Use 1 Buy 1 Challenge pt.5

IDareT'sHair said:
@Aggie
It's good that you found some stuff in the Natural/Handmades that you really like/love!:up:
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Girl @IDareT'sHair,

It is getting harder and harder to go back to my commercial stash. I keep looking for more handmade products to invest in:look:. I know I will have to narrow down that list soon or I will be in some serious trouble. So far, I love quite a few products from Naturelle Grow, Qhemet Biologics, She Scent It, Donna Marie Moisture Butter, and Bekura.

I didn't care too much for Siamese Twists however, but I did like the their Cupuacu Carrot Moisture Butter. I can certainly by-pass Camille Rose Naturals since a lot of her products did not work for me with the exception of the Curl Maker that I have.

I have not yet delved into my Curl Junkie, My Honey Child, and quite a few of HQS products but I do like a couple items I've tried and a couple of them I don't.

The other brands that I want to try are Jakeala (a definite possibility), Brown Butter Beauty, and 4BellaNaturale on Etsy and maybe some Sarenzo items but not sure yet.
 
@IDareT'sHair Yes, 2 strand twisting helped me tremendously throughout my transition. DH asked me again if I can wear my hair out. I had to school him by pointing to my knotty hair tonight before I detangled/M&S'd. He was looking at me like :eek:. I stood there like yup exactly :afro:.

@rileypak I air dry in twists too. I migh experiment with blow drying/roller setting later on. I think WNG's look really cute on other naturals and I have been lurking in that WNG thread :look: but at the same time I'm afraid of the ssk's it might cause. After the nightmare I had to deal with tonight...I'm going to tread carefully on anything new I want to try.
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@Saludable84
Siamese Twists got me through last Fall/Winter. They were a life-saver. :love:

Her Sales were really good last year too. This year....not so much?:ohwell:

And I know Imma try those Ms. Tiara Dean Butters (or whatever they're called) when she starts shipping again for Fall.

Lemme find that link so I can remember.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjw5I77--LOAhXGJCYKHa6SAc0QFggcMAA&url=http://www.mstiaradean.com/product/vanilla-bean-butter-creme&usg=AFQjCNF7dDSWyQnp946UYYq8hmKqm39Ldw&sig2=_7rAjrZuYPTUZ5m9XxjWDQ
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I have a cart still open for her too :lachen:
 
@rileypak @flyygirlll2 @IDareT'sHair air drying in twist is a life saver. These days, I notice if the weather is cool, towel drying a little helps with the drying time without compromising moisture and when it's warm, twisting on wet hair cuts down on product and helps with light or heavy sealing.

I also learned that detangling, for me, is only good when I use my rinse out. That's it. Then twist on wet hair. Concentrating on the ends and using small amount of protein on the ends when DCing tremendously cut down on SSK and knotting at the ends.

Doing a WNG takes mucho time, but the results were sooooooo worth it. I had no dryness with the combo and technique I used and it actually lasted 3 days.

@Aggie i try to at least have a few OTG lines I can fall back on. Cleansers and proteins, as a rule of thumb, have to be OTG. They are very temperamental. I like SSI Okra, but I need a definite. I also have DC and butters, but no leave in or moisturizers as of yet that are "staples". I love my online vendors, but as I've said before, always have a backup to a backup.
 
Saludable84 said:
@rileypak @flyygirlll2 @IDareT'sHair air drying in twist is a life saver. These days, I notice if the weather is cool, towel drying a little helps with the drying time without compromising moisture and when it's warm, twisting on wet hair cuts down on product and helps with light or heavy sealing.

I also learned that detangling, for me, is only good when I use my rinse out. That's it. Then twist on wet hair. Concentrating on the ends and using small amount of protein on the ends when DCing tremendously cut down on SSK and knotting at the ends.

Doing a WNG takes mucho time, but the results were sooooooo worth it. I had no dryness with the combo and technique I used and it actually lasted 3 days.

@Aggie i try to at least have a few OTG lines I can fall back on. Cleansers and proteins, as a rule of thumb, have to be OTG. They are very temperamental. I like SSI Okra, but I need a definite. I also have DC and butters, but no leave in or moisturizers as of yet that are "staples". I love my online vendors, but as I've said before, always have a backup to a backup.
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@Saludable84

Interestingly enough, most of my Cleansers and Protein treatments are OTG. I like the commercial ones a lot and I think I will keep it that way. I have not invested in any handmade cleansers, co-washes, or pre-poos, because my confidence in them is not very high.

I'm not even sure about the handmade protein treatments either, except Curl Junkie that I have, but as I've said before, I have not yet tried them. So I can't say for sure if they will work well on my hair or not. I will have to report on those later.
 
rileypak said:
I have over 20 products specifically marketed as leave in conditioners in the stash :spinning:
And no products marketed as hair lotions or moisturizers are included in that count either :curtain:

I need to do better...
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I want to ask, but I also don't want to know :look:

WTH you got though. Girl.....
I consider hair milks and lotions as leave ins too :look: these products I find I need to refresh with water if I need to use again between wash days.

I wanted to add, I was playing with hair creams :curtain: and found some similarities, even with just texture. QB Burdock and Bekura Tonga have the same texture consistencies. Bekura Palm Tapioca has similar texture to MHC Buttery Soy, just not as "greasy" if you get what I'm saying. I would need something under these, but the first two creams I could see myself using them alone.
 
@Saludable84
I know A-Rain discontinued a lot of the things I liked PBN for. I hear the reformulation of the Murumuru Hair Lotion, the new version is basically the same, so that gives me hope, because I really liked that product.

Still bitter that they did away with Chocolate Smoothie DC'er and Mango & Tea Scalp Butter.:angry2:

I bought up all the left over Mango & Tea Scalp Butters she had in stock.:eek:....:look:
 
Good Morning Ladies!:coffee2: Almost afternoon.:wave:

My routine ended up changing again this a.m. :look:

I made the most delicious looking Henna last night with Coconut Milk and a squirt of Apricot Oil, only to discover this a.m. I am completely out of Indigo.

So, I stuck it in the Freezer. Will use at a later date.

Used up: x1 Cream & Coco Spun Sugar Reconstructor (x3-x4 back ups)
 
shawnyblazes said:
I'm using the bottle. I havent had an issue with the bottle yet. I feel like I'm the only one ,lol. I kind of like the way it sprays out of the bottle.
@IDareT'sHair
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Same here. I like the way it sprays. No problems here.

curlyhersheygirl said:
My first bottle of Netwurks will be finished this week so it seems that it will last me exactly 21 days
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IDareT'sHair said:
@curlyhersheygirl
I was thinking the exact same thing earlier this evening.

My 21st day will be 08/31 and I will probably finish up that bottle then too.:look:
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Same. My bottle is on its last legs. Good thing I have three more laying in wait.
Saludable84 said:
@rileypak :drool::drool::drool:

I want to try my QB ABCDEFG butter tonight. I played with Tonga, Palm, Type 4 and Buttery Soy. The way QB melted in, I found my winner
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You into the buttas now that you're natchal, I see. Welcome. :assimilate:
 
Morning ladies. So I think I grew .5" from this new Surge stuff. I will wait till I see more growth for an actual judgement. I had my hair in these jumbo braids for the past two weeks. Took em down today and my hair was ultra dry. My hair loves protein (which is in the Surge), but due to the jumbo braids, I couldn't properly hydrate it.

Had to revitalize with cowash and DC this morning. I'm liking the SSI Curl Moist. Used Oyin Hair Dew and APB Cupuacu Avocado on either side, twisted up with MYHC Type 4 and my hair is in heaven. :lick: I liked not having my hands in my hair, but I missed playing with my products. :( I'm going to continue protective styling with weaves for the next 6 months though. Wanna see what kind of growth I get with no more weekly washing.

I'm not looking to buy nothing until Blk Friday. Nothing I see is worthwhile right now enough to tempt me outta this no buy. So far on Blk Friday it will only be APB and Keravada. I do need to reup on some SD RCA too. My not again list is so far: NG and HV.
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@flyygirlll2
Remember when I was really struggling with SSK's & Tangles? It was a living night mare.:eek:

That's when I started twisting things up. I was allowing my hair to dry free form and it was creating all kinds of knots.

I still get the tangles from time to time (from poor detangling), but I really decreased the amount of SSKs I was getting my keeping the twists heavily moisturized and sealed. By doing this, when I unravel them, the SSKs aren't nearly as bad.
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flyygirlll2 said:
@IDareT'sHair Yeah that was actually what I was doing before. I was just two strand twisting and pinning my hair up but then I had to go act brand new and try banding my hair wet/loose smdh. Never again. Back to doing what I know so I can go back to being unbothered with this hair.
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Yup. From a lifetime natural. It's just best to twist that bad boy up. Moisture lasts better this way too. I live in my twists.
 
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