MakeupVixen 2010

First time participating in a challenge and I can't wait til April to see how we all do.

Been natural since 9-9-09 and my photo journal is at http://public.fotki.com/makeupvixen/

Today, 1/11/10, is my first entry in the challenge.

Last night I deep conditioned my hair with my own homemade deep conditioner. I added Black Jamaican Castor Oil to it and seal it with Coconut Oil, Avocado Butter and Shea Butter. I massaged a little Black Cumin Seed Oil to test it's benefits.

Welcome to the challenge MakeupVixen!!

Welcome!!!

You're hair looks so cute (and it looks soft too....)

How is the JBCO? I've been hearing really great things about it....

Your hair looks very pretty! Welcome to the challenge.

welcome have fun on your journey

Welcome, your homemade deep condish sounds yummy, I know your hair loves that!

Welcome to the challenge. You BC'd exactly one month after I did. How long did you transition?

Welcome Makeupvixen. I like your pictures with the flower and wish I could see what was on your shirt. It looks cute too!

Welcome - does your name indicate you are good with make-up? I am horrible in that area so I may need some outside help! Love the accessories!

CurlieCutes1121 wrote:Welcome!!!

You're hair looks so cute (and it looks soft too....)

How is the JBCO? I've been hearing really great things about it....

Thanks Curkie Cute 1121

I have both the old and new version of the JBCO. The old one is really think and has a nutty smell, the new one is a tad bit thinner, just a tad, lol.

I've been using it on my ends for the past 2 weeks instead of all over my head, it's just to thick. I baggy my hair at night and I still haev oil on my pillow in the morning so I'm using less of it. I do love adding it to my favorite conditioners and my hair loves it too.

Lynnieluve wrote:Welcome to the challenge. You BC'd exactly one month after I did. How long did you transition?

Hey LynnieLuve,

So far I've been reading and people say that transitioning started when you stopped using a perm, I guess that's right, Right??? Well, I haven't had a perm in over 7 years. I did however have braids for 2 years straight and it strated taking my hair out. I got tired of fussing with 10 hours of getting my hair braided in a hard chair, sitting in some salon for 5 hours for a condition and flat iron, so I decided to go all natural on 9-9-09. I came up with my own hair care products at home, sampled a lot of stuff and finally found some things to make my hair grow. From 9-9-09 until 12-15-09 I got 4 inches in growth. I'm hoping to get 6-7 inches this year and that should give me Bra Strap Length hair, hopefully.

Twist and curl.

Put some Organix Shea Butter Conditioner and some JBCO in a spray bottle with some water and applied it to the braids. Took the braids down, put on a black head band to get the curls out my face and added a flower I got from Etsy.

Stacye wrote:Welcome Makeupvixen. I like your pictures with the flower and wish I could see what was on your shirt. It looks cute too!

Thanks Stacye.

My shirt says Natural Beauty.

I have that shirt in yellow and brown.

I have that shirt too in green.

Corygentri wrote:Welcome - does your name indicate you are good with make-up? I am horrible in that area so I may need some outside help! Love the accessories!

Hi Corygentri,

Yes, I'm a makeup artist and have been doing makeup for 8 years now. I have worked for Sephora for 1 year, I worked for MAC Cosmetics for over 7 years now. I travel across the globe to do makeup applications. I'm a film major at Loyola Marymount University and I do my own special effects with makeup as well.

I'm here to answer any question that you may have so fire away!

oh and I'm building my portfolio at makeupvixen.blogspot.com but I just started. I will also be doing You Tube tutorials in the near future, my username these is Tastiredbone, for now until I change it to something makeup related.

Welcome! Looking forward to your makeup tutorials! I'm challenged in that area, but I do try! Your obvious knowledge and expertise is welcomed!

---Reese

Rinsed my hair last night, leave a little conditioner in it. I braided it in 6 sections, put a heat baggy on and went to sleep.

Took down the hair, shook and went. Didn't add any extra product, didn't spray on anything, Just shook and left. Hair still soft but fuller:

Here's the link for your makeup questions and advice.

http://www.curlynikki.forumotion.com/skin-care-f8/any-questions-for-the-makeupvixen-t1675.htm#34781

Used some intensive overnight hair repair from Avon last night with some Type 4 hair cream from MyHoneyChild.





I got some shrikage going on but at least it's soft. I guess if I add some water to it around lunch time it should loosen up a bit.