January 2020: Hits & Misses

[IDareT'sHair]

Hits
Natures Little Secret Fenugreek Prepoo, slip for days, sinks in with no need of tools. You can detangle with your fingers. Slightly minty smell. Great as a prepoo , even better as a detangler

@Bette Davis Eyes

Good Review!

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@Bette Davis Eyes

Good Review!

You’re going to love it @IDareT'sHair

 

[RUBY]

This right here did right by me when I used it to prep for braids last week. It moisturises without being greasy.

African Pride Shea butter leave in conditioner. Widely available and affordable.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

ON-GOING HIT:
APB's Whipped Cleansing Conditioner (Jar)

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

This right here did right by me when I used it to prep for braids last week. It moisturises without being greasy.

The picture isn’t showing @RUBY

 

[Aggie]

HIT:

Fenugreek Tea Rinse on scalp.

 

[werenumber2]

I’m calling Hits on all of my new Shescentit Black Friday purchases:

Marula Mallow Miracle Melt Masque
Plum Nectar & Agave Curling Syrup
Plum Nectar & Agave Styling Custard

 

[mayoo]

MISS:

Elasta QP DPR-11 DEEP PENETRATING REMOISTURISING CONDITIONER

Review:
https://longhaircareforum.com/blogs...p-penetrating-remoisturising-conditioner.897/

In short... Never again

 

[RUBY]

The picture isn’t showing @RUBY

Can you see it now?

 

[Z-kitty]

Continued Hits:
Black rice water
Nzuri liquid hair skin and nails

My hair is so soft and my thin crown has a black shading of new hairs coming in.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Can you see it now?

Nope. @RUBY

 

[RUBY]

Nope. @RUBY

I've added a new picture.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

I've added a new picture.

I heard that was pretty good @RUBY

 

[mayoo]

MISS-ish:

TGIN Honey Miracle Mask
Tried it for the first time. It was just... Okay.

For the price ($15ish), its not something that I will Re-purchase.

Here's a full review if you are interested:

https://longhaircareforum.com/blogs/deep-conditioner-review-tgin-honey-miracle-mask.901/

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Mega hit

Shescentit Moisture Melt Hair Mayo, rinsed out like a dream. I didn’t even use any type of heat. Baby! Hair felt like butter. I can’t wait to see what steam does to this.

I used the leave in from this line as well but I won’t know if it’s good until it dries tomorrow.

 

[BeautifulRoots]

MISS-ish:

TGIN Honey Miracle Mask
Tried it for the first time. It was just... Okay.

For the price ($15ish), its not something that I will Re-purchase.

Here's a full review if you are interested:

https://longhaircareforum.com/blogs/deep-conditioner-review-tgin-honey-miracle-mask.901/

I felt the same. It was just meh.

 

[Aggie]

HIT:

I never reported this but Curl Junkie's Smoothing Lotion is actually a hit on my hair. I have had this leave-in for at least 4 or 5 years in my stash and it felt like it never lost it's effectiveness as a great leave-in. It leaves my hair silky soft but because of the price, I probably won't repurchase. I'll just stick to SSI leave-ins (which are just as good or better) since I do get great coupons during BF sales for them.

 

[mzteaze]

I've been revisiting old staples :

Still love :
- Ouidad Melt Down mask - great travel mask because this works best with no cap and no heat
- Ever Ego Garlic Mask
- Megatek conditioner

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Miss

• SSI Plum Nectar/Agave Leave in and Styling Yogurt. It foamed on applying and was soft as it was damp but when it dried my hair isn't soft at all. It was more like a dry cast on my hair. It wont be a repurchase and will probably give to my oldest. I'll try on dry hair though and see if its an okay refresher.

Slight miss

• PJN Sea Moss & Pomegranate Styling Foam , very light weight and did not define my dampish hair but it paired well with another product from the line.

Hits

• PJN Sea Moss & Cocoa Cream Styler, moisturizing, slip, creaminess and a good hold. Winner winner chicken dinner, sheen as well. Plumpish twists.

• Dusting my ends, second time I've did that in under two weeks. I think the colored ends were slightly straight, so I snipped snipped.

 

[Aggie]

Miss

• SSI Plum Nectar/Agave Leave in and Styling Yogurt. It foamed on applying and was soft as it was damp but when it dried my hair isn't soft at all. It was more like a dry cast on my hair. It wont be a repurchase and will probably give to my oldest. I'll try on dry hair though and see if its an okay refresher.

@Bette Davis Eyes

This is the one leave-in I did NOT buy for the last purchase I made at SSI. I am sure glad I left that one out. Thanks for your review.

Do you think it left your hair dry because it is winter and there isn't much moisture in the air? I see it has Agave in it. Isn't that a humectant as well? It might be a better product to use during the summer maybe?

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@Bette Davis Eyes

This is the one leave-in I did NOT buy for the last purchase I made at SSI. I am sure glad I left that one out. Thanks for your review.

Do you think it left your hair dry becuase it is winter and there isn't much moisture in the air? I see it has Agave in it. Isn't that a humectant as well? It might be a better product to use during the summer maybe?

I’ve used other products with agave in the winter and honey with no issue. I think because this is a light styler it’s meant to be used to style or set so there’s a certain amount of hold I don’t look for in a leave in @Aggie

 

[Aggie]

I’ve used other products with agave in the winter and honey with no issue. I think because this is a light styler it’s meant to be used to style or set so there’s a certain amount of hold I don’t look for in a leave in @Aggie

Ah! okay gotcha! @Bette Davis Eyes

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Initial Hit:
Nature's Little Secret Fenugreek Pre-Poo Detangler
Nature's Little Secret Rose Hydrating DC'er (will try it again next wash day to make sure)
Nature's Ego Fermented Rice Water Rinse

Continued Hit:
Annabelle's Perfect Blends Whipped Cleansing Conditioner
Hydratherma Amino Protein DC'er