tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86391210083696403172024-03-05T05:37:01.563-05:00curly x POP!Just a newly natural girl trying to find her way through a newly natural world.Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-86973842490411695642012-04-23T19:32:00.000-04:002012-04-23T19:32:04.549-04:00a quick hair history
i was going through a few pictures and realized i've been trying quite a few things with my hair since december that i haven't had a chance to share just yet. i know i've been lacking with the pictures so hopefully this post will "make up" for that. :)
i still haven't charged my camera, so these's are pictures from my webcam. but more on that a little bit later
Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-74601008024184650882012-04-05T17:15:00.002-04:002012-04-05T17:17:16.009-04:00i'm gonna be protective styling for a loooong timebecause a stylist messed up my hair. :(
okay, not really (or at least not my whole head) but i'm trying not to sensationalize here. it's why i waited a while before blogging about the experience. i wasn't even sure HOW i wanted to talk about it, but i suppose it's best to at the beginning.
two weeks ago, i made an appointment with Sharen at Grand Parlor Barbershop and Salon for a trim/shaping. i Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-6760454412870384052012-02-20T02:29:00.000-05:002012-02-20T02:29:42.664-05:00my future shopping list.sooo i'm only two weeks into my senegalese twists and already finding myself poring over pages of natural products on etsy, scanning ingredient lists, and evaluating pictures. like i did with my previous post, i figured i should make a list of the things i want to buy so i don't forget when i take my hair down. maybe it'll quell the itch to buy some of these things NOW!
whole leaf aloe vera Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-59691886486833908992012-02-05T01:14:00.003-05:002012-02-20T02:30:50.427-05:00in eight weeksi'm going back into braids today, which isn't too unusual, but of course the urge to experiment with my hair should strike again! in order to keep this enthusiasm, i figured i would make a list of all the things i wanted to try, that way i can keep myself entertained for a few weeks when it'll be time for me to take these braids out again.
i want to try:*another twist & curl*bantu knot out onMelyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-83689452203994502722012-01-16T22:08:00.002-05:002012-01-16T22:15:44.045-05:00my best braidout yet!i've only ever done a braidout once, during my 2011 summer styling circuit. now that my hair is a little longer and i've perfected my wash routine i wanted to try again. my last braidout came out pretty good (did one last week) and i could immediately tell that my results from braidouts would be a lot more consistent than my twistouts, since i haven't yet nailed the perfect twisting method. i've Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-691608311120276862012-01-16T03:39:00.000-05:002012-01-16T03:39:14.100-05:00[review] saravun broccoli hair butteringredients: shea butter, castor oil, broccoli oil, camellia oil, vitamin e
this was sent to me by a good friend maybe a week or two ago and i have been using it every chance i get since then! this is one of the products that recently made me realize that i need to start sealing in my moisture with heavier, waterless creams and butters. i'm so happy she sent it to me, so onto the review!
Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-30319849742142615432012-01-14T00:40:00.001-05:002012-01-14T03:32:02.836-05:00[review] qhemet biologics amla & olive heavy creamCastor Oil, Olive Oil, Distilled Water,Organic Amla, Organic Brahmi, Organic Aloe, Methylsulfonylmethane, Vegetable Glycerin, Conditioning Emulsifier (Sorbitan and Cetearyl), Phenoxyethanol & Ethylhexglycerin (a paraben-free and formaldehyde-free preservative), Essential oil blend
ahh, the crowning jewel of natural hair products. the creme de la creme for many a kink, curl, and coil. theMelyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-38598263728693975852012-01-13T04:02:00.000-05:002012-01-13T04:02:14.495-05:00egg treatments are everything. EVERYTHING!since i'm home for winter break, i've been spending a lot of time experimenting and playing in my hair and having tons of fun! i'm refining my wash routine and trying out some new styles. so far i've had a lot of good ideas, but a lot of misses.
i'm realizing a lot of things about my hair, including that it's not nearly as thick or as kinky as i'd like. :/ i want a huge, shapely twistout Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-9665051451955626222012-01-06T19:16:00.001-05:002012-01-06T19:17:12.622-05:00fugg leave-in condioner (and relearning izzy)i had ideas to title this post quite a few things, since i have so many thoughts i need to get out. i'm hoping this title captured the overall gist, lol
like i mentioned in my last post, my hair has never been doing better and it has changed the way i plan to treat my hair from now on. while i'm sure the products i used contributed to izzy's newfound nirvana, i want to instead focus on the more Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-28342490993094331282012-01-06T18:44:00.001-05:002012-01-06T18:44:35.525-05:00end of year flat iron + the best wash day ever, mani hope everyone had a beautiful christmas, kwanzaa, new year's eve/day, etc. :) my izzy has been on quite a few adventures these past two weeks so i wanted to share! so this may be a long post, but at least there are pictures lol
for christmas, i wore a twistout that came out beautifully! i deep conditioned with bee mine's dc and moisturized my hair in sections with my shea butter mix. i Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-7272995994703370682011-12-06T02:36:00.001-05:002011-12-26T01:09:01.999-05:00My 4 Year Plan: Year 1 Updatehey all, i know it's been forever since i've updated this. it's been on my to-do list but school comes first. let's get to the point. :)
i took my weave out about two weeks ago and boy was it a task. if i ever get another weave, i will either be getting a net underneath or having the weaveologist take it out. my fingers were extremely sore afterwards, but i only had to cut out one small tangle, Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-67789532425353205882011-10-22T22:37:00.000-04:002011-10-22T22:37:51.677-04:00weave update: 5 weeks injust a quick weave update since i decided to steam today. i detangled, steamed, shampooed, moisturized, and sealed in sections and now my hair is pinned up as i wait for it to dry.
next tuesday i will have had this weave in for six weeks! i've had my hair tied up for the past week just because i was way too lazy to deal with it. i noticed it began tangling terribly so i decided to go aheadMelyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-30146574913077747352011-09-22T01:18:00.001-04:002011-09-22T01:22:44.579-04:00beginning of semester update!just a quick update since school has me so sorely lacking sleep, smh. i know i owe some people pictures (you know who you are… *bzz!*) so i figured i'd post pictures of my new install as well as my goal for these next two months.
my personal goal for this fall (or at least the next two months) is growth! i did my styling circuit challenge and an unofficial protective style circuit (i was in Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-82954046202493822222011-09-03T22:41:00.000-04:002011-09-03T22:41:02.053-04:00it's the beginning of the semester...
…and I've taken my braids out. I had wanted them to last at least an extra week so that hair wouldn't be an issue for the first week of school, but they just weren't up to it. But they did good! They stood up to five months of beaches, pools, amusement parks, and sleeping with no scarf, so I definitely got my money's worth. I'd considered having my edges redone, but the $60 wasn't worth Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-34902636505107859152011-08-03T01:48:00.000-04:002011-08-03T01:48:49.443-04:00[review] donna marie miracurl curling gelly
Ingredients: Purified water, aloe vera juice, vegetable glycerin, Provitamin B-5, avocado oil, Linseed extract, herbal infusion of plantago extract, Rosemary, Slippery elm and hibiscus, xanthan gum, alkanet root, potassium sorbate, silver citrate, citric acid and fragrance.
[ pricing ]you can get a whopping 18 oz for $21.00, which i think is very agreeable. 18 oz is a hugeMelyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-16221553115990649092011-08-02T08:37:00.002-04:002011-08-03T01:49:02.795-04:00[review] jasmine's shea butter cream rinse leave-in
Ingredients: Aloe Extract, BTMS(Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter, Glycerin, Quaternium-79 Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Panthenol, Vitamin E, Allantoin, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid(food grade paraben free preservative),essential oils
i'm sitting in the comfort of my home while my hair is being braided up, so i'm going to try and focus long Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-31636916638984148332011-08-02T07:57:00.000-04:002011-08-02T07:57:14.382-04:00END of summer styling challenge! :)i know i said i'd do two more posts in this series but this will be the last one! i planned to do a coil out today but this was the only morning my braider was available to do my hair, so i had to take it. i did start to break apart my coils; i figured i could at least take pictures to share. but as i started separating them, i realized it was gonna be way too much work to not even wear out. and Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-11947974742789080592011-08-01T22:35:00.001-04:002011-08-03T01:49:15.480-04:00[review] enso naturals caco curl recovery deep conditioning treatmentIngredients: Distilled Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Behentrimonium Methosulfate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol (mild emulsifier), Cocos Nucifera (Virgin Coconut) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Polyquaternium-7, Cetrimonium Chloride, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Fruit, Silk Amino Acids, Panthenol, Cetyl Alcohol, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-48046462732549082672011-08-01T18:38:00.000-04:002011-08-01T18:38:03.458-04:00summer styling circuit: finger coilsi did this sunday night after coming back from the beach. i had plans to go downtown with a friend today so even though i was quite tired, i decided to go ahead and get it out of the way. funny how i don't even mind doing izzy anymore, when i used to avoid wash day before. ;)
still in my twists (which were quite frizzy, but held up well), i shampooed with the mozeke just peachy shampoo and Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-49086593696303148612011-07-31T23:41:00.001-04:002011-08-02T08:37:55.114-04:00[review] bee mine luscious balanced cream moisturizer
ingredients: Distilled water, Hydrogenated Persea gratissima (Avocado) Seed Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (and) Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Persea gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Emulsifying wax, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Paraben & Formaldehyde Free Preservative & Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-1663418295713980522011-07-29T03:20:00.002-04:002011-07-29T03:33:46.133-04:00UPDATES; no buy + goals + reviewsi know i should be sleep, but i've been itching to post something - weird, right?! while i'm up enjoying the 90's Nick programming block, i figured a quick, simple post updating my no-buy would be okay. :)
so, looking back on my old posts on my no-buy, i realize my six months are well up! over about 8 month period, i can count the hair products i've purchased on one hand (not including a $Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-54000111435765079632011-07-28T19:39:00.001-04:002011-07-29T03:01:13.003-04:00summer styling circuit: small twistsi've wanted to try these for a while and since i'm going to the beach this weekend, it seemed like the perfect time. :) last night, i steamed with my mozeke moisture mask. i added some of hairveda's vatika frosting and castor oil; since i would be swimming, i wanted to make sure my hair was super moisturized. i rinsed my hair for about five minutes, because my hair was so incredibly lush and softMelyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-47617593482795720262011-07-20T21:25:00.001-04:002011-07-20T21:45:37.740-04:00summer styling circuit: twistout !!! (lots of pics!)yes, i did have to include three exclamation points! :) i'm so excited for this post, i wanted to do it the moment i put my twists in! i did a twistout today and it came out so beautifully, i'm learning that there really is a technique/process to great twistouts and i'm so excited to be learning my hair and what works for it to get the best style.
so saturday night, i washed and deep conditioned Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-56932786996684885102011-07-17T21:36:00.000-04:002011-07-17T21:36:32.909-04:00summer styling circuit: braidout!for this challenge, i decided to try my first braidout. i liked how quickly this took, maybe 30-45 minutes to braid my whole head. here are the pictures (loving how shiny my hair looks!)
not sure if you can see from the pictures, but i always have trouble when i get to around my temples because my hair is thinner there. instead of braiding, i had to do the odd twist or two.
and here's when i Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639121008369640317.post-88258368528263016792011-07-13T00:13:00.001-04:002011-07-13T00:15:21.324-04:00summer styling circuit: bantu knot-outfor my first styling attempt, i tried a bantu knot out! i figured my hair was finally long enough to try this style, so i sat down sunday night and began twisting. it took me maybe an 40 minutes to an hour (i don't remember how long exactly, but it couldn't have been longer than that). i worked for about twenty minutes and then took a break before finishing. i sat under the dryer for 20 minutes Melyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11113137267836564178noreply@blogger.com3