This blog started out as a relationship and every day life blog with questions and concerns that some of my friends had. I will continue to blog about those things, but decided to devote most of the blog to my NATURAL HAIR! YAY--- Uber excited!!!
First I want to say thanks to everyone who is following my blog, I really appreciate you. Pplease comment and also subscribe to my youtube page!! I will have some new videos up soon on a new natural hair product that I will receive in a couple days and on some new styles!!!
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Soooo, on to the good stuff! I just found out some news and had to share it with you all. I've recently started using Shea Moisture products, but as I got up this morning and did a little web searching, I see that at Walgreens these products are now BOGO free!!!! Anyone out there who uses these products may want to go and stock up! I am on my way out the door in a short few to check them out! Below are some of the products. They are all normally $9.99, so just think two products for that price and they last a while, well mine have!
I am in a great mood today, I will go to get my hair cut (yes again). I went last week to get my ends trimmed, but after looking at my hair all week long, I see that it has no shape to it, in the back, there is hair all over the place! I made an appointment yesterday with a natural hair salon so we will see what happens. I will post some before and after pics later of my hair! Enjoy your day!
So..... I promised you guys I would do as many product reviews as possible, well my first makeup product review will be done soon. Last week I came across some wonderful pallets and today they arrived! If this product proves to be as nice as I think it will, stand by for a give away! I am really UBER excited!!!I will likely do a pallet and brush giveaway once I reach 250 followers either on my blog or on my youtube page at www.youtube.com/EJHalo ... So please don't forget to follow my blog and subscribe on youtube. You need a blogger account to do so, which is easy to create using your email account...
Today I received a 13 piece brush set, a 78 color eyeshadow/blush set and an 88 color eyeshadow pallet. There are several companies out there that offer these at a reasonable price, but not all of them have been reviewed. Some are good and some have been said to be not so good, but we will see... Here are a few pics of my new brush set and my two new pallets! Post your feedback and let me know if you guys would be interested in this as a future giveaway!
So I was on youtube searching one of my users videos and I came across this one in particular that caught my eye! I said hmmmm... I know several of us have the same issue from this video, so I decided to do my first giveaway of this product!!!
Rules:
In order to win, you have to subscribe to my blog at www.NaturallyEJ.blogspot.com and click on the "Soooooo.. First giveaway came early... =)" post and comment saying "ENTER ME". Then you have to go to my youtube channel www.youtube.com/EJHalo and subscribe there, when you have subscribed go to my comment box and click enter me! That simple...
The contest will run for two weeks and I will announce the winner on Sunday March 20, 2011.... Here is the video and the product that will be up for grabs...
I just wanted to first of all thank all of my new followers and say that I really appreciate you guys taking the time out to follow my blog as well as my youtube channel! If there are any videos you would like me to put on youtube please comment on my page at www.youtube.com/EJHalo and if there are any topics you would like to discuss on this blog, please feel free to comment on one of the posts and I will be sure to do my best to make sure it happens...
So, I finally gave in and did a wash and go using Eco styler gel with olive oil. Many of us have an issue with certain parts of our hair that may be a different texture from the rest (I SURE DO!). So after getting my ends trimmed this past weekend and applying the bentonite treatment to my hair! YAY!!!! I decided to do the wash and go. Check out the video below and let me know what you think!
I also purchased the Mixed Silk leave in and deep conditioner yesterday. I believe it is Sally's version of Mixed Chicks. I am a co-washer and I do not use shampoo at all on my hair, so I did not purchase the shampoo. I totally bought this product on a whim and did not read the ingredients in the store. I am not super huge on not using certain ingredients, but I have stayed away from a lot of silicons and this product definitely has some of those in it as well as other ingredients that many may not like.
As I used the leave in last night, it had a smell of a mild pump it up as it came out of the bottle, I used it anyway and I can't say as of right now if I will do away with it or not. I have heard great things about the deep conditioner though. I twisted my hair last night after applying the leave in and sealed my ends with shea butter wheat protein. So maybe tonight I will use the deep conditioner and let you all know what I think about it. Stay tuned...
So last night after I got my ends trimmed at super cuts, (Yes, just walked in and let them go to work) I applied bentonite clay to my hair. It was suggested to me by http://www.youtube.com/anaturalbeauty3 to help bring more definition to my hair and so far I am more than pleased! This product is sold at whole foods, vitamin shoppe and places like Earth Fare which is where I got mine. Here is a picture of the one I got below.
It was super easy to mix, although it is basically a trial and error thing with the consistency of the powder and water. It was a HUGE mess, but very easy to clean up. I followed a simple recipe that I saw on Curly Nikki and went to work. I judged the mixture by eye. I added the powder and warm water until I got the mixture to a pancake batter like consistency. After that I added about two table spoons of honey.
I applied it and left it on my hair for about 10-15 minutes. It is also good to use as a face mask and of course I could not help myself... I put it on my face as well. My skin is really sensitive so I ended up having to wash it off pretty quickly. It did make my face smooth and I may try to spruce up the face mask recipe to add something to not make my face feel so dry.
Soooo in my opinion, I am very pleased with the results, I could definitely tell that my hair had more curl definition than before I applied the mixture. I don't expect a miracle to happen in one night, but over time I do plan to add this to my regimen and will keep you all posted on the results. Here is a picture of my hair after rinsing out the treatment... I will also upload a video to my youtube page about the application of this...
Okay, so I have really gotten into blogging and doing the videos again. Since my decision to get into this, I've decided that as I get more followers on here and on youtube, I will start to feature some of my natural friends and I will also start doing giveaways and having contests. There are lots of products that I plan to try and review so look out for it. I will also do makeup product reviews here and there.
I have completely neglected my hair this winter. I have not done any deep treatments and my ends haven't been trimmed in some time now. As I do the blogs and videos, I hope to be able to show you guys a transition in my hair from how it is now being neglected and how it can be. Also, with the help of my natural friends,(I have plenty) hopefully their pictures, videos, blogs and features on my page will help an natural girl out there.
Thanks for reading, I will be uploading a twist out video in a few hours so stay tuned for that on youtube... I was also told to try out amla powder or bentonight clay... Has anyone tried either of these on your hair for strengthening and curl definition? If so please let me know how it worked, I have included a picture of both below. Please post comments and ask questions...
So, I am sitting here and decided blog about my favorite products. I have co-washed (conditioner only, no shampoo) my hair for approximately one year now and I wanted to let you guys know my current regimen.
Since being natural I have worn my fair share of wash and go's, but as the winter came, I decided to try not to wash my hair as much and to try to keep it moisturized in other ways. I am a faithful Herbal Essence *hello hydration* user. I co-wash with this and I also use it as a leave-in. On the days that I do not wash my hair, I simply tie it with a silk scarf and the next day I apply Soft sheen Carson Roots of Nature Hair Healing Thickening Cream... It is my miracle working solution for now.
Another product that I use on my hair is Shine hair polish and this is also one of the greatest things to me. Below I have included a picture of each of the three products mentioned in this post. I will upload a video of a twist out from the dry hair state and a twist out from the wet state using these products to show you what the results are on my hair. Stay tuned!
I wanted to post my first youtube video. I have not quite mastered editing, music and whatnot just yet, but I hope to get that down soon. Feel free to leave any comments on good sites to use as far as editing is concerned. Right now I am using Picasa.
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I am going to attempt this again. Today, I have just uploaded my first two youtube video's on natural hair and I said, I would start blogging again as well. As usual, lots of things have gone on since the last time I have been on here, but I will definitely fill you all in.
I am heavily engulfed in planning the wedding and everything has been a huge blessing of a journey. Just had my maid of honor,3 bridesmaids and a friend here this weekend to help me "Say yes to the dress" and boy did we have an amazing time the whole weekend. Life is good and God is even greater. I could not be more pleased. Stay tuned for more updates and blog posts and be sure to check out my youtube page and subscribe. www.youtube.com/EJHALO
Here is a pic for you guys from the "Say yes to the dress" weekend... Enjoy
Hey guys, just wanted to jump back on and give an update. I've settled in nicely from the move and things are going better than expected! Just to cap up things that have gone on in the past couple of months, Sammy and I have been to Miami and enjoyed a wonderful beach front suit at the Hilton Bentley hotel! Amazing, we also went to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for his birthday and had an even better time.
On a different note, I got word around 1a.m. that our beloved Dr. William P. Foster has passed away, we are all still in shock, but taking this as best as we know how. He meant so much to so many and we all want you to know that we all love you dearly. I will check in soon.
I just wanted to check in and give some updates of what's going on. The fiance and I just had our second engagement party in Atlanta and it was a huge success. I especially loved the cake, which was made by TheSouthernCakeQueen. She is based in Charlotte, NC (Thank God for her being family, or else she would not have brought that cake all the way from NC)... The cake topper was a replica of my ring! I loved it... We gave away about $600 in gift cards and small prizes. We played a few games, and even had personalized scratch offs with about 20 winners for our day. We had an absolute ball. I would like to thank all our friends and family who took the time out to attend out day, it was one to remember.
I just got back from Miami, on an impromptu girls getaway which was much needed. I'm ready for the summer jet setting to begin. I just wanted to jump on and say hey. Hope to be back soon. I must get back into this blogging thing.
Okay, I am going to attempt to try this again. It has been a while and a lot of new things have happened since the last time I blogged. I got engaged in the Bahamas this January and I am now planning a wedding, planning to move and planning a career change. I am very excited about what is to come. I am also letting my hair grow out and into a lot of natural hair websites. I kept it short because my then boyfriend absolutely loved my short hair. I kept cutting it since he liked it and it didn't matter to me either way :/ LOL... I hope everyone is well and hope things start to get going again on my blog! Until the next time...
