Showing posts with label week in review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label week in review. Show all posts

Another week: Gone
3:16 PM - Posted by Alisa - 0 comments
I can't believe it's only been 4 weeks. Time flies when you're falling in love (with your hair).

I don't have any new products but I get paid this Friday so anticipate a post about WHOLE FOODS. The only product that I can faithfully and honestly endorse is EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL (EVOO). My hair loves loves LOVES this stuff! It makes it so soft and shiny. And it's not oily which contributes to my HIMHS (hand in my hair syndrome). I mean if I had to only live with this one product I would be fine.

I have a mental wish list of products that I want to try. The top two are avacado oil and bentonite clay. Avacado oil because it has a consistency similar to EVOO and may work as well if not better. And bentonite clay because I've heard that it can be good for skin and can clarify and promote shine for hair.


2 Down!
9:13 PM - Posted by Alisa - 0 comments
I've been natural now for 2 whole weeks. It's been absolutely lovely. I feel like it's been longer than 2 weeks but I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I think it's good because that means I'm truly comfortable with this. Passing by mirrors and catching a glimpse of myself is crazy. She looks hot!

This week I tried the less-is-more routine. I really don't feel like any of the products that I've been using are THE ones. I did add in the IC Fantasia gel, which I've heard rave reviews about, and it just doesn't give me what I need. It has a weird reaction with the conditioner and oils and gets whitish.

I'm still just going for shine and health. I can't seem to define my curls. I think there's skeleton hair (not sure if that's a real term). What I mean is my hair doesn't really curl and even though I got a trim after I cut it myself, it's not behaving. I think it'll take a few months just because my ends are colored so they may be damaged. Although my hair cut is bold I just don't think I could shave off all the color so I'll just grow it out a little more. Only time will tell.

*SN: School's been extra busy but I'll devote a post specifically about my products. Not this week but definitely early March. I'm in no rush simply because I'm not excited about those products.

**SN: I went to WHOLE FOODS today for the first time! I am in love. It was everything I hoped for and more. I didn't buy anything but I can see alot of my next check going there. I'l def do a post when that happens.


Coming "Out"
9:26 PM - Posted by Alisa - 0 comments

Ok. So I have officially survived my first week 100% natutal. I think it went well. I've already learned so much about my hair. Even though I cut it on Saturday I didn't wear it out until Tuesday. I know it was a complete surprise to everyone. I think some of my professors weren't sure who I was. I actually had a girl in one class tap me on the shoulder so she could make sure she was in the right class.

So far I haven't had any negative feedback, atleast not to my face. Everyone seems to love it and they say it "suits" me.
I think it does suit me. I don't really care if nobody agrees with me. For the first time in my life, I did something strictly for me. I don't regret it and I love it more every morning when I look in the mirror. I'm falling in love with myself...It sounds corny but I am. I've been liberated! There'se no going back now.

As far as products, I plan on doing a post specifically for what I've been using but for now I'll speak generally. I've been co-washing every day and leaving some in. I've also been using coconut oil for sealing my ends. My routine definitely needs some tweaking. Earlier in the week I think I used too much product so it wasn't soft and got kinda flaky. I cut out the gel and reduced the amount of conditioner left in and my hair was more receptive. I'll do another post about it, but I also did a deep conditioner on Saturday and I think it helped with the softness tremendously.

I plan on revisiting the gel over this next week and I also got some olive oil to add into the mix. I think I was overzealous this week. I'm quickly becoming a product junkie. My goals this week are to figure out how to best use the products I have and to try not to co wash every single day. They sound simple, we'll see how it goes...

Nappy trails to you!


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