January 2007 Hits and Misses!!!!

[SohoHair]

HUGE HITS:

Vatika oil- it makes my hair shiny and soft and I've also been using it on my right temple which is still recovering from years of abuse. I now have LOOOOOOONG dark hairs growing all over the place

Bone Combs- I can't rave about these enough. The only thing that bothers me is that no one told me about them earlier.

Hesh Amla powder- I added a little (2 table spoons) to my last Henna mix and the results were fantabulous.

Misses:

none so far... *crosses fingers*

 

[LovelyLionessa]

Jamila was still making my hard a little hard after wash out, but rajasthani left my hair strong but really soft and smooth. The color is a much deeper red and makes my hair almost black, which I like. I've never had black hair before and it's really nice with my brown skin.

That's good to know, I have some Rajasthani stashed in my freezer that I have yet to use.

 

[tropicexotic]

Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera Gel--I really like the way it felt when I was twisting my hair. Can a style be a hit too? I tried braiding my roots then twisting my hair and that is definitely a hit for me!

 

[dynamic1]

Hit: Joico K-pak penetrating reconstructor- my hair was surprisingly soft afterwards.

 

[Proudpiscean]

Hit: Miss Key 10 en 1! I liked this even better than silicon mix
Miss: AO honeysuckle rose shampoo. Left my hair feeling dry & stripped

 

[RubyWoo]

Hits:

Coconut Oil--I'm truly impressed. It smells very nice and it is soo light. I'm experimenting w/oils right now and I think coconut oil is going to be my staple oil for sealing. I've been using jajoba oil(which is awesome as well) and I will use that for rollersets but for my day to day oil it will be coconut oil. I used it yesterday and today my hair felt great. I just finished washing my hair and I put my leave-in in and put coconut oil in. The oil just absorbed right into my wet hair as opposed to just sitting on my hair. Two thumbs up!!

Conditioner mixture: Motions Moisture Plus Conditioner(enough to complete saturate hair) + 1/2 egg + 1 tablespoon EVOO---Awesome. I co-washed this week w/a cheap con (can't recall name) and then as my deep conditioner I mixed up the Motions MP Con, egg and evoo and left it in my hair(no heat) for 15 minutes and my hair felt fabulous after all was said and done. My hair felt so strong and there was absolutely no breakage(save for a hair or two; no exaggerating here). I just put in Profectiv Breakfree as my leave-in and my hair felt soo soft. I couldn't keep my fingers out of my hair because my hair felt soo good. This will be my mid week deep condition treatment from now on.

 

[miracle]

Hit:
Nacidit Coconut Conditioner
Revlon High Dimension Color
100% Pure Walnut Oil

No Misses

 

[tenderheaded]

Jamila was still making my hard a little hard after wash out, but rajasthani left my hair strong but really soft and smooth. The color is a much deeper red and makes my hair almost black, which I like. I've never had black hair before and it's really nice with my brown skin.

The Dulhan brand of henna I use is from Rajasthan and I LOVE it It releases color in 2 hrs instead of 10-12 and I have deep red color on my skunk patch. This is the only type of henna I want to use!!!

 

[Tee]

Ije Oil.

 

[Tee]

Hit - Biolage Ultra Hydrating Balm. FINALLY, something stopped my 'dry hair syndrome' in its tracks :notworthy

Miss - None......yet

I had this in my hand, in my basket, scanned, ready to check out AND.........I left my darn wallet at home! drats. I will try to go back today before it's gone. (They only had 2 left and it's on sale today.)

 

[EMJazzy]

Hits: Bear Claw hair clip, large tooth shower comb

Miss: Garnier Fructis Fortifying Deep Conditioner Sleek & Shine (it made my hair hard )

 

[e$h]

BIG FAT MISS ------>Capilo's honey and milk rinse. I tried it 2wice and both times it left my hair kinda hard and it felt a lil stripped, so to speak. I think I will be selling this stuff on the exchange forum.

 

[atrinibeauty]

Hits:
Chi Silk Infusion(Thanx Lili )
Aussie Knot Forgotten Detangler

Misses:
None

On The Fence:
Vatika Oil
Maxiglide
Pure African Shea Butter
Afro Detangler

 

[CAPlush]

Hit: ORS Replenishing Pack

My hair was bone dry, but I deep conditioned with this for about 2 hours and my hair was totally restored.

 

[LocksOfLuV]

Misses:

Giovanni Direct Leave-in, made my hair kinda hard and stiff. I will try and try it again, maybe.

Hits:

My Scurl Mix (s-curl, water, evoo, and humecto) despite my ruff time detangling from th Giovanni this really helped!

 

[january noir]

For a 8-9 week post relaxed head...

HIT (while traveling or long weekends over friend's homes)

• EVOO for an hour, cowash with Humectress and moisturize with Jane Carter Nourish & Shine! (N&S great for moisturizing skin as well!) (will take these with me on my business trip next week; will substitute the EVOO with my Dabur Amla Lite; travel friendly)

HIT ("My" ORS Spa Treatment)

• Prepoo w/ORS Hair Mayonaisse, Shampoo w/ ORS Olive Oil Creamy Aloe Shampoo & DC w/ ORS Replenishing Pak

HIT
BONE COMB - what an awesome hair tool!

No MISSES so far... will be trying out my Nexxus Therappe soon...

 

[MonaLisa]

Hits:
Pibbs Kwik Dry
Henna
Amla oil and Powder, as well as other indian powers
Phyto Index II
Qhemet Olive Cream,Qhemet Alma,and Qhemet Sidr butter


Misses:
None.

Awwwwww....alon joined the cult...


Do you know I'm feeling the phytodefrisant now?
Hope it's working for ya

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On the hit tip:

Continued hit
NTM Daily Dep Conditioner -continually saves my arse when I (*&(&( up!

Falling in love with Coconut Oil all ova again! Hit!

V05 Tea Therapy Conditioner - Hellyz yeah, hit!

Miss??/Unsure:
Bootleg version of ORS Hair Mayonnaise
*I don't know if me and real mayo are friends yet...may try again..

Getting ready to try:

Phytospecific Integral Hair Care Leave in

 

[Vshanell]

HITS:
Jojoba oil.....I've fallen in love with this. I use it for my face and hair.

Revlon Hot air brush......Used this today and I got great results. I think it's a keeper.

BOUGHT BUT HAVEN'T TRIED:
Fantasia IC Deep Conditioner

ON THE FENCE:
Peach Nut Oil liquid soap from Bath and Body Works.....this stuff is kinda weird. It can be used for hair, face and body and has no sulfate's. It felt really slippery on my hair which I liked but it didn't lather well.

 

[Vshanell]

Hits:
Jumbo Rake Comb- Only 99 cents at Sally's, I kinda like this better than my Mebco, it's soooo good for detangling!
Hollywood Beauty Castor Oil Treatment- My ends love this grease!
Aubrey Organics Conditioner- I had only used this as a leave-in before, tonight I deep conditioned with it, and the slip and moisture was insane!
Octupus hair clips- I just coil my hair in a bun, clip and go. Revisted Hit:
CON red poo- CON poos make my hair sooo happy.

Misses:
None

Love these!

 

[EMJazzy]

BOUGHT BUT HAVEN'T TRIED:
Fantasia IC Deep Conditioner

That stuff is the bomb!!!!! LOVE IT!!!

 

[kally]

Hits: Coconut oil,castor oil, vitemin e, rosemary oil and peppermint oil mixxed together

Max gro Sulpher Mix (grease)

Both of these are getting my hair back growing really well.

No misses.

 

[CurliDiva]

Hits - Partial Silk Worm Rinse and Conditioner

No Misses

 

[LikeNoOther]

I had this in my hand, in my basket, scanned, ready to check out AND.........I left my darn wallet at home! drats. I will try to go back today before it's gone. (They only had 2 left and it's on sale today.)

Where did you find it on sale at? I got mine for $7.94 at Eckerd's (yes, I know it may be counterfeit, but its working )

 

[Nanyanika]

HITS:
Keracare leave-in
keracare oil moisturiser

exellent under hood drier left my ends less frizzy and my entire hair soft

no-misses

 

[so1913]

HIT: Revlon Tourmaline Ionic Blow Dryer with diffuser attachent

Misses: None, I really haven't bought any new products in a couple of months!

 

[ak46]

HITS:
AO GPB
AO Honeysuckle Rose
Giovanni Direct Leave-In
Henna

....I love all of these products, they are now staples in my regimen...

MISSES:
None...

 

[planodiva]

Hits: John Frieda Serum with my roller set. It has been sitting on my shelf for years (literally) and Macherie suggested using serum and water for a rollerset and viola...the best set of my life

 

[gymfreak336]

HITS:
AO GPB
AO Honeysuckle Rose
Giovanni Direct Leave-In
Henna

....I love all of these products, they are now staples in my regimen...

MISSES:
None...

I am glad you enjoyed them. They are so of the best!!!

 

[prettywhitty]

Hits: Pincurling, protective styling in general

Misses:Not being able to find mineral-oil free ORS olive oil lotion.
Queen Helene Cholesterol Treatment

On the fence: Kearcare Humecto- I wanted to try the small bottle before I bought the 5lb tub. It was alright, I'll try again to see if I like it or not.

ETA: Humecto is a miss for me. I have learned that my hair DOES NOT like mineral oil at all.

 

[RubyWoo]

HITS:

Lacio Lacio: First of all, I am soo glad I found this board because w/o this forum, I would've never learned of or even purchase Lacio Lacio. This leave-in conditioner is the absolute best leave-in conditioner I've ever used. Combing my hair was an absolute dream. I applied a generous amount to my freshly shampooed/dc'd hair. I then sectioned my hair into six parts and then combed and braided each section and left my hair to airdry. This smells soo good and left my hair feeling silky and shiny. This will now be my staple leave-in and I plan to order some more soon. I'm looking forward to my next wash so that I can use this again. I am that impressed.

Motions CPR Protien Reconstructor:

This was great. It did as it said and my hair feels stronger as a result. I've been looking for a protien reconstructor to use weekly and I think this will be it. I did extensive conditioning by leaving it in for 5 min w/o heat and then w/heat for the remaining 10 min.