want to try this next. I have used store-bought semi-permanents before but I wanted to try this because it is supposed to be 100% natural.

 

[Blessedhairgro]

Hits:
Sunsilk Straighten Up leave in cream (in the purple bottle): smells great and moisturizes, helps lay new growth down. I use on wet hair as one of my leave-ins

Tigi Bedhead Control Freak Straightening Serum: really straighten hair out. My hair airdries better with this and blowdrying and flatironing is a breeze! Thanks Divineinspiration!! If I hadn't seen it in your fotki album and read your review on it I never would have discovered this great product! I think I can stretch for an additional 6 weeks with this stuff (currently 11 weeks post relaxer)

Profectiv Megagrowth lotion: LOVE IT! VERY MOISTURIZING AND IT DOES MAKE YOUR HAIR FEEL STRONGER! BUT ALSO SOFT!

Misses:
Tigi Bedhead Control Freak Shampoo and Conditioner: well I thought since the serum was so great that the poo and conditioner would have straightening powers as well. they do not! The shampoo is nice and lathers well, it is very thick, I will use it up til it's gone but won't repurchase. The Conditioner is a complete waste of time but I will find a use for it since I paid for it. It's very slippery but doesnt detangle or moisturize. I bought the duo because it was on sale both are 1 liter bottles and together they were $25.00, $20.00 for me cause I had a $5.00 off coupon from the drugstore I bought it from. Both smell awesome, nice fruity scent, it's just a shame the conditioner in particular was such a bomb. I'll mix it with other stuff til I get rid of it I guess.

 

[crlsweetie912]

Hits:
Sunsilk Straighten Up leave in cream (in the purple bottle): smells great and moisturizes, helps lay new growth down. I use on wet hair as one of my leave-ins

Tigi Bedhead Control Freak Straightening Serum: really straighten hair out. My hair airdries better with this and blowdrying and flatironing is a breeze! Thanks Divineinspiration!! If I hadn't seen it in your fotki album and read your review on it I never would have discovered this great product! I think I can stretch for an additional 6 weeks with this stuff (currently 11 weeks post relaxer)

Profectiv Megagrowth lotion: LOVE IT! VERY MOISTURIZING AND IT DOES MAKE YOUR HAIR FEEL STRONGER! BUT ALSO SOFT!

I love the Profectiv! That stuff is a major staple for me now!!!

 

[MonaLisa]

So far:

Hits:

Africa's Best Leave In Hair Mayonnaise (thanks Pusha, I mean Priestess )

ApHOGEE Keratin & Green Tea Restructurizer


Semi-Miss?:

Dove Green Tea & Cucumber Conditioner (when I first bought it - it smelled nice - but when I cracked it opened to use it - it smelled like bad salad to me... ; mixed it up with some tropical coconut conditioner to kill the smell); but the conditioner was okay...I think

 

[HoneyDew]

Semi-Miss?:

Dove Green Tea & Cucumber Conditioner (when I first bought it - it smelled nice - but when I cracked it opened to use it - it smelled like bad salad to me... ; mixed it up with some tropical coconut conditioner to kill the smell); but the conditioner was okay...I think

That is what I thought it would smell like. I have used the soap and shower gel from that line, but when I saw they had a shampoo/conditioner, I was like OKAY Dove is taking it another level now.

 

[Tee]

Hit.......C-Pak Smells great and it did a good job. Nice product.

MonaLisa you know I laughed at you right. (pusha..I mean Priestess. giggles) We love ya Priestess

 

[Ms Red]

Hits:

BB Oil Moisturizer w/Castor Oil and Aloe Vera
Wild Growth Oil
Suave Coconut Conditioner for co-washes
Suave Clarifying Shampoo

Miss:

None this month!!

 

[LovelyLionessa]

So far:

Hits:

Africa's Best Leave In Hair Mayonnaise (thanks Pusha, I mean Priestess )

Yay! I'm glad you like it. My pushing is not in vain!

 

[LovelyLionessa]

Hit.......C-Pak Smells great and it did a good job. Nice product.

MonaLisa you know I laughed at you right. (pusha..I mean Priestess. giggles) We love ya Priestess

Hee, hee. I gotta push those great products. I love my LHCF sistas right back.

Hits:
Trader Joe's Nourish Spa shampoo: I've used the condtioner and had great sucess with it so I decided to give this sulfate free poo a whirl. Love it. Plus it's kinda cute having a matched set.

 

[Serenity_Peace]

Hits:
Tigi Bedhead Control Freak Straightening Serum: really straighten hair out. My hair airdries better with this and blowdrying and flatironing is a breeze! Thanks Divineinspiration!! If I hadn't seen it in your fotki album and read your review on it I never would have discovered this great product! I think I can stretch for an additional 6 weeks with this stuff (currently 11 weeks post relaxer)

Can you tell me how you use this? I finally found some at Target, but I have no idea on the proper way of using.

Thanks so much!

 

[Tee]

Hee, hee. I gotta push those great products. I love my LHCF sistas right back.

Hits:
Trader Joe's Nourish Spa shampoo: I've used the condtioner and had great sucess with it so I decided to give this sulfate free poo a whirl. Love it. Plus it's kinda cute having a matched set.

Priestess Iam not sure if we have Trader Joe's products here. I will have to look the next time I am in the health food store.

 

[LovelyLionessa]

Priestess Iam not sure if we have Trader Joe's products here. I will have to look the next time I am in the health food store.

If you have a Trader Joe's run, don't walk. They pride themselves on the fact that their products, at least the Nourish Spa ones, are made in the same factory as Giovanni. However, the Nourish Spa line is only $2 and change for the shampoo and conditioner.

 

[Barbara]

Hit: Motions CPR Conditioner is fabulous. This is a keeper; thanks to my hair stylist for recommending it. I started using MSM almost two years ago. The saw results within two weeks. My nails are very strong. I bought the Wondergro Shea Butter Mega Moisture, and I highly recommend it. It's really fabulous, and it smells nice.

Miss: I finally used the Suave BioBasics Shampoo. However, I noticed one thing--and that is--it has a slight ammonia smell to it. This smell was not there the night before nor was it there when I bought it from the store. So I read the ingredients. It has ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate, ammonium xylenesulfonate, and ammonium Chloride. Maybe that’s why it smelled.

I didn’t want my stylist to notice the smell while he was washing my hair, so I diluted it with Trader Joe’s Peppermint Castile soap, which I normally carry in my purse to wash my hands. I shook the shampoo bottle vigorously. I didn’t want the ammonia to burn my scalp, but I wanted to try it anyway for the first wash.

Well, everything worked out fine. No complaints from my stylist, and it did a good job. The funny thing about it is that the whole bottle of shampoo did not smell like ammonia. For this reason, I’ve made up my mind I won’t be replacing it; but in the meantime, I will just dilute it with the castile soap or any other shampoo that doesn’t work well on my hair such as Nexxus and use it to mop my kitchen floor.

 

[BrownBetty]

Hit.......C-Pak Smells great and it did a good job. Nice product.

MonaLisa you know I laughed at you right. (pusha..I mean Priestess. giggles) We love ya Priestess

Did you use heat with this? I tried it yesteday and it felt great going on but didn't feel that great when I washed it out. I left it on for a while with out heat and with a cap.

 

[tffy2004]

HITS
Bohemian Routine
(results are the pic in my siggy the link to it is there also)
ORS Replenishing Pak
Garnier Fructis Curl and Shine Shampoo and Conditioner
Garnier Soft Curl Cream
Nature's Gate Rainwater herbal Awapuhi Conditioner
Nature's Gate Natural Jojoba Conditoiner
(my hair is natural so I'm not sure how these products work on relaxed hair):scratchch

No Misses........yet
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[Desert Skye]

MISS

Organic Olive Oil Oil Moisturizing Hair Lotion: This stuff is not friendly to my hair.I used it right after I washed and after I dried, it left it tacky and limp. I have an entire bottle left and now I have to figure out what to do with it.

 

[nelli711]

MISS

Organic Olive Oil Oil Moisturizing Hair Lotion: This stuff is not friendly to my hair.I used it right after I washed and after I dried, it left it tacky and limp. I have an entire bottle left and now I have to figure out what to do with it.

I don't like this either. What I now use it for is a protector for the length of my hair when I relax

 

[B_Phlyy]

MISS

Organic Olive Oil Oil Moisturizing Hair Lotion: This stuff is not friendly to my hair.I used it right after I washed and after I dried, it left it tacky and limp. I have an entire bottle left and now I have to figure out what to do with it.

Is this the stuff that comes in the bottle or the jar? I have the jar, but I haven't used it enough to review.

 

[MonaLisa]

Hee, hee. I gotta push those great products. I love my LHCF sistas right back.

Hits:
Trader Joe's Nourish Spa shampoo: I've used the condtioner and had great sucess with it so I decided to give this sulfate free poo a whirl. Love it. Plus it's kinda cute having a matched set.

Awwww geez...
*looks at Letitia because I know she understands*
*Lawd, there's a Trader Joe's in NY now...dayum this chick and her sucessful hair product try outs ...and I'm trying to go the sulfate free/shampoo bar route ... so now I'm intrigued. Jots down, shakes fist*

 

[HoneyDew]

Revisted HIT: Qhemet's Olive creme detangler.

I tried this a while back from the sample pack and loved it. For some reason it got lost in the PJ shuffle. I used it again last night and loved it. It is comparable to the AVEDA USC in the texture and moisturizing abilities. NICE!!I have a big bottle of it to play with, too.

Thanks, QHEM for your awesome products!!

 

[miracle]

Revisited Hit:
Profectiv Anti-Breakage Shimmering Oil Sheen~~I got lazy one night and decided to spray a little bit on my ends to seal the moisturizer. To my surprise, my ends were SUPER SOFT the next morning. In my laziness, I found a WINNER!!!

 

[kally]

Huge Hits!!!! Pree pooing with Amla oil
Burts bees baby shampoo bar
Pantene Pro v defense mask as a deep conditioner.
My hair loves this new reggie

 

[Tee]

Awwww geez...
*looks at Letitia because I know she understands*

Yes Yes. Just making it hard on us.
(Got me looking all online for a Trader's Joe! lol)

 

[peacelove]

HITS
Pureology Hydrate Shampoo - LOVE this. Does everything a shampoo needs to do. EVERYTHING. And it is sulfate free, a little goes a super long way because it is concentrated, smells great, and leaves hair clean and soft, not stripped, not coated.

Kenra Conditioner (revisited) - amazing stuff. Real conditioning.

MISSES
NTM hair mask. This feels amazing in the hair, but after I rinse I just feal like I coated the hair. Does not feel like real conditioning to me.