Nzuri Hair Products Review

As a natural haired girl one of the biggest struggles is maintaining moisture and maintaining hair growth.  I am always searching for products that will keep my hair moisturized but not weigh my hair down.  I am not of the the natural hair girls that care a lot about using hair products that are all natural.  For me I care more about results and if a product gives me great results and is made with natural ingredients its a double bonus!I was recently introduced to Nzuri products.  Just a little back story on the company, the CEO Leola Anifowoshe is a certified Trichologist and certified Herbal Therapist.  She started her company after being diagnosed with Sarcoidosis, a serious auto immune diseease.  After her diagnosis she started researching alternative medicine and natural supplements since certain drugs were causing her hair to fall out.  During the course of this time she developed "Nzuri Elixir" which helped her restore her hair growth and the rest is history.Nzuri has tons of products that promote not only healthy hair but  a healthy body as well. I thought this was unique because typically you will see companies that market hair products don't usually have supplements to promote a healthy body from the inside. For my review I chose the Hair Grow Max Moisturizing conditioner and the Revive and Restore 3 Hemp shampoo.Unfortunately the conditioner didn't work out for me.  Since I have so much hair I also typically use a TON of conditioner to not only moisturize but to also help me with detangling.  The size of this bottle would not last long with me and would not be cost efficient for me.  I didn't feel like I was getting the moisture or the "slip" my hair needs to help me detangle my wildly curly hair.  As far as the hair grow claims I can not speak on that because I am sure its something that I would need to use over time to see results.  So whenever use this product I also add in the current conditioner I'm using because I do like the ingredients of the Nzuri conditioner.The shampoo was EVERYTHING.  It has been difficult for me to find a shampoo that I actually like because most shampoos leave your hair feeling stripped.  The size of the bottle is fine for me because  I don't use a lot of product when I'm shampooing.  I also felt like it helped me with getting my curls loose and ready for the conditioner which is when I detangle my hair. There are so many different products on the site that will match your hair and body needs.  If you are really into natural products definitely check out www.hairvitaminstore.com !  *Nzuri products were provided for my review and these are my honest opinions

Newest Cover Girl: Janelle Monae

I definitely didnt see this coming but Janelle Monae is the newest Cover Girl!  I really love how diverse the Cover Girls have been lately.  One thing I love about Janelle is her mix of masculinity x femininity x natural hair.  I am even more excited to see a natural haired girl as the face of such a huge cosmetics company! I wish she would hurry up and retire her black and white suit combo already...but I digress. Check out all of the videos below![youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXgubkjXHVo&w=640&h=360][youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34XQHAGnpR8&w=640&h=360][youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XiEnrMGMjY&w=640&h=360]

My New Hair Do

Salon Day Dreams is doing something really cool called Freestyle Monday on July 2.  They are looking for a couple men and women that would be willing to let them recreate some hair looks.  This is so YOU the customer can get a free service and they are able to express their hair creativity.  I wanted to participate and since I wasn't sure if I was going to have the day off I was the first one to give this a whirl!  So basically I sat in the chair and let them have their way with my hair! Check out my pics:

Before aaaaah!! No makeup this day just rockin revlon lip butter in gum drop.

Chopped so much of my hair off it looked like a shaved animal! lol

here it is! The left side was cut in short layers and my hair was dyed two tones of red.

Back shot! Check out those layers!

Ta-da!

I have bangs now! Also you can see my right side was cut in longer wispy layers.

I have been a blondie for so long I was happy to get rid of it.  I've never been red before so this was a nice change. I love it! I can't wait to play with my hair some more and see what styles I'm able to do.Check out Salon Day Dreams they are in the heart of downtown at 536 W. Church St Orlando, FL 32805 next to the Amway center.  For their freestyle monday on July 2 Each of the 5 stylists will be posting a picture of hair inspiration they want to create on someone to their facebook fan page.  So if you wouldn't mind having your hair like that for FREE make sure you contact them salon.daydreams@gmail.com or call 407-902-6488.  This is the perfect time to get a new look!

Lastly I just had to take a picture of their dryers! I think they are so cool! It reminds me of the Jetsons or something!

So what do you think about my new do?  Do you like it?

*My hair service was provided to me for free as apart of their freestyle promotion.  This is my honest opinion and review.

Beautiful Textures Rapid Repair Deep Conditioner Review

When you're a natural girl you know how absolutely difficult it is to retain moisture and battle obnoxiously tangled hair.  I recently came across this new product line called Beautiful Textures that is supposed to help us with all our hair woes.  This line contains a total of 7 products: Curl Control Defining Pudding, Rapid Repair Deep Conditioner, Moisture Butter Whipped Curl Creme, Tangle Taming Leave in Conditioner, Tangle Taming Shampoo, Shine & Silken, and Curl to Straight.  I have personally tried 2 out of the 7 products but I am only reviewing 1 on this post as I am still forming an opinion on the other (Tangle Taming Leave in Conditioner).Let me just say this, the Rapid Repair Deep Conditioner is amazing!  Prior to using this I was using Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Replenishing Conditioner for my deep conditioning treatments.  However, the Organic Root Stimulator contains 12.25 oz and the Rapid Repair contains 15oz.  While I still think its amazing, Beautiful Textures is cheaper and works just as good!  Some of the ingredients are aloe vera, coconut, olive, soy, argan oil, shea and mango butter.  Now if you're one of those naturals that like to use products that are 100% natural ingredients then this is not for you.  It has some great natural ingredients but it also contains some of those big long hard to pronounce words too!  Me personally, If it works then I'm not a big stickler for the ingredients.What I love about it is that not only does it do a great job at moisturizing my hair but it does a great job at detangling my hair.  My hair is so soft and slippery when I'm rinsing it out that the tangles just slip right out. An added bonus about the line is that the products are created for you to mix and match.  For instance, if you want added detangling you can mix the Tangle Taming Leave in Conditioner with the Rapid Repair Conditioner.  Let me just add that each product is under $7 and available at your local Sallys! I'm definitely going to try out a couple more of the products so stay tuned!For more info check them out at wwww.beautifultextures.com

Hair: Twist out & FOTD(Face of the day)

I've been natural 4 years now and I have to say its been one crazy roller coaster but I definitely don't regret it. I've tried a bajillion products on the market but now I'm not so fussy about what goes in my hair. I've also attempted to do braid outs and twist outs in the past and has been a total fail! However my curls have been really boring me because I feel like I can't do anything besides well...wearing it curly. I really started thinking about when I was a little girl and when my mom would do my hair. It's the same concept except we aren't putting those colorful bubbled hair bows in our hair. She would wash it, section and detangle, and add hair grease. And my hair was moisturized and healthy. So I decided to give twist out another try and I must say...I'm in LOVE! I realized when I do my twist outs I need to do them in larger sections. I did a twist out using Blue Magic's Coconut Oil conditioner while detangling with my denman brush. The great thing about the twist out is that it stretches out my curls which I love. I also feel like my hair is more versatile to do some cool styles. Not to mention this is a great way to get me through the winter because my hairstyle will last me longer so I won't have to wash as often. It also is great to help in maintaining moisture in your hair which as you know as a natural moisture retention is difficult. I also slicked back the side of my hair thats growing in from me shaving it with Passion Fruit Curl Control Paste by Curls (review coming soon).

Also check out my FOTD(Face of the Day)...I kept it neutral:

Face: Mary Kay medium coverage and matte wear foundation

Cheeks: Cover Girl bronzer (Queen Collection)

Powder: Mary Kay mineral pressed powder

Eyes: Coastal Scents warm palette, Maybelline Voluminous Million lashes and Colossal lashes mascara

Concealer: Revlon Photoready

Lips: NYX Hot Cocoa lipliner, Revlon super lustrous lipgloss in peach petal, Milani lipgloss in Secret

FOTD

 It was totally hot and bright today so my face is scrunched up in the pics lolI was digging my curls today.  When you're natural you hair can be so unpredictable! I washed my hair with Herbal Essences Hydrolicious shampoo and conditioner then detangled with a Denman brush.  I then applied  Giovanni leave-in conditioner and Carol's Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey (love this stuff).  I have so much hair and beauty products that my bathroom looks like CVS or Walgreens!  So from time to time I try to "rediscover" things I already had.