Me & Mandy

Ok so I hope I entered again! lol..anyway...Me and Mandy (my TWA) have been going thru sum changes...she has been acting out! She loves heavy creams...and watery ones too (and the hefa even likes Cones! lol)....but ..this week we have been doing an experiment. BC we cant achieve the hairstyles the longer curlies can, we have been perfecting the twisouts and changing them up a bit, adding and taking away products, to see if we can achieve variety ...this week Mandy showed out (i think)...ok ill come back with my latest finds...gotta go wash my hair before it gets too late

I love that you named your TWA. Mandy is cute! And thanks for the compliment.

OK! Im back after co washing and twisting my whole head! (this has to be a record breaking time)! im getting better at this...well the twist look something like this...





and I HOPE they will turn out something like this...



.....but we shall see...tonight i used my LOVELY Cantu Shea Butter Leave in and my DevaCare One condition....I added a special feature today....Karen Body Beautiful hair cream .....the coco lime scent is banging!


A few days ago my hair looked like this.....



which is a shame bc this was 3+ am Club Hair...hmmmm...i think its bc i wet it and only applied shea butter instead of my conditioner...


But ultimately I want my hair to be BIG something like this....



but with more curls!......Anyway....we will see what Mandy does tom!

BindyMac08 wrote:I love that you named your TWA. Mandy is cute! And thanks for the compliment.

Thanks! and ur welcome! lol!!

Sooo....the hair thing was a sucess this time...I smelled coco lime all day...I wish i could pull the strands in front my nose and take a huge whiff! ....I am analyzing my twist outs and learning how to create diff textures and looks with them...its fun ) so i went to the mailbox after work and Time Warner sent me a check! Yippee! Now i will fo sho buy some products! lol....hmmmm.....but my camera is dead so no new documents right now...tonight im going out & i will take some pics of Mandy to see what she is lookin like....lets see...nothin else


be back later

Mandy is looking nice and healthy. Who's that in the last pic?

u and mandy looks gorgeous!!!!! rock on!!

D-Lish wrote:Mandy is looking nice and healthy. Who's that in the last pic?

Thats me! LOL...a few days before I did the big chop! One of my transition styles I was too self conscious to wear...

dajewel wrote:u and mandy looks gorgeous!!!!! rock on!!

Thanks hun!! On that "kbb thread" what cream do u use??

ChrsLvsBks wrote:I have been using KBB's hair cream. I love the texture. The scent is vanilla latte. It smells delish. I noticed a bit of a shine when I applied it.

I used that for the first time yesterday ! i love it!

curly+kinky+fierce wrote:

dajewel wrote:u and mandy looks gorgeous!!!!! rock on!!

Thanks hun!! On that "kbb thread" what cream do u use??

i haven't used KBB yet. am still holding on to CD hair milk and hair butter...but i believe am going to give up and place an order sometime this weekend.

Oh ook! I "think" i like CD hair butter...I just ordered more KBB today! Ugh...i gotta stop!

Sighhhhh....im pooped! Just got back from a night out where i finally got a few pics of me & the little lady....she did pretty well with today's twist out...

Here are my findings..

* if i want a soft curly fro : Moisturize twist the next day and only apply shea butter and coconut oil

*if i want a soft hold/curly fro: Moisturize twist the next day and add DevaOne care conditioner (thanks nikki)

*if i want more hold/defined curls: Moisturizee twist the next day and Cantu Shea Butter conditioner (only a bit)

Today Mandy did well...I didnt do the chunky twisouts...when i started twisting ...(i dont know what happened that just end up being medium sized twist)

ahhh...tried to upload pics but it didnt work...maybe tom




Im trying to get the whole 360 angle here...lol










so that was last nite!

curly+kinky+fierce wrote:Ok so I hope I entered again! lol..anyway...Me and Mandy (my TWA) have been going thru sum changes...she has been acting out! She loves heavy creams...and watery ones too (and the hefa even likes Cones! lol)....but ..this week we have been doing an experiment. BC we cant achieve the hairstyles the longer curlies can, we have been perfecting the twisouts and changing them up a bit, adding and taking away products, to see if we can achieve variety ...this week Mandy showed out (i think)...ok ill come back with my latest finds...gotta go wash my hair before it gets too late

OMGoodness!! You look JUST like my friend in ATL!! LOL!!! Love how you named your hair!!! Too cute!

cocoeuro wrote:

curly+kinky+fierce wrote:Ok so I hope I entered again! lol..anyway...Me and Mandy (my TWA) have been going thru sum changes...she has been acting out! She loves heavy creams...and watery ones too (and the hefa even likes Cones! lol)....but ..this week we have been doing an experiment. BC we cant achieve the hairstyles the longer curlies can, we have been perfecting the twisouts and changing them up a bit, adding and taking away products, to see if we can achieve variety ...this week Mandy showed out (i think)...ok ill come back with my latest finds...gotta go wash my hair before it gets too late

OMGoodness!! You look JUST like my friend in ATL!! LOL!!! Love how you named your hair!!! Too cute!

really cocoeuro?? lol! I love when ppl say u look like someone...it just makes u want to see that person!

ChrsLvsBks wrote:FYI--When ordering KBB, I noticed they have specials on Fridays and Tuesdays. This week, you will get a 16 oz of hair cream with an order $60 or more.

Honey! I saw that! And i went fool lastnite! I bought the hair cream in the Pomegranate Guava and & Chamomile Sage! Have u tried those scents?? what about the hair butter? oh im excited!

curly+kinky+fierce wrote:Sooo....the hair thing was a sucess this time...I smelled coco lime all day...I wish i could pull the strands in front my nose and take a huge whiff! ....I am analyzing my twist outs and learning how to create diff textures and looks with them...its fun ) so i went to the mailbox after work and Time Warner sent me a check! Yippee! Now i will fo sho buy some products! lol....hmmmm.....but my camera is dead so no new documents right now...tonight im going out & i will take some pics of Mandy to see what she is lookin like....lets see...nothin else


be back later

What products do you have on ur wish list to buy?

Blackbeauty: KBB I made that wish list a reality lastnite! lol..she had a nice sale going on so I got 2 hair creams...one in pomegranite guave (spell check) and chamomile sage (1 came free with the order) ...1hair milk in cranberry cocktail and the Bodacious shampoo bar...by all means am I not bragging bc im shame that i spend so much money on prods ...BUT i LOVE her stuff...

I want her (KBB) deep conditioner treatment

I would love to try that Garnier Triple Moisture that u use.

Im interested in this a hair cream I saw by Verbena Custom Blends.

...and now all these curly girls have me wanting to try the Aubrey Organics & Trader Joes....

girl the list goes on and on and on ...

whats urs?

CANTU SHEA BUTTER LEAVE IN : THE LOVE/HATE PRODUCT

First things first, i do recognize the fact that everyone's hair is different and each head of hair reacts differently to products.

I know that some naturals only use natural products, curly girl method, modified curly girl method (like myself), and some have very few boundaries on the type of products they use.

All of this is OKAY no one is right, or wrong. I say all of that to say that those things play a major role in the products that we use, like, dislike, etc. I noticed that Cantu Shea Butter leave in



has either a love/hate relationship with curly girls. If it doesnt work for you, by all means thats totally understandable ,but there are a few tips and tricks with this product if anyone was interested in giving it a shot and wanted to form their own opinion about the product.

Product Description: Stops and mend hair breakage leaves hair soft,shiny, and manageable formulated for severly damaged, dry, or coarse hair

Ingredients: Sorry Im being lazy & dont want to post all of that but is does have water as the 1st ingredient and a long behind cone ...trimethysilylamodimethicone towards the bottom...

#1. The description says that its for severly coarse hair...so i think that chicas with tighter coils/kinks will take to this product more.

#2. From experience Cantu should be used ALONE. I mix mine with another watery conditioner...but never with Gel or it may form white balls

#3. I recommend that this prod be used on wet or damp hair and a little goes a long way

#4. If you are looking for more of a medium to stronger HOLD on curls this is good...the amount you use determines the hold.

#5. Use in hair for twist outs and to rake product through....I WOULDNT USE IT FOR A DEEP CONDITIONER...

Those are just 5 quick tips for using this product. Use the product according to what type of hold you are looking for...My hair is always soft after usage and i never get white stuff...if its there while styling it fades away when my hair drys...

This was the first prod I tried when natural and my hair has loved it!

Just my input/review on my boo! lol

The link below are some twist outs ive achieved, cantu was one of the products i used...This is also

some inspiration for all the TWA chics!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvPjfvNQWVc

ChrsLvsBks wrote:I have the KBB hair butter. I have used it a couple of times. I used it on dry hair. It gave me shine but didn't moisturize like her hair cream. I really like the hair cream.

I am LOVING the hair cream!!!! Why does it not moisturize like the cream? Isnt it thicker?